Ticketmaster -- which more commonly goes by a more fitting name not well suited for BZP -- has basically become a monopoly in ticket distributing.

Let's take a look at concert tickets that I bought for a Tool concert in Atlanta and how they were actually priced at Ticketmaster. About a week before the tickets went on sale, Ticketmaster advertised the price of a general admission floor ticket to be $63.

Ticket Price

US $63.00 x 3

Convenience Charge

US $10.90 x 3

Building Facility Charge

US $3.00 x 3

Printing Tickets at Home

US $2.50

Yes, they charge you $2.50 to print your tickets at home using your own computer, printer, ink, and paper.

And it's $10.90 for them to offer a "convenient service".

Per ticket, that comes out to about $77.75. None of these so-called "charges" are even mentioned until you're in the checkout process

And this was a mild case. Sometimes even more charges are tacked on, or these charges are raised even higher.

It's absolutely ridiculous.