Is Stubhub legit?--need quick answer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ticketmaster owns it I think

I thought ebay bought it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Then probably some of those folks re-selling their tix.

I'd try the public first. You can always pay the stubhub market rate if you strike out.

It seems I can get better seats than I will when it goes to the public. Since it's a special gift I don't want nosebleeds for this. I don't mind paying more as long as the tickets are actually legit. -OP

You don't know unless you try. The StubHub tickets will be there if they strike out. Try not to support the scalpers unless you have to. Those are scalpers' tickets. Regular ticket buyers rarely post on StubHub that fast.

OP said there were presales, so I'd imagine there are lots of tickets on there that are not from scalpers, but from presales.

Same thing. The scalpers are the ones who buy presale tickets to then sell them on StubHub. Regular buyers do not buy for personal use and then decide to sell them that quickly. These are scalpers' tickets.

[Anonymous]

Stubhub is great. I use it to unload tix I buy on Amex pre sale (sting, billy Joel) and make a little extra. Kind of fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stubhub is great. I use it to unload tix I buy on Amex pre sale (sting, billy Joel) and make a little extra. Kind of fun.

And I'm not a pro scalper at all. I sell 2 tix 3 times per year. Basically it pays for me to attend the concert.

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Anonymous wrote:Then probably some of those folks re-selling their tix.

I'd try the public first. You can always pay the stubhub market rate if you strike out.

It seems I can get better seats than I will when it goes to the public. Since it's a special gift I don't want nosebleeds for this. I don't mind paying more as long as the tickets are actually legit. -OP

You don't know unless you try. The StubHub tickets will be there if they strike out. Try not to support the scalpers unless you have to. Those are scalpers' tickets. Regular ticket buyers rarely post on StubHub that fast.

OP said there were presales, so I'd imagine there are lots of tickets on there that are not from scalpers, but from presales.

Same thing. The scalpers are the ones who buy presale tickets to then sell them on StubHub. Regular buyers do not buy for personal use and then decide to sell them that quickly. These are scalpers' tickets.

Not true at all. Silly goose.

[Anonymous]

The greatest thing about stubhub is that it allows you to pick your exact seat at the market rate. I would rather pay a little more for a front section row or aisle seat that I want rather than best available from tix master. No hidden fees either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stubhub is great. I use it to unload tix I buy on Amex pre sale (sting, billy Joel) and make a little extra. Kind of fun.

And I'm not a pro scalper at all. I sell 2 tix 3 times per year. Basically it pays for me to attend the concert.

You're a scalper. Most aren't "pro."

[Anonymous]

So yesterday I tried to buy tickets via the Amex presale before I forgot that I don't have an Amex anymore. The only seats available were nosebleeds. Is it reasonable to expect that there will be better seats available when they go on sale to the public?

I'm concerned that I'll wait for them to go on sale to the public, not be able to get good seats and the same will happen to many people and there will be a run on Stubhub and I'll be SOL there too. I normally wouldn't care so much, but this is an event DH has been wanting to go to forever but it's been too expensive so we haven't done it. Now I have the opportunity to surprise him with it for his birthday.

-OP

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Anonymous wrote:Then probably some of those folks re-selling their tix.

I'd try the public first. You can always pay the stubhub market rate if you strike out.

It seems I can get better seats than I will when it goes to the public. Since it's a special gift I don't want nosebleeds for this. I don't mind paying more as long as the tickets are actually legit. -OP

You don't know unless you try. The StubHub tickets will be there if they strike out. Try not to support the scalpers unless you have to. Those are scalpers' tickets. Regular ticket buyers rarely post on StubHub that fast.

OP said there were presales, so I'd imagine there are lots of tickets on there that are not from scalpers, but from presales.

Same thing. The scalpers are the ones who buy presale tickets to then sell them on StubHub. Regular buyers do not buy for personal use and then decide to sell them that quickly. These are scalpers' tickets.

Not true at all. Silly goose.

Of course it's true. Don't kid yourself. Most sincere buyers do not re-list on StubHub for profit before the regular tickets even go on sale. Pay a scalper if you want, but know that's what you're doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So yesterday I tried to buy tickets via the Amex presale before I forgot that I don't have an Amex anymore. The only seats available were nosebleeds. Is it reasonable to expect that there will be better seats available when they go on sale to the public?

I'm concerned that I'll wait for them to go on sale to the public, not be able to get good seats and the same will happen to many people and there will be a run on Stubhub and I'll be SOL there too. I normally wouldn't care so much, but this is an event DH has been wanting to go to forever but it's been too expensive so we haven't done it. Now I have the opportunity to surprise him with it for his birthday.

-OP

Yes, better tickets will be on sale during the regular sale. You don't need to worry about being SOL at StubHub. What concert is it? Billy Joel? You will be able to get tickets via StubHub even the day of the concert.

[Anonymous]

There is a market for scalped tickets.

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Anonymous wrote:So yesterday I tried to buy tickets via the Amex presale before I forgot that I don't have an Amex anymore. The only seats available were nosebleeds. Is it reasonable to expect that there will be better seats available when they go on sale to the public?

I'm concerned that I'll wait for them to go on sale to the public, not be able to get good seats and the same will happen to many people and there will be a run on Stubhub and I'll be SOL there too. I normally wouldn't care so much, but this is an event DH has been wanting to go to forever but it's been too expensive so we haven't done it. Now I have the opportunity to surprise him with it for his birthday.

-OP

Yes, better tickets will be on sale during the regular sale. You don't need to worry about being SOL at StubHub. What concert is it? Billy Joel? You will be able to get tickets via StubHub even the day of the concert.

Yup, you guessed it. Billy Joel. DH would love to go to the show. I just don't want to end up spending hundreds for seats in the 400 sections. I also don't want to show up to the concert and have the tickets I bought from Stubhub be a scam. I read some scary reviews. I know that's not everyone's experience, but it would really suck. -OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So yesterday I tried to buy tickets via the Amex presale before I forgot that I don't have an Amex anymore. The only seats available were nosebleeds. Is it reasonable to expect that there will be better seats available when they go on sale to the public?

I'm concerned that I'll wait for them to go on sale to the public, not be able to get good seats and the same will happen to many people and there will be a run on Stubhub and I'll be SOL there too. I normally wouldn't care so much, but this is an event DH has been wanting to go to forever but it's been too expensive so we haven't done it. Now I have the opportunity to surprise him with it for his birthday.

-OP

If it's that important to you, and the Stubhub tickets are at a price you're willing to pay, I'd go ahead and lock them down on Stubhub. That's how the market works. Those with more capacity for risk may end up paying less for their tickets, but also may end up with bad seats or nothing at all. Prices will go up as the event gets closer and then will go down again right before (maybe). That said, I do suspect that they've held back some good seats for the public sale, but how the ticketing systems work has always been a black box.

[Anonymous]

I only buy tickets from stubhub. Usually because we don't decide to go until the week of the event. I've never had illegit tickets.

[Anonymous]

Ok. I have stubhub tickets in my cart ready to just push "pay" and I'll see what I can get in 3 minutes when it opens to the public. Stubhub tickets seem to good to be true which makes me nervous. Still $200 each, so maybe not?