Seahawks fans heartsick after learning their Super Bowl tickets don't exist

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KIRO-TV – Seattle

SEATTLE —

Countless fans are brokenhearted before Super Bowl XLIX after ticket brokers sold them tickets that they never had.

Hey @KIRO7Seattle. Ticket scam = 9yo heartbreak. Please look in to http://t.co/irZIS80gT4. Ruined trip of lifetime. pic.twitter.com/QM1OLvHz7Q
— Trish (@Red_Shoes13) January 31, 2015

On Saturday, viewers sent in emails and tweets, reporting they had their dreams stolen before the Seahawks even had the chance to play the New England Patriots in the big game.

When KIRO-TV met Rohan Joseph at Sea-Tac Airport on Saturday night, he was just off the plane from Phoenix, where he’d hoped to watch the Super Bowl.
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As pumped as he was to watch his Hawks play in the big game, he found out Saturday morning from Phoenix that the Super Bowl ticket he already paid for at face value from teamtix.com didn’t exist.

"It's kind of like predatory lending, I guess – like they sold me tickets they didn't have. That's kind of messed up in my mind,” Joseph said.
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ESPN calls the practice "short selling" and says hundreds of fans are affected.

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http://m.wpxi.com/news/sports/12s-heartsick-after-super-bowl-ticket-troubles/nj2rJ/