ConcertTickets.com Announces New Certification Process Designed to Protect Consumers against Event Ticket Fraud; Consumer Alert for the NCAA Final Four, NBA Playoffs and Finals.CALABASAS, Calif. -- As the price of sold-out tickets to major events has soared in most recent years, this has also ignited ig·nite v. ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing, ig·nites v.tr. 1. a. To cause to burn. b. To set fire to. 2. To subject to great heat, especially to make luminous by heat. rampant counterfeiting counterfeiting, manufacturing spurious coins, paper money, or evidences of governmental obligation (e.g., bonds) in the semblance of the true. There must be sufficient resemblance to the genuine article to deceive a person using ordinary caution. of the most sought-after concert tickets, sports tickets, theater tickets and special event tickets, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ConcertTickets.com. Thousands of consumers are turned away at the gate each year having purchased what they thought were legitimate event tickets. "This is a growing problem nationally and internationally," states Alan Gould Alan Gould (born 22 March 1949) is a contemporary Australian novelist and poet. Born in London Alan Gould's family lived in Northern Ireland, Germany and Singapore before arriving in Australia in 1966. , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of www.concerttickets.com, Inc. "What aggravates this more are individuals so anxious to get tickets to some events, they will buy from any unknown online source or from anyone walking a parking lot of the event." www.concerttickets.com, Inc. announced today a new ticket reseller certification process designed to protect consumers against ticket fraud and to ensure consumers they are dealing with the most reputable ticketing agencies and brokers in the industry. Brokers and agents are evaluated on customer service; customer service policy; ticket availability; price; organizational memberships like the Better Business Bureau or the National Association of Ticket Brokers, a secure web server (1) A server on the Web that supports one or more of the major security protocols such as SSL, SHTTP and PCT. This means that order form data from your browser is encrypted before being sent (uploaded) to the Web site, making it extremely difficult for a third party to decipher when purchasing online, and more. "We do not sell concert or event tickets," states Mark Fillmore, Chief Information Officer of www.concerttickets.com. "Our visitors can electronically compare and shop the database of other independent ticket services but doing so with the knowledge that these agents have been assessed independently and are reputable." "A service like www.concerttickets.com is greatly needed," states Jason Young, President of Desert Tickets in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . "It can be challenging for the average person to know if a ticket is real or fake. By using this service and a credit card with a licensed ticket broker you are significantly more safe and secure in purchasing tickets in the secondary marketplace," added Young. More than 15 ticket brokers and agencies have joined as charter members of www.concerttickets.com. More about the certification process at www.concerttickets.com. www.concerttickets.com is a privately held California corporation positioned to assist consumers against ticket fraud and to ensure the best buying experience when looking to purchase any type of event tickets in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and abroad. Since its inception, over 1 million visitors have visited and used the services of www.concerttickets.com. |
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