Re: Q's about buying concert tickets on Ebay (poss. BC)

My sister got front-row center tix to the SLC Olympic opening ceremony,
and
many of the competitions, for face value or less on eBay. No problems
at
all. >>

Yes, but if they were hard tickets that's one thing. She was asking
specifically about Ticketfast tickets, which can be sold multiple
times. Of course, hard tickets can be countefeited as well but that is
rarer because that takes some skill. Ticketfast any unscrupulous
person can rip people off with no effort.


John Bigboote wrote:
"susan" <frogandtoad61@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1157048408.215016.9090@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm wondering if anyone has any advice or experience to share about
buying tickets on Ebay, i.e. possible pitfalls, ripoffs and other
assorted disappointments.

Just yesterday there was a story about 600 people who had bought tickets for
Barbra Streisand (yeah, I know) from someone who had used a stolen credit
card to buy them originally, so they were all nullified. Ouch!

My sister got front-row center tix to the SLC Olympic opening ceremony, and
many of the competitions, for face value or less on eBay. No problems at
all.

I say, buy 'em on Craigslist for your area, and pick them up in person.
People are often dumping tix at the last minute for face or less. That's how
I got to see Joe Jackson on his latest tour, for $10 less than face, without
worrying about missing out in the case of a sell-out.

HTH,

-jb

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John Bigboote
Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems
"A Growing Excited Company"

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