================================================ Subject: Re: Creed tickets! From: "Lee Reed" To: Date: Sat 12 Jan 2002 00:23:35 -0500 ================================================ no shit? dang, if every band did that...just think of what it could do for real fans...we'd be able to get tickets! Lee >From: Debbi >Reply-To: Debbi >To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM >Subject: Re: Creed tickets! >Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 23:59:28 -0800 > >Another reason to love hootie. They've been known to void the known >blocks of scalped tickets, issue face value refunds for those that >return them and resell the blocks at a true face value. HA! > >-----Original Message----- >From: Creed Discussion List [mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On >Behalf Of Verrronica Smith >Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 8:25 AM >To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM >Subject: Re: Creed tickets! > > >In a message dated 1/8/02 11:08:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, >swhite@TUCKER-USA.COM writes: > > > > >EBAY (going rate is $100+ per ticket... face value means dick there... >but >if you bid the claimed face value, the auction stops there, and it's >yours) >Scalpers (see EBAY for details) > > > > This is true, but for some reason, the scalper seem to manage to >circumvent this law by claiming outrageous face values on the tickets. >For instance, this set of tickets for the PA show > >eBay > item >1316974967 (Ends Jan-08-02 09:45:26 PST ) - CREED 2 GA Floor Tickets >Philadelphia use this disclaimer: > >Due to laws regulating ticket sales in this area, the seller in this >auction will not accept any bids above the total face value printed on >each ticket(s)$199.00 each [plus 25%__ permitted in PA]. Do not bid more >than this amount for the pair. Bids that exceed this amount are void and >will be canceled by the seller. The seller will end the auction if, and >when, this price is met. > >Obviously, the face value on these tickets is not $199.00 each.....yet >all ticket sellers have used a similar disclaimer in there descriptions. >Frankly, I think you could e-mail the seller, and threaten them with >legal action if they don't sell them to you at the REAL face value + any >percentage over, allowed by state. In PA it's 25% over face >value....the highest allowed by any state. In Michigan, there is no >amount over face value allowed. > > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp