Hypothetical Final Four Tickets

[sue71, esq]

I can't speak for the email that Duke sent out, but I can tell you that the NCAA is doing this and is using Veritix for it. All Sweet Sixteen schools were supposed to go live with it on Monday, but I doubt that happened, given that there was 2 days notice or so... it's a great idea but it sounds like implementation needs some tweaking.

[SushiChef]

Apparently the chronicle isn't questioning the legitimacy of this email. However, they have yet to contact the ticket office. Here is a link to the chronicle blog that was last updated at 9PM:

http://sports.chronicleblogs.com/200...or-final-four/

[soccernamlak]

Maybe Veritix needed to setup a quick website outside of their normal venue so no one looking into Veritix's website could find/buy tickets before they are released? Essentially, get an employee to set up a website elsewhere for venues like this?

Whereas the WHOIS is fishy, the traffic makes it seem legit. The payment information that thanked me was from Veritix and Flash Seats(verified through raw source of the email)

IP Address: 216.243.70.180
mx1.flashseats.com
ISP Navisite, Inc.
Country United States
WHOIS: http://www.whois.net/whois/flashseats.com


Plus, ultimately, if it was a SPAM, don't you think we would have gotten a student-body email from someone in the Ticket Office by now at the minimum?

[SushiChef]

I finally spoke with the Duke Athletic Ticket office today. I verified that the email from them regarding the hypothetical final four tickets is legit. Yesterday when it was sent out the majority of people working had no idea about it and that's what lead to the confusion.

[77devil]

If anyone who bought tickets wants to unload them, I am looking for 2 or 3.
Send me a PM