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Post by 49thand8th on Oct 1, 2018 14:43:50 GMT
People buy tickets to events all the time when they don't know the outcome. Perhaps sports? You know exactly what you are getting when you pay to see sport - that is, a football match for example and a game in which either side could win. You don't buy a ticket for sport and not know what sport it is. It might be tennis? Then again it might be baseball? Who's playing? No idea! Where am I sat? No idea! Am I standing? No idea! Is there a burger van? No idea! Beer? No idea! Why would you buy a ticket to a fan convention if you have no idea what a fan convention is? |
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Post by kathryn on Oct 1, 2018 15:25:34 GMT
Of course, that may be the problem - that most theatregoers don't know what to expect from a fan convention, and thus, didn't buy a ticket! If ticket sales were very low the producers may well have struggled to book higher-profile guests, and without more exciting guests, you can't sell more tickets....
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Post by jaqs on Oct 1, 2018 16:09:22 GMT
People buy tickets to events all the time when they don't know the outcome. Perhaps sports? You know exactly what you are getting when you pay to see sport - that is, a football match for example and a game in which either side could win. You don't buy a ticket for sport and not know what sport it is. It might be tennis? Then again it might be baseball? Who's playing? No idea! Where am I sat? No idea! Am I standing? No idea! Is there a burger van? No idea! Beer? No idea! I bought a day ticket for the paralympics with no idea which events I’d be able to go and see, who would be competing or if I’d get a seat or have to stand. People pay for secret hotels on lastminute.com and Priceline etc. Some people take risks, some don’t. |
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 2, 2018 12:52:22 GMT
I’m waiting for a CHF vlog telling us how it’s affected her and how let down she feels.🙂 LOL!!!!!!!! And millennials would lap it up! |
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Post by distantcousin on Oct 2, 2018 12:53:14 GMT
I suppose that cruise thingy to Amsterdam in a few weeks would qualify as a Con. They don’t seem to have had any problems selling that and the prices were eye watering. However there’s an undeniable glamour associated with a cruise (misplaced or not) and the idea of having Michael Ball in a “captive” situation on a boat would no doubt have some people whipping out the credit card. Shuffling around Shoreditch Town Hall with an autograph book and a packed lunch doesn’t have the same allure.
Yeah, but it's aimed at middle aged gays with money to burn, not students who live their lives on twatter! 
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Post by funnygirl90 on Nov 3, 2019 15:12:54 GMT
This was supposedly postponed to 2019.. they’re rapidly running out of time to make that happen.
I wonder if everyone who accepted tickets for the new event instead of their refund eventually got a refund?
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Not always very high value in terms of ticket yield or donations
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Post by Xanderl on Nov 3, 2019 18:22:44 GMT
This was supposedly postponed to 2019.. they’re rapidly running out of time to make that happen. I wonder if everyone who accepted tickets for the new event instead of their refund eventually got a refund? Judging from this tweet, no ... Stagecon hasn't tweeted anything since the announcement of the postponement, neither has United Theatrical who took over management of it, and stagecon.co.uk redirects to a whatsonstage page which announced the postponement. Don't believe this will ever happen. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 5, 2019 7:38:41 GMT
Hopefully people who paid more than £100 total for tickets can claim back from their credit card under section 75. If it was under £100 then it’s tricky because the only facility to try and get “small value” money back from card providers has a time limit.
What a sh*tty thing to do to people buying tickets in good faith.
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