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Phone up Thorpe park and ask what it looks like because you bought one and you want to know it is not a fake.

The only way to find out is to show up at Thorpe Park. If they were special promotional tickets, and you purchased them on E-bay, then you should report the person who sold them because it is illegal to sell free promotional items on E-bay. Additionally, if they are "fake tickets" you will find out the day you go, and then you should file a complaint with PayPal and E-bay immediately. Thorpe Park will also confiscate the tickets and ask you where you got them. You will not be able to go to Thorpe Park that day. If the tickets are real, unfortunately, the only way to find out is at the gate, all though it sounds to me like the tickets are phony.

would be hard to say without seeing them , but I would imagine they are give away tickets and that is why they do not have the side barcode.... I had a couple of these myself and they look more like coupons than tickets.

have a look on eBay to see if the the guys account you bought from is still there. Many people sell nock-off stuff and deleted their accounts as soon as the deal has happened.

Hope I Helped

Henry.