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Fans pay $400 for fraudulent tickets
Mike Gary Jr. and his father, Mike Gary Sr., stood outside Gate 4 of Tropicana Field trying to find a way in after paying $400 for a set of fraudulent tickets.
"I'm out 400 bucks. I'm crying. I scraped that money to take my dad to the Rays game for the World Series" as a birthday present, said Gary Jr. of Safety Harbor. His father, 69, is from Brooksville.
Gary said he bought the tickets from two men at a Ferg's sports bar before the game. When they took them to get in, the ticket takers told them they had already been scanned. Gary said he was hoping the Rays would find a way to let them in the game. He watched a few Phillies fans being ejected and wondered if they could take their seats.
Gary said another couple said they paid $600 for two bad tickets.
Stephanie Garry, Times Staff Writer
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