 It was Shane Victorino's grand slam that sent the Boston Red Sox to the 2013 World Series after a 5-2 win against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park last Saturday. Prizes have since skyrocketed for the first home game against the Cardinals, causing many baseball fans to start searching in many untrustworthy places and websites for the best deal. Ticket scams are nothing new to sports enthusiasts in the Boston area. Here's what some people say they're doing to avoid counterfeit purchases. I try never to buy off the street, use a good website or a ticket agency, and I'll come to the ticket office. If you avoid strangers, then you'll be fine. I think, you know, strangers on the street, like, hey, I got $40 tickets. That's probably not a good idea. Craigslist is one source fans say buyers should avoid. I've never tried using Craigslist, but I hear that there has been problems with counterfeit tickets on Craigslist, so I think I'd stay with the people that I know I've been successful with. I don't really feel comfortable buying tickets anywhere but, like, the box office or maybe, like, ticket master or somewhere like that, some reputable site. As far as people going to, like, Craigslist and stuff, that's a little shady. I know a bunch of people that have gotten scammed, like, you know, from Craigslist, so just reputable sources, I guess. Thank you. You can safely purchase tickets on the official Boston Red Sox website, www.bostonredsox.mlb.com. For BUTV 10, I'm Kirsten Glavin reporting in Boston.