Punching Bag Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Real stupid. It is the type of criminals Florida schools produce. https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article235638792.html When buying drinks at Miami sporting events, fans can generally expect to make a few financial concessions — chiefly, eating the extra few dollars vendors tack onto food and drink purchases. Selling ordinarily cheap beer for a few dollars more may seem like a scam to some fans, but on Sunday afternoon, a rogue beer vendor took surge pricing to criminal levels, according to police. Nathaniel Collier, a 33-year-old walking vendor, was busted at Sunday’s Miami Dolphins game for charging a fan $724 for two beers, Miami-Dade police said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Still a better value than the game tickets 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 This guy was a real knucklehead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Is that too much? I mean, he did get TWO, correct? Throw in a hotdog and some peanuts....sounds about right. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 $724 to get a little bit of liquid relief from being a dolphins fan? Sounds like a deal to me. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, whatdrought said: $724 to get a little bit of liquid relief from being a dolphins fan? Sounds like a deal to me. Sounds like a wise investment, in fact! JUST SAY NO....to being a Dolphins fan. If they aren’t trying, why should you? (Said the Bills fan, but I never felt a tank like this!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Article did not state that person taken was a Phish fan just the transaction was Phishy. He could have been a visiting fan for who watching the game was a much better deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 6 hours ago, HappyDays said: Still a better value than the game tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ManRaid Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 The headline and article are really misleading. It had nothing to do with surge pricing, or the beers being charged that amount in any fashion. The idiot just straight up stole the money from them under the guise of being the vendor. He swiped their card through a personal card reader (presumably on his phone) rather than the supplied one. The customer got tipped off immediately by their card provider contacting them about the suspicious transaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 6 hours ago, Limeaid said: Real stupid. It is the type of criminals Florida schools produce. https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article235638792.html When buying drinks at Miami sporting events, fans can generally expect to make a few financial concessions — chiefly, eating the extra few dollars vendors tack onto food and drink purchases. Selling ordinarily cheap beer for a few dollars more may seem like a scam to some fans, but on Sunday afternoon, a rogue beer vendor took surge pricing to criminal levels, according to police. Nathaniel Collier, a 33-year-old walking vendor, was busted at Sunday’s Miami Dolphins game for charging a fan $724 for two beers, Miami-Dade police said. You sure it wasn’t pesos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Well, when you add the Ticketmaster fees ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 14 hours ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: This guy was a real knucklehead. Yep, like it would not be caught. Actually, the transaction companies are creating algorithms to find smaller “normal” transactions that people are likely to overlook on their statements. Say for example this guy hit 350 people up for $2.44 he would have walked away with more money and may not have been caught. I think many people out there view their credit card statement as being relative. If it is relatively close to what they anticipate they don’t look at it closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Was managing a crew of beer vendors that onerous that these levels of subcontractors had to be brought in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 2 hours ago, BuffaloBill said: Yep, like it would not be caught. Actually, the transaction companies are creating algorithms to find smaller “normal” transactions that people are likely to overlook on their statements. Say for example this guy hit 350 people up for $2.44 he would have walked away with more money and may not have been caught. I think many people out there view their credit card statement as being relative. If it is relatively close to what they anticipate they don’t look at it closely. True, but it only takes one person who does look at their statements like a hawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I just figured that was the going rate in Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 maybe the NFL and ticketmaster will take over beer sales too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Ripping off the fans on the field and in the stands........ I read the article earlier and they made it sound like they really were charging an insane amount for beer when it was just one of the vendors scamming people with technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 it was beer and a bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveweber Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 So expensive beer. This is ridiculous! Quote Hi, Im Steve Weber, grill fanatic. I love juicy meat and BBQ. If you want to make the best steak just check this site - https://mykitchenadvisor.com/best-steak-knives/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 please don't denigrate Phish the band by 'comparing' them to this useless waste of an organization 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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