Anyone use an online ticket broker ever?

[Penguinfan]

First of all, no Stubhub. Stubhub can suck it with all the fees they charge, but I have heard of people getting pretty good deals on tickets right before game time on other sites and I would go to a few more Pens playoff games if tickets weren't crazy expensive.

If you want to sit in the lower level tickets on Ticketmaster (not resell, just regular tickets) are over $200 each a game.

I'm usually around town on game days so I'd go to the game if I got a good price on a ticket and I've had people tell me they wait until half an hour before the game and get tickets on Seat Geek (I think) for much less than face value as people get desperate to sell at that point. While I have had some success with the "Who need two" crowd outside the arena I really don't like that route.

My question is how quick you get the ticket and are there certain sites that you can use your phone app to get scanned into the game? Obviously if at a bar in town I don't have a printer with me so I'd need electronic access. Is that an arena by arena thing or is it up to the reseller or is it random????

Anyone have any experience with this type of thing?

Thanks for any replies.

 

[MadJack]

First of all, no Stubhub. Stubhub can suck it with all the fees they charge, but I have heard of people getting pretty good deals on tickets right before game time on other sites and I would go to a few more Pens playoff games if tickets weren't crazy expensive.

If you want to sit in the lower level tickets on Ticketmaster (not resell, just regular tickets) are over $200 each a game.

I'm usually around town on game days so I'd go to the game if I got a good price on a ticket and I've had people tell me they wait until half an hour before the game and get tickets on Seat Geek (I think) for much less than face value as people get desperate to sell at that point. While I have had some success with the "Who need two" crowd outside the arena I really don't like that route.

My question is how quick you get the ticket and are there certain sites that you can use your phone app to get scanned into the game? Obviously if at a bar in town I don't have a printer with me so I'd need electronic access. Is that an arena by arena thing or is it up to the reseller or is it random????

Anyone have any experience with this type of thing?

Thanks for any replies.

I've used eBay many times without any problems. I've had overnight delivery and local meets to get the tickets. Also, Ravens have a message forum as I'm sure the Pittsburgh teams do. Just post that you are in need of tickets and I bet you can score.

 

[Penguinfan]

I've used eBay many times without any problems. I've had overnight delivery and local meets to get the tickets. Also, Ravens have a message forum as I'm sure the Pittsburgh teams do. Just post that you are in need of tickets and I bet you can score.

The Pens ticket sales team is a joke, I mean an absolute joke. You can't post on the team"s message board about wanting ticket because they actually have their own resell site via Ticketmaster that doesn't allow tickets to be sold under face value. YET in order to keep the silly sellout streak alive any unsold tickets the day of the game go to something called "Student Rush" where they let kids with a college ID buy the tickets for $35. Let me tell you how much that chaps my ass.

A lot.

Getting tickets isn't problem, I'd just go to more games if I could get them for $50-$80 instead of $200+ or even $125 to sit way up high.

I've used EBAY in the past but I've always had to be home to print out the tickets. I'd like to be at the bar/casino and buy a ticket on my phone for $75 and just get scanned in on a mobile app if possible.

 

[vinnie]

I've used EBAY in the past but I've always had to be home to print out the tickets. I'd like to be at the bar/casino and buy a ticket on my phone for $75 and just get scanned in on a mobile app if possible.

We got flash seats out here love it :0074