I agree. I would never buy tickets off of Craig list. With the ability to cancel ticket and reprint them even "real tickets" can be worthless.
How does one cancel and reprint a "real ticket" (not a.print at home ticket)? Is there a way to check with ticketmaster that the ticket is legitimate?
I know for Penn State tickets it easy. You log into your ticketmaster account and tell them you want to transfer your ticket. It cost $3 and they email you a print from home ticket. The previous bar code is cancelled. The other way I can do it is go to the box office show my id and they will print new ticket. (I know people who done this when they forgot tickets). You may be able to verify them with ticketmaster but they can be cancelled at any time.
My wife works at Metlife Stadium in the ticket office and talks about this all the time. It is a problem particularly with Stubhub, as they are not affiliated with the Giants or Jets. As you know, when someone sells their tickets on Stubhub the original "real" ticket becomes invalid. Then the individual sells or gives away the "real" tickets which of course won't get anyone into the stadium. The print at home tickets are often bogus as well. Stubhub knows all this and usually has people on site to deal with it. The best advice the ticket office gives is to buy secondary tickets from a vendor that has an official affiliation with the venue you are going to.
