Scalpers Reselling ACL2 Final Tickets

Touts asking $100 for $30 ticket online as demand for Sailors' May 18 clash soars

- David Lee

Quick-fingered scalpers have taken to e-commerce platforms to sell tickets to the May 18 AFC Champions League Two final between the Sailors and Sharjah FC at inflated prices, mere hours after the official sales began on May 6.

Tickets went on sale via Sistic at noon, with prices ranging from $26 (students and seniors) for all stands to $50 for a main-stand seat, for the match at the 10,000-seater Bishan Stadium. Sailors members could also enjoy a 50 per cent discount, applicable for up to six tickets per member.

Around 5 per cent of the total seats were allocated for away fans. At various times, there was suspicion that the tickets were sold out, as the website would indicate "Seat Unavailable" intermittently. However, subsequent attempts would show that single seats were still available in Section Q in the North Stand and Section Y in the South Stand behind each goal.

Though tickets could still be bought at 9pm, listings appeared on online platforms such as Carousell since early afternoon, with more than 10 such posts as at 10pm.

While there were some who were selling the tickets at their original price, others were trying to offload theirs for up to $100 each for South Stand tickets that were originally priced at $30. One listing was taking bids starting from $40.