Thousands of hockey fans were left disappointed on Saturday after NHL season tickets sold out in just minutes.
"We were in the streets, we were at the Forks, had the greatest day of my life and then all of a sudden yesterday everything came crashing down," said Cody Brown who did not get tickets.
Brown put his name on the waitlist, but that list was capped at 8,000 names. Now desperate fans are searching for tickets online. Brown even posted a want ad for tickets.
"I'd be willing to pay $1,500 or $2,000 over what they've bought them for," said Brown.
Dozens of ads were posted on buy and sell websites like Kijiji only hours after tickets sold out.
People are asking for up to $10,000 dollars above what they paid for two tickets. One ticket holder advertised that he would trade his seats for a car. Police are warning against buying tickets from these kinds of sellers and said ticket scalping is illegal in Winnipeg.
"When a product is listed sometimes for a substantially lower or substantially higher price they have to question themselves as to why that's being done," said Constable Natalie Aitken, who is a Winnipeg police spokesperson.
Police say people could easily be scammed. True North officials say buying tickets off someone else may not work in your favour. The purchaser of the tickets must appear in person with identification to select a seat. If that does not match up, they will lose their tickets.
"We will freely cancel that transaction in fact we have cancelled a handful of transactions," said Scott Brown who is with True North Sports and Entertainment.
True North said Manitoba Moose season ticket holders who bought seats for friends will have to pay $250 a ticket to transfer.
With a report by CTV's Caroline Barghout
