FIFA Turns World Cup Tickets into a Variable-Priced Luxury Marketplace

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Post by bdev12345 » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 9:39 PM UTC

FIFA Turns World Cup Tickets into a Variable-Priced Luxury Marketplace
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Re: FIFA Turns World Cup Tickets into a Variable-Priced Luxury Marketplace

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Post by sema4hacker » Mon, Sep 08, 2025, 10:36 PM UTC

You want to buy a ticket? Have you registered for a future buying slot? Are you buying tickets for games with unknown teams playing? A venue-specific ticket? A team-specific ticket? Want to use the ticket resale platform? Are you aware of the variable pricing? The ticket exchange platform? Did you know only 15% of buyers will get a ticket? How about a hospitality ticket? A right to buy? The digital card drops? Surprise packs? The right to buy marketplace?

Good grief!

Re: FIFA Turns World Cup Tickets into a Variable-Priced Luxury Marketplace

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Post by germinalphrase » Tue, Sep 09, 2025, 1:01 AM UTC

sema4hacker wrote: post #2

You want to buy a ticket? Have you registered for a future buying slot? Are you buying tickets for games with unknown teams playing? A venue-specific ticket? A team-specific ticket? Want to use the ticket resale platform? Are you aware of the variable pricing? The ticket exchange platform? Did you know only 15% of buyers will get a ticket? How about a hospitality ticket? A right to buy? The digital card drops? Surpri…

There does seem to be an increasingly loud voice in the zeitgeist saying “everything’s a scam”.