Idiots of the Day - October 13, 2007

Today's Idiots of the Day are Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon and all the parents whining about Hannah Montana.

This idiot, AG Jay Nixon, didn't do much research. He sits there blaming ticket brokers for Ticketmaster running out of tickets for Hannah Montana. He blames ticket brokers for using sophisticated software programs to bypass Ticketmaster security to block parents and buy all the tickets up. He blames brokers for the high prices. He must have slept through economics class. America strives on supply and demand.

The blame should be put where it belongs:

First, Ticketmaster for taking all the close rows and holding their own auctions. Winners paid hundreds and thousands of dollars some tickets.

Second, Ticketmaster/promoter/Miley Cyrus. Yes, Miley Cyrus. Seems thousands of tickets were held back for the promoters AND Miley Cyrus' people. These are the thousands of tickets released today. 1,900 tickets in St. Louis alone. They could have also added 2nd shows but holding back this many tickets deserves part of the blame.

Third, the whining parents. I'm so sick of reading how the ticket brokers are buying all the tickets and setting the prices ridiculously high. Let's get the facts straight. First of all, these arenas hold 16,000-20,000+ people. Broker networks had less than a 1,000 tickets for sale for each show. Many shows were less than 500. Second of all, read up on supply and demand. Brokers are not the ones dictating the price. The buyers are when they pay these prices. Items are only worth what people are willing to pay.

Quit the damn whining already. If you want prices to come down, QUIT PAYING THESE PRICES! I bet none of these people complain when a broker has a problem selling concert tickets for half price or less just to get something for them at the last minute. Just wait until a few days before the shows and prices will be way down from where they are now. All the whining is just a reason for brokers to keep them marked high for now whether they are getting these prices or not. This is not a necessity like food. It’s an optional luxury. Treat it like one.

Now go by your tickets at www.bigdogtickets.com Go look up shows for tonight and the next day or two. You'll see how low prices will go. The buyers drive the prices. Not the brokers so QUIT THE WHINING!