PDA

View Full Version : Boning a Scalper


jas & max
Oct 13th, 2007, 10:58 AM
For fun, I look at stubhub for the 2nd Los Angeles show. I have GA's for this and plan on being at this show. The first set of listed tickets is for 17 Loge, Row 8. The price per ticket is $2.00 each. Not $20, not $200, but 200 pennies. According to the stubhub web site:
FanProtect for Buyers

We guarantee:

* You will get your tickets in time for the event.
* Your tickets will be authentic and valid for entry.
* You will receive tickets comparable to or better than the tickets you ordered, or your money back.
* You will be refunded if the event is cancelled and
is not rescheduled.
These are ticketfast tickets, but according to bullet 2, they are authentic and valid. We shall see.
By the way, the Sacramento lined started Sunday for a Wednesday show. Tuesday night rolled around and Jerry Fox decided to do the wristband # lottery. We were 56 or 57 and I think 80 was picked. Still in the pit. What a headache with the folks from Arco Arena.

ohio boss
Oct 13th, 2007, 11:21 AM
Ya know my first thought when reading that headline was.....maybe i could take one for the team if it was a female...ok, i'm bored today--sorry.

jas & max
Oct 13th, 2007, 11:30 AM
No worries OB....As beautiful as the people are here in SoCal, I have yet to see a good looking female scalper. I don't know if I've even seen a female scalper. Boring day indeed. I checked again and the other Loge 17 prices are row 10 for $1001, row 11 & 8 for $972. Scalper is thinking "man some idiot just bought my $2000 tickets, honey, book that vacation to Hawaii." If I understand the stubhub system correctly, they charge the buyer 10%, the seller 15%. Total of $3.40. What do you think he could do with his split of $3.40? One full gallon of gas.

ohio boss
Oct 13th, 2007, 11:41 AM
The interesting thing to me has always been how scalpers work with other scalpers. You see the same tickets sometimes offered on different sites. It's insane but it's almost like Big Daddy Scalp buys all of the tix up and allows all Sons of Scalp to sublease his tix. First one to sell them--gets the commission.

pinky
Oct 13th, 2007, 11:47 AM
Damn them ALL to hell. :devil: