According to data from TickPick.com, the average fan spent around $774 to get into Thursday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys.
EJ Brady, of Havertown, said he typically buys tickets for the first home game of the season from a friend. When he wasn't able to do that this year, Brady turned to a Facebook group called "Eagles Tickets.!!! Buying and Selling Exchange."
"It sounded legit the whole time," Brady told Action News. "I just wanted to get these tickets to take my wife."
Brady said he messaged a group user, who claimed to be selling tickets to Thursday's game for $300 each. Before completing a transaction, Brady checked in with a group administrator to make sure he was communicating with a verified seller.
"He told me the guy's legit," Brady said. "So, I sent him over the $600, and then he tells me like an hour later that he couldn't divide up the tickets."
In a Facebook message to Brady, the seller said he had trouble separating the four tickets he had to the game. Brady said he once again checked in with a group administrator, who assured him the seller was not scamming him.
In the end, Brady used 'Apple Cash' to send the seller $1,000 for four tickets.
"All of a sudden, I was blocked," Brady said.
When he attempted to communicate with the group administrator and the seller, they both ignored and then blocked Brady, leaving him out of the money and without the tickets.
Brady said he reported the situation to Facebook and was told the social media site isn't aware of any fraudulent activity associated with this particular page. He also reported the situation to the Federal Trade Commission.
Action News reached out to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office to see if there have been any reports or complaints about the Facebook group, which currently has more than 10,000 followers. The AG's office said it has "received no such complaints on the Facebook group."
On Monday night, Action News spoke with Venkat Margapuri, an assistant professor of computing sciences at Villanova University, about online ticket scams.
Speaking about some online sellers, Margapuri said, "They make it look like they're legitimate sellers, but then they have essentially built their reputation over time to essentially fool people."
Margapuri said if you're looking for tickets online, there are several red flags to keep in mind. First, he said, be aware of a seller who tries to pressure you into making a quick decision.
Next, he said to be wary of doing business with someone who refuses to transfer tickets through an official ticket platform or who sends you to another website that doesn't appear to be legitimate.
Finally, Margapuri said if the ticket price appears too good to be true, it probably is.
He explained, "Sellers on sites such as Facebook Marketplace, and perhaps even Craigslist, they aren't required to verify their identity unless their sales have hit a certain volume."
Margapuri said people should always look to buy from an official ticket seller, like Ticketmaster, SeatGeek or Vivid Seats. However, he said if you are interested in buying tickets through Facebook, you should pay with a credit card so you can always dispute the charge.