I figured out a way to get cheap tickets to Six Flags. I was looking on Ebay the other day and noticed that tickets for six flags were up for bids. The amount that people were bidding them for was very cheap. This is a good way to get tickets to the park for pratically nothing (depending on how much the bid is at).
Have any of you tried this or even thought about this? I'm just curious.
It is against eBay's policy to sell fake items. If they think it looks suspicious, they'll stop the auction. People have been selling tickets to amusement parks for years and eBay has had no problem with it.
Well you could get in some pretty deep trouble if Six Flags found out that they didn't get any money for the tickets. It's safe not to do that, you could get kick out of SFGAm for life.
I changed my avatar in honor of papas. What happened to him?
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Ebay would only know by customer reports. They will lock out any user that has too many complaints from customers. If they seller was using fake tickets ebay then prosicutes them. If you possese the fake tickets at 6 flags you wont get in trouble they will go after the scalper, just like any sports stadium.
" Only tickets obtained from Six Flags or offices authorized by Six Flags to sell/distribute tickets will be honored. Tickets are not valid if reproduced in any manner. Resale of tickets is strictly prohibited. "
Ticket Scalping Act Generally, this act declares it unlawful for people or companies to sell tickets to baseball games, football games, hockey games, theater establishments or any other amusement. Ticket brokers are exempted from some of the act’s provisions if they meet the following requirements: • they register with the secretary of state’s office; • they are engaged in the resale of tickets on a regular ongoing basis from one or more locations; • reselling tickets is the principal business activity at these locations; • neither the ticket brokers nor any of their employees have been convicted of violating the act within the preceding twelve months. • they maintain a state wide toll free number for consumer complaints and inquiries; • they adopt a minimum standard refund policy and standards of professional conduct; • they adopt procedures for binding resolution of consumer complaints by an independent party • they establish and maintain a fund in excess of $100,000, at least fifty percent of which must be cash and available to pay valid customer complaints. Submitted as: Illinois Public Act 89-406 This law became effective on November 15, 1996.
They really don't.
