Posted on 06/26/2006 2:07:04 PM PDT by rovenstinez
Sergio Aguilar, of Tampico, Mexico, came here with three buddies and doesn't have tickets. They doubt they'll be able to find any they can afford. With the game sold out long ago, scalpers were asking 500 to 1000 euros (or as much as $1,250) per ticket.
Instead, Aguilar and thousands of others watch the games on giant video screens at the FIFA Fan Fest outside the stadium, where the World Cup organizing committee has done its best to recreate the stadium atmosphere.
If you have tickets to sell, there is a killing to be made. Seats for big first-round games like England vs. Sweden on Tuesday in Cologne are going for at least $1,250. Online, ticket prices are escalating more rapidly.
Romero, the Mexican fan living in Berlin, said she saw tickets for Mexico vs. Portugal jump from $630 to $1,500 apiece on German eBay. Tickets for the final on July 9, she said, were going for 12,000 euro, or more than $15,000.
Her friend Rigel Navarro was shocked: "For 12,000 euro, you should get to sit next to Pele."
(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...
Gee, how'd they get all that money.
Some Mexicans here optimistically say it feels good to be able to travel Europe, and that their national currency is wORTH something. Heretofore, in past administrations inflation ran so fast many Mexicans could never afford to travel. This indicator means many Mexicans that went to the World Cup want the Fox candidate to win, to keep their currency strong.
"Gee, how'd they get all that money."
Where do you think? From bringing illegals across the border to US.
My son was offered 800 euros for his first round England ticket.
An unseated attendee.
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