No Panic for Boston Celtics Fans

I moved to Washington, D.C. from Boston in 2002, and one of the first things I did when I got to our nation’s capital was take a look at the Boston Celtics schedule and see when they were coming to town.   For one of the games, I could not find a ticket to my liking through the Wizards’ ticket office, especially when figuring in all the fees that get added on top of the ticket price.  So I went to EBay, and wound up getting very good seats from a season ticket holder.  He sold the tickets for more than he paid for due to the discount he received as a season ticket holder.  I paid less than face value (and avoided all the fees).  A win-win situation.    The next time the Celtics were in town, I e-mailed the same person and asked him if he would be willing to sell me the tickets for the same price as before.  He readily agreed, and we kept this arrangement for almost every subsequent Celtics-Wizards game in D.C.  Until this ... [link]