So funny that you listed this story, because a very interesting thing happened to me today...
(Let me preface this by saying I've seen every internet-ticket scam in the book dozens of times)
My parents (early 60s) are still in St Louis. Tonight was the last Cards-Cubs game, and since the Cards suck, prices were the cheapest they've ever been. I decided to treat my parents to those all-inclusive seats right behind the plate. (These seats retail for 250 ea but are never available to non-psl holders)
I went on Stubhub around 11am and found a couple pairs at 150/a ticket. There was also a four-pack in the very first row behind the plate for 250 ea. I decided to wait that out and pull the trigger if it got to 200 ea. At about noon they sell at 250 ea.
At about 1pm I see an ad on craigslist offering the EXACT four seats, (section 4, row A, seats 5-8) that I had seen sell on Stubhub at 250 ea! The guy wants 100 ea. Obviously this will be a "xfer me on western union" kind of scam, but I'm bored and decide to mess with him.
I email offering to buy 2 for 100 ea. He emails me back and says "I'm in Barbados for business, but I will email you the 2 tickets, and next week you can western union me the money." (wtf! How could these tix possibly be valid?) He even texts me from a 261-area code (barbados number)
I lol and accept the deal. He emails me seats 7 and 8. They were purchased on Stubhub and have an order confirmation number showing they were bought today. I immediately list the pair back onto Stubhub, and sure enough, the barcodes are valid!
So obviously I figure these tickets were purchased for 250 ea with some stolen credit card for a day-of-game sale, and the scam is counting on the fact Stubhub won't figure it out until tomorrow.
I email the tickets to my parents, I tell them to call me if the tix are refused at the gate and I'll find them something else.
Watched the game on mlb.tv and saw my parents stuffing nachos into their faces first row behind the plate for the whole game.
Pretty ingenious scam when you think about it. Now the question is: do I pay send this guy the money??