World Cup dreams shattered as StubHub tickets cancelled at last minute leaving fans stranded outside stadiums
Image source, Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo Image caption, Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo, 45, with his family at a watch party in Dallas, Texas By Francisco Velasquez Business reporter Published 31 minutes ago When Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo paid $1,700 ( 1,300) on StubHub to surprise his father with World Cup tickets, he envisioned an unforgettable Father's Day watching Lionel Messi play. Instead, after flying his parents from Mexico to Dallas for the Argentina v Austria match, and spending nearly $6,000 ( 4,600) on travel and hotels, the family was left stranded outside the stadium gates. Just one day before they were set to travel to Dallas, StubHub abruptly notified Montalvo that the seller could not deliver the tickets, refusing to provide comparable replacements due to soaring prices. They turned up at the stadium anyway, hoping they could still get their tickets, with Montalvo on the phone to StubHub up until an hour before kick-off. "I was so sad and so fr...
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