In 1996 I tried to get tickets to see the NY Rangers in the Eastern Confrence Finals. The tickets, for four potential games, were to go on sale at 9 AM and unless you had season tickets the only way to purchase them would be to buy them directly at the box office as Madison Square Garden. Well, I got to MSG the night before at around 6 PM and waited. When I got there there were only about 50-60 people ahead of me so I was in good shape. By 9 PM that night there had to be at least 500-600 people in line.
Well, 9 AM comes and the ticket office opens. A grand total of three people went up to the ticket window before MSG officials informed those of us waiting that the entire series was sold out. Yeah, I have a very big problem with scalpers since 99% of the time they are NOT just some guys who happen to have a couple of extra tickets they aren’t using and want to get rid of.
—see post #8—