BOL Round Table

If your post is true, then that's messed up. If he told you they were yours then that's how it should be, simple as that. He should've pulled them off ebay after he sold them to you, or at least said "Yeah, I will sell them to you if they don't sell tonight on ebay for higher.."

I've got the email chain...the lawyer included in the letter to the would be seller. He said its actually a pretty open and shut case, most people just wouldnt want to pay the attorney fees (obviously not applicable here). Don't want to stoop to this guys level and give his email address out, but if bamajames wants to join in on this thread, I'd be happy to post the emails

You definitely have the right to be upset. Good luck.

You can't seek damages. (Would be nearly impossible to prove.) You can, however, seek (a) an injunction against him selling to the other party and/or (b) specific performance requiring him to sell them to you for the agreed-upon price.

Couldn't agree more...literally all I want is for him to return my phone call (hell even email). But if he won't and my buddy wants to give some students some, I'll go along with it. And Elder honest question, how is hard to prove? I have everything saved in email and I saved his orginal post stating his intent to sell

The problem is you would have to prove you suffered financial damages in the court of law. Just breaching a contract isn't enough for judgement. You have to prove you suffered monetary damages in which you could not reasonably overcome. Unless your leaving something out I don't see a case I would take to court.

You are required to mitigate your damages by acquiring or attempting to acquire replacement tickets--if you paid more or could not obtain such tickets, then you would have suffered damage.

Agree that the guy should be shot.

If you can prove the agreements are legit I think you have a case. You will have to prove financial damage. That will equal what you pay for tickets minus the price of these. Might be a $1000 or so.

Come on man don't quote the original poster, u have to be smarter than that.

As others have said, you're barking up a tree that won't really end in a satisfactory manner for anyone, but if you really don't want to look for tickets elsewhere this is absolutely correct. As long as you can prove that you relied upon your agreement in purchasing hotels / flights / any other financial considerations (i.e. you set them up after your agreement was in place), you could definitely recoup those as well.

Would be very difficult to get "damages" for the ticket prices though, since there is no perfect substitute for the tickets he had (e.g. you might find tickets on row 12 in section 501, where his were on row 8 in section 503...who's to say those tickets have the same value?). Best bet legally would be to seek specific performance, though if not you could definitely get him to recoup your losses on the hotel and flight.

As others have said though, not worth the legal fees and overall just a classless move on his part.

sounds like you have about 10K worth of emotional distress you may be owed...

I don't get people nowadays. I had 4 NC tickets last year and agreed to sell them to a guy right after the SEC Championship game. I had higher offers but I gave my word so I stuck with the guy even if I could have made more money off some Auburn fans. Anyway, this year he repaid the favor and hooked me up with 2 Iron Bowl tickets on the 50 at a great price. Karma is a bitch...so I say let James get what is coming to him.