Part of me is happy that he's getting rid of scalpers. The other part of me likes knowing that I can always get tickets for sold out shows from Stubhub.
Unrelated- He's using eTix.com and I think he killed them.
Trying to buy tickets for SF show and getting "Please wait while accessing the system...." from eTix.com.
I think he would have been really savvy to sell a large percentage of the tickets up front for the standard price, and then auction the remaining bit off as the time for the event nears. Cut out the scalpers, give a fair shake to the people who love you and will jump in line day 1, and get a good bonus from the few who prefer the convenience at the expense of cost.
Unrelated- He's using eTix.com and I think he killed them. Trying to buy tickets for SF show and getting "Please wait while accessing the system...." from eTix.com.