Burning Man tickets sold at losses by desperate Burners
Burning Man attendees face financial losses as ticket resale prices drop to $200, with many frustrated by low offers. The organization plans to adjust 2024 sales amid concerns over event culture.
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This year, Burning Man attendees are facing significant financial losses as they attempt to sell unwanted tickets, with many selling for far below face value. Traditionally, demand for tickets has exceeded supply, but this year, the event has not sold out, leading to a flooded market where tickets are being offered for as low as $200. Sellers express frustration over the low offers, feeling that the principles of decommodification are being disregarded. Some attendees, like Graham Chapman, have reported losing hundreds of dollars, while others have resorted to bartering for services instead of cash. The situation has been exacerbated by theme camps over-purchasing tickets to ensure all members could attend, resulting in many being left with extra passes. The Burning Man organization has acknowledged the issue and is adjusting ticket sales for 2024 to better reflect current trends. While some sellers are accepting losses to ensure their tickets are used, others worry that the influx of last-minute attendees may dilute the event's unique culture. Overall, the ticket-selling experience this year has been described as chaotic and disappointing, with many loyal attendees feeling frustrated by the lack of transparency from the organization.
- Burning Man tickets are being resold at significant losses, with prices dropping to as low as $200.
- Many sellers express frustration over low offers, feeling it contradicts the event's principles.
- Theme camps are particularly affected, having over-purchased tickets to ensure attendance.
- The Burning Man organization plans to adjust ticket sales for 2024 in response to current trends.
- Concerns arise about the impact of last-minute attendees on the event's culture and community.
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4 commentsYes you do: proof, you go do fun stuff like Burning Man. This is not a life necessity, so it must be out of disposable income.
> “It’s literally ticket gouging, just from the buyer’s end,” he said. “I just got the offer and I was like, ‘Eww, this is gross and skeezy and opportunistic.
That's how a market works. If the buyer rationally believes that he can get a ticket for $300, which is likely true, he has no reason to give you 350, let alone 500 or 600.
Yes, it is opportunistic. Someone with perhaps a smaller disposable income is looking for an opportunity to experience or rexpereince Burning Man for less.
Just take the $300 and run!
Before throwing around words like "gouge", think about this: if Burning Man was operated by an airline, then tickets would be non-transferable. You could "cancel", for which you would get back something like $12 on your credit card.
Then you probably should not have been going to burning man anyway? And now you are upset that other, who also probably don’t have disposable income, are choosing not to buy tickets, and thus driving the price down.
Welcome to the world.
More seriously, I think it may be possible to purchase ticket insurance through a travel insurance company. Travel insurance is probably a good idea anyway given the possibility of covid etc.
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