Beware of ticket scams: Spot a fake Super Bowl ticket
There is still some time left to buy a ticket to the Super Bowl, but buyers beware. Not all tickets for sale are legit. Because the tickets are hard to come by, many people have been going online to websites like eBay.
The Steelers and Seahawks are headed to Super Bowl XL in Detroit, and everything from the hype to the ticket prices will be extra large. There are ticket scalpers, travel packages and parties. There is a ticket lottery and a staggering price tag for just about everything.
One couple in Cranberry found tickets for $1550, but when they contacted eBay about the deal, they found out that the tickets were apart of a scam. Before purchasing tickets to the Super Bowl,
people should make sure to look for hologram on the front, with the letters XL in red. Additionally, the front will be embossed with Detroit-related symbols.
Below are some tips on how to spot a phony Super Bowl ticket:
- Check the back for a black-on-black hologram. At different angles, you should be able to see the Super Bowl Roman numeral “XL” in red, plus the color green. If the hologram is fuzzy or doesn’t have two colors, the ticket is suspect. Also in the hologram is the word Detroit and 02.05.06, the date of the game.
- A real ticket should have superb printing quality.
- The fronts of real tickets also have a wheel, the Lombardi trophy, a car speedometer and tailight, a microphone and Super Bowl rings all embossed in silver foil.
- Officials warn against buying tickets on the street or over the Internet. But, if you do, use a credit card so you might be able to contest the charge if the ticket is bogus.
- If the ticket is priced less than the going rate, it’s probably counterfeit.
Super Bowl Betting odds: Bodog
Super Bowl Matchup:
Super Bowl Prediction: The Steelers “blitz of steel” will neutralize the running prowess of Shaun Alexander. Pittsburgh to win by six points or more.
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