Picked up a ticket for Austin, but I had to settle for sitting further away because of TM's bullshit "Platinum" designation and $200+ upcharge on better seats. Really wish artists could do something about that like sue TM for setting prices and then not sticking to them. It's laughable that they offer a pre-sale for true fans to 'help keep the tickets out of brokers' hands' and then they turn around and charge just as much as brokers whenever they feel like it. F-n crooked company.
Crooked? Not hardly. This is basic economics 101. If the scalper can charge it (and get it) that's what the price SHOULD BE. It's just stupid to leave that money on the table, since it's going to be paid anyway.
And there WAS a suit, which is why we get the breakout of fees. We ASKED for this, we WANTED this. Now we got it, and there are complaints? Makes no sense to me. Ticket brokers don't play the same role as they did 40 years ago. They are now sponsoring tours - meaning, you wouldn't HAVE a show if it wasn't for them (and the service fees you're paying).
I don't like the availability any more than you do, but it's the best of a shitty situation. The next step is they go the route of airlines, and EVERY SEAT will be a time/location sensitive price. You don't get a ticket day of sale? Could be more, could be less later on depending on the demand, and the time for the show.
Bottom line is this: you have to make an individual decision as to how badly you want to see that band at that time, accept a price to do that, and live with it if you can (or cannot) get a ticket for that price. All the other variables - who gets paid what, what you WISH you could have paid, what the guy next to you paid - are just emotional window-dressing.