Third party ticket sites and City - (Update 03/07/24)

[Tim of the Oak]

The club could afford to charter an A380 for every single person flying to a European tie. One plane per person. First Class.

The freeloaders charter!

 

[Shirley]

The freeloaders charter!

Con air…

 

[mayo31]

There is no perfect solution to tickets

Be it how City sell them, how people source them etc

If you want to get to a match you will find a way.

The exchange works for City and they make an extra few pence and the supporter selling gets their 1/19th back so all seem happy

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Just had this come up on my social media.

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Just noticed City are warning people not to buy from anywhere but City themselves and this seems to be a PL initiative (I found this list by following the links from the City website - TicketGum are just a scam it seems, like most are).

Unauthorised Football Ticket Websites to Avoid | Premier League

To view our list of known unauthorised football ticket websites you should be avoiding, visit the official website of the Premier League.

www.premierleague.com

Buy tickets direct from Premier League Clubs - Safe ticket buying

If you are looking to buy tickets for matches in the Premier League you should buy them directly from Premier League Clubs. For more information read our safe ticket buying guide, on the official website of the Premier League.

www.premierleague.com

Can I buy match tickets from other websites? | Man City Help Centre

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www.mancity.com

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

The club could afford to charter an A380 for every single person flying to a European tie. One plane per person. First Class.

I'm not even sure Sheikh Mansour could do that. And the club has never made an operating profit, so it really couldn't afford to do that.

 

[Etihad]

Just noticed City are warning people not to buy from anywhere but City themselves and this seems to be a PL initiative (I found this list by following the links from the City website - TicketGum are just a scam it seems, like most are).

Unauthorised Football Ticket Websites to Avoid | Premier League

To view our list of known unauthorised football ticket websites you should be avoiding, visit the official website of the Premier League.

www.premierleague.com

Buy tickets direct from Premier League Clubs - Safe ticket buying

If you are looking to buy tickets for matches in the Premier League you should buy them directly from Premier League Clubs. For more information read our safe ticket buying guide, on the official website of the Premier League.

www.premierleague.com

Can I buy match tickets from other websites? | Man City Help Centre

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www.mancity.com

"tickets should only be purchased directly through Manchester City or official, authorised resellers."

 

[jockblue]

But a season ticket for a big game or any game listed on the exchange should in my opinion be listed on the exchange for a blue with the required criteria for that game to buy.

The problem is that touts and agencies have multiple memberships to hoover up tickets on the exchange to then resell at inflated prices. I've put tickets on the exchange and found they are taken by someone who paid £200 for them, or in several cases, the seat remained empty. This suggests an agency without an actual buyer bought them on spec.

Also, to pick up on another point, I presume the club would want packages for the home games to be sold, I cannot for the life of me understand how agencies/touts get tickets for our away matches from the club. We see people at every single away game who have clearly never been before - astonishing how the scarce away tickets seem to get hoovered up as well.

 

[IOWBlue]

So the guy on here yesterday who has purchased a membership for the first time for him and his son and was asking about his chances of getting a charity shield ticket having never bought one before isn't in your opinion?

You are arguing for the sake of it Uwe. I meant in relation to getting tickets, not just who is a city fan. A bloke i work with calls himself a rag. Went to his first ever game last season, he is late 20's. He now says "that's it, i've been and done it, will watch on tv now, don't need to go again". If that ticket had been for a game where regulars were struggling to get one, they would be well pissed off. Anyone can start slow and build up a history with games that are not sold out.

 

[Etihad]

The problem is that touts and agencies have multiple memberships to hoover up tickets on the exchange to then resell at inflated prices. I've put tickets on the exchange and found they are taken by someone who paid £200 for them, or in several cases, the seat remained empty. This suggests an agency without an actual buyer bought them on spec.

Also, to pick up on another point, I presume the club would want packages for the home games to be sold, I cannot for the life of me understand how agencies/touts get tickets for our away matches from the club. We see people at every single away game who have clearly never been before - astonishing how the scarce away tickets seem to get hoovered up as well.

Exactly. Now there is an incentive to buy tickets for resale due to demand outstripping supply, touts will be competing hard for these tickets. The temptation is there for season ticket holders to cash in too if they can sell their ticket for a big game for big money. Will be interesting to see if the increased capacity has any affect once the north stand is completed.

 

[I'm not really here]

The ballot route for them is for home tickets

Okay, I'm talking about us though. It's just something I could see happening one day.