Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
brando193
Chorus Member Joined: 8/20/14
#1Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 5:41pm
Hi Everyone,
I am going to be in NY tomorrow for the weekend and am trying as best I can to see Hamilton (obviously). I have been in talks with someone on Craigslist and asked for a picture of the tickets/receipt for validity. I got the picture and noticed a few things that seemed iffy, so wanted to get some second opinions. Here's the pic he sent. Let me know your thoughts!
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#2Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 5:43pm
I see no pix.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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brando193
Chorus Member Joined: 8/20/14
#3Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 5:48pm
Hmm. I see the pic on my phone. Let me double check.
#4Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 5:49pm
No picture showing up for me on my desktop or phone...
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#5Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 5:50pm
i would not buy tickets o CL ever. Stubhub or TM sure because you have recourse but not CL where you don't.
brando193
Chorus Member Joined: 8/20/14
#6Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 6:02pm
Ok let's try this again. Here's a link to the photo:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6LOQSE5uFI7Z1FQdHI5dWVISjQ
ChiTheaterFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/15
#7Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 6:09pm
Never ever ever post pictures of bar codes on the Internet.
ChiTheaterFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/15
#8Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 6:10pm
I mean these look fine but there's no way to know. I wouldn't buy off Craig's list. It's better to pay more on stubhub where you get your money back. Or ticketmaster resale which is the best. And I would take the photo down immediately.
forgetregret
Stand-by Joined: 9/6/05
#9Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 6:12pm
That is not what Hamilton tickets look like. Don't buy them.
Updated On: 5/11/16 at 06:12 PM
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#10Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 6:19pm
That's what they look like if you physically get the tix from Ticketmaster.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
brando193
Chorus Member Joined: 8/20/14
#11Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 6:20pm
Ok I took the pic down. And forgetregret, that's what I thought too in looking at pictures of tickets online. However since it says they were purchased in September 2015, I didn't know if they may have changed in appearance since then.
brando193
Chorus Member Joined: 8/20/14
#12Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 6:21pm
dramamama are you sure?
#13Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 6:23pm
I agree. I compared the image with the ticket I bought at the box office. These are fakes.
Plus, what is the address on the ticket? The Rodgers is at 226 W. 46th St. These seem to say 48th St.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#14Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 6:45pm
I can't say if THOSE are real, and you cannot compare them to the tickets you buy from the box office. The ones from the RR won't have anything from ticketmaster on them.
But yes, ticketmaster tickets look like that.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
forgetregret
Stand-by Joined: 9/6/05
#15Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 6:49pm
For what it's worth, I've gotten Hamilton tickets from both Ticketmaster and the box office, and they've looked the same. Never like that. I'd be really careful.
brando193
Chorus Member Joined: 8/20/14
#16Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 7:04pm
Thanks for the confirmation of my suspicions everyone! I may be checking on a couple others in the next day or two if that's cool. I'll make sure to post w/o the bar codes next time!
#17Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 7:18pm
It says on the ticket that they are transferable so tell seller you want to do PayPal and tm transfer. See how they react. Hustlers will either fade away or give you some excuse about not having a PayPal.
bfreak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/6/11
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Posted: 5/11/16 at 8:10pm
These tix completely reek of fakeness. You could tell because the font is very similar to a real ticket but just a little off. And Hamilton tickets always have a Nederlander seal on them, and these just have ticketmaster. Like everyone has said, AVOID!!!!
Sunshine31
Stand-by Joined: 4/27/16
#19Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 8:18pm
Stay away from CL. I nearly got scammed twice & the theatre will not check the tickets prior to the show.
The tickets on CL look very legit. If you do decide to proceed, make sure it's a PP/TM transfer. No hard/printed copies. If you are using PP, make sure you send the money via G&S (covered) and not FF (not covered).
FF = Family and friends
GS = Goods and services
Phantom4ever
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
#20Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 8:29pm
I think the font on the tickets looks very suspicious. And I would never buy on Craigslist no matter what.
ChiTheaterFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/15
#21Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 8:34pm
Unfortunately one thing to keep in mind is if tickets on websites that do not offer some guarantee like ticketmaster or stubhub have prices that are cheaper than the protected services, there is probably a reason.
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Posted: 5/11/16 at 8:57pm
brando193 said: "Ok I took the pic down."
FYI the pic is still there.
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion.
HSky
Leading Actor Joined: 8/9/14
#23Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 9:06pm
I'm going to say doctored fakes based on legit tickets to something else. The "confirmation" says AmEx but the ticket stock indicates a MasterCard purchase. Also, I ordered my March ticket last November and it didn't arrive on TM stock.
#24Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 9:11pm
this is a lot of discussion that could have been short-circuited by following the only sensible advice you need: DO NOT BUY TICKETS ON CRAIG'S LIST. PERIOD. EVER.
brando193
Chorus Member Joined: 8/20/14
#25Hamilton Tickets Off Craigslist - Check Validity
Posted: 5/11/16 at 9:37pm
I realized the photo was in my trash, but not deleted. I checked again and it's gone now (granted it's fake anyways). I am pretty wary of hard tickets as well and that's pretty much all I was seeing on CL. I don't know that I would have actually gotten anything on CL either, but thought it may at least be worth exploring regardless. I guess I'll just try my luck with the lottery and StubHub.
