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Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:16 am to Hoyt
Seriously thinking of getting my home inspection license. I'm in the industry anyways and it'd be a great little side gig. Parents paid a couple hundred bucks to get the house they bought inspected for a little over an hours work, and it took the guy about a week to get there because he was so busy.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:21 am to LucasP
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Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:26 am to Hoyt
Pretty sure what you're doing is scalping and that's definitely illegal, or at least grounds to get your ticket purchasing privileges taken away. Either that or you're not making any money because you're buying and selling at face value, and I highly doubt that's the case Gump. Way to suggest an illegal act as the OP of a "legal side gigs" thread
I have nothing against someone selling their own seats at higher value when they can't or don't make the game. But if you're buying out entire rows or sections only to resell them at higher values in order to make a profit, then frick you
I have nothing against someone selling their own seats at higher value when they can't or don't make the game. But if you're buying out entire rows or sections only to resell them at higher values in order to make a profit, then frick you
Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:29 am to Kraut Dawg
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explain the difference in scalping & a retail store when ultimately one does not exist
A retail store provides a service in centralizing goods that one can buy. You don't have to go to a banana producer and a beef producer to buy both, you can simply go to the market. This is the service they provide and they make profit by providing that service.
Here's a quick thought experiment. Normally man A sells a ticket to a scalper then the scalper sells it for more to man B. Now take the scalper out of the equation, man A is just as capable of selling the ticket, and man B is just as capable of buying it. The only difference is either man A makes more money, man B spends less or both. Anyway it happens, no one is worse off for the lack of the scalper. He's the only one who benefits. frick scalpers.
ETA I capitalized my A's and B's for clarity. You're welcome.
ETA again, I hope that wasn't too emotional of an explanation for you.
This post was edited on 9/11/15 at 8:41 am
Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:29 am to PhiTiger1764
I'm telling my uncle (Sam) on you.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:36 am to Hoyt
So you're scalping?
Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:37 am to Hoyt
Licking old lady butt holes at the local nursing homes.
It's charity pro Bono work. They all tip occasionally though.
It's charity pro Bono work. They all tip occasionally though.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:38 am to Kraut Dawg
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Kraut Dawg
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Miss St Cow Fan
You related to Stingray?
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Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:40 am to Hoyt
What i do is legal in some states.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:42 am to Hoyt
I paint and sell them occasionally.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:47 am to Hoyt
I used to mow lawns on the weekend, that was good for an extra 60 bucks a week.
I know someone in BR who does graphite portraits and makes a nice little bit of money, nothing crazy though. She's not a very good artist and still makes some nice money doing it; always felt like I could do better but never seriously thought about investing in the time/supplies/marketing.
I know someone in BR who does graphite portraits and makes a nice little bit of money, nothing crazy though. She's not a very good artist and still makes some nice money doing it; always felt like I could do better but never seriously thought about investing in the time/supplies/marketing.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 8:52 am to LucasP
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Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:02 am to Kraut Dawg
So stub hub is providing a service and the ncaa is providing a good. What exactly is Hoyt providing? Cause it sounds like he's just an opportunistic a-hole who doesn't really contribute anything.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:05 am to Hoyt
My thing outside of work is electronics. I like to build amps and guitar effects pedals.
Also,
Also,
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if you're buying out entire rows or sections only to resell them at higher values in order to make a profit, then frick you
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:08 am to LucasP
frick stubhub, too. Legality doesn't matter. They're gouging.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:12 am to Hoyt
2 quadplexes
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:16 am to PhiTiger1764
Depends on how much you make doing it, but expect a call from the IRS. Feds b watchin
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:21 am to Kraut Dawg
Kraut you must be inbred. If I want to buy a TV, I usually can't buy it directly from the manufacturer. I have to go to a retail store, who buys them in bulk from the manufacturer, then sells them individually. I pay a greater price than I would to the manufacturer. I agree to that price because I could not directly buy from the manufacturer and the retail store already shipped it into town for me. The inflated price covers the costs of shipping and handling of the TV
When a scalper buys a ticket, they usually buy it from the schools online ticket office at face value. Then they go and put the ticket on stubhub or stand outside the stadium on gameday and attempt to sell it for 2-10x the face value of the ticket. Neither of those things should be necessary for someone who wants to buy individual tickets, because they should easily be able to buy tickets from the school ticket office like the scalper did. I've done it before for low interest games (Mcneese as an example). However when it comes time for the LSU Alabama game, scalpers with lots of on hand money go and buy up all the tickets that haven't been sold as season tickets. Then there's no tickets remaining for the average person who wants to actually go to the game, so if they want a ticket, they have to pay the inflated price of the scalpers. The scalpers do almost no work to make 2-10x the amount they spent in the end, and they provide no service to the public, since without them, tickets would be more easily available and at a far cheaper cost
When a scalper buys a ticket, they usually buy it from the schools online ticket office at face value. Then they go and put the ticket on stubhub or stand outside the stadium on gameday and attempt to sell it for 2-10x the face value of the ticket. Neither of those things should be necessary for someone who wants to buy individual tickets, because they should easily be able to buy tickets from the school ticket office like the scalper did. I've done it before for low interest games (Mcneese as an example). However when it comes time for the LSU Alabama game, scalpers with lots of on hand money go and buy up all the tickets that haven't been sold as season tickets. Then there's no tickets remaining for the average person who wants to actually go to the game, so if they want a ticket, they have to pay the inflated price of the scalpers. The scalpers do almost no work to make 2-10x the amount they spent in the end, and they provide no service to the public, since without them, tickets would be more easily available and at a far cheaper cost
Posted on 9/11/15 at 9:25 am to Upperdecker
And from what I know, Stubhub does provide a service (resale of season ticket holder's tickets that will go unused). And so stubhub charges a flat fee on every ticket purchased and listed on their site. However that does not entitle them or the sellers to inflate the price of the tickets in addition to the fees. That's gouging, and they're able to do it because scalpers buy up all the extra tickets and list them on stubhub. So no other product is available and people must go to them for it, and then they charge what they want
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