The Nashville Predators are warning fans not to be fooled by counterfeit tickets. The hockey team is playing in its first Stanley Cup finals and tickets are reselling for upwards of a thousand dollars.
Team officials say scammers are more skilled than ever at reproducing near perfect counterfeits, even mimicking the raised seals and holograms.
This can make it difficult for potential buyers, and even a venue, to know if a ticket is fake until it has been scanned at the door.
Some of the reselling sites offer a money back guarantee, but Predators CEO Sean Henry says even a refund might not take away from the sting of being turned down at the door.
“If you bought that ticket and you came and you went to dinner, you bought jerseys, you were so excited about it and you don’t get in the building, sure, you might get your money back,” said Henry, “but you missed the whole experience. “
The first home game on June 3 is already technically sold out, but the Predators will release a limited amount of tickets for sale Friday and on game day.
For those who won’t make it inside the arena, the team will soon be unveiling plans for a public viewing party which they say will be the largest they’ve ever had.
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