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NEWS ABOUT: StubHub

StubHub stories: 6 news summaries

 Want a Yankees 
 Ticket? Shell 
 Out $1,000 

Sky high prices at Yankee Stadium are record for resellers

Nov 4, 09 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The average fan might need a loan to snap up one of the thousands of tickets available for tonight’s Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. The cheapest seats are going for $550 online, the Daily News reports, but the online average is above $1,000.... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • resales • StubHub • baseball • ticket prices • 2009 World Series

 EBay Bans 
 Inaugural 
 Ticket Sales 

Pressure from Congress over scalpers, counterfeit invitations

Nov 14, 08 6:20 AM CST
(Newser) - EBay and StubHub have removed offers for tickets to the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama from their websites. Tickets to the inauguration, a free but invitation-only event, have been offered for as much as $7,500, reports the Los Angeles Times. Some 240,000 people will attend the event outside... More »

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eBay • Dianne Feinstein • StubHub • inauguration • tickets • President Obama • Inauguration Day • U.S. Capitol • Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

Ticketmaster Pays $265M for Online Scalper

Purchase signals major shift in resellers' business model

Jan 15, 08 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Fans who once turned to scalpers for last-minute seats can now hit up ... Ticketmaster? In a sure sign of the online ticket resale boom, the sports and entertainment behemoth will buy TicketsNow, the second-largest online ticket reseller, reports the Wall Street Journal. "Clients who five years ago were not... More »

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Ticketmaster • StubHub • scalpers • IAC • TicketsNow • ticket resellers

Giants Fans Intercept the Green for Pats Historic Day

Playoff spot nailed, so NY fans cash in on tix

Dec 26, 07 3:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of New York ticket  holders are banking on the Giants losing next Saturday to the undefeated Patriots—or at least that's what they're telling New England fans who are snapping up unwanted tickets online for big bucks. With New York's playoff berth already secure and many starters likely to... More »

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NFL • eBay • New England Patriots • ticket • New York Giants • StubHub • scalping

Patriots Get Names of Web Ticket Sellers

StubHub says move to curb scalpers violates customer privacy

Oct 19, 07 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Mass state court has given the New England Patriots the names of people who bought and sold the team's tickets on the StubHub website. The team is suing the site, owned by eBay, because reselling tickets for profit is technically illegal (though the law is rarely enforced). StubHub and... More »

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eBay • New England Patriots • online privacy • ticket • StubHub

eBay Posts Big Growth but Net Loss Thanks to Skype

Skype write-down takes byte out of auction company

Oct 18, 07 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - EBay reported strong growth in some sectors despite posting a $936 million net loss for the third quarter, reports the Wall Street Journal. Most of the loss is due to the company writing down internet calling company Skype by $1.39 billion after eBay found it difficult to make money... More »

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eBay • earnings reports • Skype • third quarter earnings • PayPal • StubHub

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