I was just browsing ebay when I noticed plenty of bids on Gold Coast Big Day Out tickets. What is surprising is that the Gold Coast Big Day Out happens on the 18th of January 2009 but tickets are selling this early for double the price. I just saw two tickets sell for $510.00

Bids for Gold Coast Big Day Out Tickets

A Slap in the Face for Genuine Fans?

An old news article states that organizers of the 2007 Big Day Out have canceled tickets sold by Online Scalpers. Who do they think they are punishing? The article also says that ebay was taking legal action in the Federal Court over the Big Day Out’s new anti-scalping ticket policy.

Well as it turns out, ebay won the case because it was found that ticket conditions were misleading and deceptive under the Trade Practices Act.

The terms and conditions for the sale of Big Day Out 2009 tickets state that “the Promoter reserves the right to cancel the ticket without a refund”. Maybe they are going to hire more staff this year to police Online auctions and newspaper classifieds in order to catch buyers and cancel their tickets again

Imagine showing up to the Big day Out Music Festival all excited with genuine tickets that you have paid for, and the Promoters don’t let you in! Would you blame the scalper, or would you say that the Promoters of Big Day Out are against Free Enterprise?

Don’t get me wrong, I really do think it sucks that fans pay through the nose for scalped tickets. What gets up my nose is the backward way they go about trying to do something about it, by dissapointing genuine fans who paid through the nose!

People will be traveling from far and wide, from country and regional areas. I think these ticket holders are holders of genuine tickets and should not be punished due to participating in the Free Enterprise system.

The flip side of all this is if nobody ever buys tickets from scalpers, the scalpers themselves would stop buying the tickets.

Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland Big Day Out Tickets are selling fast, so hurry, will see you at Adelaide If you are going to Auckland, these KIWI translations might come in handy.