Just for the fun of it I went to ebay to see if anybody was selling tickets already. And look what I found!!
http://tickets.shop.ebay.com/items/E...=p3286.c0.m282
Scalper Problems are worse!
Just for the fun of it I went to ebay to see if anybody was selling tickets already. And look what I found!!
http://tickets.shop.ebay.com/items/E...=p3286.c0.m282
Those tix are not $108 face value. How is it they are permitted to sell them at that price?
Stub Hub is full of them too
http://www.stubhub.com/search/doSear...tart=0&rows=50
most of those are midfield... isn't face really high there anyway?
Either way, its still a pain in the ass to see that many being diddled. Although anyone that pays 200 for the Galaxy deserve whats coming to them
Maybe it's a good sign that so many are for sale this year. Economics 101 - It all comes down to supply and demand.
the bigger tfc and the mls get the more Scalper are going to be a Problem. hot tickets sell at high price. So the more the mls sucks the less the Scalper Problems will be.
the tickets i saw going for over $100 a piece in 117 made me want to cry. it was like row 10, aswell. ugh.
feel bad for anybody who has to buy those.
Originally Posted by Brooker
come on city of Toronto add more seats to BMO, get more real fans into the place,
They should open up the ticket trader. That way you can match STH who can't make a game with people that need tickets.
Instead some people feel they have no choice but to pay scalpers.
ticketmaster should print the name of the buyer on the ticket and you need ID to use the ticket.
they have that for season ticket holder at every mls team website and even in the epl.
They should open it to non season ticket holders.
There are empty seats at every "sold out" game, yet some people have no choice but go to scalers. If they were given a choice then the scalpers would get no business...or at least less business
it's open to everyone but they just sell out fast
How would you know? I've had tickets in that general area and have paid roughly the same amount (face value).
For a premium game, they are at most $60.
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we need Springsteen to speak out about this too
this came up last season when someone emailed a scalper.
They charged face value for the ticket and added a "ticket broker fee" to get around the law.
My mistake. It's not been uncommon for me to hold a ticket with a $100 face value at midfield like that, but you're right about these ones.
Some of the friendlies and All-star game have had high face vaules, but when a guy is wholesaling them on ebay, no chance he is a honest ticket-holder.
Animals Eaten:
pig, cow, lamb, moose, chicken, quail, kudu, ostrich, kangaroo, octopus, alligator, rabbit, shark, springbok, goat, bison, boar, caterpillars, turkey, fish, lobster, crab, oyster, prawn, antelope, camel, eel, squid
If people want to go to the games, why does it matter how they buy their tickets? If they are willing to pay more, go nuts.. it's a private transaction between the seller and buyer. I don't like scalping either nor paying a premium but no one is entitled to season tickets except those that were aware and smart enough to buy when season tickets originally went on sale.
It violates E-bay's terms and conditions. And only pushes up ticket prices.
If it was one match ... that's one thing, but he's got all his tickets up ... and he's trying to profit massively. That also violates MLSE's terms and conditions.
Nice try. The Ticket Speculation Act of Ontario states:
This Act does not apply to the sale of tickets by the proprietor of a shop or hotel stand or a servant of the proprietor when such proprietor is an agent of a theatre, opera house, public hall, or grandstand, or of the owner or promoter of a show, game, race meeting, exhibition, or amusement of any kind for the sale of tickets, and where the commission charged upon the sale of each ticket does not exceed the maximum prescribed in the Schedule to this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. T.7, s. 3.
so you can only charge a brokers fee when you are "agent of the event promoter".
Being a Scalper is against the law and so is purchasing from one!
http://www.canadalegal.com/gosite.asp?s=1892
No need with the "nice try" or giving me the ticket speculation legal crap. I am not legitimizing it whatsoever. I am just telling you what a scalper said last season when an RPB member contacted the guy to try and report him.
By the sounds of it there was a difference between a commission and broker fee as the guy was getting away with it. He even had a GST number. If I ever dig up the thread I will send it to you.
For a premium game, they are at most $60.
that's interesting.
There are prices already set for friendlies, and you can now buy single tickets in the club seats.
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if you are certain they are over charging for the tix, email ebay with proof and the listing will be taken down
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
two tickets in 104 ROW 17 for the Galaxy game (that Beckham probably wont bee in) and the guy's asking $400 for the pair.
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That chart says 2008 on top. But I assume its near the same for this season.
Animals Eaten:
pig, cow, lamb, moose, chicken, quail, kudu, ostrich, kangaroo, octopus, alligator, rabbit, shark, springbok, goat, bison, boar, caterpillars, turkey, fish, lobster, crab, oyster, prawn, antelope, camel, eel, squid
2009 pricing has been up for months: http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/t280/ti...newal/#seating
SINGLE GAME PRICES
Regular MLS Game (10) $88 $70 $55 $35 $25 $23
Premium Game (5) $112 $82 $61 $46 $39 $37
International Friendly (1) $176 $140 $110 $70 $50 $46
Canadian Championship (2) $88 $70 $55 $35 $25 $23
Slight increases - though the international friendly is far more reasonable; I was turning down tickets last year because I didn't want to pay face, might be tempted this year if it's an interesting team.
Last edited by nfitz; 02-08-2009 at 07:36 PM.
I saw that. I had half a mind to ask the question of the seller "If Beckham doesn't stay with LA, will you sell these to me for $2?
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