Event tickets. Try purchasing tickets through a discount site, such as Goldstar.com, which charges service fees but compensates by selling tickets at half-price. Or go old-school and book through the box office, where convenience fees, if any, are much lower.
Do you have to pay Ticketmaster fees at the box office?
Unlike the service charge, which is added to each ticket, the processing fee is charged once for each order. The processing fee offsets the costs of ticket handling, shipping and support and as a result, the processing fee is generally not charged on in-person box office purchases.2020-03-20
Why does Ticketmaster charge such high fees?
"Service fees are essentially what help companies like Ticketmaster to turn a profit. They're basically fees that get added onto the base price of whatever your ticket is and it helps them to stay in business," Blanco says.2018-11-06
Do I have to pay Ticketmaster fees at the box office?
For all events, no Ticketmaster fees are charged at the box office. ... Ticketmaster states that, "In almost all cases, Ticketmaster adds a service fee (also known as a convenience charge) to the face value price, or in the case of a resale ticket to the listing price, of each ticket.2018-10-28