DO TICKET BROKERS HAVE TO BE AUTHORIZED TO SELL TICKETS FOR ANY PARTICULAR EVENT?
Contrary to what the promoters and sporting events would have you believe, the answer is, a ticket broker can sell you an official ticket to any event and does not have to be authorized by the promoter or sporting event itself to do so, and the tickets you purchase are good for admission just like anyone else’s ticket, and any broker will guarantee it. The bottom line, a broker has tickets that are just like the tickets you buy from the box office, so buy one if the price suits you. There is no authorized dealer of any ticket to any event except the box office. Ticketmaster is actually an agent, but though they are not the actual box office, because of their relationship and simply because of habit, people refer to Ticketmaster as the “box office”. The represent the box offices for most concerts and many sporting events in the USA. But you can still buy official tickets from private brokers, as they are good for admission just like any ticket purchased from Ticketmaster of the box offi
