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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 4:43 am
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Originally Posted by laptop9999
I think what they try to do is to sell the ticket with a later time. If the departure time is passed they have a hard time selling it.
This is exactly the situation. During busy times, the touts have always been able to sell tickets with closer-in sailings than the ticket windows. Sometimes they cut it too close and the tickets expires so they pull the switch.
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