Those Ticket Prices
In Chuck Philips’ “Why Does a $30 Ticket Become a $600 Ticket?” (May 27), Brian Harlig, president of the California Assn. of Ticket Agencies and owner of Good Time Tickets, defends the huge markups that brokers take on concert and theater tickets. He says, “Regulating free enterprise is a ludicrous idea” and, later: “People are not being forced to give money to ticket agencies. Nobody is holding a gun to their head. They pay us because they like the service we provide.”
This sounds similar to something Al Capone once said: “We provided a product, and people liked it.”
SPENCER GILL
West Hollywood
Sign up for The Wild
We’ll help you find the best places to hike, bike and run, as well as the perfect silent spots for meditation and yoga.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
