Footy fans hit by ticket double scam at Crows, Port AFL finals matches at Adelaide Oval
FANS attending AFL finals games at Adelaide Oval have been left out in the cold as ticket scammers sell ticket doubles online.
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FOOTBALL fans who bought tickets to AFL finals in Adelaide say they were ripped off and had no choice but to pay for replacements.
Keen Crows supporter Alistair Jamieson, of Westbourne Park, was shocked when he received confirmation that his three tickets bought via Ticketmaster resale cost $116 each, but the actual tickets carried a face value of $35.
“I thought it was illegal for tickets to be resold for more than a 10 per cent increase,” Mr Jamieson said. “I was a bit miffed about that.”
Mr Jamieson arrived at Adelaide Oval last Thursday evening alongside two mates only to have to have the tickets identified as double ups.
“It was a surreal moment, the red light went on the turnstile and I knew we had been had. I didn’t think it would happen to us but three people had already entered the stadium using those tickets.
“If we hadn’t stopped to have a bite to eat we might have been the ones to get in and they would be complaining about being kept out.”
Mr Jamieson and friends paid $92 each for new tickets to get in to witness the Adelaide Crows victory.
“You don’t expect double ups on the sale, these companies should be keeping track of the bar codes and seat numbers so this doesn’t happen.”
There were similar issues at Port Adelaide’s match against West Coast in Saturday, as more fans discovered their tickets were not valid. Brian Aylmores and Bruce Trevaskis and their wives travelled from West Australia to cheer on the West Coast Eagles but found that their tickets were invalid.
Brian’s wife Anne had purchased the two tickets as a 60th birthday present for Brian and said she was redirected to online ticket marketplace viagogo from Ticketek.
“I had purchased the tickets through viagogo and was so disappointed when the tickets turned out to be fake,” Ms Aylmores said. “I went to the Ticketek website and it said all the tickets had been sold so I was redirected to viagogo.
“I thought it was a little bit dodgy but I received an email confirming the details.”
When the two men arrived at the game they found the tickets were not valid.
“The staff at the Oval were really helpful as they were both devastated, as you can imagine,” Ms Aylmores said.
Like Mr Jamieson, the pair were able to purchase last-minute tickets to get into the game.
“Even though I lost the money I paid for the dodgy tickets at least they ended up being able to buy tickets and not miss out on the experience,” Ms Aylmores said.