There's quite the clusterfuck happening with MLS Cup tickets right now. So at 10 a.m., the Caudron put up their tickets. The site was at a crawl and some people's carts get almost all the way to the end before telling them that it was no longer valid because the tickets were gone. That's just a site getting hammered with limited supply and is what normally happens, but still upset some folks.
Then, the season ticket holder pre sale started at noon with a code unique to each season ticket holder.
Apparently a short time later, a second static code was somehow obtained and leaked to the net and allowed anyone to buy any ticket anywhere in the stadium, including RSL fans outside their section. Ticketmaster just announced they are invalidating all purchases used with the second code and refunding money.
So people who bought a ticket with a bad code, knowingly or not, might get screwed out of going. People buying on the secondary market from someone may get super screwed by the original seller who might stiff them and keep the refund. RSL fans who bought tickets and then booked hotel and airfare will get triple screwed.
Some people got bit by this on accident and I feel bad. Though some people knowingly cheated the system and I could not care less about them. Maybe we'll get more info tomorrow.
