Raptors vs. Warriors Vancouver tickets sell out in minutes
Sellout creates social media backlash against ticket resellers
Who says Vancouver isn't a basketball city?
Tickets to see Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors play against the Toronto Raptors in VancouverĀ sold out in mere minutes on Friday.Ā
The Oct. 1 gameĀ is the first chance fans will get to see Kevin DurantĀ play in a Warriors jersey.Ā
But for many disappointed fans, that won't happen from inside Rogers Arena, and many of them took to social media to complain.Ā
This is your website for the Raptors at Warriors in Vancouver at exactly 10:01am <a href="https://twitter.com/TicketmasterCA">@TicketmasterCA</a>, 1m after release. <a href="https://t.co/0sSLAOAwPQ">pic.twitter.com/0sSLAOAwPQ</a>
—@vyassaran<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/raptors?src=hash">#raptors</a> game @ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vancouver?src=hash">#vancouver</a> sold out literally a second after it was open to the public? Come on <a href="https://twitter.com/TicketmasterCA">@TicketmasterCA</a>... This is BS
—@reyoomaTickets show up on resale websites
Within minutes of Ticketmaster selling out, tickets to see the pre-season game showed up on resaleĀ websites, such asĀ Craiglist and StubHub.
<a href="https://twitter.com/NBAVancouver">@NBAVancouver</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Raptors">@Raptors</a> and this guy has 8 tickets š³and he doesn't even want them š” selling on <a href="https://twitter.com/Vancouver_CL">@Vancouver_CL</a> !!!! š <a href="https://t.co/YtooGkkmye">pic.twitter.com/YtooGkkmye</a>
—@nancy_francescaDid any actual humans successfully buy tickets through <a href="https://twitter.com/Ticketmaster">@Ticketmaster</a> to the <a href="https://twitter.com/Raptors">@Raptors</a> game in Vancouver at <a href="https://twitter.com/RogersArena">@RogersArena</a>?? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/screwedagain?src=hash">#screwedagain</a>
—@JC_RoachIf thisĀ feels familiar, it's because it's becomingĀ routine in Vancouver when hotly-anticipated events come to the city.
Tickets also quickly sold out in minutes for theĀ Adele, Drake and Paul McCartney concerts.
Bring back basketball to Vancouver
Despite their disappointment,Ā many fans also pointed that if the interest in Vancouver is this high for a pre-season game, perhaps the NBA should pay attention.
EverĀ since the Vancouver Grizzlies left the city, basketball fans have only had exhibition games to tideĀ them over.
Many tweeted it's time for the city to have its own basketball team again.Ā
How is a preseason game between the <a href="https://twitter.com/Raptors">@Raptors</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/warriors">@warriors</a> in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YVR?src=hash">#YVR</a> sold out within a few hours! Vancouver needs an <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA">@NBA</a> team already
—@jamieparis<a href="https://twitter.com/NBA">@NBA</a> hope your taking notice with these ticket prices and demand for tickets for <a href="https://twitter.com/Raptors">@Raptors</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/warriors">@warriors</a> bring the NBA to back to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vancouver?src=hash">#Vancouver</a>
—@loveofthegame10If the Raptors game really did just sell out in 3 seconds then it truly shows that Vancouver needs an NBA team back. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash">#NBA</a>
—@kenning12