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Not only are they in CT Malloy gave them a ton of money in the 'First Five'.

I hired someone who worked there out of college. Let's just say it's not the most professional organization in the world.

You may have had some leverage with the state because of that but when the owner went on his racist tirade they lost the money.
 
TicketNetwork is in the old Gerber Scientific building that can be seen right off of I-84.
 
itgoeslike said:
I can't imagine that a Connecticut-based corporation would ever give the shaft to UConn fans. . . :rolleyes:
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Well in their defense they are an equal opportunity shafter.
 
whaler11 said:
I see I left a word out of my post. I was just making a joke about how many complaints the average scalper would have.

The BBB exists for no purpose anymore beyond extorting companies for membership.

By all means post it everywhere in the world, tell everyone under the sun and drive them out of their minds - but the BBB isn't going to do anything.
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I read your post and didn't even notice! To continue the confusion, I was referring to calling managers, etc at the ticket site, not the BBB. BBB definitely useless. Probably won't do any good either, but it's nice to scream and yell a bit.
 
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alexd. said:
TicketNetwork is in the old Gerber Scientific building that can be seen right off of I-84.
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He should go down there and piss on the president's car. At the very least.
 
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I'd let the Courant know about it. A nice follow up to the high ticket prices article.
 
UconnAlum04 said:
Update: We just found our tickets (the ones they were "unable to secure") on sale on their sites for 5x the price. What a bunch of CROOKS.
Needless to say we're not going to pay that price, so still looking for tickets :(
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I would gather every screen shot, confirmation, and receipt I could and go down and file a civil suit. You can argue that you planned to resell the tickets, and whatever they end up selling them for belongs to you. You had a valid contract that they violated.

It won't get you in the game, but it could make you a couple thousand dollars.

Hell if you have any lawyer friends, you might even be able to get an injunction. Someone may take the case pro-bono just for the press.
 
UconnAlum04 said:
Update: We just found our tickets (the ones they were "unable to secure") on sale on their sites for 5x the price. What a bunch of CROOKS.
Needless to say we're not going to pay that price, so still looking for tickets :(
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Start posting on the internet, message boards etc anywhere you can. Somebody mentioned Yelp and that is a good start but there are others. Google Ticketnetwork.com , complaints and post on whatever you can find. This really sucks and sorry to hear you got screwed. It won't help your situation but there is some satisfaction knowing that you are fighting back.
 
WingU-Conn said:
I would gather every screen shot, confirmation, and receipt I could and go down and file a civil suit. You can argue that you planned to resell the tickets, and whatever they end up selling them for belongs to you. You had a valid contract that they violated.

It won't get you in the game, but it could make you a couple thousand dollars.

Hell if you have any lawyer friends, you might even be able to get an injunction. Someone may take the case pro-bono just for the press.
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You can file a small claims suit and it really helps that the company is headquartered in Connecticut. I'd call their office again and threaten to expose them.
 
huskyjawz said:
The boxes are 1500/person minimum, but you have to buy like 15 seats.
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There are available seats in boxes for 1000/seat. Includes both Friday and Sunday. 1500/seat for the better boxes.
 
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I remember a few years ago the owner was busted for bad behavior at a real art ways event. Seems to be an .
 
3for3 said:
I did a bit of research on them... mix of good and bad reviews. Turns out they're headquartered in South Windsor of all places: http://www.scambook.com/company/view/53665/TicketNetworkcom

The NY Times did a profile on the owner: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/arts/music/30sisa.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

They are not BBB accredited: http://www.bbb.org/connecticut/busi...ket-software-llc-in-south-windsor-ct-39000919

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/specific_search/ticketnetwork
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TicketNework was quoted in today's Hartford Courant article about high tickets prices for regional games at MSG.

http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-uconn-tickets-0325-20140325,0,60758.story

"Everyone's chance to go to Madison Square Garden is a big thing," said Jay Mullarkey, vice president at TicketNetwork, based in South Windsor. "Demand has been strong and prices continue to rise as inventory falls."

I'd call them and ask for Jay Mullarkey and tell him you're calling the police for getting scammed. If you put up a big stink maybe he sells you tickets for $200 to avoid any trouble. That's total BS. If that had happened to me and I saw those tickets on their site for 5 times what I had paid I'd be driving to South Windsor and giving them a little visit.
 
Calling, Emailing, Tweeting. Nothing seems to be working. They just seem like they don't care. The 2 company's are also pointing the blame to each other and not taking any responsibility. It doesn't look like this will be resolved in time to be able to get any tickets. We are compiling all of our information to submit to the BBB at the minimum. Will seriously look into the costs to see if worth it to possibly take further action.
 
cw00dson24 said:
Calling, Emailing, Tweeting. Nothing seems to be working. They just seem like they don't care. The 2 company's are also pointing the blame to each other and not taking any responsibility. It doesn't look like this will be resolved in time to be able to get any tickets. We are compiling all of our information to submit to the BBB at the minimum. Will seriously look into the costs to see if worth it to possibly take further action.
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Did you physically show them the tickets you bought are still on there? I mean, that's straight up in my mind. Definitely contact some CT Govt employee/agency (jokes aside). I highly doubt you are getting your tickets, but it would be nice if this sort of practice could be stomped out. Doubt they'd remove the business, but every little be helps.
 
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cw00dson24 said:
Calling, Emailing, Tweeting. Nothing seems to be working. They just seem like they don't care. The 2 company's are also pointing the blame to each other and not taking any responsibility. It doesn't look like this will be resolved in time to be able to get any tickets. We are compiling all of our information to submit to the BBB at the minimum. Will seriously look into the costs to see if worth it to possibly take further action.
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The BBB won't do anything, that's a waste of time. They have no authority to do anything to help you.

Use the Department of Consumer Protection to file a complaint...

http://www.ct.gov/dcp/lib/dcp/pdf/forms/consumer_statement_cpfr-2_frauds-12-06-13.pdf


Then use the small claims court (you don't need a lawyer). If you're certain it is the exact same tickets, get all the evidence you can, screen shots, etc. If/when the company sells them, show they are no longer available and what they were last offered at. Use that as evidence in court. You can probably argue that you should be owed damages on top of losing the ticket because they took away an experience you can't replace. Or you can argue that you were going to resell them because you saw the opportunity, and they owe you for what they sold the tickets for. I'd have to dust off my business law book, and I'm not an attorney, but I think you'd have a pretty strong case.

http://www.jud.ct.gov/faq/smallclaims.html

Again, don't waste your time with the BBB. If a company isn't even registered with the BBB, it won't even matter. You'd get the same result as a negative comment on Yelp or Angie's List.
 
Definitely absolutely contact the Courant, specifically the writer of the article who quoted TicketNetwork. Keep all of your records for proof!
 
A friend of mine got scammed through EBay for a big national game. Turned out EBay should've (or could've) stopped the scam. My friend went to the local news. EBay then agreed to quietly buy my friend tix to the game.

I guess you are at least getting your money back, but go ahead and have some fun trashing them and see if it'll get you some tix.
 
I'm a lawyer. Here are my thoughts:
WingU-Conn said:
I would gather every screen shot, confirmation, and receipt I could and go down and file a civil suit.
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I would forget about it as soon as possible and get on with life.

WingU-Conn said:
You can argue that you planned to resell the tickets, and whatever they end up selling them for belongs to you.
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You can argue that the tickets were from the moon and worth millions - it won't matter. If you wanted to pursue a contract claim, your best course would be to buy equivalent tickets and then sue them for the difference in cost.

WingU-Conn said:
You had a valid contract that they violated.
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True, but so what?

WingU-Conn said:
It won't get you in the game, but it could make you a couple thousand dollars.
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This is about as possible as Russia deciding to leave the Crimea in the next 24 hours because they realize they made a mistake.

WingU-Conn said:
Hell if you have any lawyer friends, you might even be able to get an injunction.
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No. Just no.

WingU-Conn said:
Someone may take the case pro-bono just for the press.
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No. Because there are much more worthy pro bono suits and there will be no press.
This is not a story: "Guy uses shady company to buy tickets for big game, shady company sells tickets for more money to different buyer." Not a story.

Here's the advice I give many people in the course of a year - you got screwed over. It'll cost you more in time, aggravation, and life energy to fight it than you will ever get back out. Learn a lesson, protect yourself going forward, and live well.
 
I almost had the same issue with vividseats...got 5 calls saying they have tickets for me and then sold them...back and forth but finally got tickets...was driving me nuts...cant wait for this game!!!!
 
Fair enough.

However, there is no protection from this happening again going forward. So while it may not result in anything, a complaint with the DCP would at least give someone the peace of mind to know they didn't get screwed over without fighting back.

If everyone took your attitude this company would continue to get away with it. If the DCP got 2o complaints in one weekend about this company, because others got screwed and took action, then maybe this won't happen to others in the future.
 
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Strummer said:
I'm a lawyer. Here are my thoughts: I would forget about it as soon as possible and get on with life. You can argue that the tickets were from the moon and worth millions - it won't matter. If you wanted to pursue a contract claim, your best course would be to buy equivalent tickets and then sue them for the difference in cost. True, but so what? This is about as possible as Russia deciding to leave the Crimea in the next 24 hours because they realize they made a mistake. No. Just no. No. Because there are much more worthy pro bono suits and there will be no press. This is not a story: "Guy uses shady company to buy tickets for big game, shady company sells tickets for more money to different buyer." Not a story. Here's the advice I give many people in the course of a year - you got screwed over. It'll cost you more in time, aggravation, and life energy to fight it than you will ever get back out. Learn a lesson, protect yourself going forward, and live well.
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That's what baseball bats are for
 
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