A Leawood man said he and his son were not able to get into Thursday night's KU basketball game because the tickets he bought were fake.
"My son and I tried to get in the Sprint Center with the tickets and then the bar code wasn't being read,” said Bill Mangum.
Mangum and his son bought two $200 tickets from his son's friend to the game. Turns out, they were fake.
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"We were disappointed. We had gotten there early enough to see both games,” said Mangum.
His son's friend bought the tickets on Craigslist. The friend reimbursed them the money, however he is now out hundreds.
"Usually the bigger the event the more people are out there looking to make a quick buck,” said Jason Durbin with Tickets Plus.
There are things you can do to make sure the tickets you are buying are legit.
"You can check the bar codes. If they all have the same bar code, same bar code numbers, you know each bar code should be unique to each ticket,” said Durbin.
Durbin said checking for a Better Business Bureau accreditation is also a good idea. He also suggested using a credit card so you have the option to cancel the transaction.
Also, check what the tickets are printed on. The NCAA prints hard stock tickets, so if you buy tickets on regular paper or an e-ticket, it could be a scam.
However Mangum said his ticket looked and felt real.
"It looked legit except in that one spot it didn't say NCAA.com."
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Ali Hoxie can be reached at ali.hoxie@kshb.com
