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8 of us went to the State-Bama game, although we had only 6 season tickets. A couple of us agreed that unless we got really lucky on picking up a couple of tickets we wouldn’t go into the game, just enjoy the color and pageantry…
The usual ticket buyers/sellers were around the stadium, and those were about the only ones I saw selling tickets. I prefer not to deal with them, but to deal with another fan who just happens to have an extra ticket.
I saw what I shall call a middle-aged couple walking rapidly, chasing one of the ticket sellers. The woman and ticket seller were mouthing off to each other. I heard her say that she and the man wanted to see the game, but that now they couldn’t because he (seller) had taken their $100.00. The couple chased him from near the field house to well the other side of the book store. Last I saw, the seller was running away between the tents.
Later, after the game started a couple of police/security guys told one of the ticket sellers near the field house that he could no longer sell tickets in that area. The security guys told me that a lot of bogus tickets were being sold so they were stopping it, at least for that game. I think that some of the “bogus” tickets were being passed out of the stadium after having already being used for entry; I don’t know if tickets were actually being counterfeited.
Anyway, my friend and I enjoyed the color and pageantry.
The usual ticket buyers/sellers were around the stadium, and those were about the only ones I saw selling tickets. I prefer not to deal with them, but to deal with another fan who just happens to have an extra ticket.
I saw what I shall call a middle-aged couple walking rapidly, chasing one of the ticket sellers. The woman and ticket seller were mouthing off to each other. I heard her say that she and the man wanted to see the game, but that now they couldn’t because he (seller) had taken their $100.00. The couple chased him from near the field house to well the other side of the book store. Last I saw, the seller was running away between the tents.
Later, after the game started a couple of police/security guys told one of the ticket sellers near the field house that he could no longer sell tickets in that area. The security guys told me that a lot of bogus tickets were being sold so they were stopping it, at least for that game. I think that some of the “bogus” tickets were being passed out of the stadium after having already being used for entry; I don’t know if tickets were actually being counterfeited.
Anyway, my friend and I enjoyed the color and pageantry.
