Is it time to hit Stubhub?

Missed out on 4 stubhub tix - section C2 for Fenway - Friday this afternoon.
Were $275 ea.
Bit the bullet tonight and dropped $1650 for 4 in C2 tonight.
Prob overpaid by $200 but wasnt going to risk an increase after field seats began to get gobbled up.
Im sure I wont complain when Im sitting on the field Fri.

buck502000 said:

House payment or tickets?

Pretty damn close. But my house doesnt make me jump and down for 3 hours w pure joy

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

wouldyouhitme said:

Missed out on 4 stubhub tix - section C2 for Fenway - Friday this afternoon.
Were $275 ea.
Bit the bullet tonight and dropped $1650 for 4 in C2 tonight.
Prob overpaid by $200 but wasnt going to risk an increase after field seats began to get gobbled up.
Im sure I wont complain when Im sitting on the field Fri.

Congratulations!
Have a great time at the show.
Great seats.

Thanks!!! Cant wait!

Ryan said:

I don't know why anyone would go to stubhub at this time, or right after they miss the initial on sale. Go back on this board to read threads while a tour is on, for most shows there are extras day-of-show. There are also drops for most shows on ticketmaster. Tickets usually at least stay the same price on the secondary market, if not get cheaper.

I agree with you but in our case we have a ton of $ tied up already since were staying 3 nights and going to both shows. For Friday we really wanted seats on the field and while I see plenty of reg seats opening up and prices dropping, I think its unlikely field seats drop below $275- $300ea esp 4 tix together.

Id rather overpay a little now and know we have seats. If I didnt care where I sat I would DEFINITELY buy day of.

RE4790 said:

Some things to consider:

1.) MSG is a harder ticket than most, with lots of fakes and dupes floating around
2.) Ticket drops for NYC usually get eaten by scalping bots
3.) Fake tickets appear on reseller sites, including stubhub. there are horror stories from the EV NYC shows a few years back
4.) Ticketsnow is Ticketmaster, so if it's got that like gold star by ticket, at least you know it's good
5.) Waiting to the last second is not some pearl jam board secret and there are probably at least a few hundred people on here alone looking to do just that

If you see seats you want at price you are willing to pay, I would go for it. You don't want to be kicking yourself night of the show because you didn't get the seats you wanted.

Great post. 100% true. Don't wait too long , especially for MSG you will just be let down OR paying higher than you would of earlier.

RE4790 said:

Some things to consider:

1.) MSG is a harder ticket than most, with lots of fakes and dupes floating around
2.) Ticket drops for NYC usually get eaten by scalping bots
3.) Fake tickets appear on reseller sites, including stubhub. there are horror stories from the EV NYC shows a few years back
4.) Ticketsnow is Ticketmaster, so if it's got that like gold star by ticket, at least you know it's good
5.) Waiting to the last second is not some pearl jam board secret and there are probably at least a few hundred people on here alone looking to do just that

If you see seats you want at price you are willing to pay, I would go for it. You don't want to be kicking yourself night of the show because you didn't get the seats you wanted.

But if you buy thru stubhub, get there early... If it doesn't scan they have a location near the venue to help you in that situation.

I'd wait til day of show
Prices come down

True, but it's not like they can kick the person out of the seat if you end with a bad ticket or one that has already been scanned. And if there are enough fakes or dupes, all they can really do is offer refunds, which is what I recall happening for the Ed solos shows there a few years back. I am personally more comfortable with ticketsnow because they are Ticketmaster and thus cancel the original ticket so you know it's not being sold to several people at once.

But I wasn't trying to disparage stubhub or dissuade people from buying there or waiting until the day of the show. I was pointing out that it might be better for some people to go ahead and pay more now if they are comfortable spending the money and/or have a strong feeling about sitting in a particular area of the venue. I agree that history suggests secondary market tickets will be cheaper closer to the show, but in the past options have been more limited the as the date approaches, so it's a balancing act that not everyone will want to play and like the poster above, I'd bet that for MSG, Wrigley, and Fenway there are gonna be hundreds if not thousands of fans trying to snipe those last second tickets that you will have to compete with. Good luck to all still trying to line up MSG tickets. They are gonna be amazing shows.

Patience

if you want quality better scoop them up. not many good quality out there. and i'm not talking 18 to 25 rows up in the stands. if you don't care wait but i have seen for most in demand pearl jam shows night of outside venue no drop in price whatsoever . over and above just to get in bad seats. but every time is different.