Non-Related Wagering Question

ivan722 · Dec 23, 2008

Hi Gents: I'm curious to know if anyone has heard of and/or purchased hockey tickets or any sports tickets at all through a company called 'StubHub' on previous occasions?
My concern is simply whether or not anyone may have heard of an episode or have been involved in an episode where someone purchased sporting event tickets from them or rather through them and then found out their purchase was not original tickets and therefore were they not honoured when attempting to go into the venue location.

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ewitty · Dec 23, 2008

that was a really complicated sentence.

stubhub is a huge ripoff for their fees, but the tickets you get there are probably legit, and stubhub offers buyer protection.

i sell tickets on the internet to make a little bit of money, and ive had success with virtually every online platform you can name BESIDES stubhub, which is a black hole as far as im concerned. both buyers and sellers can do a lot better than stubhub.

Bushay · Dec 23, 2008

Ewitty, where do you have the best results selling your tickets?

ewitty · Dec 23, 2008

Bushay said:
Ewitty, where do you have the best results selling your tickets?

Best results = university bulletin boards
Most consistent results = ebay
Most interest that doesn't translate into sales = craigslist

By far I get the most money advertising on university listserves. People there don't shop around, and I try to position it less as a side business and more as "I have extra tickets and can't make it to the game."

Ebay bidders tend to know actual market value. I've had best results there by starting an auction at $0.99 with no reserve. That ensures plenty of bids, which generates a lot of interest since people are more likely to look at an auction with 20 bids than a buy-it-now. Putting an auction on ebay ensures I'll sell the tickets, but I will almost certainly sell them for less than I would elsewhere.

Craigslist shoppers always lowball. You get lots of looky-loos, people who express interest and then back off if I don't accept their ridiculous opening offer.

I've tried other mediums, with varying degrees of success, but nothing has been as worthless to me as stubhub.

Bushay · Dec 23, 2008

Thanks for your reply. I'm a long time Wing season ticket holder but don't own the rights. Seats are fantastic. 4 rows off the glass. Blue line. There was a time I used to buy the entire season from the owner and then eventually decreased down to 20 games and now just 10 games a year. I'm sure I can buy more again and whenever I can't go I put them up on Craigslist and to me, it's unbelievable the calls I get.[it's nothing to get 10 calls within 30 minutes after i post. As well as 6-8 emails]. Since i discovered Craigslist i have never had a problem selling any. But i usually just look to get what I put into them. I'm thinking of possibly looking into buying the full season again and selling 3/4 for profit as the owner is getting up in age and may be ready to sell. As well as he's a long time family friend. Just wondering, can you post either here, or in a PM, a link to a couple University BB's you speak of so I can have a look for myself before doing anything? Thanks in advance.