Skins sell ticket straight to scalpers

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If a few grandmas go bankrupt in the process, who cares, the other team's fan is there to buy his $8.50 beers and sit in the "deadbeat's" seat.

Gotcha, I agree, no grandmother should go bankrupt due to the Redskins legal policies. I agree 100%.

I really don't know, but since the Skins business is out of Ashburn, I assume that they would have VA as the place where disputes are resolved, similar to Microsoft using Washington State courts. But I really don't know for sure either.

The Post article says that the cases were in PG County (Md) court.

The Post article says that the cases were in PG County (Md) court.

You are right.

Unless there's something I missed I thought Maryland oversaw DC. but even having said that DC is actually guided by the Federal Gov. so I would guess the contract laws follow more to the Federal Laws regarding contract law.

Wait--I'm sorry, but I have to ask. Are you being serious, or is this a joke?

I really don't know, but since the Skins business is out of Ashburn, I assume that they would have VA as the place where disputes are resolved, similar to Microsoft using Washington State courts. But I really don't know for sure either.

True, but there have been lawsuits the Redskins have been part of that identifed Fed Ex Field, in P.G. County, as the team's "principle place of business," so on that basis PG County may be the locale of proper court jurisdiction. Of course, the story says that the grandmother defendant did not even answer the complaint, so jurisdiction wasn't really contested.

No, I'm not an employee, I don't have tickets. Here is the quote from the post:

So, 137 lawsuits, divided by 5 years, is 27 lawsuits on average a year. compared to 20-30,000 premium seats and skyboxes a year. If you want to do a 5 year comparison, 137 lawsuits, against 100,000 (at a minimum) sales.

Again, in my opinion, this is just a mudraker story.

137 lawsuits is a lot when you consider the fact that the article points out that there are almost no other teams in the league that sue their ticket holders. The Patriots said they sue their ticket holders in only rare instances.

The problem with this whole thing is that a team that already seems like it will do anything for a $, no matter how sleazy, now seems to be even sleazier than ever.

Does anyone else find it ironic that the Skins want to be able to get out of a contract they have with ticket brokers but dont want to let fans out of their contracts. The whole thing is a mess.

Good read

D.C. Sports Bog - A Heartwarming Redskins Story (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/09/a_heartwarming_redskins_story.html)

True, but there have been lawsuits the Redskins have been part of that identifed Fed Ex Field, in P.G. County, as the team's "principle place of business," so on that basis PG County may be the locale of proper court jurisdiction. Of course, the story says that the grandmother defendant did not even answer the complaint, so jurisdiction wasn't really contested.

They have offices in Landover, as well as Ashburn.

Did any body see the pic (and read the part) about the guy who claims the Redskins altered his contract. He has two copies of the contract. One that he filled out and filed away and another which the Redskins ticket office altered after he signed (they put an "x" in the box for six years).

He is probably not the only one. I have a friend who told me his dad got suckered into buying a multi-year contract and now I am starting to believe him (I always just thought my friend's dad was drunk when he bought the club level seats).

To be pragmatic, it sounds like the salesman in the ticket office who make a nice commission off these multi-year mega buck contracts and will do about anything to make that sale. And that leads to issues like these we are reading about.