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Sometimes in the past, it has been possible for me to save fees by purchasing in person at the box office.
I think this approach is worth keeping in mind, but I have found that it is not foolproof.
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I do not have any guess whether or not it would work for Wichita Nats. 
I don't know whether it was a Canadian thing, but when I bought single-session tickets in person at 2023 Skate Canada International in Vancouver, I still was required to pay the same fees as for an online Ticketmaster purchase. (It was not a mistake; when I was in person at the box office, I questioned the in-person fees, and was told that I was required to pay them.)
And in reply to my e-mail before I arrived in Montreal for 2024 Worlds, Bell Centre wrote:
"The prices will be the same (including the fees) whether you purchase your tickets online or at the box office."
At 2024 U.S. Nats in Columbus, I asked in person at the box office at Nationwide Arena whether I would have to pay the same fees for an in-person purchase of a single-session ticket that I would have to pay for an online purchase.
I ended up not making the purchase at all, but IIRC, the answer was that an in-person purchase would have the same fees as an online purchase.
As for what is or is not "typical" for fees, excerpts from a 2018 U.S. GAO report (pp. 20-21), FWIW:
We conducted our own review of ticketing fees for a nongeneralizable sample of a total of 31 concert, theater, and sporting events across five primary ticket sellers’ websites:
• In total, the combined fees averaged 27 percent of the ticket’s face value, and we observed values ranging from 13 percent to 58 percent.
• Service fees were, on average, 22 percent of the ticket’s face value, and we observed values ranging from 8 percent to 37 percent.
• Fourteen of the events we reviewed had an additional order processing fee, ranging from $1.00 to $8.20.
• Five of the events we reviewed had an additional facility fee, ranging from $2.00 to $5.10.
Additionally, we noted that the 6 sporting events we observed tended to have lower fees than the 16 concerts and 9 theater events we observed. Specifically, sporting events had total fees averaging roughly 20 percent, compared to about 30 percent for concerts and theater.
• In total, the combined fees averaged 27 percent of the ticket’s face value, and we observed values ranging from 13 percent to 58 percent.
• Service fees were, on average, 22 percent of the ticket’s face value, and we observed values ranging from 8 percent to 37 percent.
• Fourteen of the events we reviewed had an additional order processing fee, ranging from $1.00 to $8.20.
• Five of the events we reviewed had an additional facility fee, ranging from $2.00 to $5.10.
Additionally, we noted that the 6 sporting events we observed tended to have lower fees than the 16 concerts and 9 theater events we observed. Specifically, sporting events had total fees averaging roughly 20 percent, compared to about 30 percent for concerts and theater.
(And if anything, I imagine that the trend since 2018 would have been an increase in fees?)
One more: Boitano also sat down for an interview with the local ABC station:
U.S. Figure Skating Championships
U.S. Figure Skating Championships take place from January 20-26, 2025 at INTRUST Bank Arena.
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than public Drury rates for at least one specific combination of room type and dates of stay, as I was playing around with options.
