I’ve read too many bad Craigslist stories to just know better at this point. Some Alabama fans, Bryant Gentry and his brother, had to learn the hard way. They decided to cop a pair of tickets from someone on the site, and even paid the scalper $2K for a pair of tickets.
When the guys inspected the tickets closer, it was obvious they had been sold fake tickets. Now, most people would take the L and figure there’s nothing else they can do, but these guys decided to take action. They setup another Craigslist account and made arrangements to buy tickets from the same scalper. Scalper, whose name is Joseph Stevn Escalera, was obviously being greedy at this point. Ater they arranged to meet up with Escalera, they were able to subdue him until the cops came and arrested him.
But as scalper Joseph Steven Escalera began the transaction, his customer’s two brothers snuck up from behind. One pinned Escalera to his chair, pinching a nerve between his neck and shoulder while holding a long, cold object to the back of his head. The other two took his shoes and socks, as well as six tickets to that night’s game they found tucked in Escalera’s waistband.
Neither Bryant nor his brother were able to get their money back or go to the actual game, but at least justice was served. Bama losing to Clemson probably didn’t help the salt of the weekend for the brothers either.