Concerns about a ticket I bought

[Eamon696]

Hello everybody!

So I purchased a ticket to see the band on June 20th in DC, and I am kind of worried that I might have been scammed or something (I've never bought tickets myself before on Stubhub). So the tickets were identified when I bought them as paperless, so I presumed that seller was going to be mailing me like a link to a pdf or something (idk). But when the envelope arrived, it contained a sheet of paper and an attached prepaid gift card, with the instructions that I use the gift card at the venue in order to get in. Not sure if this is legit, and I wanted to check in with you folks who might have more knowledge on situations like this. Just want to be able to see U2 from the GA in a few weeks!!

 

[weinerdog]

That's how the scalpers get around the no re-selling rule, they buy with the prepaid card. Stubhub is legit as it gets, and all the venue will do is swipe the card and give you a wristband for GA access. If you're worried, just show up very early to the venue so that you have time to call Stubhub in case of any issues.

 

[Hewson]

Yeah that should be legit.

 

[jaimearodriguez]

Legit. The loophole used nowadays by scalpers.