The suit alleges that licensed ticket agents routinely violate the state law, which bars the resale of tickets for more than $2 above face value plus any legitimate service charges.
David Kurzman of Sharon, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, which is seeking class-action status, said he purchased two Red Sox tickets to this Saturday's game against the New York Yankees for $375 apiece from Ace Ticket Worldwide, a $335 markup over the face value of $40.
David G. Thomas, Kurzman's attorney, said Ace clearly violated the anti-scalping law. He noted Ace, which has offices in Boston and Brookline, charged Kurzman a separate $37.50 handling fee and a $17.50 shipping fee for the two tickets.
According to the lawsuit, Ace also included a note with the tickets telling Kurzman to lie about where he obtained the tickets if someone asks.
''Your tickets are part of a season ticket holder's package," the note said. ''If you are asked where the tickets came from, please say they were a gift or that someone gave them to you."
The legal action is seeking to recoup alleged improper mark-ups for tickets as well as attorneys' fees.
The Red Sox have threatened to revoke the season tickets of customers caught reselling their tickets. The New England Patriots have a similar policy.
Most of the named defendants in the ticket lawsuit are based in Massachusetts, including Admit One; McTicket Agency of Westwood; Out of Town Ticket Agency in Cambridge; Tickets One in Norwood; Lytle Ticket in Chelmsford; Pat's Ticket Center in Waltham; Quincy Ticket Center in Quincy; South Shore Ticket Agency in Marshfield; and SoxTix.com in Abington. In Boston, the named defendants include Ace, Best for Less Ticket Agency, Best Tickets, North End Ticket Agency, and Ringside Ticket Agency.
Two out-of-state resellers were included: StubHub.com of San Francisco, which has a ticket fulfillment center near Fenway Park, and Seacoast Ticket Agency in Portsmouth, N.H. More>>>
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