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Posted by:	FriendofDorothy 10:56 pm EDT 03/16/14
In reply to:	Aren't The HEDWIG Tix Outrageously Expensive? - enoch10 08:37 pm EDT 03/16/14

And Enoch10, this isn't directed at you in particular, but I am sometimes surprised when others are surprised at the notion of paying full price. Yes, I use discounts and do what I can to see shows more cheaply, but I also recognize the a seat has a market value that fluctuates, and that sometimes I have to pay more to get the seat that I want at the time that I want for the show that I want. Producers- including nonprofit producers- do what they reasonably can to create more revenue, including creating false impressions of limited availability, or hiking or dropping prices to meet perceived demand conditions. Not unlike a pastry shop selling the bread for 1/2 price in the evening, or a restaurant not taking reservations for peak walk-in hours, driving those who want a reservation to make it at an off-peak time. Everyone manipulates to make money. Sure, a sky-high priced ticket bought in advance might be more reasonably priced day of, or it might not be available. That extra money is your insurance that you'll get what you want. Waiting is your risk. The producer's risk is that, put off by high prices and a perception that tickets are hard to come by, people won't make the effort.

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