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Be careful buying tickets on Craigslist

Lumps

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I have been buying tickets to almost every game on CL for the past decade, it is my favorite place to get a good deal. I have never gotten scammed and always  good deal, a deal usually too good to be true and thus I have always been wary. However, I wanted to let huddlers know this year it appears scammers have become very smart and creative in their schemes. They are now taking payments through Venmo, Velle, Square Cash apps which are very hard if impossible to get your money back. Another method is by PayPal but sending as a friends and family payment.

A F&F payment does not require the receiver to have an authorized account and is basically digital cash. Once it's gone, it's gone. Also, tickets CAN and WILL be sent through a legitimate Ticketmaster  account to yours. The tickets will have absolutely no way to tell if they're fake. You will find out the tickets are 'invalid' or 'falsely obtained' once Ticketmaster emails you stating they have inactivated the tickets. Be wary of anyone selling tickets without a Charlotte area code in a phone number, and someone who will not haggle when your offer is lower than listed and just accept your first offer.

With the influx of cash transferring apps and the kinds of things I am seeing, that I have never seen before in the market, I am just giving a heads up. Just a few tips, it has never been a problem for me and it appears it is starting to get very real with scammers.

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5 minutes ago, Cyberjag said:

Whether I'm buying or selling, I always meet in person, in a public place, and deal in cash.  If there's a lot of money involved I bring someone with me.

Agreed this is smart, however the seller has to have hard tickets, otherwise - no beuno, and tickets are more and more becoming electronic just like payment options. But yes, hard copies are always nice and pain free.

I have never come across the complexity scammers are at now days. They can literally get valid tickets to you on a legit Ticketmaster account and then 2 hours later, boom, they're inactive.

PayPal service and goods will get your money back however it also costs a 10% charge or whatever so as of now I try to go that route. I also try to get them to send first then verify via ticketmaster, THEN send payment, which isn't easy.

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1 minute ago, Lumps said:

Agreed this is smart, however the seller has to have hard tickets, otherwise - no beuno, and tickets are more and more becoming electronic. But yes, hard copies are always nice and pain free.

I have PSLs, so they're always hard tickets.

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Just now, Lumps said:

Agreed this is smart, however the seller has to have hard tickets, otherwise - no beuno, and tickets are more and more becoming electronic. But yes, hard copies are always nice and pain free.

And still not guaranteed to be good tickets. I could tear the tickets from the books to give you hard copies, then get online before you get to the gate and choose to print the tickets and - bingo! - your hard copies are no good. Better to buy from a reputable source.

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Just now, GRWatcher said:

And still not guaranteed to be good tickets. I could tear the tickets from the books to give you hard copies, then get online before you get to the gate and choose to print the tickets and - bingo! - your hard copies are no good. Better to buy from a reputable source.

Indeed. Besides just paying the price it appears some sort of trust, risk and willingness to get screwed is going to be involved.

I am not wealthy, and going to a game is amazing seats will only happen if I can find a deal and it takes a bit of time and effort but has been well worth it so far but it's becoming harder and harder.

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32 minutes ago, Cyberjag said:

Whether I'm buying or selling, I always meet in person, in a public place, and deal in cash.  If there's a lot of money involved I bring someone with me.

That's how I did it for this game which cost me close to $1K for tix. Had the lady sign a receipt with all her info (address, phone #, etc.) and ask that she bring me a copy of her driver's license. She even gave me her business card that showed that she was a VP at BOA with her work info which I verified. I felt good about this transaction but no guarantees and Craigslist is always a crap shoot as is buying off the street. 

If you need to buy off the street, make sure they are willing to walk up to the gate with you and you get in. 

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3 minutes ago, Johnny Rockets said:

That's how I did it for this game which cost me close to $1K for tix. Had the lady sign a receipt with all her info (address, phone #, etc.) and ask that she bring me a copy of her driver's license. She even gave me her business card that showed that she was a VP at BOA with her work info which I verified. I felt good about this transaction but no guarantees and Craigslist is always a crap shoot as is buying off the street. 

If you need to buy off the street, make sure they are willing to walk up to the gate with you and you get in. 

Let me get her name. I need to notify BoA who is selling their tickets to Eagles trash. 

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4 minutes ago, RoaringRiot said:

Let me get her name. I need to notify BoA who is selling their tickets to Eagles trash. 

Plus I am a card carrying, Roaring Riot member!!!! I even bought a beach towel and RR flip flops for my GF!!!! How dare you!!!! : )

No worries, I respect you and your operation enough to keep my Eagle trash friends away from your tailgate tonight. I wouldn't want them there either. 

Enjoy the game! 

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57 minutes ago, Johnny Rockets said:

Plus I am a card carrying, Roaring Riot member!!!! I even bought a beach towel and RR flip flops for my GF!!!! How dare you!!!! : )

No worries, I respect you and your operation enough to keep my Eagle trash friends away from your tailgate tonight. I wouldn't want them there either. 

Enjoy the game! 

You're always welcome my man. Even when you're wearing that ugly green

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