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I found someone on craigslist wiling to sell me 4 NYE tickets in the East gate for 550 for all 4. He said he could transfer the tickets to me via, ticketmaster. Can I trust this? Anyone ever done this?
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Yea if he is actually doing that, it sounds like it works great. Once you accept the tickets from him, his tickets, whether electronic or hard will be voided and new Printable tickets will be issued to you. Just gotta make sure the tickets transfer before you give him any money.
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Okay cool, I would plan on using payola to pay for the tickets. So in any event of a problem. I can get my money back
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Ticketmaster just told me that even if the tickets are fake they can not refund me any of the money. So basically if they're fake i'm out 500 bucks.
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If they're fake they won't be able to transfer cuz they're not real tickets.. If they're transferred can't see you being out 500$
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Yea how can he transfer fake tickets via ticketmaster? Unless he transfers tickets to something else and you don't verify. Does anyone know how Paypal really protects you? If I make an account that I don't plan on using again, what's Paypal going to do if I say you're lying about the tickets being fake?
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Anything too good to be true is, as is his deal. DO NOT TRUST IT. If they were real, they would be on Ebay for $1500.
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Yeah run away - 4 for $550 doesnt jive
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PayPal will shaft you too! My wife was riped off on some shoes and PayPal made her jump through hoops and still no refund! Tell that jack ass with the tickets to eat a bag of limp dicks!
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Why does $550 for 4 tickets seem impossible for everybody? That's above face value. It's low for scalpers, but maybe this guy just isn't trying to make a ton of money. Ticketmaster transfer is pretty safe afaik
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As long as he is cool with sending the tickets first so you can get the email, verify the tickets on your TM account and then send the money, I don't see a problem. If he wants the money first, don't do it. Even if it's not a scam, don't do it if you don't have the tickets on your ticketmaster account.
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wow just sounds plain fishythose tickets are worth more than that
phans dont go to craigslist to help out other phans. id drive to his house and pick up the tickets...
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I assume you're looking at your local Craigslist? If that's the case, ask to meet somewhere public with free wifi, bring a laptop and do the exchange in front of each other. You can verify the transfer and he can verify your Paypal transfer.
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Or just do the ticket transfer. I love how everyone shoots down the idea without having a CLUE how it works.
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LOL @ ANYONE who would consider making this deal. Have you checked stubhub lately? The worst seat in the house is going for 250. Selling tickets on stubhub is way too easy (not that I've scalped, just sporting events etc). So why on earth would this guy who has these so called NYE tix go through the trouble of dealing with western union or money transfers when he could simply list them on stubhub and get way more out of it. I just had a friend get ripped off 400 bucks this same way, via ticketmaster transfer, and that was 400 for 2 NYE tickets. 550 for 4 NYE's is just a flat out scam.
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Hope you get ripped off, n00b.
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Could someone please explain how its possible to be ripped off via Ticketmaster transfer? I was under the impression it was completely safe and was the best way to sell tickets...
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@Friedmann said:
Could someone please explain how its possible to be ripped off via Ticketmaster transfer? I was under the impression it was completely safe and was the best way to sell tickets...technically you can't, but i promise you that when op asks the seller to transfer the tickets before money changes hands, he'll tell him no. my buddy got screwed on some weird western union policy that he didn't know about, allowing the seller to scam him. he thought it was a safe sale, and that the seller wouldn't have access to his cash until the tickets had been transferred, he was wrong.
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Listen I did not make the deal nor am I a noob. I worked for cashortrade.org this summer, for Brando and Dusty. I know a lot about ticket sales and right now im not turning away any possibilities for cheap nye tickets. So chill. If you cant be constructive, than why be negative? Peace
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Way to be part of the scalping problem.
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I don't trust craigslist unless I'm meeting them in person. I had $150 stolen from me over the summer trying to score Oak Mountain tickets. My feelings and ego had never been so hurt.
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I've seen the functionality, its simple. On the ticketmaster info page for your event there is a link that allows you to transfer the tickets. I don't know why everyone thinks this deal is "too good to be true" he's still paying substantially over face. If the person is willing to do the ticketmaster transfer before getting the money, I don't see how you could get burned on this OP.
Good luck!
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@harroldHOOD said:
Craigslist explicitly states not to EVER use Western Union, as it's constantly used as a scamming tool because of the limited protection that they offer. So as long as he's willing to accept money through PayPal, there is literally nothing to worry about. This sounds much more reasonable then giving some random dude $250 in cash and getting a printout ticket.
I've seen the functionality, its simple. On the ticketmaster info page for your event there is a link that allows you to transfer the tickets.My thoughts exactly on everyone freaking out over this. Pay him through PayPal, and if the dude doesn't transfer the tickets within a day or two, then call up PayPal and get your money back.
I don't know why everyone thinks this deal is "too good to be true" he's still paying substantially over face. If the person is willing to do the ticketmaster transfer before getting the money, I don't see how you could get burned on this OP.
Good luck!
Craigslist explicitly states not to EVER use Western Union, as it's constantly used as a scamming tool because of the limited protection that they offer. So as long as he's willing to accept money through PayPal, there is literally nothing to worry about. This sounds much more reasonable then giving some random dude $250 in cash and getting a printout ticket.
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@JNap05 way to judge someone for doing what they want with their own money.
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Ticket transfer works...one of the safest ways to ensure your the tickets aren't bunk! Hope you get in the building OP!
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lemme get this dudes info and I will feel it out for ya.
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I think everyone is just upset about the whole NYE run situation. I took my time to check this dude out and the ticketmaster transfer system. Didn't like it, did not do it. I posted this thread because there has never been a thread about this ticketmaster system, I figured it would not only help me but give others information on the system. All of you who jumped down my throat, why do you come on .Net? To be obnoxious and rude? That's sad. Thanks to all of you with helpful post. I'm done starting threads and posting on this site for awhile. You've all been so helpful through my times of hardship, and I want to thank all of you for that. Good luck with your shows everyone and happy holidays!Pibbs
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@Pibbs said: I think everyone is just upset about the whole NYE run situation. I took my time to check this dude out and the ticketmaster transfer system. Didn't like it, did not do it. I posted this thread because there has never been a thread about this ticketmaster system, I figured it would not only help me but give others information on the system. All of you who jumped down my throat, why do you come on .Net? To be obnoxious and rude? That's sad. Thanks to all of you with helpful post. I'm done starting threads and posting on this site for awhile. You've all been so helpful through my times of hardship, and I want to thank all of you for that. Good luck with your shows everyone and happy holidays! PibbsGood luck with your shows too! FWIW, I enjoy reading your posts so don't go away for too long
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I just thought of a pretty messed up scam that could definitely work, even with TM hard stubs that people may want to keep an eye out for.Lets say I bought two tickets for NYE via TM and got hard stubs. They mail me the tickets and I have them in hand.
Now I go onto my TM account, transfer the tickets to a friend (or some other fake account I set up that I can access).
Once they accept the tickets, my order is voided and the tickets are garbage and the person who got the transfer now has new tickets to print at home.
BUT, you still have those hard TM tickets that are now voided. Sure they wont scan, but they are still a REAL TM ticket with all the correct info.
WHAT is stopping some douche bag from transferring the tickets to his other account, and then selling the NOW VOIDED tickets for above face, or even for face outside the venue, or on ebay/craigslist. Unless you called (which you should always do) and made sure the tickets were valid, there would be NO way of knowing they are fake because they aren't fake, just voided.\
Be careful, this transfer thing could turn into one BIG scam.
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@Chilly said: I just thought of a pretty messed up scam that could definitely work, even with TM hard stubs that people may want to keep an eye out for.I would think that if the person that ended up with the voided out tickets went to TM and they said they were sold or given to them, they would tarnish your account with TM (the one where you had a valid credit card) and could black list you/your valid CC for future sales...
Lets say I bought two tickets for NYE via TM and got hard stubs. They mail me the tickets and I have them in hand.
Now I go onto my TM account, transfer the tickets to a friend (or some other fake account I set up that I can access).
Once they accept the tickets, my order is voided and the tickets are garbage and the person who got the transfer now has new tickets to print at home.
BUT, you still have those hard TM tickets that are now voided. Sure they wont scan, but they are still a REAL TM ticket with all the correct info.
WHAT is stopping some douche bag from transferring the tickets to his other account, and then selling the NOW VOIDED tickets for above face, or even for face outside the venue, or on ebay/craigslist. Unless you called (which you should always do) and made sure the tickets were valid, there would be NO way of knowing they are fake because they aren't fake, just voided.\
Be careful, this transfer thing could turn into one BIG scam.
Sure you may get over once, but it would catch up to you in the long run if you tried it multiple times....Plus, they (TM) could file charges against you as the original ticket holder for not destroying the tickets in the first place...(i'm sure that would be a clause within the agreement of the transfer)
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