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Under Olympic rules, ticket resellers are appointed by the local national Olympic committee. Resellers can mark up the ticket price by 20 percent, which is termed a "handling charge. However, many sought-after tickets are packaged by resellers with top hotels and other perks, and the markups can be much more than 20 percent. These are aimed at the wealthy, hospitality packages and corporate buyers, for whom price is not always a concern.

The resellers also run the risk of getting stuck with tickets they can't sell. Not only did buyers have to pay the markups, but they were also penalized by the fluctuation in the exchange rate at that time in Brazil.

Read More. Takishima attends a hockey match at the Olympics in London. Takishima's love for the Olympics started in when he saw a figure skating competition for the first time and immediately bought tickets for the Torino Olympics in Italy. He was hooked. He said the drive and passion of all the athletes keeps him coming back. And it's the athletes which will suffer the most from the lack of support in the stands, he said. Takishima still hopes to break the Guinness World Record for attendance at Olympic events.