Originally Posted By dzy76 I'm watching ebay for tickets to Magic Mountain (or coupons) for this summer. There are two tickets listed (adult tickets) bidding is around $45 right now. The seller says they work for MM and can get more. It says they are complimentary passes and can be used any day before Dec 31 2006. Has anyone bought tickets through ebay before? I'm a little leary. Through AAA I can get day passes for $30 each. We're planning one day at MM, but would like to do 2 if I could get some good prices on tickets. Should I trust something like this?
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I know it's a major no-no for Disney tickets. Haven't heard about MM. Personally, I would not risk it. I'm thinking it's illegal for the employee to be selling these.
Originally Posted By dzy76 That is kind of what I was thinking. I'm not into paying for them and getting to the gate and getting arrested! That would be a sight. Think I'll just stick with watching for discounts on the web or through AAA.
Originally Posted By everyyearofmylife You could also look at his feedback and see if he has sold stuff on ebay before (and how many things) and if the buyers were satisfied with what they bought from him.
Originally Posted By redlegtwo I wouldn't risk it either. I speak from personal experience. I purchased a ticket on ebay from a person with a good track record. Turns out the ticket was originally purchased with a fraudulent credit card. (The seller said he got it from someone else and refunded my money.) They confiscated the ticket at the gate and would let me in. It was very embarrassing. Up to that time, I had purchased tickets on ebay and had no problems, but now I would never do it again.
Originally Posted By dzy76 How awful redlegtwo. As the post above yours aludes, I've had an experience like that at Walmart. I purchased a brand new 27inch tv for my husband for our 25th wedding anniversary (sounds like I'm nice, but it was for his shop so that he'd watch his dumb car stuff out there leaving me the tv for my disney viewing). The kid who brought it from the back took it out to my car with my son. I didn't even look at if for two days then had my kids take it out on the night of our anniversary dinner. My husband was thrilled until he opened the box later that night and found a much smaller OLD tv in the box. It wasn't even the same brand! It was dirty and even had a penny shoved into the speaker part. Anyway, took it back the next morning and basically I was told I was trying to screw them! I can see maybe someone might try such a thing, but we live in a small town and I shop there ALL THE TIME. I was horrified. They were not going to refund my $350 or give me a new tv until I remembered the boy who took it out and they called him and he said the box was already open in back. So basically someone had the opportunity to do it at the store. All I know was it wasn't ME. I'm tellin you, it took awhile to get over that (well maybe I'm not really over it - it still gets my blood boiling).
Originally Posted By dizzdis Jeez sissy didn't mean to get you all riled up, goodness. (but folks, I still wear a hood and glasses when we shop together)
Originally Posted By roberts1398 LOL, dzy... Hey, if you're wanting to do more than one day at MM, look into season passes. I know you can get a SF Marine World pass for like $55 that then works at ALL of the Six Flags properties. A one day admission is $47, I think (at the ticket booth).
Originally Posted By roberts1398 <a href="http://sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain/TicketInfo/seasonpasses.html" target="_blank">http://sixflags.com/parks/magi cmountain/TicketInfo/seasonpasses.html</a> Remember, if you're driving down I-5, Six Flags Marine World isn't far off track. And you could get in there free on the way home... Not to mention water parks in L.A., Concord, and Sacramento!
Originally Posted By RidgebackLuver I've bought DLR, Knott's, and MM tickets on ebay with no problem. Just read their feedback and see if anyone else has bought tickets from them and been happy with the transaction.
Originally Posted By dzy76 Thanks everyone. I'm gonna keep watching them, in case it seems like a good deal. I've actually thought about the season pass roberts. However, my middle son doesn't want to go more than one day, he's afraid my oldest will make him go on the X more than once if we went multiple days! lol.
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk My mother-in-law purchased packaged kids underwear and when she opened the package at home, they were used! I'll never figure that one out!
Originally Posted By raer You really have to check items, especially at Wal-Mart! I have bought the Disney 2 piece outfits for my daughter several times there & it seems that the top & bottom are never the same size! People customize the sizes that they want. I have now noticed them now attaching the set together with those sensor tags to prevent this.
Originally Posted By dzy76 And shoes, we once bought tennis shoes for my son at Walmart and when we got home there were two left shoes! However, they didn't accuse me of swapping that when I took them back.
Originally Posted By dlkozy My son worked for Target security for awhile. It is a regular practice for shoplifters to take things out of boxes and then go around the store filling the box up with over the counter meds, or other things that don't have sensors. They then put the box back on the shelf as if they have changed their mind and one of their buddies comes into the store and "buys" that box and instead of having bought say plastic storage sets they now have lots of handpicked other stuff. Some times an unsuspecting customer buys the merchandise box and gets a BIG surprise when they open the box at home. Moral of the story-ALWAYS open a sealed box up and check the merchandise BEFORE leaving the store.
Originally Posted By Disney Joy oh jeepers weepers - I didn't know all that was happening at Wal Mart. Going there today - I will be on the lookout. LOL
