There's no business justification for it - they charge it because they can

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Jan 18, 2018
10:15:15am

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Textbook rent-seeking behavior from an oligopolist.

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I can't stand fees when buying tickets. Just tell me the whole price up front.

fattycoug

1/18/18 9:37am

Agreed. Southwest finally started including taxes and fees in the price

sidsie716

1/18/18 9:38am

All airlines have to do this now per law

Skipshot

1/18/18 11:27am

Somehow no other transaction on the internet requires a $12 "convenience fee"

spinner

1/18/18 9:39am

The seller should be giving the convenience fee, they dont have to pay someone

Count Cougar

1/18/18 10:10am

There's no business justification for it - they charge it because they can

spinner

1/18/18 10:15am

I've never understood what those fees are for.

cougfanblue

1/18/18 9:40am

I read an interesting article once

sidsie716

1/18/18 9:42am

Well, the ticket price alone wouldn't make any money because the seller sets

fattycoug

1/18/18 9:44am

They (stubhub, etc.) get money from both the buyer and the seller.

byubyu

1/18/18 10:00am

Jerks

fattycoug

1/18/18 10:35am

Risk of fraud, need to price for the risk of loss. It's true.

ToasterChive

1/18/18 12:04pm

It looks like the BYU ticket office has gotten away from the junk fees

Jesse Pinkman

1/18/18 10:11am

I think they should do the same with Sales tax

MapCoug

1/18/18 1:54pm

The problem is, the minute a ticket seller decides to stop hiding fees they will

eysikal

1/18/18 3:34pm

True. All of them would have to do it

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