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Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 09:47
by SteveDow
But it just seems like huge amounts of tickets are getting into the hands of these arseholes before they actually go on sale to the general public and the only way that can happen is if authorised by the promotor or the venue.[/quote]Yeah but the promoter gets guaranteed sales then! The touts are the ones taking the risks. Cant see anything changing.[/quote]
Obviously the promotor doesn't care but my point is more that the genuine fans are constantly missing out.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 09:49
by lefty
SteveDow wrote:But it just seems like huge amounts of tickets are getting into the hands of these arseholes before they actually go on sale to the general public and the only way that can happen is if authorised by the promotor or the venue.
Yeah but the promoter gets guaranteed sales then! The touts are the ones taking the risks. Cant see anything changing.[/quote]
Obviously the promotor doesn't care but my point is more that the genuine fans are constantly missing out.[/quote]
You're right.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 09:50
by lefty
clopixolacuphase wrote:mickey1975 wrote:mickey1975 wrote:
You couldn't last time. Follow the Matchroom boys on Twitter for a better chance.
How could you stop it? Many have tried, and failed. The favourite is paperless ticketing, where you produce your id and credit card used in booking and they admit your party. Seat wave and Viagogo simply arrange a meeting place near the venue and give you the buyers phone number and you walk in together. You could be paid a grand to go watch, or leave if you don't like it. Another effort was to send a barcode to your mobile phone, hundreds of crap payg phones with the barcode on popped up on eBay!
Glastonbury dealt with the touts pretty effectively. You now have your face on the ticket. It's a nightmare to get one though, and I haven't been able to get one for 3 years
How much you gonna sell that extra ticket for mate? haha
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 09:50
by CiganoBoxer
fcuk the touts ...i wish death on them
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 09:51
by mickey1975
Glastonbury are the only ones to have cracked it. It's like applying for a passport though and if you're ill or something else, nobody else can go.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 09:52
by freddydoesdallas
mickey1975 wrote:Glastonbury are the only ones to have cracked it. It's like applying for a passport though and if you're ill or something else, nobody else can go.
Same process for the Ryder Cup. Well it was at Celtic Manor anyway
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 09:55
by MarkMcBurney
Froch shoves Groves in 2nd head to head on Wembley pitch, according to Kugan Cassius...
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 09:57
by jamiedavies02
2 hours wasted trying and failing to get tickets. I blame George Groves.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 09:59
by mickey1975
jamiedavies02 wrote:2 hours wasted trying and failing to get tickets. I blame George Groves.
Blame See Tickets. They are poor. None of that rubbish with Ticketmaster.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:01
by Cyclops
columbo wrote:clopixolacuphase wrote:Glastonbury dealt with the touts pretty effectively. You now have your face on the ticket. It's a nightmare to get one though, and I haven't been able to get one for 3 years
How much you gonna sell that extra ticket for mate? haha
I'd swap it for a Glastonbury ticket, if anybody's interested
D
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:04
by Cherrybomb
SteveDow wrote:Cherrybomb wrote:SteveDow wrote:I wasn't gonna go anyway but I just don't understand how this is constantly allowed to happen. Complete joke.
You mean the touts? It would be great to avoid it, but to be honest I cant think of any effective way to do it.
But it just seems like huge amounts of tickets are getting into the hands of these arseholes before they actually go on sale to the general public and the only way that can happen is if authorised by the promotor or the venue.
If thats the case then it is a disgrace. However, I dont see why Eddie would do that, there was plenty of reason to believe this one would sell well and surely it is in his interest to make boxing fans happy as they are more likely to return to his shows then.
My feeling today was that club wembley had ridiculously many good seats reserved. Just cant imagine why Eddie would do dodgy business when the show would most likely sell out to genuine fans anyways.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:06
by lefty
Anyone got their confirmation email yet? I havent which is a little worrying.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:09
by Cherrybomb
columbo wrote:Anyone got their confirmation email yet? I havent which is a little worrying.
I got mine 5-10 min after booking. Im sure there is no reason to worry, the system is just overloaded. Do you still have the confirmation page open? Then you should take a screen shot just to make sure.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:11
by lefty
Cherrybomb wrote:columbo wrote:Anyone got their confirmation email yet? I havent which is a little worrying.
I got mine 5-10 min after booking. Im sure there is no reason to worry, the system is just overloaded. Do you still have the confirmation page open? Then you should take a screen shot just to make sure.
I'm an idiot. I dont even know how to take a screen shot!
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:13
by Cherrybomb
columbo wrote:Cherrybomb wrote:columbo wrote:Anyone got their confirmation email yet? I havent which is a little worrying.
I got mine 5-10 min after booking. Im sure there is no reason to worry, the system is just overloaded. Do you still have the confirmation page open? Then you should take a screen shot just to make sure.
I'm an idiot. I dont even know how to take a screen shot!
On a windows PC press ctrl and print scrn or something like that.
If you are on a mac, press: its cmd shift and 3.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:13
by lefty
Ah, ive got my email now.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:13
by MarkMcBurney
columbo wrote:Anyone got their confirmation email yet? I havent which is a little worrying.
Got mine about 15 mins after 12. (Got tickets after about 3 mins).
I wouldn't worry about it mate.
Oh and it's the button next to F12 for future reference ;)
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:14
by lefty
Cherrybomb wrote:columbo wrote:Cherrybomb wrote:
I got mine 5-10 min after booking. Im sure there is no reason to worry, the system is just overloaded. Do you still have the confirmation page open? Then you should take a screen shot just to make sure.
I'm an idiot. I dont even know how to take a screen shot!
On a windows PC press ctrl and print scrn or something like that.
If you are on a mac, press: its cmd shift and 3.
All sorted now! Thanks for that though!
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:19
by palooka
MarkMcBurney wrote:Froch shoves Groves in 2nd head to head on Wembley pitch, according to Kugan Cassius...
I bet Groves is laughing his head off if that's right; Groves is right under his skin and it'll benefit Groves no end.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:23
by lefty
MarkMcBurney wrote:columbo wrote:Anyone got their confirmation email yet? I havent which is a little worrying.
Got mine about 15 mins after 12. (Got tickets after about 3 mins).
I wouldn't worry about it mate.
Oh and it's the button next to F12 for future reference ;)
cheers
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:34
by MarkMcBurney
palooka wrote:MarkMcBurney wrote:Froch shoves Groves in 2nd head to head on Wembley pitch, according to Kugan Cassius...
I bet Groves is laughing his head off if that's right; Groves is right under his skin and it'll benefit Groves no end.
http://t.co/oSM5WjXLIJ
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:44
by palooka
MarkMcBurney wrote:palooka wrote:MarkMcBurney wrote:Froch shoves Groves in 2nd head to head on Wembley pitch, according to Kugan Cassius...
I bet Groves is laughing his head off if that's right; Groves is right under his skin and it'll benefit Groves no end.
http://t.co/oSM5WjXLIJ
Thank you Mark
Groves doesn't give a monkeys about Froch, Lee Froch is a joke jumping in to back his brother up; Groves told Froch straight 'lay another hand on me and it'll be the end of it'.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:44
by mickey1975
clopixolacuphase wrote:columbo wrote:clopixolacuphase wrote:Glastonbury dealt with the touts pretty effectively. You now have your face on the ticket. It's a nightmare to get one though, and I haven't been able to get one for 3 years
How much you gonna sell that extra ticket for mate? haha
I'd swap it for a Glastonbury ticket, if anybody's interested
D
You can't, that's the point.
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 10:48
by Cyclops
It's a joke, although I've known mates who have gone on other people's tickets. One mate went with a ticket and he didn't even look like the photo, the security guard pulled him up on it and he went "come on mate!" and the guard let him in.
I'm considering doing it this year. I look a bit like a younger, meaner Robbie Williams. If anybody fits that bill and wants to do a swap
Re: So they're selling the rubbish seats first huh?
Posted: 10 Mar 2014, 11:00
by jessi
I'm not going now, had no luck in 3 hours.