A woman who bought two seat licences at the Air Canada Centre for just over $107,000 took the seller to court after finding out the seats were actually behind rink netting, and will get her money back after a court ruling.Theresa Galle and her husband began the search for two seat licences for Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors season tickets in the summer of 2017, according to the April 3 decision by a Superior Court judge. Seat licenses can be bought for a one-time fee, giving the licence-holder exclusive rights to buy season tickets for those particular seats. The couple made the inquiries through their company, TMJ Hygiene Service Corp. (the applicant named in the lawsuit), and wanted to buy the licences for corporate use, to treat staff, suppliers and others, and also for personal use, the decision said.Galle found an ad for the ticket licences posted on Kijiji.ca by the title holder, Daniel Seca, president of Aces Captial Inc. He advertised the spots — for the Raptors, Section 108, Row 20, Seats 17 and 18, and for the Leafs Section 110, Row 24, Seats 16 and 17 — for $95,000 plus tax. But the transaction led the parties to a courtroom, not a sports venue, after Galle claimed that Seca misrepresented the seat location when selling her the Leafs seats, which are “partially obscured by netting and also provide a less advantageous view of the rink,” the decision says. Galle declined to comment when reached through Ross Barristers, the law firm that represented her. Seca also declined to be interviewed.As is the case in many stadiums, most of the seats in the ACC are held by season ticket-holders. For the Leafs, that number is 90 per cent, according to team owner MLSE. Additional tickets are held back for players’ families and staff.Read more:Everyone knows how tough it is to get Leafs tickets. Now we know exactly how toughOpinion: Maple Leafs ticket prices would be easier to take if the atmosphere wasn’t so dullGalle wanted to b ...
|
