Skins sell ticket straight to scalpers

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by souperbad

But where the "raping" comes in to play is the way they get these fans into these multi year mega buck contracts via dubious sales techniques. A lot of these fans don't know what they are getting into because the ticket office does not tell them the truth or the ticket office simply commits outright fraud (e.g. altering the contract after they sign it as in the aforementioned picture in the Wash Post).

I just can't buy this for a couple reasons.

First off anyone "tricked" into signing a contract deserves what comes to them. I'm tired of hearing about "dubious sales techniques" and "predatory lending" type arguments. If you sign a contract and don't understand what it says on the paper that is on you.

As far as them altering contacts I find it hard to believe that this is some type of organizational practice. Maybe a person in the sales office did it and for that they should get in serious trouble but I just can't believe the ticket office, as a practice, would do things like this when it is so obviously going to come out.

And I am done...I have written way too much on something I don't really care about. Either way.

[souperbad]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I just can't buy this for a couple reasons.

Well, you don't have to buy this. But whatever you do: Don't buy club level seats! You get way more then you bargained for.

Generally, I don't feel sorry about anyone who signed a contract either. But I do feel it is a good thing that we warn fans about these sales techniques so they don't get suckered too. Also, I kinda wish it was the Cowboys who where suckering their fans.

As far as the fraud in the ticket office. I too doubt that it is an organizational practice. Probably, only happens to 3 or 4 fans a year.