electricberet said:

Serena said:

Awesome, that way the CC company has to try and recover the funds. Yeesh, I'd feel sorry for anyone who wrote a check, hopefully not too many would do that nowadays.

I just got my refund from Meridian Entertainment. So I won't need to file a dispute. Hope things work out for the other ticketholders too.

Why do they call this a 'charity' event?

Did you do teh math on the ticket sales?

Minus cost of artists?

What remains is ...?

electricberet said:

Serena said:

Awesome, that way the CC company has to try and recover the funds. Yeesh, I'd feel sorry for anyone who wrote a check, hopefully not too many would do that nowadays.

I just got my refund from Meridian Entertainment. So I won't need to file a dispute. Hope things work out for the other ticketholders too.

That is awesome news and not a too shaby turnaround time, either!

udo said:

Why do they call this a 'charity' event?

Did you do teh math on the ticket sales?

Minus cost of artists?

What remains is ...?

This kind of stuff happens all the time in the non-profit world. It’s very easy to avoid scrutiny of all manner of profitable, and sometimes unethical, activities by operating as a non-profit. If you think this whole mess is bad start reading up on the “charities” operated by members of Congress who use their foundations as a way of accepting bribes.

electricberet said:

Serena said:

Awesome, that way the CC company has to try and recover the funds. Yeesh, I'd feel sorry for anyone who wrote a check, hopefully not too many would do that nowadays.

I just got my refund from Meridian Entertainment. So I won't need to file a dispute. Hope things work out for the other ticketholders too.

Peachy!

jpnyc said:

udo said:

Why do they call this a 'charity' event?

Did you do teh math on the ticket sales?

Minus cost of artists?

What remains is ...?

This kind of stuff happens all the time in the non-profit world. It’s very easy to avoid scrutiny of all manner of profitable, and sometimes unethical, activities by operating as a non-profit. If you think this whole mess is bad start reading up on the “charities” operated by members of Congress who use their foundations as a way of accepting bribes.

?

Not so clear what you are saying there.

The organisers knew very well what they were doing.

And still it was called a 'charity' event.

I guess we see some deception here as in a charity event typically people do not get paid, or at least not so much.

1.5M USD sounds quite typical for P.

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