[Venting] Shady activity by poster King of 40 Acres

It's sad that a fellow longhorn did this.

I'm really glad that rockets won, but i'm gonna vent on something that pissed me off before the awesome game started.

i was selling tickets on the buy/sell forum for tonight's game 2. i sold 4, 2 people buying pairs of tickets each.

here's the email correspondence from the buyer, King of 40 Acres, and myself.

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Ko40A : I'll take 2 tickets for $100 ... I can paypal you the money if they are e-tickets or meet you before the game to exchange for cash.

Me : It'd be best to meet before the game and exchange cash for tickets.

if i can have your number, that'd be good. mine is XXX XXX XXXX.

you can give me a call when you get to toyota center. i plan to be there early about 7-715 ish.

please don't back out at last minute since i'll be stuck with extra tickets =)

thanks

please reply with your contact info.

Ko40A : Cool I can do that for sure - 2 tickets for $100

My name is XXXXX and my cell phone no. is XXX-XXX-XXXX and I can definitely meet you at the Toyota Center before the game - but let's plan a specific place and time- so whatever works best for you- I was at the game last night and I think that water fountain directly in front of the arena will work the best. But just send me an e-mail and let me know where/when you want to meet up.

Me : Hey,

that sounds good.

i will save your number so in case i need to call you tomorrow when we meet, hope you do the same. again, XXX XXX XXXX.

i'm not sure where the fountain is, but me and my friends usually meet by the box office/will call area, where there is a big inflatable R, i thought that was the main entrance.

is meeting by the will call window okay? how does 7:15 sound to you? too early or too late?

let me know,
thanks

Ko40A : Sounds good to me- I can meet you at 7:15 by the Will Call Window. I'll be wearing a throwback Rockets hat backwards and my old man will be with me - but I'll call you or feel free to call me if we don't see each other by 7:30

Once again thanks for hooking it up with the tickets, I really appreciate it.

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the guy shows up at toyota center at 640, and calls me when i'm about to leave my house. i tell him i'll be there at 7:15, and he says okay.

he calls me 15 minutes later, when i'm on my way to toyota center, and tells me he's just gonna buy tickets from the box office. he's gonna buy the 40 dollar tickets. i remind him that i told him not to back out at the last minute. the only thing the guy can say is "i'm sorry dude" over and over again... what a joke...

at this point, i had already turned down some other people who responded from craigslist. it doesn't give me enough time to find anyone to sell it to. the few people i try to call already have tickets.

i had to end up walking around toyota center like an idiot trying to dump off tickets for as good i could get it. i end up selling 50 dollar tickets for 20 dollars apiece..

i just think it's messed up that someone would do that to someone else after giving them their word. let's keep our deals people.

i am however, ecstatic with the win. thanks to the other buyer, poster myco, for showing up and actually delivering on your word.

EDIT: i was selling these at face value as well.

/end vent

 

of course i had my own tickets dude.