Is Stubhub legit?--need quick answer

[Anonymous]

I am getting ready to buy tickets as a special gift. Tickets go on sale to the public today. I checked stubhub and there are already tickets to the event on there. I've never bought tickets there before--is it legit? How can I prevent being scammed?

If it's legit then I'll just buy the tickets on there and be done with it but I don't want to lose hundreds and risk getting to the event and not being able to get in.

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Yea

[Anonymous]

Stubhub in general is legit. They have a guarantee--you will not be out money. (Though if their security system fails and you end up without good tix it's possible you could find yourself with the refund rather than a seat at the show.)

If they have tix on their site before the public on-sale, though, that seems fishy. Unless there was a pre-sale (to amex holders, fan clubs, whatever) and some of those are on already?

"Ticket brokers" like to post online sales "on spec" -- selling tickets they don't have yet, and then going out and finding tickets to fill those orders. But Stubhub shouldn't be allowing that.

[Anonymous]

ticketmaster owns it I think

[Anonymous]

Stubhub is legit. Have bought tickets numerous times with no issues.

[Anonymous]

Stubhub is legit, but if there are already tickets on there, those are from professional scalpers via presales. You don't want to support the scalpers so try to get your tickets the regular way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stubhub in general is legit. They have a guarantee--you will not be out money. (Though if their security system fails and you end up without good tix it's possible you could find yourself with the refund rather than a seat at the show.)

If they have tix on their site before the public on-sale, though, that seems fishy. Unless there was a pre-sale (to amex holders, fan clubs, whatever) and some of those are on already?

"Ticket brokers" like to post online sales "on spec" -- selling tickets they don't have yet, and then going out and finding tickets to fill those orders. But Stubhub shouldn't be allowing that.

There was an Amex presale. Of course the year I get rid of my Amex!! -OP

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

You really should try to get them yourself first. Then, if you can't get good ones, go with Stubhub.

Btw--the reason there are tickets there already is because there are always presales before the general public date.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

[Anonymous]

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