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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:45 am    Post subject: Best way to purchase Lakers tickets at Face Value and not pay premium?

Sorry for the noob question, all the laker games ive been to have been purchased from CL, stubhub etc at extreme markups.

was wondering what the best way is to purchase single game tickets straight from the Lakers and when tix will be available. thanks!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:50 am    Post subject:

Sometimes I find tickets for under face value on barrystickets.com. This was true even in 2011-13 with Kobe on the team.

Other than that, I've gotten lucky a few times on ticketmaster (immediately pre-game) and at the Staples Center box office for advance sales.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:46 am    Post subject:

depends on where you want to sit, best way I have found is a few hours before gametime on Stubhib
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:19 pm    Post subject:

when do the face value of this seasons tickets come out?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:25 pm    Post subject:

The last time I went I showed up in the parking lot across the street at the end of the first quarter and bought tickets from a scalper for half the face value
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:02 pm    Post subject:

venturalakersfan wrote:
The last time I went I showed up in the parking lot across the street at the end of the first quarter and bought tickets from a scalper for half the face value


I bought tickets from a scalper a few years ago and I remember I got scared and nervous. It was my first time dealing with one and did not like the experience at all and never wanted to do it again. If for some reason we get caught do I get into trouble?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:08 pm    Post subject:

ksmgf wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
The last time I went I showed up in the parking lot across the street at the end of the first quarter and bought tickets from a scalper for half the face value


I bought tickets from a scalper a few years ago and I remember I got scared and nervous. It was my first time dealing with one and did not like the experience at all and never wanted to do it again. If for some reason we get caught do I get into trouble?


Someone told me scalping tickets is actually legal, hence sites like StubHub which are scalping tickets, you just can not scalp tickets on Staples Center property so if you buy across the street you are ok, but one problem is they maybe fake and you just lost your money.

I had bought some tickets off Stubhub last year that turned out to be fake, took them to the office across the street and they gave me some tickets in the same row and gave me a credit you wont get that from a street scalper
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:19 pm    Post subject:

bchang2001 wrote:
when do the face value of this seasons tickets come out?


Anyone know? And where do they go on sale?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:23 pm    Post subject:

Last year they had a presale for season ticket holders and those on the waiting list on August 25th
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:33 pm    Post subject:

But I thought you were a Big Baller?
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:57 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 1:18 pm    Post subject:

presale for individual tickets for games thru 12/23 is tomorrow and general public Friday
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 1:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Best way to purchase Lakers tickets at Face Value and not pay premium?

BigBallerBrand wrote:
Sorry for the noob question, all the laker games ive been to have been purchased from CL, stubhub etc at extreme markups.

was wondering what the best way is to purchase single game tickets straight from the Lakers and when tix will be available. thanks!


Lakers ticket exchange is the best place I have seen to get good prices on tickets. These are all season seat holder tickets who tend to get lower prices than fans who buy individual games. Therefore they tend to price their seats lower than most.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Best way to purchase Lakers tickets at Face Value and not pay premium?

cvballa wrote:
BigBallerBrand wrote:
Sorry for the noob question, all the laker games ive been to have been purchased from CL, stubhub etc at extreme markups.

was wondering what the best way is to purchase single game tickets straight from the Lakers and when tix will be available. thanks!


Lakers ticket exchange is the best place I have seen to get good prices on tickets. These are all season seat holder tickets who tend to get lower prices than fans who buy individual games. Therefore they tend to price their seats lower than most.

Defiantly true. I'm a stm and I'd sell them easily in his exchange and Usually for less than face valuE, except for marquee games where I'd get obviously more.
This year will be different though. Since the face value will change according to the opponent we play. My previously $162 cavs game will now be adjusted up
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 3:13 pm    Post subject:

Wait until the last minute and buy them on EBay. Unless it's a very big game you'll usually get them under face value.
I've never once paid full price.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 3:48 pm    Post subject:

Ticket exchange. Season ticket holders pretty much lose money unless it's kft or deep playoff run. You must take advantage of dumb money.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:40 pm    Post subject:

presale is tomorrow for lakers.com users with unique codes. 2pm-9pm.
general public is friday. PM me and I can hook u up with a pre sale code. usually season ticket holder gets access to extra tickets from lakers a few hours before presale.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 12:31 am    Post subject:

lakersken80 wrote:
But I thought you were a Big Baller?


That's pretty funny. Now we know Bigballerbrand isn't Lavar.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:08 am    Post subject:

so tickets are onsale today? I'm not seeing anywhere.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:10 am    Post subject:

Briancluan wrote:
presale is tomorrow for lakers.com users with unique codes. 2pm-9pm.
general public is friday. PM me and I can hook u up with a pre sale code. usually season ticket holder gets access to extra tickets from lakers a few hours before presale.


how do you get tickets on lakers.com? it keeps directing me to axs
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 1:24 pm    Post subject:

Looks like AXS is off to a great start, per Lakers twitter:

For fans participating in the presale, AXS is working on the site and we will post again once the presale is active.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:07 pm    Post subject:

Think they actually suspended and postponed the pre-sale entirely.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 5:12 pm    Post subject:

If you're buying stubhub some sellers will lower their prices as it gets closer to the game to get rid of the tickets, this might not work if its a really good game
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 5:59 pm    Post subject:

Los Angeles Lakers Announcement (via Lakers Promotions Email) wrote:
Lakers 2017-18 Tickets Presale (Suspended)
2017-18 Lakers Tickets
3:46pm 8-24-2017

Please be aware that we have suspended the presale for August 24th as well as the public onsale on August 25th.

The AXS services overloaded and they were unable to fix this in a suitable time period, so for fairness to our fans we will be suspending today's presale until a future date.
The future presale and onsale will be announced through our emails and on Lakers.com. We will have full inventory available during the future presale and on-sale.

We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:30 am    Post subject:

ksmgf wrote:
venturalakersfan wrote:
The last time I went I showed up in the parking lot across the street at the end of the first quarter and bought tickets from a scalper for half the face value


I bought tickets from a scalper a few years ago and I remember I got scared and nervous. It was my first time dealing with one and did not like the experience at all and never wanted to do it again. If for some reason we get caught do I get into trouble?


When I buy from scalpers, my only fear is that its a duplicate or counterfeit ticket. So far I haven't had any issue but you have no recourse if it happens. It's a cash transaction with someone who you don't know.
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