On any given day when the Tigers are playing at Comerica Park, you're bound to find Robert Richardson scalping tickets outside the stadium, just off of Woodward Avenue.
He's a pro. Richardson, 42, says he's been scalping tickets in Detroit at various events for more than 30 years. He says he first started in elementary school when he scalped a bleacher ticket at the 1984 World Series for $100. He said a stranger gave it to him for free outside the stadium.
He says he gets tickets from brokers and he buys them off people coming to the game who have extras. He says you're not allowed to scalp tickets too close to the ticket office at Comerica Park. You're also not supposed to sell them for above face value, though some state lawmakers have been trying to change the law. He said he does occasionally sell above face value for special games.
He says beware of some scalpers who sell fake tickets.
Allan Lengel of Deadline Detroit recently interviewed him before the All-Star Game break.
