Best place to buy and sell tickets?
A non apparel related thread seems to be unwelcomed around these parts lately, but here goes. Im a newly minted season ticket holder and will only be able to make it to two or three games this fall. I've looked into selling the tickets to the remaining games on stubhub, craigslist, the mgoblog spreadsheet, and mgoblog/tiqIQ site.
Which methods do you all have experience with and which are the best and worst? I like the idea of craigslist and the spreadsheet because theres no middle man. The seller makes a little bit more and the buyer save a little bit vs stubhub. On the otherhand you have very little protection with craigslist, not sure about the mgoblog spreadsheet. Stubhub also has a pretty cool feature that allows you to see what the tickets have sold for.
One more question, can you trade tickets on the mgoblog ticket spreadsheet?
I boght tickets off of the spreadsheet. My experience was great. Money was exchanged through paypal. This way both parties are covered.
This site has worked out very well for me.
I wish there was an mgoblog when I was in Ann Arbor. The spreadsheet sounds like a much better option. However, if you are friendly and enjoy being around a bunch of people getting drunk, I still think you can always find a ticket in any of the popular bars within walking distance.
People at bars are drinking. They are more likely to part with tickets for a reasonable price. Also, obvious scalpers usually aren't welcome and can't create an inflated market. Once I discovered this trick I could get a ticket for around face the day of any game and never got shut out.
Just be sure to buy a drink first to ensure that you don't "wear out your welcome."
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This won't happen again but last year's Maryland game had seats in section 23 going for $37.00 each. That was less than 1/2 the value of the PSL!
As for tickets I only buy off of StubHub or people I know. With the greater demand this year you can bet there will be some people trying to resell tickets that have their codes no longer valid. With StubHub that is guaranteed not to happen.
I have sold tickets on stubhub before, and found it very easy to do, as you just have to upload the tickets via PDF and not worry about any shipping. Only downfall is stubhub takes a 10% fee for the buyer and a 15% for the seller. Kind of unfair double dipping. For example, if you list a ticket for $100, the buyer will buy it for $110. When you get your $100 back, stubhub takes 15% of that, so you only get $85.
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Michigan does not get many away game tickets. Some were given to very high victors club members. The rest the Univeristy decided to sell as a package through alumni association and make some money. Disappointing to those of us that go to most away games and are left probably several times face value.
Thanks for the heads up on Utah tickets. Everybody hates Michigan until they come to town and the home team ticket sellers can gouge Michigan fans on their tickets.
I don't have tickets yet but I do have my room reserved a short 20 minute walk away.
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Does this mean I can sell my West Side Chairbacks through Seatgeek? I love my seats, but it is brutal not being able to sell them on StubHub (b/c University prohibits it). It is especially painful given the absurd PSD.
is probably the best one to answer that question about selling your Chairback seats I believe he works in the athletic ticket department). There was thread similar to this one a few months ago (I'll see if I can find it) in which he answered several questions regarding open market buying-and-selling of Michigan Football tickets.
I might be interested in buying a pair or more (depending upon what you have available) of your seats (or, for that matter, anyone else's premium seats) for a game sometime this season. We have our own block of 6 season tickets in the North End Zone season (been there since 1980 and have no intention of ever giving those up) but I've always been interested in taking in a game at Michigan Stadium from premium seats if the opportunity arose.
As my bunch is still sorting thru who is needing how many tickets to each game this fall, I wouldn't know quite yet if and when I'd be able to take atvantage of any opportunity to purchase anyone's Chairback or Club seats, but please keep me in mind.
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Meanwhile, I haven't been able to find that earlier thread about tickets that I was looking for.
has very little tailgating spaces near the stadium. Downtown hotels are 2 to 3 miles away with plenty of bars and restaurants. Light rail now has a stop by stadium so you can use light rail to go to and from airport and stadium if you don't want to rent a car.
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I have Michigan season tickets so everything is available except for the MSU, OSU, and home opener.
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Always works out well as the one time I had a problem they solved it for me within 15 minutes.
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How dangerous is it to buy tix from a scalper on gameday?
I understand how Stubhub works, but what prevents a scalper from selling an e-ticket (using barcode) on Stubhub and then taking the actual ticket and scalping it outside the Union?
And if that happens who is out of luck? Does the person who enters the stadium first get in? Or is the original ticket immediately invalidated because it was uploaded and sold on Stubhub?
I have not had to buy from a scalper in years (thankfully), but I've always wondered how this works.