lancs blue said:seemedownkippaxstreet said:117 M34 said:I think city shot themselves in the foot a little by allowing fans to sell them for cheaper than the club are.
Some may buy from there instead of buying unsold ones from the club meaning games may not sell out.
I would have said do the ticket exchange but only after the club had sold out.
The rags have a ticket exchange and they operate it on a sold-out only basis. I'm guessing City will be doing the same.
On balance I'm sure the club think this is a benefit to them rather than a shot in the foot because it'll make it easier for newer fans, who they want to attract to make money off, to get tickets.
No, there's no indication in the T&Cs that tickets can only be sold on if all other tickets are sold. The rags did operate that policy but from the the start of last season they withdrew from viagogo, a sign that they were no longer selling out weeks in advance.
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Dubai Blue said:I can't understand the logic of the club allowing people to charge 150% of the matchday price. It should be a service for people to recoup their costs if they can't go, not an opportunity to make a profit.bowp said:4) You can sell your ticket at 90-150% of the match day price. That to me reads as I can sell it at up to 150% of the matchday price ie the matchday price being what man City sell tickets to non season ticket holders for.
Last time we had Seat Exchange, didn't they calculate the price based on the average cost of a season ticket per game? i.e. £560 / 19 = £29 per match.
That's the cost to the season ticket holder of missing a game, but are they really now saying they could potentially sell a Cat A ticket for £75???
Do that six times and they've recouped £270 on the cost of their season ticket.
Doesn't make sense to me.
The 150% max. price could be intended as a deterrent to touts sourcing their tickets from Ticket Exchange, a buyer would have to pay £86.25 incl. 15% commission to purchase the ticket, about 170% of face value. For a "routine" derby early on in the season I doubt that touts would expect to get much more than £100 for a home end ticket so getting one off T/E would eat into his profit margin.
Ubiquitous said:I think this is a great idea. Me and my dad miss around 5 games per season because we are out of town. We've always found it hard to sell our tickets because most of our friends are rags. This way the seats won't be empty and I'll get a nice money boost as well.
Kippaxian said:Can these be linked with another ST and sold as 2 seats sat together?
As mentioned, me and the other half will be away, so 2 seats (standing - 110) together will be available - this will hopefully be more of a selling point for somebody who actually wants 2 together rather than having to try and match two singles together from the tickets available
lancs blue said:Kippaxian said:Can these be linked with another ST and sold as 2 seats sat together?
As mentioned, me and the other half will be away, so 2 seats (standing - 110) together will be available - this will hopefully be more of a selling point for somebody who actually wants 2 together rather than having to try and match two singles together from the tickets available
You must be able to as the Family Stand tickets can only be sold as a block of tickets, say1 adult+2 kids - not individually.