msc,
While this was eBay stuff I'm curious to know what came down at Staples Game 1 &2/will come down for Game 6.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2004...tory?id=1818223LOS ANGELES -- A man who allegedly sold about $55,000 worth of Los Angeles Lakers season tickets -- with the promise of playoff seats -- to buyers who never received them was charged Tuesday with grand theft, authorities said.
Scott Raymond Thomas, 26, of Australia was arrested Monday at Los Angeles International Airport after he stepped off a plane, said Deputy District Attorney Jeff McGrath.
Thomas is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on three counts of grand theft and two counts of attempted grand theft. If convicted, he could face up to five years in state prison.
Thomas allegedly offered Lakers playoff tickets on eBay if the buyer would purchase season tickets estimated between $15,000 and $25,000. Prosecutors said one of the victims paid $25,000 and two others paid $15,000 each. Two other people were offered the tickets but didn't pay.
No tickets were ever received, prosecutors said.
