GaelicFox Posted 14 April 2016 Posted 14 April 2016 How much was he selling for and why? If he could afford a trip to LA and was a dedicated enough supporter to go I can't fathom why he would sell. Can you enlighten us on the timeline on what happened and how he came about to be banned? Feck it's Paxman Love it ! Exactly what I was thinking but couldn't spit out
brisfox Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Like most City fans, I hate people who sell tickets above face value. I have just seen a website selling Leicester City vs Everton wanting £7900 for a single ticket (Ticketbis). This is outrageous. I can understand people buying tickets for the final games but it still is not right. Could I suggest that, after the game, if you have bought a black market ticket that you report the seat number to the club so that the original seller can be found and banned. If you write to jim.donnelly@@lcfc.co.uk, you can do this anonymously
Gerard Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Here, here. I wonder what the highest price someone will pay for a ticket. a grand tops I would imagine, these £8k-£15k prices are pie in the sky.
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Like most City fans, I hate people who sell tickets above face value. I have just seen a website selling Leicester City vs Everton wanting £7900 for a single ticket (Ticketbis). This is outrageous. I can understand people buying tickets for the final games but it still is not right. Could I suggest that, after the game, if you have bought a black market ticket that you report the seat number to the club so that the original seller can be found and banned. If you write to jim.donnelly@@lcfc.co.uk, you can do this anonymously Pay above face value for a ticket and then once you've used said ticket, turn around and complain to the club about the bloke the sold it to you?
GaelicFox Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Pay above face value for a ticket and then once you've used said ticket, turn around and complain to the club about the bloke the sold it to you? Club are asking people to "shop a tout" If you pay too much for a ticket then send a picture of the ticket to Jim after the game. Two more people banned today following "interviews"
Babylon Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 You're right, we've all probably broken the law to some extent one day or another. I can think of speeding or jaywalking as classic examples. But how many of us are committing a crime whilst profiting financially from it - which is the case when scalping? I find this argument of "tell me you've never broken the law in your life" a bit silly. Because it implies that it's okay to commit a criminal offense based on the twisted logic that "everybody else is doing it, too". You'd have to prove that first. And where's your own morale? The law operates on different levels of crime. Some are considered more serious than others, which is both visible in terms of potential jail time and/or fines to be paid in case of sentencing. Personally, I've practically never had any troubles with the law in my life based on my own wrongdoing and I'd like to keep it that way. As far as I can remember, I've been caught speeding twice so far, both times marginally above the accepted speed limit. That's it. And I felt very bad about it, too. I don't see the attraction in challenging the law on purpose. I've got better things to do with my life. You tell me that it's okay to benefit from people willing to pay any price for your ST and acting against current PL and club laws, fine by me. Do as you wish. Just always bear the consequences in mind, because punishment and legal fees in such cases could potentially and morally way outweigh the original profit that you (think you) have made. The point was, that whilst it may be illegal... it's something that authorities do bugger all about. There are websites like Stub Hub that are basically ticket touting sites, everyone knows people buy tickets just for the sake of selling them on at a profit and very little is done, if anything at all. How many touts do you see outside concerts / big events... and how often do you see them challenged. The cops know they are there, they just don't waste there time. They will make the odd show of it and that's about it, they don't have the man power or the time to go after every Tom, Dick and MC Prussian.
Guest Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 If it's illegal under UK law why are people allowed to sell them on all those re-seller sites. There was also a an investigation years ago about sites like see tickets and ticketmaster allocating a certain amount of tickets to those re-seller sites and taking a cut. there are always touts outside of games and events, why if it's against UK law don't they get arrested ? Some laws only seem to be enforced when it suits. There are always tickets being sold by other club supporters for a lot of money, is anything done about them ?
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Club are asking people to "shop a tout" If you pay too much for a ticket then send a picture of the ticket to Jim after the game. Two more people banned today following "interviews" Yeah it's a difficult situation, but the easiest way is just not to pay above face value I guess.
sly1 Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Banned them all quick fix for cash there not true blue fans
GaelicFox Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Yeah it's a difficult situation, but the easiest way is just not to pay above face value I guess.You know I think it's bad form to pay then moan Feels like worse than grassing It's like someone having a 15 min quicky with a sexy Russian call girl in the Hilton and then afterwards telling the hotel manager there is a hooker in room 108 ! That would be bad form !
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 You know I think it's bad form to pay then moan Feels like worse than grassing It's like someone having a 15 min quicky with a sexy Russian call girl in the Hilton and then afterwards telling the hotel manager there is a hooker in room 108 ! That would be bad form !
Babylon Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 If it's illegal under UK law why are people allowed to sell them on all those re-seller sites. There was also a an investigation years ago about sites like see tickets and ticketmaster allocating a certain amount of tickets to those re-seller sites and taking a cut. there are always touts outside of games and events, why if it's against UK law don't they get arrested ? Some laws only seem to be enforced when it suits. There are always tickets being sold by other club supporters for a lot of money, is anything done about them ? Because it's seen as a minor thing, just like every man and his dog on here using kodi to watch illegal streams. They will focus on the people organising these things on a large scale, rather than the man on the street... unless you're very unlucky. The fact the club are banning people should deter people anyway, unless you're selling to someone you know. It's a big risk to take for the sake of a few quid, you wouldn't want to miss games next year.
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 You know I think it's bad form to pay then moan Feels like worse than grassing It's like someone having a 15 min quicky with a sexy Russian call girl in the Hilton and then afterwards telling the hotel manager there is a hooker in room 108 ! That would be bad form ! "There is no room 108 in this hotel. Sometimes complaints will be false"
norwichfox Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 If I had a spare ticket I'd like to give Rachael one
GaelicFox Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Anyone know what the Sharia Law stance on ticket touting is ? Someone in Gartree just offered me an over the odds ticket
crazylegs1984 Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 new chant stand up if your a plastic fan paid a tout nearly 15 grand got the seller a 3 year ban championeeeeess championeeees
MC Prussian Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 The point was, that whilst it may be illegal... it's something that authorities do bugger all about. There are websites like Stub Hub that are basically ticket touting sites, everyone knows people buy tickets just for the sake of selling them on at a profit and very little is done, if anything at all. How many touts do you see outside concerts / big events... and how often do you see them challenged. The cops know they are there, they just don't waste there time. They will make the odd show of it and that's about it, they don't have the man power or the time to go after every Tom, Dick and MC Prussian. Hey, Babs! I'm not challenging anything at all that you're saying and I'm well aware of the situation of today and the lack of law enforcement due to obvious reasons (cause & effect, cost & reward from a legal perspective). All I'm saying is that re-selling tickets is illegal and people that get caught need to face the consequences. Period.
Ross-Kemp Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 He put it on eBay for a laugh, £15000. Ticket has been taken off him and a 3 year ban.
Thracian Posted 16 April 2016 Posted 16 April 2016 He put it on eBay for a laugh, £15000. Ticket has been taken off him and a 3 year ban. Banned from the game? Harsher than the penalty for murder!
GaelicFox Posted 16 April 2016 Posted 16 April 2016 He put it on eBay for a laugh, £15000. Ticket has been taken off him and a 3 year ban. Someone said on Twitter 12 bans handed out so far, and 8-10 more people have to come in for "interview" Surely it can't be worth £250 !
grandpa Posted 17 April 2016 Posted 17 April 2016 Wrong, the richest man in the world could offer me anything, but he won't get hold of my season card, I'm going even if I have to fight crocodiles up Welford Road, get past wild Bengali tigers on Filbert Way, and a T Rex outside the ground. Marc Bolan is dead,so how could you encounter T Rex on the way to the ground? Showaddywaddy maybe.............
Lionheart10 Posted 17 April 2016 Posted 17 April 2016 Marc Bolan is dead,so how could you encounter T Rex on the way to the ground? Showaddywaddy maybe............. Just starting singing Under the moon of love in my head!!
WesMorganGod Posted 17 April 2016 Posted 17 April 2016 All this and we'll draw 0-0 the result is totally irrelevant. this is the match we are lifting our prem trophy, thats why everyone is so desperate to go.
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