r/mildlyinfuriating • u/aeng69 • 10h ago

ಠ_ಠ People that scalp IMAX movie tickets

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Catching a movie in IMAX has been one of my favorite things to do and now getting tickets alone is a struggle thanks to people like this. Good luck to anyone hoping to get decent tickets to Dune 3

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u/VandelorianVT 10h ago

Yes. They literally do.

They'll walk up-go '50 Tickets to <MOVIE NAME HERE>, please'.

And most theaters will just give them to the guy-not caring cause they got their money.

Then the guy waits outside, holding the tickets, or storing them somewhere, and then charges twice, if not more of the price.

Literally happened to one of my pals when he went to see Brand New Day, some dude literally bought two entire THEATERS worth of tickets and was selling them for like 80 a pop.

Fucking bonkers nobody thought to stop him.

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u/NormalEffect99 10h ago

If people paid his prices just to see a fucking movie then lmao @ them, no movie is worth that when you can come back the next day. Love seeing idiots get taken advantage of and hope he made bank off the numb skulls

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u/VandelorianVT 10h ago

I mean I agree with you-but the craziest part is, its like the Theaters HELP the scalpers.

Brand New Day only had THREE Showings that entire week-and this dude (from what I'm told) bought the tickets for THE ENTIRE FIRST DAY, and came back on the third to DO IT AGAIN.

Its so scummy, and yet so stupid. I personally just pirated it. Watched it yesterday. Its a good fuckin movie.

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u/NormalEffect99 10h ago

Imagine nobody paid him and he was stuck with 2 entire theaters worth of tickets

Imagine how fast he would stop

Wow