Lady Jet Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I always thought this was more legit than buying from Ebay? http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2006/11/23/patriots_sue_ticket_reseller_stubhub_in_move_to_fight_scalping/ Patriots sue ticket reseller StubHub in move to fight scalping November 23, 2006 BOSTON --In a move to fight scalping, the New England Patriots have sued ticket reseller StubHub Inc., claiming the company encourages fans to break the state's anti-scalping law and violate the team's ban on reselling Patriots ticket for a profit. Article Tools Printer friendly The suit, filed Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Court, also names two people who allegedly resold their season tickets on StubHub after they were revoked by the team, and 50 unnamed season ticket holders whom the team said illegally resold their tickets on StubHub, The Boston Globe reported. The Patriots are seeking three times the revenue brought in by StubHub and the other defendants, plus an injunction against further re-sales of Patriots tickets on the StubHub Web site. StubHub told the Globe in a statement that it could not comment on the suit, since it had not received it as of Wednesday night. But the company said it's entered partnerships with other NFL teams and said it has sufficient protections to prevent fraud and abuse. "StubHub is a champion for the rights of fans to be able to gain access to tickets for events they want to see and a platform to sell the tickets they cannot use," the statement said. "Every individual is subject to our user agreement which obligates them to abide by their local and state regulations with respect to ticket resale." Ticket re-sales have boomed in recent years as the Internet has allowed sellers to easily reach a broad audience. StubHub, eBay and Craigslist are among the largest Web sites reselling millions of tickets worth billions of dollars. States such as Florida and New York have recently scrapped or relaxed anti-scalping laws, but scalping is still illegal in Massachusetts -- though the law is rarely enforced. The law limits ticket reselling businesses to markups of $2 above face value, plus various service charges. On the StubHub site Wednesday night, tickets to the Patriots weekend game with the Chicago Bears with a face value of $125 were being offered for $754. Sideline seats with a face value of $59 were for sale at $205 State Rep. Michael Morrissey, D-Quincy, said the current law is "obviously not working." "I applaud the actions of the Patriots, but the question is, how does that stop the guy on the corner from reselling the ticket?" he said. "They'd never know about it if the person didn't list the ticket on StubHub." The Patriots attorney Daniel Goldberg acknowledged there are many ways to resell tickets. But he said StubHub is a particularly troublesome offender that encourages ticket holders to resell, often at inflated prices and without warning buyers that the tickets they purchase may not be honored by the club. For instance, revoked season tickets have been sold on StubHub with no warning to the buyer that the tickets might not be valid at Gillette Stadium. "Our experience is that as the listings on StubHub have increased, so also have the number of people who show up at the stadium with invalid tickets," Goldberg said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 The PAts are now listing Stub Hub as questionable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I've used Stub Hub a lot over the last couple of years. As people get greedier, It's getting a little crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Dumb question -how could you enforce scalping illegal in Massachusetts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Stub Hub or ebay always works for me -- itsd the best way for an out of state non season ticket holder to score tickets -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 The Pats have an ironfist clamp on the control of tickets. As a Season Ticket Holder I would never post my tix on stubhub or ebay. The Pats have revoked season tickets in the past from ebay posters (and won appeals in court). The Pats have a "Ticket Exchange" setup where us season ticket holders and waiting list members can buy tickets from each other. If I use this service I am "covered" if the person who buys my tickets get ejected. Because of the huge waiting list, the Pats don't think twice before revoking season tickets. That's why I gave 4H & 124 the "Don't get kicked out" speech a couple of times before the last Pats/Jets game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Jet Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 The Pats have a "Ticket Exchange" setup where us season ticket holders and waiting list members can buy tickets from each other. Ahh, ok. Ticket Exchange, I was confusing that with the StubHub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 I don't get it. I remember Stub Hub info. being included with our tix for the last couple of seasons. Why would it be endorsed if it's a fraudulent rip off and/or would put a season ticket holder's ownership in jeopardy? I never sell or give my tickets to anyone I don't know or trust due to the latter part of the last sentence. I would rip the throat out of anyone who put me in that position after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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