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Buying (quarter) season tickets on Craigslist - Protecting myself?

Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
edited September 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
So here's the situation...

I put up an ad on Craigslist wanting to buy tickets to 5 different Toronto Maple Leafs games. Among all the crap people were sending me was a guy looking to sell a quarter season (11 games) in the upper Bowl. He also was going to give me all 5 games I wanted to go to (All high-profile teams on weekends) the rest being 'regular' games. His price was $2300. This is a great deal (section 310 row 10 for those intersted)

So I'm pretty sure I'm going to jump on this!

My concern: Last season I was almost fucked out of $400 because some guy sold me his stolen tickets and then the real seat owners requested replacements.

Not only this, but spending $2300 on a craigslist deal in itself is scary. What can I do to protect myself?

I've already asked him what he would prefer for payment (certified cheque?), and if he would mind signing something with our arrangement, his personal info, and the ticket numbers he sold me.

What else should I do?

I'm in Canada if that matters.

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  • AiouaAioua Ora Occidens Ora OptimaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Have him meet you at one of their ticket offices, so they can verify that they're legit.

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  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Go down to wherever he bought the tickets and make sure he is the owner and ask them if there's anyway to transfer those tickets to your name.

    That's about it.

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  • Liquid HellzLiquid Hellz Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Meet him at his house, make sure there are pictures on the wall of him and his family.

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  • Dropping LoadsDropping Loads Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Aioua wrote: »
    Have him meet you at one of their ticket offices, so they can verify that they're legit.

    Yup. It may be possible to verify they are real over the phone before you meet him, but even if you do, I'd do this at the ticket office to make sure it's not a bait and switch.

    I know that companies buy season tickets and let various employees take them for different games. I don't know if this is done officially through the ticket office, or just informally through the company, but it's worth looking into if there is a formal way to split up season tickets.

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  • DissociaterDissociater Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Haha, I just noticed you posted this on hfboards as well Sharp. Don't you know you're entering a mire of stupidity by going to that forum?

    Anyways, get the guy to meet you at the boxoffice to buy the tickets to make sure they're legit.

    The only other way to protect yourself from getting boned is to purchase the tickets through a quality reseller like Stubhub. Here's something that might be interesting. If you get screwed, I'm pretty sure stubhub covers your losses. http://www.stubhub.com/toronto-maple-leafs-tickets/toronto-maple-leafs-season-tickets-10-6-2010-954034/

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  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Dropping Loads wrote: »
    Aioua wrote: »
    Have him meet you at one of their ticket offices, so they can verify that they're legit.

    Yup. It may be possible to verify they are real over the phone before you meet him, but even if you do, I'd do this at the ticket office to make sure it's not a bait and switch.

    I know that companies buy season tickets and let various employees take them for different games. I don't know if this is done officially through the ticket office, or just informally through the company, but it's worth looking into if there is a formal way to split up season tickets.

    It's usually informal - the tickets will belong to the company or somebody higher up who makes the purchase, they'll pass them around the company.

    I score individual tickets off these setups all the time. Friend of mine is a country club bartender, gets random unclaimed tickets here and there from law firms, doctors, even the Saginaw Spirit coach staff once in a while. He almost always has to work on game nights since people try to park in the club's private lot, so he gives them away.

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  • Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Dissociater wrote: »
    Haha, I just noticed you posted this on hfboards as well Sharp. Don't you know you're entering a mire of stupidity by going to that forum?

    Anyways, get the guy to meet you at the boxoffice to buy the tickets to make sure they're legit.

    The only other way to protect yourself from getting boned is to purchase the tickets through a quality reseller like Stubhub. Here's something that might be interesting. If you get screwed, I'm pretty sure stubhub covers your losses. http://www.stubhub.com/toronto-maple-leafs-tickets/toronto-maple-leafs-season-tickets-10-6-2010-954034/

    haha, yeah. They are interesting over there. Some of them are smart though, and if anything they probably have the most experience in buying tickets. Although, all I got was bitching about how it wasn't a great deal. Of course they assumed it was for a single ticket and not a pair for each game.... ugh.

    Anyway, I would like to buy on Stubhub, but they only sell full seasons I thought. And I don't have $11,000 to drop on comparable tickets. :P

    Thanks for the advice guys.

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