Ticketmaster: You pay for the convenience, literally. Ginnerobot/Flickr Creative Commons hide caption toggle caption Ginnerobot/Flickr Creative Commons The Economics Of Ticketmaster On today's Planet Money: A listener wants to know why Ticketmaster charges a convenience fee if you want to print out the tickets you buy online. After all, it's your ink and paper, and you're not asking Ticketmaster to mail your purchase.