Craigslist Ticket Sales (caveat emptor)

[tempacct1212]

Assume that SWIM (someone who isn't me) purchased tickets to an event through a promoter and sold them for a higher price on craigslist. The event had additional entrance fees which were not disclosed on the ad however it was stated that there were fees but SWIM wasn't sure of the exact amount. The ad also stated these tickets were won in a contest. The person called the promoter and is demanding SWIM pay them the difference in price. The fraud claim is that SWIM sold $10 tickets for $20. The tickets clearly state taxes and fees additional and has no cash value. The purchaser clearly read this notice prior to purchasing the tickets which was clearly stated on the back. Did SWIM commit a crime or is this a case of caveat emptor?

SWIM intends to do what's legal as he has no intention to scam. SWIM does not consider this a scam. These are real and valid tickets. The state is FL

 

[swalsh411]

None of the volunteers here likes dumb word games or hypotheticals. Please describe what actually happened.

 

[BL]

Sounds like gouging ,against promos policy .If caught could lead to arrest.

 

[xylene]

I make grammatic erros on purpus

Sounds like gouging ,against promos policy .If caught could lead to arrest.

Those promos...

Gotta watch you backside on them cause there policies have the po-po behind them.

 

[tempacct1212]

This isn't hypothetical. The names have been changed since this is a public forum. The seller isn't worried about the ticket company. The purchaser stated they would call the police for fraud and the seller wants to make sure he didn't do anything illegal else will return the difference immediately. Basically several tickets were sold at double the promo price. The buyer feels the tickets are only worth $10 since that's what the promo sells them for (The buyer claims the seller did the equivalent of selling a $10 bill for $20 essentially). The event requires ~$125 in extra fees which were not disclosed on the ad however the purchasing party was informed there were extra fees but the buyer claimed he was unsure of the exact amount but stated the fees are similar to what you'd pay for a similar event. The tickets clearly state "taxes and fees not included" and "no cash value". The seller doesn't want trouble with the law or to do anything illegal.

 

[Cali408nia]

I caught you before your ninja edit. SWIM is you. We all know it anyways, that's why people come here. Nobody knows your information even though it's a public forum, so who cares? Since you tried to cover up the characters in the story you made it look like a hypothetical homework question. You'd get better responses if you just told the story how it happened.