michael Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Something really needs to be done to stop people buying all the tickets within minutes and then selling them on eBay the same day for a huge profit. Ticket sales should be restricted to people who want to use them to attend the event and if this person is unable to attend they should be able to get a refund at face value up until a week before. An example of this is The Killers, tickets went on sale yesterday at 9am, apparently they sold out by 9:03. Tickets cost around £20 each... now look at eBay: http://tickets.search.ebay.co.uk/killers_Tickets_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR41QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsacatZ1305QQssPageNameZWLRS (hopefully that will work) I don't like the Killers, I don't want to see them, this is just an example, the same problem seems to apply to all tickets that go on sale now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Totally agree mate! It is ridiculous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtwinturbo Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I agree, this pisses me off beyond possible imagination. Perhaps the ticket companies should make it so you supply the name of the person the ticket will be for when you buy them so that a name is printed on the ticket and then you have to show ID when entering the concert. A bit like at Glastonbury. This would stop people from doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I don't see why they allow it, can you remember the Liveaid tickets that were free, they stopped people selling those on Ebay, why not the rest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Just randomly checked a few of the sellers, and most of them have 2 auctions for a total of 4 tickets, obviously ebaying them on purpose. I also saw a few people that dealt solely with tickets and had Robbie, Razorlight etc tickets. They are obviously doing it for a living and don't buy them to actually go. Wankers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 That bugs the hell out of me too. But e bay don't seem to care, perhaps there should be some sort of clause before you can buy tickets. But do the promoters care either ? They get their money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 i dont, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtwinturbo Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 When you check their feedback and look at the recent items they have sold in a lot of cases it seems to be just more (very expensive) tickets for different popular concerts. If eBay wanted to it wouldnt be hard to stop people from doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 eBay sales = eBay profit - they won't do anything. It's down the fans, bands, venues and management to make sure eBay and it's sellers don't get a chance to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Am I missing something? What is wrong with entrepreneurs buying tickets and selling them on? Seems fair enough to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 Am I missing something? What is wrong with entrepreneurs buying tickets and selling them on? Seems fair enough to me Yeah you are right, my mistake - it's perfectly OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_boy Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I don't think it s right either. These bands don't play that many concerts and the stuff they do play will be related to whatever album they have just or are soon to release. So the chances of you getting to see a possibly once in a lifetime event are severaly hampered by money grabbing idiots out to make a quick buck. Does anyone actually believe that it should cost £100 for a ticket to go see a concert?! BTW I managed to get my girlfriend and I tickets to see the Killers at the Newcastle Academy in November. Fingers crossed it'll be a good night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkTheBoy Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 IMO its ok, I've never sold tickets online but I do know how much of a pain in the arse it is to get them on the morning they go on sale, who can blame the 'del boys' of the world if they see the opportunity to make a quick buck. People are obviously happy to buy the tickets for that amount of dosh so whats the problem? If there was no market for it then know one would buy them. If im honest, if I could be arsed to sit on the phone for three hours hitting redial i'd happily buy four tickets when I only needed two just so I could sell the others and make some money. Last year I bought two weekend camping tickets for USC on ebay, I got a bargain as they sell them on the gate for about £50 each, I got a pair for £45 so I saved almost £60, that would be the only way to stop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 IMO its ok, I've never sold tickets online but I do know how much of a pain in the arse it is to get them on the morning they go on sale. Imagine how much easier it would be if the touts weren't buying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I thought I'd take advantage of this when the Take That tickets went on sale beginning of this year, bought 4 tickets with the idea of selling them on for a profit. Trouble was that so many other people had done the same there was an abundance of them on ebay, I only just made my money back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I don't disagree with people buying tickets to make a profit on ebay, heck we've done it a few times but so many others have too. But I find it annoying when things sell out and I can't get to see what I want unless I want to pay oodles of money, especially if you don't see media about the tickets going on sale in the first place. I think the 'arse will fall out' of it soon though with so many people trying their luck. Mike keeps threatening to sell my tickets to George Michael cause they're on ebay for about £250 now, crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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