Everyone seems to want one, but no one is selling. Anyone found doing so is subject to arrest and prosecution. Under the speaker, a guy waves two fingers. Scalpers are in it for the money. Fans want into the game.
Scalpers keep their fingers low, subtle.
Perhaps it's to save energy for what becomes a long process. Fans wave their fingers like they just won the national championship or are protesting U.S. military involvement in the '60s. A fan nudging every other passerby about tickets is like a cross between Fran Drescher and Dick Vitale. Fans display paraphernalia like badges of honor, the more garish the better. Signage, tattoos, wigs, flags earn fans eager enough to sport them extra credit from their peers.