ticket scalping chronicles. 2

LEGENDS OF SUMMER (jay-z and justin timberlake). on thursday, the tickets were released to the general public, and the concert sold out soon after that. i posted on craigslist that i was looking to sell 4 tickets at 1.5TIMES face value (i didn't really want to sell just yet, i just wanted to see just howw thirsty people really were). i concluded that people are semi-thirsty. i got about 3-4 offers that day. people were saying i'll take all 4

BUT, i didn't have the tickets yet. they were still being printed/shipped from ticketmaster. the first person that contacted me. i didn't quite know how this would work since i didn't have the physical tickets yet. dude's name is kevin. he says that he wants all 4, it is for his teenage daughter's birthday, and that he would pay cash. HE (he!) offered to put down a deposit to lock up the tickets. i said sure (not really expecting that he would actually do it). I told him (this is all thru text btw) that i would need $100 deposit, and the tickets are his. he said OK.

Now, i'm sorta thinking this is easy/awesome. but i'm sorta thinking this is too good to be true, and that something bad is going to happen. whyyyy would he give a stranger $100 cash with no guarantee that i even have the tix? like, if my friend described the situation to me and asked "should i give this craigslist person $100 as a deposit for concert tix? i would respond are you an idiot?? SCAM!

but sure enough, friday afternoon, he shows up at my office building. shakes my hand, gives me the money, and jumps in his car and drives away. what?? how can people be so trusting!? i should receive the tickets soon, and we will finish the deal. i'm slightly nervous
...it's all fun and games until i lose the tickets

so, i'm slightly addicted. i might have bought bruno mars/ellie goulding tickets on friday too! lol
i need to tone it down. if i ever become one of those guys at the giants games "who needs tickets? who needs tickets? lower box? who needs tickets? you guys need tickets? you have any extras? tickets tickets tickets? who needs em? lower box? who needs tickets? tickets tickets..."

STOP ME