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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.trust me, i feel the same way. I work in downtown hartford and walk by a "broker" office almost every day for lunch. I just want to go in there and punch the guy!
It is scalping and it is against the law, that's why the Patriots sued StubHub and got a list of clients.Divisional tickets for a game sidelines...about 800 per ticket..how is that not scalping or aganst the law?? its like the dam oil companies screwing us over..:bricks:
It is scalping and it is against the law, that's why the Patriots sued StubHub and got a list of clients.
I never heard anything after they got the list of names.did they ever like revoke their privladges or anything?
I never heard anything after they got the list of names.
All Stubhub does is put people who are looking for tickets in contact with people who are selling the tickets. The price is set by the holder of the tickets. Stubhub will charge you 10% of the price. So if someone is selling a ticket for $800, you will have to pay an extra $80 to buy the ticket plus whatever service charge there is.
Scalping is not illegal. Scalping and not paying sales tax on the higher ticket price is illegal. Scalping can violate the ticket license and void the ticket. But the crime is not paying tax.
That's not true. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 140, Section 185A (http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/140-185a.htm) prevents ticket resale without a license. Getting a license only allows a business to charge $2 over the face value, plus "reasonable fees". The law isn't actively enforced, but it's on the books and makes the act of scalping itself illegal.Scalping is not illegal. Scalping and not paying sales tax on the higher ticket price is illegal. Scalping can violate the ticket license and void the ticket. But the crime is not paying tax.
That's not true. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 140, Section 185A (http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/140-185a.htm) prevents ticket resale without a license. Getting a license only allows a business to charge $2 over the face value, plus "reasonable fees". The law isn't actively enforced, but it's on the books and makes the act of scalping itself illegal.
The Krafts, almost alone among NFL owners, tried to take a stand on professional ticket scalping by suing Stubhub: http://www.boston.com/sports/footba...r_in_effort_to_fight_scalping/?p1=MEWell_Pos5
Many posters here pilloried the Krafts, saying they were "suing their own fan's". How someone that buys season tickets and sells everyone of them at 3-10x face value is defined as a "fan" escapes me ..... but facts are always inconvenient ....
Anyone know what happened to this lawsuit ? It's obvious that nothing has changed.
R