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NEWS ABOUT: tickets

tickets stories: 16 news summaries
HUMOR ALERT

Foul-Mouthed Ticket Scalper Talks Crime, Punishment

Time-wasting cops 'should be fired'

Oct 30, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adrian Chen found the ticket scalper with possibly the dirtiest mouth on the New York circuit and convinced him to do an interview for Gawker . He expounds on would-be sex-trading ticket buyer Susan Finkelstein, New York sports fans, and more:
  • On Finkelstein: "Every one of those cops
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Philadelphia Phillies • New York Yankees • World Series • concert • scalpers • baseball • ticket sales • tickets • Susan Finkelstein



 Redskins Drop Suit 
 Against Granny Who 
 Defaulted on Seats  

72-year-old fan let off the hook for $66K judgment

Sep 5, 09 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Washington Redskins have relented and told a court to drop a $66,000 judgment against a grandmother who defaulted on a contract to buy season tickets, the Washington Post reports. Pat Hill, a 72-year-old real-estate agent, couldn't afford to make payments after the housing market crash and is among... More »

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NFL • Washington Redskins • football • lawsuit • tickets • sports fans • National Football League

 Redskins Sue 
 Cash-Strapped 
 Fans, Win Millions 

Team has sued 125 fans, made $2 million

Sep 3, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over the last 5 years, the Washington Redskins have won $2 million in judgments after suing 125 season ticket holders who wanted out of their multiyear contracts, the Washington Post reports. Many say they’re loyal fans who simply fell on hard times, but the Redskins insist that lawsuits are... More »

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sports • NFL • Washington Redskins • football • lawsuit • default • tickets • financial crisis • sports fans • National Football League • pro football


 What Not to Put on Plastic 


Jul 12, 09 5:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Credit card companies know more about you than you think—and if they think you're financially stressed, you're in trouble. American Public Media lists 10 "red-flag" purchases that you shouldn't make with plastic unless you want to give your credit card company the jitters.
  • Traffic tickets: These
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credit card • default • bill • tickets • credit card accounts • bargain shopper

Madoff's Mets Tix Sell for $7,500 on eBay

600% profit on seats to home opener will help repay victims

Apr 13, 09 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Bernard Madoff investment has finally made an honest profit, the New York Daily News reports. The Ponzi kingpin's pair of tickets for the New York Mets home opener tonight, face value $525 each, sold for $7,500 after a fierce eBay bidding war. Along with revenue from the sale... More »

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eBay • New York Mets • Ponzi scheme • baseball • tickets • Bernard Madoff

Boss Rips Ticketmaster for 'Scalping' Tickets

Springsteen says ticket company's practice was a conflict of interest

Feb 5, 09 6:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The Boss called Ticketmaster into his office yesterday, and gave it a tongue-lashing it may not soon forget, Reuters reports. The ticket giant drew Bruce Springsteen's wrath for gouging fans Monday by redirecting them to its resaler, TicketNow, just minutes after seats for his "Working on a Dream" tour... More »

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Bruce Springsteen • album release • Ticketmaster • scalping • TicketsNow • rock music • concert tour • tickets

(AP) - A New Jersey congressman is demanding an investigation after Bruce Springsteen fans were unable to buy tickets from Ticketmaster's website—which promptly offered them more expensive tickets from a subsidiary. When tickets for Springsteen's Meadowlands show went on sale Monday, some fans attempting to buy them got an error message... More »

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Internet • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Ticketmaster • TicketsNow • conflict of interest • tickets

(Newser) - The music industry continues to reshape itself: Ticketmaster and Live Nation may announce a merger next week, the Wall Street Journal reports. The new company, called Live Nation Ticketmaster, would have ties to hundreds of top artists and expertise on everything from promoting shows—Live Nation is the world's largest... More »

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music industry • concert • Ticketmaster • Live Nation • tickets

super bowl

 'Cheap' Tickets Go for $1,300 

Economic worries cool demand for red-hot tickets

Jan 29, 09 10:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The pancaked economy and a lack of star power means Super Bowl tickets are selling a lot cheaper than in years past, Marketwatch reports. But they're not going for pennies. Resellers are offering nosebleed seats for as low as $1,300. An average seat is going for around $2,500—... More »

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Arizona Cardinals • Super Bowl • Pittsburgh Steelers • ticket resellers • tickets • Super Bowl XLIII

 Want a Traffic Ticket?
 Buy a Hummer 

Drivers of burly SUV 4.63 times more likely than average to get in trouble with law

Jan 21, 09 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Hummers and Scion’s tC top a list of cars most likely to receive moving violations, the Los Angeles Times reports. A study links tickets to size and power—the Hummer is one of the biggest “cars” on the road—and driver age, which applies to the Scion, marketed... More »

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study • driving • moving violations • Scion • Hummer • tickets

(Newser) - While some fought to escape the Mall after the inauguration, thousands of frustrated ticketholders were barred from entering to see the swearing in of President Barack Obama, the Washington Post reports. “It is irresponsible to issue all of these tickets and not let the people in,” one... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • National Mall • crowd • tickets • President Obama • Inauguration Day • lines • entrance

Hot Tickets Lead to
Inaugural Scalping

Congress not pleased with Inaug. scalping

Jan 14, 09 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - DC’s hottest tickets are to Tuesday's Inauguration, and with only 240,000 available, scalped tickets are starting to show up on Craigslist, Politico reports. Says an economist, “You can’t stop supply and demand.” But congressional offices, which distribute the tickets, are trying. “It’s the... More »

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Barack Obama • Craigslist • scalping • inauguration • tickets

 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

OPINION

 Hey, Guys, the Fans 
 Behind You Can't See 

NBA needs to crack down on bench players blocking the view for no good reason

Nov 12, 08 8:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Imagine not being able to watch an NBA game because the players were in your way. That’s just what the league needs to crack down on, Mike McGraw writes in the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, who’s “disgusted by the lack of respect shown to fans”... More »

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NBA • basketball • David Stern • fans • tickets

OLYMPICS

 Beijing Struggles
 to Fill Stadiums

Sold-out games are full of empty seats

Aug 13, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Olympic organizers have a problem: No one’s going to their sold-out events. Foot traffic is sparse in Olympic Park, and empty seats have abounded at early events. The panicked Chinese have organized yellow-shirted, state-trained “cheer-squads” to fill the holes, but that hasn’t been enough for the IOC,... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • visa • Olympics • tickets

NFL Gets Into Ticket-Scalping Business

Deal with TicketMaster may help get handle
on secondary market

Aug 7, 08 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NFL has partnered with TicketMaster on a site allowing fans to buy and sell tickets themselves, USA Today reports. Sellers must adhere to relevant state laws, but ticket-holders may set their own value, with no limits on pricing over face value. The NFL estimates that of 22 million tickets... More »

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NFL • Ticketmaster • scalping • tickets • secondary ticket market

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