Laurence Leavy, the man millions of baseball fans know as “Marlins Man,” says StubHub has landed him in a ticket dispute over seats he claims don’t exist.
Leavy said he spent nearly an hour on the phone with a StubHub supervisor after the platform allegedly sent him seat numbers that didn’t match what he bought. In a social media post, he said the problem came down to the row and seat assignment. “The seat numbers listed DO NOT EXIST,” Leavy wrote in a social media post.
I just spent 1 hour on phone arguing with @stubhub supervisor that i was not sent tickets that i ordered Wrong row and seat numbers.The seat numbers listed DO NOT EXISTstubhub REFUSES to honor their guarantee.Has this happened to othersClass action and punative…
He also asked whether other StubHub customers had run into the same kind of issue and raised the possibility of legal action, including a “class action.”
Leavy said he reached out to StubHub and that the company refused to honor its guarantee. StubHub’s FanProtect terms say buyers are supposed to receive the tickets they ordered or comparable seats, and that qualifying problems can lead to replacement tickets, a refund, or credit. Leavy’s complaint is about whether the tickets he received fit those terms.
That’s the wrinkle here: Leavy isn’t just any frustrated buyer. He built his reputation by showing up behind home plate at major baseball events, often in his bright orange Marlins jersey, a look that has made him easy to spot on television. He has been at everything from the World Series to the World Baseball Classic.
For someone with that kind of seat-savvy background, this dispute stands out. Leavy says StubHub gave him seat numbers he couldn’t even locate, and he’s now making the case publicly that the company should answer for it.
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