Priced out?

[jrb]

No one forces you to use the exchange. There's a ticket forum on here, and there's other sites on social media that only allow sales at face value. If you're an OSC member, you can advertise it via your branch, as mine and others do.

You’re right PB. Nobody does. And all those ways of getting a cheap ticket are great if the vast majority of non match going City fans knew about them, which they probably don’t.

But that doesn’t change the fact that over 1000 resale tickets remained unsold for the Everton game on Boxing Day because of the expensive resale ticket prices. If those resale tickets were affordable and priced correctly, they may have sold out, or more resale tickets would have definitely sold.

If you tried to work out how much money City lost not selling those resale tickets including lost revenue from drink, food, merchandise, hospitality, it’s pretty frightening that City are prepared to lose that amount of money from just one home match. Yet they will lump £40 on a season ticket at the start of every the season without a second thought.

 

[Beaker]

You’re right PB. Nobody does. And all those ways of getting a cheap ticket are great if the vast majority of non match going City fans knew about them, which they probably don’t.

But that doesn’t change the fact that over 1000 resale tickets remained unsold for the Everton game on Boxing Day because of the expensive resale ticket prices. If those resale tickets were affordable and priced correctly, they may have sold out, or more resale tickets would have definitely sold.

If you tried to work out how much money City lost not selling those resale tickets including lost revenue from drink, food, merchandise, hospitality, it’s pretty frightening that City are prepared to lose that amount of money from just one home match. Yet they will lump £40 on a season ticket at the start of every the season without a second thought.

I don’t think City necessarily are prepared to lose that amount of money per game, I think they caught a cold with the Everton game expecting demand to be higher. The lack of public transport on Boxing Day, 12:30 kickoff, shit form + disgusting prices contributed to the empty seats. Unfortunately once you have started selling tickets at £70, you can’t reduce them once it becomes apparent you’ve overcharged, as people won’t buy early in future.

I suspect City might be rethinking the policy of 12 guaranteed refunds moving forwards.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

kkiiThe Crown Jewels were sold in Palmer, Rogers and Lavia too.

Give it a rest,let it go.

They've gone,others will go,none are likely to come back.

We won the unprecedented 'four in a row' last season without any of our former CFA graduates.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

You’re right PB. Nobody does. And all those ways of getting a cheap ticket are great if the vast majority of non match going City fans knew about them, which they probably don’t.

But that doesn’t change the fact that over 1000 resale tickets remained unsold for the Everton game on Boxing Day because of the expensive resale ticket prices. If those resale tickets were affordable and priced correctly, they may have sold out, or more resale tickets would have definitely sold.

If you tried to work out how much money City lost not selling those resale tickets including lost revenue from drink, food, merchandise, hospitality, it’s pretty frightening that City are prepared to lose that amount of money from just one home match. Yet they will lump £40 on a season ticket at the start of every the season without a second thought.

I think the Everton game showed that the majority of fans are aware of face value or less ticket pages and forums. Hundreds of tickets resold on the official Ticket Exchange. Thousands shifted on the face or less pages / sites.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

You’re right PB. Nobody does. And all those ways of getting a cheap ticket are great if the vast majority of non match going City fans knew about them, which they probably don’t.

But that doesn’t change the fact that over 1000 resale tickets remained unsold for the Everton game on Boxing Day because of the expensive resale ticket prices. If those resale tickets were affordable and priced correctly, they may have sold out, or more resale tickets would have definitely sold.

If you tried to work out how much money City lost not selling those resale tickets including lost revenue from drink, food, merchandise, hospitality, it’s pretty frightening that City are prepared to lose that amount of money from just one home match. Yet they will lump £40 on a season ticket at the start of every the season without a second thought.

I absolutely agree with you on this. The club's approach to ticketing is incredibly short-sighted, prioritising short-term financial gain over securing longer-term loyalty.

At the time of the takeover we were told how valued we were and that we'd be listened to. Then Soriano came along and everyone at executive level suddenly went deaf.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

You’re right PB. Nobody does. And all those ways of getting a cheap ticket are great if the vast majority of non match going City fans knew about them, which they probably don’t.

But that doesn’t change the fact that over 1000 resale tickets remained unsold for the Everton game on Boxing Day because of the expensive resale ticket prices. If those resale tickets were affordable and priced correctly, they may have sold out, or more resale tickets would have definitely sold.

If you tried to work out how much money City lost not selling those resale tickets including lost revenue from drink, food, merchandise, hospitality, it’s pretty frightening that City are prepared to lose that amount of money from just one home match. Yet they will lump £40 on a season ticket at the start of every the season without a second thought.

Spread the word about.....

Manchester City Fans Tickets at Cost Prices....

online site.

Its the answer to the club exchange marking up returns, and profiteering at seller & buyers expense !!

 

[shnaghaicityfish]

I'm no happy clapper but this view is complete nonsense. People say "Its my seat & I'll do what I want". They're wrong. It's the club's seat and if you put it on the ticket exchange you get back what you paid for it, pro-rata. The club then sell it at the same price as any other spare seat in the same price bracket. I really don't see the problem with that. You've not lost out and the person buying it has paid the going rate. No one has been ripped off.

People tell those unable to use tickets to advertise them on here, or other sites, at "face value". But what is "face value" for a season ticket; is it the pro-rata price or the price the club are asking on the open market? If you're asking the latter, then it's you who is ripping someone off as you're making a profit at their expense.

I’m not a critic of the exchange, our family (4 SCs in 102) use it a few times each season if one of us can’t go, it’s convenient, no risk of sanctions and we’re happy to get our 1/19th back. But it’s completely wrong to say the club don’t resell them at premium prices. I’m 100% sure of this cos I ask the people sitting there! For example at the Chelsea game a couple of years ago when we’d already won the league a nice Welsh girl at her first City game had paid £300 via an agency for my son’s seat. I am not passing judgement on any of this but facts are facts.

 

[fathellensbellend]

I honestly think it’s done, City in the early days of the takeover if they were struggling to sell tickets they would drop the prices drastically, those days are long gone, these people just don’t care.City’s fanbase was unique and famed, now it’s mocked and the identity is not just eroding, it’s disappearing. The last decade should have seen City secure our future support for years to come on our doorstep, how’s that worked out, the club have no interest, everything is anywhere but Manchester. Our fanbase was famed for it’s protests against swales, we now meekly just accept our lot, I am at the point where I wish soriano would just fuck off

 

[fathellensbellend]

I’m not a critic of the exchange, our family (4 SCs in 102) use it a few times each season if one of us can’t go, it’s convenient, no risk of sanctions and we’re happy to get our 1/19th back. But it’s completely wrong to say the club don’t resell them at premium prices. I’m 100% sure of this cos I ask the people sitting there! For example at the Chelsea game a couple of years ago when we’d already won the league a nice Welsh girl at her first City game had paid £300 via an agency for my son’s seat. I am not passing judgement on any of this but facts are facts.

Happened with a spare family ticket I sold, albeit not as much as that, but miles above the face value the club advertise, these were Australians.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I don’t think City necessarily are prepared to lose that amount of money per game, I think they caught a cold with the Everton game expecting demand to be higher. The lack of public transport on Boxing Day, 12:30 kickoff, shit form + disgusting prices contributed to the empty seats. Unfortunately once you have started selling tickets at £70, you can’t reduce them once it becomes apparent you’ve overcharged, as people won’t buy early in future.

I suspect City might be rethinking the policy of 12 guaranteed refunds moving forwards.

I think the Club could have made the 300 or so remaining tickets in South Stand L3 available for £30 adults and £15 concessions. I know there would have been some Blues who bought earlier on begrudging cheaper ticket sales but I think those interests should have been ignored.