[Pedro]

Hey Guys,

I am visiting New York this week and I would like to go to Friday's game against the Mariners. Of course, I don't have tickets (it's all sold out) and I was wondering if there is a store/ticket exchange where scalpers put up their tickets for sale a day before the game.

If not, how much of a premium am I expected to pay if I buy from a scalper on game day?

Comments appreciated,

Thanks.

Pedro

[Crayzee]

http://www.stubhub.com/

[Pedro]

Thanks for the link Crayzee but I was looking for a place where I can pick it up in person.

Pedro

[Deuce]

Big black guys standing near the entrance.

[Panic]

compaq dikk

[Willie Bee]

I bought 'em on line at their MLB.com site, printed them out at my desk. Hard to beat that for convenience.

[CrazyLou]

Originally Posted by Willie Bee

I bought 'em on line at their MLB.com site, printed them out at my desk. Hard to beat that for convenience.

I ordered them through their site as well, but technically it is through Ticketmaster. They were delivered already, was a bitch finding decent seats everything was sold out. Got tickets for two games in May and June.

[Willie Bee]

Yeah, tickemaster handles all of the stuff at the MLB.com site I guess. Always love the tack-on's when you buy through them, with the Yankees ticket coming with a $5.60 "convenience charge" plus another few dollars "shipping" to my e-mail address

At least it wasn't hard to find a decent seat for the May 8 afternoon game I'm going to next week.

[LVHerbie]

Originally Posted by Crayzee

http://www.stubhub.com/

Stubhub (along with most other ticket brokers) are a huge ripoff... They take advantage of the people who think "I might get to the event and not be able to find tickets so I better get them now" ... These places know they have time to get rid of their tickets so they going to rip you off if you try and buy way in advance... 9 times out of 10 you are better off trying to go to the event and buying them in person...
Unless there is a sudden increase in demand (say an unexpected game becoming a marque game) ticket prices are typically going to cheaper right before the event then in advance...

[Willie Bee]

Originally Posted by LVHerbie

They take advantage of the people who think "I might get to the event and not be able to find tickets so I better get them now"

I agree in the sense I hate flying into some locale without a ticket already in hand. The extra $10 I spent on-line to buy the seat is well worth it to me to have something going into the park on a weekday afternoon.

[AgainstAllOdds]

Originally Posted by LVHerbie

Stubhub (along with most other ticket brokers) are a huge ripoff... They take advantage of the people who think "I might get to the event and not be able to find tickets so I better get them now" ... These places know they have time to get rid of their tickets so they going to rip you off if you try and buy way in advance... 9 times out of 10 you are better off trying to go to the event and buying them in person...
Unless there is a sudden increase in demand (say an unexpected game becoming a marque game) ticket prices are typically going to cheaper right before the event then in advance...

Yea but those guys at the gate can be the shadiest people in the world...Everytime I think about it, I always think about the final scene from "Fever Pitch" where she buys the tickets outside the gate and then tried to buy a ticket back from her...scalpers can be cockboys.