Careful Where You Buy Your Tickets

Leitch|published: 06/06/2006, 4:15pm EDT

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A helpful reminder for anyone thinking of buying some scalped tickets for Thursday's NBA Finals, from our friends at The Consumerist: Beware, buyers.

They tell the tale of a guy who tried to buy four Mavericks tickets from Craig's List — we'll confess; we thought Craig's List was just for buying old couches and trying to set up 3 a.m. trysts — and ended up, with some rudimentary sleuthing, realizing that the guy was a con artist. (Good rule of thumb: If the ticket price is the same as a regular season ticket, you're gonna get screwed. Nobody dumps Finals tickets.)

Though, to be fair, it's important to realize that if the seller comes to you with a "@blogmaverick.com" email address, not only are your tickets going to be legit, but they will also come with lectures on journalism, inspirational movie tickets and incessent referee rants. Buyer beware, indeed.

NBA Finals: Caveat Emptor [The Consumerist]