# Tom Waits concert-Columbus OH tomorrow, ticket prices

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 28, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-waits-concert-columbus-oh-tomorrow-ticket-prices/454543 "2008-06-28T03:55:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-waits-concert-columbus-oh-tomorrow-ticket-prices/454543/1 "2008-06-28T03:55:48Z")

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Pretty mundane.

I have an old friend who lives in Columbus and is getting a birthday present by being taken to the Tom Waits concert in Columbus tomorrow(Saturday) night.

Her son bought the tickets when they first went on sale, $80. Limit two. Not physical tickets, but you, the purchaser, have to show up at the concert with a photo ID and the credit card you used to purchase the tickets. Then you get in.

Tickets were going today on eBay for $400 or so. Legit sellers on eBay tell you that you have to meet them at the concert and enter with them.

Question: is this the trend in concerts these days? I’m truly clueless.

\*If this is better answered in Cafe Society, please move it.

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-waits-concert-columbus-oh-tomorrow-ticket-prices/454543/2 "2008-06-28T05:32:14Z")

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Off to Cafe Society. (Where you should get a quicker response.)