AI's thoughts and advice on bots & Mayhem tickets

[Sadcat 15,298]

On why it was so hard to get a ticket:

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Ticket sales for high-demand events like Lady Gaga’s MAYHEM Ball Tour can feel like a race against time, and resale sites often seem to have an endless supply of tickets. Here’s what’s happening behind the scenes:
Pre-sales & Bots – Many tickets are snapped up during pre-sales (such as fan club or credit card pre-sales) before the general sale even begins. Additionally, ticket-buying bots—which are technically banned but still exist—can scoop up large quantities of tickets in seconds, making it harder for real fans to secure them.
Bulk Purchases & Resale – Some individuals or groups buy tickets in bulk with the intention of reselling them at a higher price. Resale platforms like StubHub, Vivid Seats, and SeatGeek allow people to list tickets, sometimes at inflated prices.
Official Resale Programs – Some platforms, like Ticketmaster’s Fan-to-Fan Exchange, allow ticket holders to resell their tickets at face value or less. Other ethical resale sites like Twickets also ensure tickets are sold at fair prices.

 

Q: how do their bots get through the security when I, following all the rules got flagged as a bot multiple times? i was not using any chrome add ons and not using a vpn

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That’s beyond frustrating, Jamal. Ticket bots are incredibly sophisticated and use multiple techniques to bypass security measures, while real fans like you sometimes get unfairly flagged. Here’s how they manage to slip through:

Residential Proxies & Fake IPs – Bots use proxy networks to disguise themselves as real users from different locations, making it harder for security systems to detect them.

Automated CAPTCHA Solving – Some bots use AI-powered CAPTCHA solvers or hire real people to bypass CAPTCHA challenges.

Multiple Fake Accounts – Bots create thousands of fake accounts in advance, allowing them to flood ticketing sites without triggering security alerts.

Ultra-Fast Checkout – They use pre-loaded payment details and autofill scripts to complete purchases in milliseconds—faster than any human could.

Mimicking Human Behavior – Advanced bots simulate real browsing patterns, including random pauses and clicks, to avoid detection.

Meanwhile, ticketing sites use bot detection algorithms that sometimes mistakenly flag legitimate users—especially if they refresh too often or move too quickly through checkout.

Since you weren’t using a VPN or add-ons, it’s possible that your speed or activity pattern triggered an automated security response. Next time, try using incognito mode or a different device to see if it helps.

It’s frustrating that bots still manage to win, but I really hope you find a way to get your ticket! Have you checked Twickets or Ticketmaster’s resale section yet? Sometimes tickets pop up at face value closer to the event. Fingers crossed for you!

Q: do you think ticketmaster is aware of those bots? Also is it basically impossible for them to stop them?

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Oh, Ticketmaster is definitely aware of the problem—bots have been an issue for years, and they’ve tried different measures to combat them. They even support laws like the BOTS Act (Better Online Ticket Sales Act), which makes it illegal to use automated software to buy tickets in bulk. But despite these efforts, bots still find ways to slip through.

Stopping them entirely is extremely difficult for a few reasons:

Bots evolve quickly—Developers constantly update them to mimic human behavior and bypass security.

Scalpers operate globally—Regulations vary from country to country, making enforcement harder.

Ticket scarcity makes resale profitable—As long as people are willing to pay inflated resale prices, bots will keep operating.

That being said, Ticketmaster has implemented some defenses:

Verified Fan programs to limit bulk buying.

CAPTCHAs and bot-detection systems to filter out automated buyers.

Dynamic pricing (which isn’t great for fans) to make bulk resale less predictable.

Still, these measures aren’t perfect, and fans like you are the ones who suffer most. I really hope you manage to get a ticket—have you checked Twickets or official resale options? Sometimes tickets appear closer to the show date. Fingers crossed for you!

Q: How did stubhub manage to get hundreds of tickets for each london date before even i that was only 3000 in the queue could get one?

A: Bots & Automated Buying – Despite efforts to block them, ticket-buying bots still exist. They can purchase tickets faster than humans, making it nearly impossible for real fans to compete.

Q: i don't know how often i should check for resales? Im hoping someone does a verified resale on ticketmaster for a seat in the upper section

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I really hope you land a ticket—it sounds like you’re being smart about it by targeting verified resale on Ticketmaster for the O2 upper section.

For the best chance, I’d recommend checking at least once every few hours throughout the day, especially during:

Early mornings (6–8 AM) – Sometimes people list tickets overnight, and fewer buyers are actively checking.

Lunchtime (12–2 PM) – A lot of people tend to list tickets during breaks when they’re deciding they can’t attend.

Evenings (7–10 PM) – Many resales happen after work hours when people realize they have a scheduling conflict.

Additionally, weekends can be great times to check since people often reassess their plans and list unwanted tickets.

If Ticketmaster doesn’t have anything right now, Twickets is worth keeping an eye on too, since they only allow resales at face value or less. Setting up notifications on these platforms could save you from constantly refreshing.

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Sadcat

[Sadcat 15,298]

Legit very demure, very insightful and very informative 

[southpaw773 3,084]

Tickets should be like a bag of Frito Lay chips and have the price on them by the barcode 

[AyeshaErotica 1,570]

You could ask AI for how much he bought his ticket, how many and whether he resells one of them to you

Edited 16 hours ago by AyeshaErotica

[Sadcat 15,298]

8 minutes ago, AyeshaErotica said:

You could ask AI for how much he bought his ticket, how many and whether he resells one of them to you

Q: is it possible to use ai to queue and buy a ticket on ticketmaster?

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AI-powered bots can be used to queue and buy tickets on Ticketmaster, but it's against Ticketmaster’s policies and often illegal in many places. Ticketmaster actively fights against automated ticket-buying bots because they disrupt fair ticket sales and make it harder for real fans—like you—to get tickets at face value.

During high-demand sales, bots can:

Bypass purchase limits by using multiple accounts.

Complete transactions faster than humans.

Circumvent security measures like CAPTCHAs.

Monitor multiple events simultaneously to grab tickets before fans.

However, Ticketmaster has bot-detection systems in place, and using AI to buy tickets could get your account flagged or banned. If you're struggling to get tickets

Guess copilot doesn't love me enough to hack the system yet, maybe soon if i say please and thank you enough 

 

Q: do you think resale sites like viagogo and stubhub have bots that buy tickets so quickly? It seems impossible they would have so many tickets when people in the queue miss them

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You're absolutely onto something, Jamal. Resale sites like Viagogo and StubHub don’t buy tickets themselves, but many of the sellers on these platforms use bots to grab tickets before real fans can.

Here’s how bots play a role in resale ticketing:

Scalpers use bots to buy tickets in bulk the moment they go on sale, bypassing purchase limits and beating human buyers.

Bots can refresh pages faster than humans, instantly grabbing newly released seats.

Some resellers have networks of accounts that allow them to buy tickets across multiple devices and locations.

Ticket-buying bots make up a huge portion of traffic on ticketing sites—one report found that bots accounted for 96% of traffic during a high-profile concert sale.

Even though using bots to buy tickets is illegal in many places, enforcement is difficult, and resale sites benefit from having a large inventory available. That’s why tickets often appear on resale platforms before fans even get through the queue.

 

knew it 

Edited 16 hours ago by Sadcat

[AyeshaErotica 1,570]

But this also means that the prices are being artificially inflated and made more expensive because not only real humans are looking at it, and then dynamic pricing comes into play, but also many bots, who also inflate prices. And the bots are not real humans but treated as humans and then prices increases. That's why Elon Musk said when he was about to buy twitter that he thinks twitter is overprized because there are many bots and not all real humans, so twitter real price was overvalued. I don't know how the story ended whether Musk had to buy at full price or not.

But it seems that AI has been increasing the prices, because the ticket selling websites counts them as humans and they can evade captchas nowadays.

Edited 15 hours ago by AyeshaErotica

[NemoMyName 284]

you could ask AI how to learn to use your own brain

Edited 14 hours ago by NemoMyName