OMG!!! Some people want to see Serenity real bad.
POSTED BY: Jeremy757
UPDATED: Saturday, May 7, 2005 02:00
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Fellow Browncoats:
The thing nobody seems to have noticed in all this is that scalpers have become involved in this process. I was very concerned when Joss related that theatre personnel had been threatened by ticket requesters. I'm now inclined to believe that these were not the acts of over-eager fans, but of scalpers looking to make as big a profit as possible. My guess is that these people bought the maximum number of tickets and are now auctioning them off in various places, in order to victimize the fans and studio's good will.
If I were the studio, I would immediately cancel all the shows and give ticket holders a refund of the $10 face value. Then I'd rethink the process (say a limit of 1 ticket per person) and reschedule the events. It would keep people somewhat honest (which scalpers are not).
In any event, Browncoats should never bid on one of these tickets. It's profiteering at its worst. Make the scalpers eat their excess tickets. And as for the two tickets with excess proceeds going to charity: Yeah, right, and I'm the King of Londinium and wear a shiny hat...
Disgustedly,
zoid
P.S.
Somebody's trying to take advantage of you, make a profit off of you. Don't let 'em.
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"Sure as I know anything, I know this: I aim to misbehave." -Capt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity, a.k.a. 'the BDM'
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Yeah, but aren't these scalpers "misbehavin'" in the true profiteering spirit of the capitalist underdoggy? I posit that such folks are Browncoats in spirit, if not FF fans per se.
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Anything for a buck.
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cozen:
Guess it depends on whether you see the Serenity sneak tickets as TTJ medicine or geisha bobbleheads. I tend to see it as the former. The studio and Joss' intent was to provide them on a fair basis to them that needs 'em, meaning a regular movie-going audience. Not to have them all snapped up by some opportunists smelling a chance for exhorbitant profits.
Quote:
BOURNE
You were truthful back in town.
These are tough times. Hard to
find yourself work. A man can get
a job, he might not look too close
at what that job is.
(to Mal)
But a man learns all the details
of a situation like ours, well
then he has a choice.
MAL
I don't believe he does.
Browncoats don't hold other Browncoats ransom for their love of Firefly...
Respectfully,
zoid
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Originally posted by cozen:
Yeah, but aren't these scalpers "misbehavin'" in the true profiteering spirit of the capitalist underdoggy? I posit that such folks are Browncoats in spirit, if not FF fans per se.
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Anything for a buck.
These types of people are the "Badgers" of the 'verse (they don't take sides so they can profit off of both). They're not interested in what's best for other FF fans, what's best for the studio, or, most importantly, what's best for the BDM. There is a big difference between being a Browncoat and a profiteer.
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For the most part I'm not sure how many of the tickets are actually being sold by scalpers and how many are just people who just couldn't go for one reason or another. Sure their _____ for doing it, but it's the fans who are willing to pay. If most of the people who bought tickets were just looking to scalp, then ebay would have been flooded with extra tickets 10min after they were purchaced not at the last minute and how many are on there 10 or so out of about 3000 nation wide. The only real _____ selling tickets on ebay is the person who put them in at a 250 buy it now price. JMHO
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zoid,
I understand what you're saying. Cynically, perhaps, I tend to the "geisha bobbleheads" perspective. Serenity is a movie, in the end it is just entertainment for the masses (hopefully, in this case!). Created by writer(s), produced and distributed by producers and distributers for their profit. So, nothing you don't already know.
As much as I may not like it, scalpers intervene to feast on those that haven't the patience to wait for the commercial release. Heck, our own BDH Cap'n Reynolds said that half the folks in his 'verse were middlemen. Comes down to "buyer beware". In this case, it seems to me that the buyers are informed, and willing to pay. Who am I to judge the buyers, when they know the facts?
Personally, I'm with you, I would save the dollars and wait. I guess this becomes an ethical issue in light of, say, those who allocate their children's grocery funds toward purchasing scalped tickets. Given the opportunity, I might then attempt to dissuade such action. Otherwise, if one has nothing better to do than see a flick prior to its official release date, and one is willing to shell out the extra bucks to facilitate the event, then more power to the opportunistic scalper. Just so long as said scalper stays out of my face. Let's face facts: Serenity movie tickets are not required medicine. It is possible, although hard to imagine, to live without viewing Serenity. Pascaline-D (sp?), on the other hand....
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rangrbob wrote:
Sunday, May 01, 2005 12:45
You do all know that Firefly has a very good and loyal fan following, right? I don't see why anyone would be surprised that there are fans out there who would pay big bucks to see the movie early. It's no crazier than someone driving 4 hours to see it early with a regular priced ticket, and it's certainly no crazier than fans who would say wait 24 hours or longer in line to see a movie. Fans for the most part are well fanatical, if someone has some extra cash to spend and wants to see the movie early it doesn't mean that they have alterior motives it just means that they really like Firefly. I'm sure there are hundreds of people who frequent this site who would do the same thing if they had the cash. I would.
I'm right there with ya, Rangrbob.
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Far any wishing to sell tickets on Ebay, pay close attention to the following Ebay page -
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/event-tickets.html
It appears that Atlanta, Boston, and Chicago are directly affected by laws which govern ticket resales. There is some other important stuff too
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Well my take on this is that if Serenity screening tickets are being bid on at these amounts, what it does is enhance the prestige of the movie. Some people want to see Serenity so much that they'll pay big bucks... WOW!
Also, since only a handful of tickets are being auctioned, it's pretty obvious that the overwhelming majority of ticket buyers are fans who are keeping their tickets, as it should be. Doesn't really look like scalping is running rampant.
Just my opinion...
Serenity comes,
11thHour
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There's another thing which seems odd to me.
For those who don't know, the tickets come with the buyers credit card number printed on the bottom of the ticket. Since there's security for screenings this early, they may well demand to see the credit card produced to make sure you're the owner of the ticket (in which case they already have your address etc in case of trouble).
Buyers could well find themselves unable to get into screenings, which given the prices, worries me.
Edit: there's also now an auction with a $450 buy it now option.
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