Ticket Scalpers

who_b_dat · Post by **who_b_dat** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:52 pm

I had the misfortune of being on the wrong end of a ticket scam. Thought I would share as a notice for all.

During the WCHA playoffs a couple weeks ago, on a spur of the moment the wife and I spent Saturday in St. Paul. Did the Liffy for lunch and checked out some local wares.

Bought some primo center ice, lower level tickets from a scalper at a pretty hefty premium. Got into the X only to find others in our seats. I forwarded the matter to the usher who called her supv.

Long story short- apparently season ticket holders get the tickets in advance. This ticket holder then called the X and asked to cancel the tickets and get a refund. The X apparently gave the refund and then issued new tickets for the seats without retrieving the original ticket from the season ticket holder. Sure enough, I had the initial ticket that was supposed to had been cancelled.

The X graciously offered to allow me to buy alternative tickets in the nose bleed section at full face. We cut our losses and made our way to a local pub and watched on TV.

Caveat Emptor

PASTRAPIDSFAN · Post by **PASTRAPIDSFAN** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:41 am

Thats a bummer

ChrisK · Post by **ChrisK** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:04 am

Wouldn't the X be able to do something to the season ticket holder? If I'm understanding it correctly they would have to be in on the scam, the scalper had to get those tickets from them, right?

Can't Never Tried · Post by **Can't Never Tried** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:22 am

ChrisK wrote:Wouldn't the X be able to do something to the season ticket holder? If I'm understanding it correctly they would have to be in on the scam, the scalper had to get those tickets from them, right?

That's what I was thinking too! unless they tossed them out and someone else came upon them?

Still sucks, I think the system is flawed and they are somewhat responsible, if they have multiple tickets out there for the same seats this is bound to happen.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:51 am

Unrelated (although I will say that your situation is complete b.s., who... that idiot should be drawn and quartered), but does anybody have any idea what the going rate is for selling tickets to a scalper? i've never dealt with those guys when selling.

I've got Wild tickets that unbelivably can't get rid of, so as a last resort, I may try to dump them at The X on tomorrow night. will they give me anything close to face value for them?

who_b_dat · Post by **who_b_dat** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:23 pm

Govs-

The prices scalpers charge run the spectrum. Good ole supply/demand at work. I'd guess that primo seats could get face from a scalper as they will likely turn a profit. Anything else and I suspect you'd take a sizable hit.

Craigslist is easy and might be a better avenue if you don't want to stand on Kellogg St.

sachishi4 · Post by **sachishi4** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:31 pm

Govs93 wrote:Unrelated (although I will say that your situation is complete b.s., who... that idiot should be drawn and quartered), but does anybody have any idea what the going rate is for selling tickets to a scalper? i've never dealt with those guys when selling.

I've got Wild tickets that unbelivably can't get rid of, so as a last resort, I may try to dump them at The X on tomorrow night. will they give me anything close to face value for them?

if you head to the wild boards and make a post about having a ticket, you will get responses