How do I tell if my concert ticket is a fake?

Question

I've got to buy three tickets to pigeon dectectives off someone I know tommorow. I don't THINK they'd sell me a fake but how do I tell if a ticket is a fake?

Answer 1

The most sure-fire method of deciphering whether or not your concert tickets are fake is when the local police beat the snot  out of you while they're bouncing you off the hood of one of their cruisers. That would definitely tip me off

Answer 2

The easiest way is to require that the seller show you:

1. Proof of purchase

(receipt with name + last 4 digits of credit card)

2. The physical credit card that matches

3. Govt issued picture ID that has their name matching the above 2.

Some people will give you real tickets but will have already reported the ticket as lost or stolen.  You can call the ticketmaster hotline and give them the number of the ticket to see if it is still valid.

I can't vouch for the techniques of trying to burn the ticket and see if it turns black. Many people swear by this method.

Answer 3

Just present it at the concert and then you'll know.