Legal advice?

[Pickle']

Hi guys,

My mum bought a pair of Kylie Minogue tickets yesterday off a 'friends' Son, Explanation was give and full ticket price paid. She has just gone to the the concert to get to the line and had the tickets come up as 'STOLEN'. She called the guy back to ask for the money, He said the tickets CAN NOT be stolen and began to argue.

Is my mum able to go to the police about the matter or has she done the wrong thing by purchasing the tickets off somebody else?

Please help. Cheers.

[hi_ryder]

depends on what there worth... cops could say bad luck and just a case of buyers remorse... is there a way to check if tickets are hot before you buy? thats my question...

[Pickle']

I have no idea, Didnt even think of that. She paid 160 ea for 2.

My main question is will she be in the wrong for buying them?

[franck]

does your mum have a receipt or any proof that she paid for the tickets? the fact she bought in good faith and paid the agreed amount between vendor and buyer she has done nothing wrong, the problem is now that she will lose her money, and with that fact i would certainly refer the matter to police and supply the vendors name and details since a theft has occured the police have a complaint they have to investigate. that sucks and i imagine your mum would be p..off!!

[ClairBear]

It's not illegal to buy tickets from people who claim they cannot use them for concerts generally. Lots of people advertise tickets if they realise after purchase they can't use them. Unless the tickets are sold specifically on the condition they cannot be used by anyone other than the purchaser, which doesn't usually happen for a concert.

It is illegal to sell stolen tickets obviously. This is possibly what has happened in this instance so your Mum needs to inform the Police.

[Pickle']

does your mum have a receipt or any proof that she paid for the tickets? the fact she bought in good faith and paid the agreed amount between vendor and buyer she has done nothing wrong, the problem is now that she will lose her money, and with that fact i would certainly refer the matter to police and supply the vendors name and details since a theft has occured the police have a complaint they have to investigate. that sucks and i imagine your mum would be p..off!!

It's not illegal to buy tickets from people who claim they cannot use them for concerts generally. Lots of people advertise tickets if they realise after purchase they can't use them. Unless the tickets are sold specifically on the condition they cannot be used by anyone other than the purchaser, which doesn't usually happen for a concert.

It is illegal to sell stolen tickets obviously. This is possibly what has happened in this instance so your Mum needs to inform the Police.

Thanks for the help she will report it.

[detox_nath83]

not a very good "friend" obviously

[Jebadayah]

Generally it's ok to resell tickets for their face value, but not for a higher price. So if she's paid face value for them, she hasn't done anything wrong and should report it.

[ClairBear]

Hi guys,

My mum bought a pair of Kylie Minogue tickets yesterday off a 'friends' Son,

Been thinking about this and I wonder if the person she bought them off of has been scammed. For instance he/she may have bought the tickets off someone else first and then sold them to your Mum. Could get messy.

[JMP]

I do hope it WAS your mum that went to the Kylie concert lol. Sorry to hear anyway, I don't have much time for scammers.

[Calaber]

It's not illegal to buy tickets from people who claim they cannot use them for concerts generally. Lots of people advertise tickets if they realise after purchase they can't use them. Unless the tickets are sold specifically on the condition they cannot be used by anyone other than the purchaser, which doesn't usually happen for a concert.

It is illegal to sell stolen tickets obviously. This is possibly what has happened in this instance so your Mum needs to inform the Police.

I agree. If they are genuinely stolen, the police should be advised. I think it will become a civil matter to seek recompense for the tickets, but you should remember that any legal advice I, or anybody else gives here, could be way off the mark as we are not legally qualified. Your mum should seek legal advice from a professional.

[Pickle']

Been thinking about this and I wonder if the person she bought them off of has been scammed. For instance he/she may have bought the tickets off someone else first and then sold them to your Mum. Could get messy.

well thats what they said, she reported it. They gave her her money back and said they bought from somewhere else. so i dunno cops can sort it out, if they bother. Dont care anymore mum got her money back. All that i was interested in.

Cheers for all your help people.

[Dayvo]

well thats what they said, she reported it. They gave her her money back and said they bought from somewhere else. so i dunno cops can sort it out, if they bother. Dont care anymore mum got her money back. All that i was interested in.

Cheers for all your help people.

At least she can use the money to buy some Justin Beiber concert tickets ha ha ha ha .

[gopher]

couldn't his mum get done for receiving stolen property?

[Darren_L]

couldn't his mum get done for receiving stolen property?

not unless it can be proven that she could have 'reasonably known' they were stolen, which is unlikely.

[Torquative]

hmm coulda been messy!

Sounds like she got her money back after you went to the cops?

Either way its a good outcome. I dont think theres a way to "check" for stolen tickets like a check on a car. I think you may be able to ring ticketek/ticketmaster with the serial number and ask about it, but you would need to know that info!