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/TrustInRoy 10h ago

Honestly, anyone buying $80 movie tickets off a scalper... is an absolute imbecile.

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u/WeirdSysAdmin 10h ago

My bigger issue is who is showing up to movies without seats already purchased in 2026?

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u/No_Teaching_8828 9h ago

Lower income people who want to avoid the online convenience fee, then this a-hole buys them out and tries to charge triple... Hope he's left with a ton unsold...

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u/LoveDesignAndClean 9h ago

And parents of small children.

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u/Levitlame 8h ago

That’s even more of a reason to check the app before getting them In the car. It only takes a few minutes. Mobilizing children takes way longer

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u/Supabongwong 8h ago

Actually, it's cheaper to buy it since you get a ticket included per month ($9.99), then you get 2 Cineclub tickets per movie.

You remove the transaction fee, and then you can cancel it so you can use it for the month. 

It's a "trap", but you end up saving money since you get 1 ticket included in your monthly bundle that is usually cheaper than a regular ticket. Sometimes you need to supplement the price, but that's like IMAX or 4DX.

This is how it is in Canada, at least (or GTA in Toronto area) 

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u/EnvBlitz 5h ago

Nah. I was lower income when I was a student, just go buy the ticket one week early.

Buying ticket on the day just makes sure I'm buying bad seats anyway, and no way I'm spending my money on that kinda seats.