tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post3224892495074118270..comments2024-03-18T05:56:29.009-04:00Comments on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report: A first look at the booming market for scalpers outside the Barclays Center; arena staffer says it's "impossible to regulate" counterfeit tickets (really?)Norman Oderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-29034370217551409042012-12-07T16:44:17.154-05:002012-12-07T16:44:17.154-05:00As a person who has scalped and been scalped...I f...As a person who has scalped and been scalped...I feel your pain....although the characterization by the barclays staff that its impossible to regulate is an overstatement. The police and arena staff have protocols to stop and curb scalping surrounding the arena. You should have been advised to file a police report and the arena staff should have directed you to do so. I was taken for about $300.00 some time ago by a sophisticated scalping scam where tickets were almost indistinguishable from real ones. It took a specially trained eye to determine its illegitimacy. Although. I was out my money I did get satisfaction in knowing that my police report led to arrests and criminal fines for a third party printer who contracted with ticketmaster and illegally copied ticket templates. These operations are more sophisticated then ever and include elements of organized crime. In the future use stubhub or buy from sellers who are willing to walk to the gate with you. It may be still possible for you to file a police report and if so I would encourage you to do so. Good LuckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-45848342229478513792012-12-06T10:26:48.395-05:002012-12-06T10:26:48.395-05:00One buys a ticket on the street at one's own (...One buys a ticket on the street at one's own (very high) risk. With the advent of StubHub and other online marketplaces, someone who sells his or her ticket electronically will still be in possession of the paper ticket -- which is an actual, real ticket, except it then sports a barcode that has been electronically voided. The only way one should even consider buying a ticket on the street is if the seller is willing to accompany the purchaser to the turnstile.Eric McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076817365595659597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-3090184872754695162012-12-06T10:07:49.165-05:002012-12-06T10:07:49.165-05:00Plenty of tickets on stubhub are listed at well ov...Plenty of tickets on stubhub are listed at well over face value. That doesn't mean those tickets will ultimately sell at the asking price. There is a bit of adverse selection involved - tickets listed for less than face are more likely to get sold and are removed from the site at a quicker pace. Tickets selling for greater than face are less likely to get sold and then remain listed on the site for a longer time. In reality, there is no where to compare the ratio of tickets actually sold for less than face to tickets actially sold for more than face without access to stubhubs data. If you want to do a much deserved write up on ticket scalping or resale sites, look into the hurricane sandy benefit at MSG. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-87571057744661124152012-12-06T09:38:01.287-05:002012-12-06T09:38:01.287-05:00Tomorrow night's game looks to be an outlier -...Tomorrow night's game looks to be an outlier - most games start at $10 or $15. It varies wildly by opponent, though, as you'd expect.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a friend who lives near the arena who's been scoping out the scalper market reports that the best place to find scalped tickets looks to be "inside the subway station, at the base of the escalators, right in front of the cops."Neil deMausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445574662279996160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-50151745301228142002012-12-06T09:13:58.260-05:002012-12-06T09:13:58.260-05:00Upper deck seats on StubHub for tmrw night start a...Upper deck seats on StubHub for tmrw night start at $34-38--well above face, right?<br />http://www.stubhub.com/brooklyn-nets-tickets/brooklyn-nets-brooklyn-barclays-center-12-7-2012-4118619/Norman Oderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-62253576602848565692012-12-06T09:11:29.076-05:002012-12-06T09:11:29.076-05:00MANY tickets are on resale sites like Stubhub are ...MANY tickets are on resale sites like Stubhub are BELOW face value, less than what you'd pay directly to Ticketmaster. MoreCoffeePleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155619441207733650noreply@blogger.com