stuvian Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I'm tired of enriching the likes of Ticketmaster and am going to buy a ticket off the street for the home opener. Where should I position myself to do so? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, stuvian said: I'm tired of enriching the likes of Ticketmaster and am going to buy a ticket off the street for the home opener. Where should I position myself to do so? In the shadows of a dark alley. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Highly recommend against it due to the chance of getting totally ripped off. Â Use StubHub. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Here's the problem: There are virtually no paper tickets anymore. Therefore if you want to get a ticket outside the stadium, you have to find someone who is going to transfer their ticket from a phone they have to your phone. I'm guessing this has cut scalping to a minimum because if the league or team is monitoring cellphone transfers they're going to find the scalpers real fast & put them out of business. So finding street scalpers will be rare.   The best solution for you is to find someone you know or someone on a site like this who has an extra ticket or 2 & buy it in a small private transaction days before the game.    Like it or not, the best way is still a site like Ticketmaster, StubHub!, Vivid etc. The NFL wants to get in on the fees from scalping & wants their share of the take & that's why Ticket Exchange exists & why they figured a way to negate the small street scalper & make scalping a business where they get some of the money.  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, stuvian said: I'm tired of enriching the likes of Ticketmaster and am going to buy a ticket off the street for the home opener. Where should I position myself to do so? 1975, and wear bell bottoms with clogs so you look savvy. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 27 minutes ago, stuvian said: I'm tired of enriching the likes of Ticketmaster and am going to buy a ticket off the street for the home opener. Where should I position myself to do so?  There's a reason why teams stopped using paper tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 For people who missed the discussions over the last year - NFL no longer uses paper tickets. You can't even print the Ticketmaster ticket and bring it to the stadium.  If you are buying a paper ticket, it's a counterfeit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaattMaann Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 craigslist the week of the game, easier to get the tickets transferred mobile to mobile that way, and avoid the ticketmaster/stubhub fees.  You will have very bad luck finding a scalped ticket at the game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, stuvian said: I'm tired of enriching the likes of Ticketmaster and am going to buy a ticket off the street for the home opener. Where should I position myself to do so?  I have not read any responses yet.  Tickets are now ELECTRONIC meaning it is on a mobile device.   Do you want to give a scalper your digits? Edited September 12, 2019 by SlimShady'sGhost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Never had an issue buying a ticket same day of the game there... I asked around the lot we tailgate in and wait for people to walk through selling. Â If nobody comes through the lot about an hour before the game i start heading toward the stadium. Â Check the intersections by the bar near the stadium. Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 https://www.tickpick.com/ Â No fees. Â Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) I know the Bills are moving to all electronic but I was told by the Bills ticket office about 3 weeks ago that I could have the ticket office print my tickets for $5 per ticket if I wished. I have yet to try this.  Last season I had the ticket office print probably 30 tickets and the total cost was $4. This season, if this ticket agent person was correct, 30 tickets would cost me about $150 just to have printed.  The point is, I don't think that all printed tickets are fake   (again, if this agent was correct).  Anyone try to print this year at the ticket office?  Edited September 12, 2019 by Bob in Mich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bob in Mich said: I know the Bills are moving to all electronic but I was told by the Bills ticket office about 3 weeks ago that I could print my tickets for $5 per ticket if I wished. I have yet to try this.  Last season I printed probably about 30 tickets and the total cost was $4 at the ticket office. This season, if this ticket agent person was correct, 30 tickets would cost me about $150 just to print.  The point is, I don't think that all printed tickets are fake   (again, if this agent was correct).  Anyone try to print this year at the ticket office?   Group tickets are still paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Honestly, it depends on if you're looking for seat quality or the cheapest way  For seat quality, you've got some great suggestions already.  The cheapest way to do it, by far, is to hang out near the scalpers and wait until 5 minutes after kickoff; you'll get a ticket for $5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 When they sent my seasons this year I got paper tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 14 minutes ago, GG said: For people who missed the discussions over the last year - NFL no longer uses paper tickets. You can't even print the Ticketmaster ticket and bring it to the stadium. If you are buying a paper ticket, it's a counterfeit. The 4 tickets the Bills sent me with letters of rules/conduct and receipt in a Bills envelope are bogus ?  I paid $1200 for fake Kelly Club tickets in May at the Bills store ticket office ?  .....I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryCletus Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I have 4 tickets for sale... 2 in row 7 of section 122 (tunnel) and 2 in the first row of section 132 (35 yard line behind bills bench) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaattMaann Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, Cheektowaga Chad said: When they sent my seasons this year I got paper tickets  say whaaattttt?????? how? why ? Mine have been on a card for years now and they tell me theres no other options 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, I am the egg man said: The 4 tickets the Bills sent me with letters of rules/conduct and receipt in a Bills envelope are bogus ? Â I paid $1200 for fake Kelly Club tickets in May at the Bills store ticket office ? Â .....I don't think so. Â Do you have individual paper tickets for each game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) 48 minutes ago, GG said: For people who missed the discussions over the last year - NFL no longer uses paper tickets. You can't even print the Ticketmaster ticket and bring it to the stadium.  If you are buying a paper ticket, it's a counterfeit. There are still paper tickets, but they are rare. You can go to the ticket office if you're having problems or don't have a cell phone & get a printed ticket, or a season ticket holder can get them printed in advance, as another poster has mentioned. For a scalper to get paper tickets he'd have to go to the ticket office with an explanation as to why he needs multiple tickets in different locations printed. I doubt it would go well.  I think some teams still have paper tickets for single game ticket buyers, but not many. I know Buffalo & the 2 NJ teams are using mobile tickets. Last year I went to opening day in Baltimore. I bought the ticket from the Ravens through Ticketmaster the day the schedule came out & the Ravens immediately put the tickets for sale that night. They mailed me a paper ticket & I used it at the game. I don't know if they switched to all mobile yet or still use paper tickets for single game buyers.  I went to NJ for the Jets game this week & two people came in late in the row in front of me & had paper tickets. I had mine on my phone.  Edited September 12, 2019 by Albany,n.y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 wouldn't trust scalpers anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) Just now, I am the egg man said: Yup. Bought them om two different days.  My guess is that there are exceptions for club seats because you enter in a specific location. They don't accept paper in the regular entrances. (Plus, guys looking at last minute cheap seats aren't in the market for club seats) Edited September 12, 2019 by GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhickedWilliams Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Game time application is where i purchase all my tickets. Just bought 2 for giants game 7th  row end zone for $500. Last week for jets was 2 for 400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said: I bought the ticket from the Ravens through Ticketmaster the day the schedule came out & the Ravens immediately put the tickets for sale that night. They mailed me a paper ticket & I used it at the game. I don't know if they switched to all mobile yet or still use paper tickets for single game buyers.  That was last year. This year all tickets are mobile, with select exceptions. Since the OP question is about buying last minute cheap seats, the exceptions won't apply.  If he's buying a paper ticket at the last minute, he's getting ripped off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, GG said:  My guess is that there are exceptions for club seats because you enter in a specific location. They don't accept paper in the regular entrances. (Plus, guys looking at last minute cheap seats aren't in the market for club seats) Maybe. There wasn't any problem. My son was surprised too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I am going to post a new thread on game day info from the Fan Advisory Board meeting on Monday, but suffice it to say scalping is becoming a lost art..and i hate that! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) Route 20a off the 219 near California - there is only a few guys there now where it used to be at least 8-10 on any given Sunday. Good luck!!! Edited September 12, 2019 by billsfan_34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Gametime is a decent app, lets you purchase up to an hour before kickoff, and it’s mobile transfer. There’s fees but not as killer as stubhub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 This thread is awesome! Â Where can I get a nice rotary telephone for my home? Â Where do I find a decent antenna to put on top of my TV/stereo console? Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Man I’ll never forget seeing two “brokers” brawling in front of the Aud one time when I was kid. Someone stepped on the other guy’s turf.  Bring back the “Free Market!” ? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 32 minutes ago, PaattMaann said: Â say whaaattttt?????? how? why ? Mine have been on a card for years now and they tell me theres no other options I was expecting a card but got a lot of paper, never got a firm response as to why. Always got the please use your moblie device as the ticket instead of the paper. Just figured its part of the process of going full mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: This thread is awesome!  Where can I get a nice rotary telephone for my home?  Where do I find a decent antenna to put on top of my TV/stereo console?    Idk about you, but I still use and HD antenna for my TV, and FM & AM antennae for my stereo receiver. Two beauty JBL house speakers and a turntable too. None of this soundbar streaming bologna.  You’re on your own as far as the phone though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: This thread is awesome! Â Where can I get a nice rotary telephone for my home? Â Where do I find a decent antenna to put on top of my TV/stereo console? Â Â Try a thrift store. Probably could snag a VCR and tapes there too and get with the times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 BTW, helpful advice to those buying one-off tickets that only appear on the NFL team's apps (Bills, Jets, etc)  Make sure to reauthenticate the app well before you reach the gates. Just as I was ready to get our tix scanned, the app asked for the 2nd level reauthentication.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, yall said: Highly recommend against it due to the chance of getting totally ripped off.  Use StubHub. This...  and to add to that, next year the scalpers will all be gone. No more paper tickets. No more card tickets. Everything will be done on your smart phone. There will be no other way to get a paper or credit card ticket, period.   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I gave up my seasons, wasn't working for my group.....the card thing was clunky.....we shared 4 tickets among a group of former work friends.....got to be a hastle moving the cards around. Back in the day we could e-mail a link for paper tickets to somebody we transfered to.....mind you, this was not scalping...just ticket sharing among acquanitences. Must be ticket sales are not as good as they would have you believe that the NFL is impeding this kind of group sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 From this guy: Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5PHI5H5 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Bought tickets to the home opener on Ticketmaster the day they went on sale. Chose mail delivery paper tickets and they were mailed to my house, they now have an RFID chip in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, K-9 said: From this guy:   When I was young and first noticed these guys at games, it cracked me up that the other side of his sign said, 'Need Tickets'.  Yeah, now I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: Â Â Tickets are now ELECTRONIC meaning it is on a mobile device. Â Â Â That has been established. Thank you for participating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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