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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11546228

 

What do you guys think?

 

I'm not convinced that 90% of the tickets will be below £100. Why would the price of the top tier tickets be so much more. E.g. £2012 for closing ceremony or £725 for 100m final. There seems to be a huge price differential between cheapest and most expensive tickets.

 

I can only guess the preliminary events will be the cheap tickets. As we proceed closer to finals and the like, that's when the 10% of high priced tickets kick in with no cheap tickets available.

 

And even saying that, its not like £80 or so is cheap.

 

Would you pay these prices? I'm just happy my flat will be vacant for renting in 2012. :D

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Hmmmm ... Beijing Olympics 1.3 million dollar firework display,

London Olympics ... A couple of Bangers and a Catherine wheel .:rolleyes:

I could be wrong ..

 

 

Could be worse....

 

Beijing Olympics 1000 drummers

 

 

London Olympics 1000 Morris dancers:blink:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11546228

 

What do you guys think?

 

I'm not convinced that 90% of the tickets will be below £100. Why would the price of the top tier tickets be so much more. E.g. £2012 for closing ceremony or £725 for 100m final. There seems to be a huge price differential between cheapest and most expensive tickets.

 

I can only guess the preliminary events will be the cheap tickets. As we proceed closer to finals and the like, that's when the 10% of high priced tickets kick in with no cheap tickets available.

 

And even saying that, its not like £80 or so is cheap.

 

Would you pay these prices? I'm just happy my flat will be vacant for renting in 2012. :D

 

I reckon the Olympic Committee are counting on corporate tickets *ahem Banking client entertainment ahem* for the ridiculous high prices.

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No money for NHS, military, cutting child benefit etc etc. but there is still a trough of money for this nonsense!:rolleyes:

 

A total waste of public money imho.:search:

 

The country will make back 10 times the cost of running the Olympics.

A large proportion of the cost is funded by corporate sponsors anyway.

 

Olympic Games Profits Since 1984

 

1984: Los Angeles Olympic Games made profits of US $250 million.

 

1988: Seoul Olympic Games made profits of US $300 million, a record high for a government-run Olympiad.

 

1992: Barcelona Olympic Games made profits of US $5 million.

 

1996: Atlanta Olympic Games made profits of US $10 million.

 

2000: Sydney Olympic Games Organizing Committee generated an income of US $1.756 billion.

 

2004: Athens Olympic Games ended in a loss.

 

Trust the Greek to spoil the party!

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