Anyone ever use ticketretriever.com

[HeavyMetal BankFisherman]

Anyone ever purchased tickets through ticketretriever.com? I want to get some tickets to the sold out Killers concert May 26th at the Keller Auditorium in Portland. Tickets are available on Craigslist but I don't want to get scammed.

Is the site reliable and if you have used ticketretriever.com did everything go OK as far as getting real tickets not counterfits. I would hate to show up at the box office and not be able to get in and be out a couple hundred dollars.

Any feedback would be helpful.

[RaiderRon]

I have not used that particular website. However, a couple of suggestions for you. I have used stubhub in the past and they are a top notch outfit but you will pay a percentage in fees.

I have used Craigslist for tickets on a regular basis and have never had a problem but with anything you need to be careful. Always insist on hard tickets, not ones you can print out at home. Also, it is a good idea to check ID when you pick up your tickets and copy down the information from a driver's license. A reliable source for tickets should not object to this process.

Lastly, if you really want to see a show, head to the venue. Tickets always become available and are usually around face value just before the band is set to take the stage.

Enjoy the show!

[StickFish]

Another option is hit the bands web site, they should have a forum section ask for extra tickets - I've gotten rid of tickets and gotten really good seats in the past that way. What raiderRon suggests works very well, if the show starts the tickets are about useless - just wait them out. Sometimes the box office will hold a few tickets to keep the scalpers at bay as well - got into a sold out Tangerine Dream show that way - 6th row center