**Update 1/7/16, 9:50am PST**
StubHub tweeted their mistake and vowed to get Jesse to the game.
We shot an air ball on this one. Rest assured we'll take care of Jesse & get him to the game. @theleadsports pic.twitter.com/ZGOacVJT38
— StubHub (@StubHub) January 7, 2016
**Original Story**
On Nov. 11, 2015, a Los Angeles Lakers fan named Jesse Sandler purchased four tickets on StubHub to the Lakers’ last home game of the season, which is scheduled for April 13, 2016 against the Utah Jazz, figuring there was a chance it would be Kobe Bryant‘s last home game of his career.
Sandler paid $906.77 for the tickets.
On Nov. 29, 2015, Sandler’s vision came true, and Bryant announced this would be his last season. Similar tickets for the game against Utah skyrocketed to $1,500 apiece.
But Sandler had no plans on flipping the tickets for profit — he simply wanted to attend the historical event.
Unfortunately, greed kicked in, and StubHub pulled a fast one on Sandler. He was contacted by the ticket juggernaut via email, and StubHub delivered bad news — his beloved seats were no longer available due to a “mistake” by the seller, who “listed them incorrectly.”
Naturally, Sandler was outraged, and he replied to StubHub voicing his displeasure.
Within a few hours, StubHub responded.
The following day, StubHub “personally” responded to Sandler’s email.
In the end, Sandler received a credit for monies spent, and an additional $250 credit to use on StubHub, which was a slap in the face considering what the company pulled on him.
H/T TheLeadSports
