Judge: Sox fan can sue ticket reseller

[pats1]

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/06/08/judge_fan_can_sue_sox_ticket_reseller/?p1=MEWell_Pos2

Judge: Fan can sue Sox ticket reseller

Case over boosting of prices could put firms out of business

By Bruce Mohl, Globe Staff | June 8, 2006

A consumer who balked at paying a Weymouth ticket reseller $500 for a Red Sox-Yankees ticket at Fenway Park with a face value of $80 is entitled to sue the reseller under the state's Consumer Protection Act, a Quincy District Court judge ruled yesterday.

The decision, by Judge Mark S. Coven, merely allows the case against Admit One Ticket Agency to proceed to trial, but the wording of the ruling could spell trouble for ticket resellers.

The state's antiscalping law bars resellers from charging more than $2 above the ticket's face value, plus certain service charges. Ticket resellers have gotten away with charging far more because the state Department of Public Safety, which licenses ticket resellers, has never enforced the law.

Ever wonder where all the Pats tickets went after the 10:00 AM sale on May 13th?

http://www.stubhub.com/new-england-patriots-tickets/?event_id=279918

The lowest price is $108 for an SRO seat - more than double face value.

There's also one seat in the 100s going for $353 - nearly triple face value.

 

[dryheat44]

This can only be a good thing.

 

[JR4]

nm .. disregard

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

This is the big thing that pisses off the Pissah about Kraft & the entire NFL. There's a 'wink wink' process whereby agents for Stub Hub et. al. all buy season ticket seats and resell them at outrageous markups far exceeding any handling costs. Meanwhile, if my season tickets buddy with seats front row on the Pats 45 behind the D resells any game that he can't attend (like outa town on a business trip) he risks losing his tickets.

I hope the suit is successful.