Counterfeit Event Tickets

[Hambone]

Person A bought some tickets on Craigslist from person B. They were E-tickets with an e-mailed receipt noting the purchase details from a known online vendor. Everything looked legitimate, so person A bought the tickets thinking he/she got a great deal. Person A's guest to the event dropped out at the last minute, so Person A sold the tickets to Person C on Craigslist.

It turns out the tickets were fakes, and now Person C is threatening person A with legal action, etc. Person A had no intent to sell illegal items. Had Person A's guest not cancelled at the last minute, he/she would have learned the hard way at the event.

Is Person A on the hook here for the money exchanged with Person C?

 

[disagreeable]

Yes, they need to refund the money and seek it from whom they purchased them.

 

[mightymoose]

Person A has no obligation to Person C, and if Person B comes complaining then Person A can tell Person B to suck an egg.
Lesson learned the hard way- don't buy things from scam artists.

 

[Hambone]

Mightymoose - I am assuming you meant if person C comes complaining to person A, person C can suck an egg?

Does anyone no the law behind it? Can person A be responsible for the money paid by person C? It seems pretty strange considering Person B is the real piece of garbage, and A/C are just morons.

 

[mightymoose]

Person A can tell everyone to suck an egg, but person A never had any transaction with Person C and has no reason to even acknowledge the complaint.
Person C can whine to Person B and Person B can in turn cry to Person A, but Person A doesn't care and will probably never be identified anyway.
You make these purchases at your own risk. As they say, a fool and his money are soon parted.

 

[Betty3]

The bottom line & moral of the story is you should always buy tickets to events from sources you know are legitimate.