[ot] ebay-ing tickets

[jy3]

so not sure if anyone knows about ebays ticket policy but this has been listed incorrectly. The seller is in NY so the max value he can sell at is 120% or ~ $130 max (cant remember the exact total).
Anyone know how to contact the JA at Cornell? I hate people who sell tickets for money. The seat is listed -> name?

curious what you all think

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2198749031&category=16122

[Josh '99]

jy3 wrote:
curious what you all think

I think if the dumbass doesn't know enough to say that the ticket is in Section D and not in "Section DD", then he doesn't deserve to have tickets in the first place.

[min]

furthermore, aren't  there only 16 home games left?

[DeltaOne81]

Feel free to report the scalping violation -

http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_inline/index.html

"Report a Questionable Listing" -> "Prohibited Items Guidelines" -> "Tickets"

Just click continue on the next screen, since we don't need to read up on the rules - it's illegal. The more people that submit a report on it, the more likely they are to take it down soon.

[jy3]

yeah ishould have given that link. i reported the auction too and i emailed the lister

[nyc94]

I think the reason he's getting away with it is that he has listed the item as 17 tickets rather than one season ticket package.  That's the only way the maximum bid for New York residents could be $2223.60.  He must have said the single ticket price was the season ticket price.  New York limits the resale premium to the greater of 20% or $5.



Post Edited (10-28-03 11:24)

[crodger1]

For those reporting, you can include a link to pricing information at:

http://www.collegesports.com/sports/m-hockey/stories/090403aaa.html

Full price of season tickets was $109.00.

Please follow-up if you feel strongly about this... we've got about 3 more hours before the sale closes.

Chris

[nyc94]

What is the printed price on each ticket?  Theoretically, a seller could try to add the $5 premium to all 17 tickets.  But it still wouldn't come close to the max amount on Ebay which is 120% X $109 x 17 = $2223.60 - but it would probably be more than the current bid.

Also, anyone know anything about "licensed brokers"?  I have seen references to this being a requirement to resell in state but when I tried the New York State web site I couldn't find anything about how one would go about getting a license.



Post Edited (10-28-03 11:25)

[Pete]

Has anybody contacted an official at Cornell about this?  ebay probably gets tons of complaint e-mails, so the chances this gets taken care of in the next 2 hours seems slim.

[nyc94]

The problem right now is that the law, as written, applies to the price printed on the ticket.  I don't know what that is but as the current bid is $257.60 then the printed price would have to less than approximately $10.15.  
[$10.15 + $5 premium] x 17 = $257.55

[Pete]

thanks a lot stupid law ::twak::

[RedAR]

If the seller is indeed breaking NYS law, then it doesn't matter that the auction ends shortly.  In fact, doesn't the transaction have to take place in order for the person to be in violation?

jy3, did you email the seller informing him/her that you have/will contact the appropriate authorities?

[rhovorka]

Even if eBay takes the auction down, the seller probably now has the email addresses of potential desperate buyers and an idea of how high they are willing to pay.

[Josh '99]

Rich H '96 wrote:
Even if eBay takes the auction down, the seller probably now has the email addresses of potential desperate buyers and an idea of how high they are willing to pay.

True, which is why I think whoever it was that had the idea of reporting it to Athletics (since the seat location and presumably email address are up there) and getting the guy's ticket revoked had a better plan.

[nyc94]

Ebay's policy page seems to indicate that the limit only applies to buyers in New York State even if the seller is in New York.  And the limit probably hasn't been reached yet.  Does anyone know if Ebay has the law wrong?  I doubt Ebay would be that careless.