Hamilton Scalpers

I want to apologize in advance for making ANOTHER Hamilton thread. I asked earlier about prices but didn't really take into consideration different factors. Does anyone think I can buy a ticket outside from scalpers right before (or minutes after) showtime on Wednesday, July 6th at night for under $500? O really want to see the OBC but the cancellation line has become so insane and I can't really go any other day. I would really appreciate some info on prices. I've been blowing up the Cancellation thread with questions and feel bad with the questions being out of place.

Updated On: 7/1/16 at 01:56 PM

Why did you wait until the very end of Lin's run to decide you had to see it? That's on you.

I was trying to go to that show but I have audition at that time. Thanks for the advice though! And the reason I waited this long is BC I have been saving my money. I would've gone in January if I had the chance..

Is there any way your parents or friends can loan you some money so you can buy a ticket from stubhub or TM resale?

Also, don't you live in staten island? If I were you, I would have gone to Richard Rodgers theater 30-40 minutes before performance starts to scope out the line and see what a scalper looks like and what he/she does and get a feel of what prices are going for nowadays.

I agree though that for $400 is probably not enough. Premium ticket face value is now $549 I think and $199 for regular orchestra.

If it's meant to be, then enter the $10 lottery and if you're meant to watch the OBC, then you'll win. If not, then so be it. The show was in the Public early 2015 and I think prices ranged from $50-$100 back then.

My personal advice, as (financially) tough as it may be to swallow, is not to get involved with anything other than Ticketmaster Resale. You never know. Anybody can end up being that one person who bought a counterfeit to a performance—and then it's on you. I suggest to always take the safe route.

Yeah I agree with broadwayconcierge that the safest route for resale tickets is Ticketmaster resale.

@cerclerouge, I've only seen 1 scalper by Richard Rodgers theater during my cancellation line waits in the past. You'll hear him with his loud voice asking regular patrons whether they have any extra tickets to sell roughly 30 mins before showtime.

gypsy101 said: "isn't hawking the tickets outside the theater the kind of scalping that's still illegal in NY?

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You have to be 500 feet away from the venue. That's why you'll sometimes see mention on here of if the RR staff sees reselling going on that they'll make people walk over by the Marriott to do the transaction.

https://www1.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/description/ticket-reseller-license

This is the op-ed:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trick-to-taking-on-ticket-buying-bots-1467932126



Strangely enough was not behind a paywall for me -- do they allow some content to be seen for free?

Paywall here too when I click the link, but doing the Google trick indytallguy mentions brings it up just fine.