Police arrest scalper with 58 Rockies tickets
By The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 10/11/2007 10:54:08 AM MDT
A ticket scalper near Coors Field was arrested today for selling a pair of tickets to an upcoming Rockies playoff game for triple the face value, police said.
The man had 58 Rockies playoff tickets and a spreadsheet showing that he hoped to make $14,000 profit on the illegal sales, said Lt. Ron Saunier, a police spokesman.
The alleged scalper, who was not identified by police, had purchased 60 tickets, totaling $3,090, for the upcoming series against the Arizona Diamondbacks through a Coors Field ticket window before they sold out, Saunier said.
Police said the man had already sold two tickets before his arrest.
Saunier said the man sold two $100 seats to two undercover officers Wednesday for $300 a piece.
He faces possible misdemeanor charges and possible fine of up to $900, police said. The tickets were all confiscated by the police.