Comments on: Official: Ticket scam stings about 500 fans

By: The ANTI

The ANTI — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:15:57 +0000

oh yea and one more note ronnie,
it doesnt matter what the person you buy the tickets from looks like.
even an innocent old lady could be ripping you off
IVE SEEN IT.
DONT TRUST ANYONE WITH YOUR MONEY UNLESS THEY
ARE LICENSED IN THAT STATE TO SELL TICKETS.

–ANTI

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By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:03:41 +0000

It seems like this is starting to happen in a lot of places. This weekend 4 friends and i drove 7 hours from Tuscaloosa to Baton Rouge to see Alabama play LSU. After searching for a bit for 5 tickets together we found someone who sold to us 5 tickets at $135 each. $675 later we are at the gates getting rejected by the ushers and the ticket office tells us there is nothing they can do. I saw a friend a bit later and he showed me his stub, the 2 tickets were exactly alike it seemed. We searched for 15 minutes or so and didn’t see one difference. It’s such a shame that people can do that and get away with it so easy. Oh well, lesson learned I guess. At least we came away with a win. Roll Tide!

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By: Ronnie Paul

Ronnie Paul — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:02:19 +0000

Whoa! whoa! whoa! Scalpers don’t need to be put in prison. In fact, it’s the very idea of it being illegal that invites criminals to do the job, because they’re the only people willing to involve themselves in more illegal activity. This is what has created the whole scam! The people who counterfeit come from cities where ticket selling has been made illegal. It’s the perfect way to corner the market, because there will always be a demand, and if you take away honest, and law abiding businessmen, you eliminate competition for criminals thaqt are capable of other illegal things like counterfeiting!! The market becomes their oyster to handle any way they see fit. This is why the constitution is so important, and mindsets like those who are quick to suggest punishment don’t realize they’ve bought themselves a full time job. So unless you yourself are ready to go out and enforce the punishment of all criminal activity, you should look at how it became this way. Criminals sell tickets, because it was made a crime. Had it never been made a crime then honest brokers would replace and seek out justice for those responsible for this activity. Why do you think Al Capone was so successful? Because alcohol was made illegal!! It cornered the market for only someone who was willing to engage in crime, which in turn invites other illegal activity!! So then came guns, and then murder!! I’m glad many of you are not judges.. I would be highly concerned for us all. I know an awesome ticket guy who owns his own ticket company and has always put accountability first so that everybody can be at ease with their entertainment experience. He is not a crook. He barely makes enough money, and has a child he works hard for to give him a future. You can find him online for all concerts and sports @ http://www.ventureco-op.com (for anthing in the country. You should all consider one more thing. When buying a ticket from someone on the street, always look for one familiar or redeeming characteristic, in his attitude or expression that you can identify with someone you’ve trusted before with money, and you’ll find that your luck will change in your purchasing experiences. In other words, trust, but cut the cards people. But please remember, everytime you make something illegal, you’ve given the mob new opportunity to take advantage..

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By: Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:12:03 +0000

I AM NOT A CROOK!!!! I don’t really watch football, I like drag racing, but this was the most fun I’ve had reading this sh!t since the hogs ate my brother! I am neutral on the scalping issue, thats the chance you take dealing with strangers. But if I ever caught the person who stuck it to me….they would never be found in our louisiana bayous!

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By: Plazola Anderson

Plazola Anderson — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:10:38 +0000

the kiosk is amazing when the machines actually work, but then there is the representative asking for a beamer and stuff…. if they dont want to forget you maybe you shold come back and show them your passion… Go Raiderettes

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By: Aerixion

Aerixion — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:54:15 +0000

Last comment:

The people who bought the duped tickets need to take responsibility for their actions. you can’t say, “Oh that bad man/woman sold me this bunk ticket!”

everyone knows NOT to buy a ticket from a scalper. you made the decision to give an unknown person your money, live with it.

if you wouldn’t have given him your money, you wouldnt be in this situation. Yes, be mad; but learn from your mistakes.

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By: brad

brad — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:49:24 +0000

id find the guy who sold me the ticket,get my monet back or beat his face in,bad

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By: Aerixion

Aerixion — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:45:55 +0000

exactly, harley.

this isnt a safe world, so plan accordingly in your decision-making process.

scalpers have no interest in being your friends.

as for the picture phone idea:

okay, so now you have a face. do you have a name? a location? an address? a phone number? no. a picture may say a thousand words, but it doesnt say any of those.

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By: Harley

Harley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:40:29 +0000

Hey, you either purchase a ticket from a legit place or this is part of the risks you take baby!

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By: Aerixion

Aerixion — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:38:58 +0000

Here’s the deal. if you buy tickets from someone that isnt licenced to sell tickets, you run the risk of buying duped tickets. it doesnt matter if you are aware of that or not; thats the case. you cant expect to drive a vehicle for 50 years and NOT get into an accident.

is it your fault the tickets were duped? no. However, you still bought duped tickets. Whenever you buy from a scalper, you pay a lot more and have a HUGE chance at getting duped. I’m not going to say that those people deserved it, but i will say that they walked into that situation of their own decision.

If everyone was honest, we wouldnt have scalpers in the first place; but alas, everyone isnt honest. It is most unfortunate that trusting people have to find that out the hard way.

i only have one very legitimate question: “Why would you give someone you didnt know 200$ USD for a ticket to a sporting event that will be yesterday’s news tomorrow while not knowing if said ticket was even valid in the first place?

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