I've heard scalpers selling tickets to some of the top games(college football) can be frauds. I remember living close to Norman Oklahoma, home of the OU Sooners, and going to the games on Saturday morning, not having a ticket, and buying from people in front of the stadium, not worring about fake tickets. Is this really that widespread?  I've bought many things from ebay and haven't had anything fraud or fake. It is probably a good idea to buy tickets from an ebay seller, than risk getting something  worthless from someone you don't know.