No wonder so many are in financial woe.

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Taylor Swift tickets are [as per radio news] selling for $600 - $4500 per seat through [stub-hub] ... if still available, most are bought up . Sold through "scalper" sites Top seats are selling for $8000 [thousand] . And through either outlet , tickets are hard to get !

14 million people flooded the original ticket site, shutting it down .

Add to this, $75000 suv's & electric vehicles , etc & so-on ... and it's no wonder people are in financial trouble.

I don't get it ... maybe I'm just too old.
 

And now we have the great cryptocurrency case of 2022. Where this goes is going to be interesting. I want to see if this young guy, Bankman-Fried has a lot of questions to answer. I still can’t get over some if the big names that were taken in. Jim Cramer, the Kardashians and many other high profile bankers that were sucked in, especially after the Madoff case. CNBC is calling him a junior Bernie.
 
Been There said:
And now we have the great cryptocurrency case of 2022. Where this goes is going to be interesting. I want to see if this young guy, Bankman-Fried has a lot of questions to answer. I still can’t get over some if the big names that were taken in. Jim Cramer, the Kardashians and many other high profile bankers that were sucked in, especially after the Madoff case. CNBC is calling him a junior Bernie.
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Jim Cramer ! Of CNBC financial fame ?!? Now that is a shocker.

Kardashian ... No real surprise there too me. Hollywood elite & all..
 
Been There said:
And now we have the great cryptocurrency case of 2022. Where this goes is going to be interesting. I want to see if this young guy, Bankman-Fried has a lot of questions to answer. I still can’t get over some if the big names that were taken in. Jim Cramer, the Kardashians and many other high profile bankers that were sucked in, especially after the Madoff case. CNBC is calling him a junior Bernie.
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It is going to be interesting to see how that whole cryptocurrency thing plays out. Greed is a horrible foe. I have a suspicion the whole "market" of it may collapse ?
 
How do you know the people that would spend that kind of money don't actually have it? I don't have that kind of money, but I do know quite a number of people who do. Like buying their kid a brand new car when they graduated high school, buying houses around the country for their personal use when skiing, or hunting , really expensive art work, etc etc.
 
Flarbalard said:
How do you know the people that would spend that kind of money don't actually have it? I don't have that kind of money, but I do know quite a number of people who do. Like buying their kid a brand new car when they graduated high school, buying houses around the country for their personal use when skiing, or hunting , really expensive art work, etc etc.
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Well, you are correct, likely many do. But I suspect many do not. Perhaps I am wrong ?

I believe T,Swift is more or less a blue collar 20-30 something hero ?? Again ... I could be wrong, as i do not keep up with what passes for entertainment these days
 
1955 said:
I don’t get it either, maybe it’s senior thing.
It’s not what I thought but maybe the goal is to die with the most debt.
Having money in the bank sure has been worthless!
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Oh no, it's worth about .8 of one percent p/month .... woo-hoo. <grin>
 
I wonder how much of that money ever reaches the celebrities? And who actually decides the price of admission? A thousand dollar ticket price pays out to a lot of different people, and every hand reaching out wants more than their share.

Personally I think it's all nuts. Concerts, celebrities, pro sports, I won't pay for any of it. I'm certainly not afraid to spend money but I need value for what I spend and I get no value out of those kinds of events, but obviously others do.
 
rgp said:
Well, you are correct, likely many do. But I suspect many do not. Perhaps I am wrong ?

I believe T,Swift is more or less a blue collar 20-30 something hero ?? Again ... I could be wrong, as i do not keep up with what passes for entertainment these days
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I've heard this woman's name, but I've never heard any thing she's done. Would seem really sad to go into debt for that, but not my life.
 
"$5.65
A Beatles ticket stub for their legendary concert at Shea Stadium on August 15, 1965, in Flushing, New York. The cost of the ticket was only $5.65!"

I was there. Also saw them Forest Hills for $6.90. Our tickets to Carnegie Hall were comped by Sid Bernstein (a client of my father). We would have had to pay $4.50-$6.50. Our seats were in the first few rows, no higher than seven row center. I guess these would have gone for $6.50.
 
There are millions of music concert fans who have not been able to attend these events, over the past couple of years, due to Covid. Now, that this pandemic is showing signs of reduced concern, the shows are starting to begin again, This "pent up" demand, among the fans, will drive ticket prices to ridiculous levels....much like everything else.
 
We may not know Taylor, but most of us know Adele. For her residency in Las Vegas,

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — After years of speculation, a canceled residency, months of ticket sales, and days of rehearsals, singer Adele will finally take the stage at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace this Friday. At least on the aftermarket sites such as StubHub tickets are still available for most shows.

As of midday Monday, tickets for two people sitting together can be bought on StubHub for $862 each (fees included). This, however, puts you on the upper balcony in section 402, row E.

If sitting as close as possible is a goal then expect to pay more than $25,000/per ticket. For opening night, the most expensive tickets listed on StubHub are going for $29,948 each. These seats are in row A of section 104 – center stage.
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Source: https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local...-will-be-her-first-show-at-caesars-colosseum/

These are prices for resale of tickets, so much of Adele’s money goes to StubHub. I recently read/heard that performers make their money off the merchandise. Some performer now buy a whole theatre and bring all their equipment and crew and merch. Don’t know if this affect the resellers.
 
Pepper said:
You couldn't have seen them in '62 or '63 in Indiana. The earliest would have been 1964. Carnegie Hall, first appearance, was '64.
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You're right, it WAS 1964, September 3rd. I had thought it was when I was a sophomore or junior in high school but it was just before my senior year started. So long ago, the time blurs.

I wasn't all that interested in seeing them but my friend was a huge fan already so I tagged along. General admission tickets ( nosebleed tickets in the edges of the grandstand) were only $2. She was convinced that Ringo looked directly at her and she screamed so loud and so long, she passed out.

I wonder what the ticket prices are for Elton John's last performance in L.A. coming up shortly? Gotta be huuuuge.

The most I've ever paid for a ticket was $800 for a seat at the Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics. I didn't regret it; it's highly unlikely I'll ever have the opportunity again. Sometimes you just have to pinch your nose and jump off the high dive. But for Taylor Swift? No.
 
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