Fans are turning to StubHub and TicketHurry.com to avoid counterfeiters and shady ticket scalpers.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - April 21, 2013 - PRLog -- They are the cautionary tales.

At least 15 people are escorted away from Jacksonville Municipal Stadium during the Jaguars' most popular games because they bought counterfeit tickets from street scalpers. That's ultimately the worst thing about buying tickets from street scalpers. How can you trust buying tickets on the Internet or in a parking lot outside the stadium with so much at stake?"

For many sports fans, Web sites such as StubHub.com and TicketHurry.com are the answer. While scalping small amounts of tickets in Florida is legal, many fans now refuse to broker deals in parking lots, declining to gamble that the tickets are legitimate. They have turned to Web sites, including StubHub.com and TicketHurry.com to secure tickets to the hottest sporting events long after organizers announce sellouts.

StubHub and TicketHurry have really grown because of the dissatisfaction fans have had through the primary ticket market, buying from the box office or Ticketmaster. Fans are tired of constantly having bad experiences trying to buy tickets.

Birth of StubHub

San Francisco-based StubHub.com launched in 2000, establishing a venue where users could post tickets they wanted to sell or purchase tickets already posted on the website. The site's operation is comparable to Ebay.com, which bought StubHub in 2007. Sellers set the prices, which can fluctuate from below to wildly above face value. Super Bowl tickets were hot items, while Orlando Magic tickets can go for as little as $7.

"A lot of fans have season tickets but can't make it to every game and a lot of other people are willing to pay for great tickets but don't want to deal with nightmares at box offices.  StubHub offers convenient services for all of them."

StubHub battled concerns about fraud by guaranteeing tickets purchased on its site. "If there's any issue with delivery time, we will replace the ticket with another ticket of equal or better value or, in the worst-case scenario, we will get the ticket fee fully refunded.

About TicketHurry

TicketHurry is a marketplace that gives consumers an easier and safer way to purchase from licensed ticket brokers.  TicketHurry provides a safety net to consumers by providing them with a satisfaction guarantee that would not come from direct sellers or ticket scalpers. TicketHurry carries readily available and hard to find tickets, using many different networks to provide them. Tickets sold by TicketHurry’s sources may be sold for less or more than their face value depending on demand. TicketHurry operates within a vast network of ticket contacts, including record labels, season ticket holders, Fan Clubs, individual ticket resellers, and ticket brokers.

For more information, please visit StubHub.com and TicketHurry.com.