BOX-OFFICE SALES
A limited number of tickets for the game are scheduled to go on sale at 2 p.m. Tuesday through Ticketmaster, by phone or online (800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com). Tickets are priced at $134 to $586. There is a limit of four tickets per customer or billing address. Presales for club-seat season ticket holders will be 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday and for a season-ticket priority list from noon to 1 p.m.
DON’T GET CHEATED
Ticket-buying advice from experts:
*If you’re dealing with a ticket broker, determine whether the broker is a member of the National Association of Ticket Brokers (natb.org) and check its rating with the Better Business Bureau (bbb.org). Look for guarantees and a customer service phone number.
*If dealing with an Illinois ticket broker, consumers can contact the Illinois secretary of state’s Index Department in Springfield to ensure that the broker is properly registered. Illinois law requires ticket brokers to meet certain requirements, including maintaining a toll-free telephone number and a consumer rebate fund.
*Avoid paying cash for tickets in person from a stranger because the tickets may be counterfeit. Consumers should deal only with a seller who accepts credit card payments or other secure payment methods. Don’t buy tickets from an unsecured Web site.
*Verify the location of the seats on a seating chart to avoid being misled into purchasing obstructed-view seats or seats that do not exist.
*Consumers should never wire payment to a seller. Buyers may be told that they will receive tickets after wiring money to an unknown seller. In many instances, the consumer becomes a victim of fraud.
FRAUD VICTIM?
Consumers affected by a ticket scam can file a complaint by calling the attorney general’s consumer fraud hot line: Chicago, 800-386-5438; Springfield, 800-243-0618; Carbondale, 800-243-0607. Consumers also can download a complaint form at illinoisattorneygeneral.gov. Also, if you purchase a counterfeit ticket, you can report it by calling the hot line for the National Association of Ticket Brokers, 630-510-4594.
Sources: BBB, Illinois attorney general, National Association of Ticket Brokers and Tribune interviews.
