Ticketmaster refunds

[Rose]

Copied and pasted from Yahoo news

If you used Ticketmaster's website to buy tickets between October 21, 1999 and October 19, 2011, you're in for a windfall.

Well, a $1.50 per ticket order windfall.

Because of a proposed class action settlement, Ticketmaster is being forced to credit $1.50 per ticket order (up to 17 orders) to customers due to the fact that they profited off of "processing fees" without declaring as much.

And despite the reparations, Ticketmaster can continue to profit off transactions — they just have to say they're doing so on their website.

According to court documents, the original claim, filed October 21, 2003, also implicates UPS' delivery price for expedited delivery of tickets as deceptive. Those part of the UPS subclass of the suit are entitled to an additional $5.00 credit per ticket. Both credits are in the form of vouchers, which can be redeemed a maximum of two at a time.

This could end up costing Ticketmaster a hefty amount of money. If, in any given year over the four-year redemption period, less than $11.25 million is redeemed by customers, Ticketmaster is going to donate the remainder to charity.

Also, the Counsel attorneys plan to ask for an award of up to $16,500,000 in attorneys’ fees and expenses, as well as $20,000 to the two plaintiffs who brought forward the class action in the first place.

Don't expect your credits quite yet, though. Credits won't be issued prior to April 15, 2012, and should come within 30 days after Final Approval of the settlement (currently scheduled for May 29, 2012).


You gotta be kidding me...only up to 17 orders.

[Chevgirl357]

You gotta be kidding me...only up to 17 orders.

Wooohooo, can't wait to get my $25.50! D'oh.

[Raquellita]

Wooohooo, can't wait to get my $25.50! D'oh.

Heck, I'll take it. Anything back from them is good because they've way over charged us too many times.

[bnlfan5680]

Do we have to do anything to get this refund? Or is it going to be automatic?

[Cooter]

best part is you only get to redeem $3 of that refund at a time. but hey, at least the attorneys are making millions of dollars...

[ant8er]

best part is you only get to redeem $3 of that refund at a time.

How much do you want to bet that the next time they charge fees, it'll be $3 more expensive than last time so they can recoup that cost? The lawsuit stated that they can continue charging these fees as long as they announce it BEFORE you purchase the tickets. They can still charge fees.... it just can't be "deceptive".

It's going to be just like what happened to the tobacco companies a few years ago.... they got sued, lost the case, and the next day they jacked up the prices to pay for the lawsuit. You honestly think TM will lose any of it's profits from this suit? The consumer gets screwed in the end....

[Joey]

The consumer gets screwed in the end....

and in the front!

[LuvMyPBR]

HAHA such a waste of paper.