[article] Bootleg Tickets in Shanghai

[evolution7931]

I found this article about the top in Shanghai, in Japanese:
http://www2.explore.ne.jp/news/article.php?id=6062&r=sh

先週末、上海で大型アーティストのコンサートが行われたが、今回も偽チケット騒動が発覚し、多くのフアンが 涙をのんだ。
　まず、チケットの購入自体が難しかった張学友のコンサートでは、地元マスコミの報道では1000枚を超え る偽チケットが出回り、主催者側も2重のゲートを設置して、対策を行った。これら偽チケットの多くは、会場 周辺のダフ屋で買った人のものがほとんど。購入後にバーコードが読み取られず、偽と発覚するそうだ。ただ、 偽と発覚しても、肝心のダフ屋の売り手はすでに消えており、消費者はどうしよもない。
　一方で、浜崎あゆみのコンサートでも上海大舞台1号ゲートで、30分に23枚の偽チケットが発覚し、問題 となった。
　いずれにしろ、ダフ屋のチケットには、くれぐれも手を出さない様にと上海市消費者保護委員会では市民に注 意を呼び掛けている。

Google Translation:
Last week end, the concert of the large-sized artist was done in Shanghai, but this time false ticket disturbance is detected, many fans are the tear are.
　First, in the concert of the Hari classmate whose purchase itself of the ticket is difficult, in reporting the local mass communications the false ticket which exceeds 1000 arrived, also sponsor side installed the double gate, measure did. As for many of these false tickets, is bought at the scalper around the meeting place those of the person who the majority. After the purchasing bar-code is not grasped, the fake is detected. Simply, the fake being detected, the seller of the essential scalper has already gone out, as for the consumer it is not.
　On the one hand, even in the concert of Ayumi Hamasaki, the Shanghai Grand stage 1 with the gate, 23 false tickets were detected in 30 minutes, became problem.
　In any case, you give to the ticket of the scalper and, in order either for the [gu] [re] not to produce the hand, at the Shanghai city consumer protective commission you call note in the citizen.

Important Points:
- This is the first time they've come across fake tickets
- Many people were upset
- There were about 1000 fake tickets
- Most fake tickets were sold by scalpers around the arena
- The fake tickets were detected by the bar codes
- 23 fake tickets were detected within the first 30 minutes

I didn't know something like this could happen. Imagine thinking you were going to see Ayu and it turned out that your ticket was fake. Please always purchase your tickets from an official source when going to see Ayu in China!

[JinHamasaki]

I would cry....and beat up the scalper!!!!!!!!

[ayu_fan929]

I'm not surprised that this kind of thing occurred.

[ohsixthirty]

yeah...its not surprising really. but wow, that must be a horrible feeling to find your ticket is a fake.

[AyuGAME]

oww...being cheated on once in the lifetime concert is really bad thing to happen...

[Choyan]

That's real sad >_>;; honestly though, I guess that could be expected since...it's...in...China... >w>.... XD I mean, they can go as far as using used cotton from hospitals in duvets/blankets etcetc~!
gahh~ the frustration =.=;

[LacusClyne]

ah..that's sad.....those people are cruel! making money like that.....it's worse then selling your tickets at a sky high price

[Qt Mashi]

omg! that is soo bad, China is really good with all those fake things...seriously...

[Eigakan]

poor people

[alternarist]

wow.. sorta expected such things to happen in china. but i am quite surprised that people dont even noe that they are buying fake tickets.

[SKYia]

Oh my... Imagine a person travelling from another part of the world to the dream concert and finds out they have a fake ticket...

[AyuHamasaki01]

what kinda heartless creature sells fake tickets to innocent people??? It's really sad, I mean, people are there to see Ayu and their ticket appears to be fake...

[Chandrachan]

wow that is really bad...always buy your tickets from a official source

[mtora83]

OMG. I feel sorry for the people that bought their tickets. I'd be really pissed off for getting tricked like that!

[kaue_]

This is sad, but I'm not surprised. People should always buy their tickets from official sellers.

[salmon]

Oh my god!.. that is a damm things I had heard...
damm those bastards ... scam and cheat fans $

[evolution7931]

Originally Posted by salmon

Oh my god!.. that is a damm things I had heard...
damm those bastards ... scam and cheat fans $

Some of those people might have to do something like this in order to put food on their kids' plates

[walking proud]

I would personally hold the buyer responsible for buying from a scalper in the first place |:

[mui-gei-tal]

oh china...-.-"
i feel sorry for the people who got scammed, but they should have known better...

[haruki]

beat them up... burn them with sulfur!!! BURN BURN BURN!