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What's the best place to buy Boston event tickets for concerts, theater, shows, and sports?  Where can you get the best deals on tickets for Boston events?

Discount tickets, make-an-offer, last-minute, and even HALF PRICE tickets are available to Boston sports events, concerts, and shows - if you know where to look.  Here are my "Boston Insider's" tips about where to find them.

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Find the Best Event Tickets - Even at the Last Minute!

For many Boston events, tickets for the best seats sell out fast or go to season ticket holders.  But what if you're visiting Boston and don't decide to attend until the last minute, or want really good seats?

AceTicket and TicketLiquidator can save your day!  Like other ticket brokers, AceTicket and TicketLiquidator buy and resell tickets - sometimes for less than face value, and sometimes for more. 

In Massachusetts, ticket brokers are legally required to be licensed, but that can be hard to enforce, especially for internet sales. With ticket brokers, you know exactly what you're getting and how much you'll pay in total, read the fine print, and check the guarantee.  

Can you get good deals through ticket brokers?  Absolutely!  Sometimes they're the only source for hard-to-get tickets, or for great seats.  And sometimes, you can score some really good deals and save money (for example, on Red Sox tickets when the weather is iffy).

Both AceTicket and TicketLiquidator offer great guarantees and usually a decent selection great seats for Boston sports, shows, and concerts.  Both are large well-known national companies, and Ace is even headquartered here in Boston.

Which is best?  Depends on what you're looking for, and their supply at a particular moment - check seats and prices at both AceTicket and TicketLiquidator, compare, and then move fast before someone else beats you to them.

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Half-price Boston event tickets

Yes, you can find half-price tickets for many Boston events.  These half-price offers usually become available 2 or 3 weeks before the event, but sometimes additional tickets continue being released up until the day of the event.  

The two best sources of Boston half-price tickets are Goldstar Events and Bostix.  When theaters want to make sure all seats will be filled, they offer tickets to Goldstar or Bostix to sell at half price.  They often offer discount tickets to different events, so it pays to check both.  Free sign up to see Goldstar's offers.

In addition to tickets to shows, Goldstar also often has half-price tickets for cruises, tours, the circus, and occasionally sports events.  Sometimes they even offer free promo tickets, so it's always worth signing up.Should you buy Boston event tickets through Craig's List? 

Craig's list is where individuals sell tickets they can't use at the last minute.  Plenty of people buy tickets through Craig's List without issues, but it is an unregulated environment. 

If you're visiting Boston, think about whether you want to spend your travel time figuring out when and where to meet up with a stranger and hand over cash for tickets.  Think about whether you want to wonder if the tickets are legit . . . and what you'll do if you hand them over at the event's ticket gate, and find out they're not.

Caveat emptor!

Don't be tricked by scalpers

"Scalping" normally means reselling tickets for a profit.  In Boston, it also means reselling tickets to entertainment and athletic events without a license - and this is illegal all over Massachusetts.

Walk around the outside of any sports or concert venue, and someone is likely to sidle up to you and mutter, "Tickets." 

If this happens to you, walk away. 

Remember, scalpers sell on the web too - so if you don't recognize the name of the broker, or you don't see anything about a guarantee, click away fast!

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