One couple’s Valentine’s Day was made thanks to Dave Chappelle after they were scammed out of $500 dollars on Craigslist trying to buy the tickets to see the comedian.
Diedra and Eddie Dickens story was brought to light by WBTV on Wednesday (Feb. 13) when the couple shared how they were robbed online. In an effort to surprise her husband for Valentine’s Day, Diedra attempted to buy tickets to see Chappelle on Valentine’s Day after hearing he would perform in their hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. After she was unable to find tickets on Ticketmaster, she tried Craigslist where she found a perfect match for her and her husband, who would’ve needed a wheelchair accessible seat.
“They were seats one through four so those would be great because I could put my husband in seat one at the end of an aisle and that kind of good stuff,” she said.
But after sending $500 via Apple Pay to the seller, she never heard back. Diedra filed a police report after she was unable to get in touch with the seller.
“I was having good faith and it cost me $500,” she said. “You have no empathy or goodness, or I don’t know, maybe no soul.”
After their story was shared on the local news, Chappelle’s team caught wind of what happened and decided to surprise the couple on Thursday (Feb. 14), who decided to have dinner with friends.
Last night we told you this Charlotte couple was scammed out of hundreds of dollars trying to buy @DaveChappelle tickets on Craigslist. Tonight we were there as DAVE HIMSELF hand-delivered the group tickets! Awesome! @WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/tHMElvDcZE
— Alex Giles WBTV (@AlexGilesNews) February 15, 2019
Shocked and amazed, the couple was thrilled to meet the comedy legend who hand-delivered real tickets to his show. He chatted and took pictures with the couple while sharing the importance of buying tickets from credible platforms.
“Someone on my team called me, actually last night, and told me about this situation and we thought it’d be fun to do that for someone for Valentine’s Day,” he said to WBTV, who helped him find the couple. “I didn’t expect to be on the news doing it but I’m glad, that’s good. It’s good that people know to always get your tickets from reliable sources and take every opportunity that’s presented to you to be kind, especially if it’s something that’s easy to do.”
Here’s a portion of our interview with @DaveChappelle. Great quote – “Take any opportunity that’s presented to you to be kind, especially if it’s something easy to do.” @WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/3344hqrQ19
— Alex Giles WBTV (@AlexGilesNews) February 15, 2019
Check out the good deed above.