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Originally Posted by warrrreagl
As an afterthought to revive this scalping thread, one of my students had an encounter with counterfeit tickets this past weekend for the Auburn-Georgia game. He and his wife bought two seats in the upper deck on the 40-yard line for $300 right outside the stadium (face value $80/pair). When they arrived at their row, their seat numbers did not exist and the guy at the end told them they were the fourth couple looking for those non-existent seats. When comparing the tickets, they noticed they were perfect reproductions except for the eagle hologram (which was missing).
My wife and I are planning to drive to Atlanta for the SEC Championship game and find tickets outside the dome, but now I'm worried about counterfeits. I don't go to the Georgia Dome often enough to recognize a counterfeit when I see one, so I need a strategy.
What are some good suggestions for being sure we're not buying counterfeits?
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I was talking to people on Monday who said they encountered people selling paper tickets to Auburn's student section ($50 apiece)--obviously fake to those who know that student tickets are on university ID cards. This was the first time I've heard anything like this at Auburn, and it had better be the last. Those greedy pigs should be in JAIL.
As for the tickets you're talking about, I find it interesting that the workers at the gate let your friends into the game. boom29 gave good advice...if you're watching out for counterfeits, then there's less of a chance that you'll get taken.
Have fun in Atlanta, and War Eagle!