Can't anything be done about this?
Had a quick look on ebay this morning and saw 5 different listings for the Dublin V Derry game next week.
For example:
http://cgi.ebay.ie/4x-Tix-for-DUBLIN-v-DERRY-BOI-All-Ireland-Q-Final-GAA_W0QQitemZ290144978777QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Already this has been bid up to 400 Euro
This guy has even left his mobile number on
Surely the someone at GAA HQ should be doing something about this...
From other touting thread on this page:
Quote from: snatter on July 27, 2007, 11:05:40 AM
If they could put pressure on ebay to stop selling them, that would be a start.
I wrote a flurry of emails to an executive in ebay's london hq a few years ago.
I explained that under the current terms and conditions, ownership of the ticket could only be transferred with the prior consent of the GAA.
Without that, I argued, the ticket wasn't actually a valid ticket, and couldn't be marketed as such on ebay.
I reported hunderds of AI ticket sales to ebay as being in breach of their terms, given that they couldn't be sold as tickets to the AIF's unless they had accompanying consent from the GAA.
Their eventual stock repsonse was that as far as they were concerned, ebay was doing nothing illegal. They said that any issues over legitimacy of the tickets was between buyer and seller. I argued that the gAA will not santion the resale of any tickets, so the approval couldn't possibly exist for tickets listed on tehir site, but they refused to answer that point.
I also requested them to remove the trademarked official gaa logo (the modern one) from their site as they were displaying it wiythout the official consent of the trademark holder. They ignored this request.
Imho, we've two options here - appeal to ebays sense of right and wrong - probably sweet fa chance of success given their reply to me.
Two - get legislation passed to make it illegal for AIF tickets being sold without GAA consent. Equivalent legislation has worked in the UK , stopping ebay from selling premiership tickets.
Report each user to the GAA, plain and simple!
Noticed it's the Dub's logo and not a single Derry one....... cheeky Dubs! ;)
set up a fake ebay account and place the highest bid without paying for them!
STING THE BASTARDS!
Now you're talking Diesel man !! That would sort them out ! Roast them on a spit -
Whoever has bought the tickets is free to sell them to whoever they like for as much as they like. The police, GAA or anyone else aren't in any position to prevent this as touting breaks no law and the best way to prevent it is not to buy the tickets.
Quote from: hows she cutting on August 02, 2007, 10:51:13 AM
Can't anything be done about this?
Had a quick look on ebay this morning and saw 5 different listings for the Dublin V Derry game next week.
For example:
http://cgi.ebay.ie/4x-Tix-for-DUBLIN-v-DERRY-BOI-All-Ireland-Q-Final-GAA_W0QQitemZ290144978777QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Already this has been bid up to 400 Euro
This guy has even left his mobile number on
Surely the someone at GAA HQ should be doing something about this...
Should you post that Mobile No. on this forum? Shame them?
Over the bar, would it not be in breach of contract law at the very least?
And someone with no feedback at all (never bought or sold, joined ebay yesterday, at least under that account) selling one for this Saturday:
http://cgi.ebay.ie/Croke-Park-GAA-4th-August-Cork-Sligo-Tyrone-Meath_W0QQitemZ120147547600QQihZ002QQcategoryZ1306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Can you arrange to meet these guys to exchange cash for tickets?
A swift kick in the gee would sort them lads out.
MacEoghain,
are you sure te ticket doesn't say "non-transferable".
I thought I saw it on the ticket I bought for Laois vs Derry
http://cgi.ebay.ie/GAA-Tickets-Dublin-V-Derry_W0QQitemZ330152624045QQihZ014QQcategoryZ1306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.ie/GAA-Tickets-Dublin-V-Derry_W0QQitemZ330152624045QQihZ014QQcategoryZ1306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
What about this cheeky f..ker,reserve not met at €172.50 for two €35 tickets.
Quote from: shotstopper1 on August 02, 2007, 04:14:01 PM
http://cgi.ebay.ie/GAA-Tickets-Dublin-V-Derry_W0QQitemZ330152624045QQihZ014QQcategoryZ1306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.ie/GAA-Tickets-Dublin-V-Derry_W0QQitemZ330152624045QQihZ014QQcategoryZ1306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
What about this cheeky f..ker,reserve not met at €172.50 for two €35 tickets.
Notice the rather peculiar spelling of 'quarter' as 'quater'... Hmmm... not unlike a certain poster around these parts ;)
If the GAA bought one of these and banned one of these people, published the fact they have done this, this would soon put an end to the tickets on Ebay - what do you think ?
Ahh I thought there was a disclaimer on the back of each ticket although admittedly its be so long since I looked at a ticket that I couldn't say for certain
Try it out and see how it goes - buy a ticket, run the story and get the headlines going - there may not be a lot of future advertisements !
Quoteset up a fake ebay account and place the highest bid without paying for them!
STING THE BASTARDS!
Think this is the only way to sort them out. Not only post the highest bid but make it a £1000000 bid and ruin the auction for it. Keep doing this and they will soon get sick of it.
First of all what i can i say but the Dubs are the biggest show in town ;D
but this is totally wrong but half you guys complaining would probable have no probs selling concert tickets at inflaated prices? sure a few of the guys here a few months ago were bragging that they sold Oxegen tickets for double the price!
would that not make you liable for the amount bid???
Do you need to put legitimate details in to set-up an ebay account??
Fcuk off tankie
Are you a GAA man or a tout
Quote from: full back on August 03, 2007, 10:44:28 AM
Fcuk off tankie
Are you a GAA man or a tout
thats some bull shite post, i take it you are one of these 'its ok to tout tickets once there not GAA tickets' guys. I have never sold a ticket for anything above face value but listening to lads say how terrible touting is but will sell a concert ticket at double the price is just bullshite and annoying!
Why not get the GAA to buy the tickets ? Arrange to meet the seller to exchane the cash ? Meet up the morning of the match - take the details of the tickets and when they're presented at he gate, don't let them in - they seem to have a good ticket system in Croke Park for admissions -try that - but in reality there's loads of ways to do it - but here's a question - do the GAA authorities REALLY want to challenge it ? Or is it a good way of keeping the hype going about tickets and thereby creating demand and justification for having an increase in the price of the tickets year on year ?
Quote from: Tankie on August 03, 2007, 10:49:58 AM
thats some bull shite post, i take it you are one of these 'its ok to tout tickets once there not GAA tickets' guys. I have never sold a ticket for anything above face value but listening to lads say how terrible touting is but will sell a concert ticket at double the price is just bullshite and annoying!
Bit of a sweeping statement there tankie, saying the lads on here are touting concert tickets ::)
Quote from: full back on August 03, 2007, 11:13:56 AM
Quote from: Tankie on August 03, 2007, 10:49:58 AM
thats some bull shite post, i take it you are one of these 'its ok to tout tickets once there not GAA tickets' guys. I have never sold a ticket for anything above face value but listening to lads say how terrible touting is but will sell a concert ticket at double the price is just bullshite and annoying!
Bit of a sweeping statement there tankie, saying the lads on here are touting concert tickets ::)
Check the oxygen thread ,
Quote from: Hank Everlast on June 19, 2007, 12:37:34 PM
I paid £550 for 4 tickets and parking pass wen the came on sale first time and i have since sold 3 of them for 570!
£20 quid profit and a ticket in hand... woop woop!
The traffic was absolutely chocker last year so id defo find another route if its not too far outta the way!
An open adminsion of being a tout and them some muppet turned around and said it was fine as it wasnt GAA tickets ::)
From what I've read on here from OTB and MacEoghain it seems like there is nothing wrong with someone purchasing a ticket from someone else.
I've also read about people saying we should create fake ebay accounts and bid on these tickets with no intention of buying them.
I agree that these tickets shouldn't be sold for more than face value and this doesn't promote the ethos of the GAA, but sure the illegal bidding isn't something that promotes it either.
Quote from: full back on August 03, 2007, 11:13:56 AM
Quote from: Tankie on August 03, 2007, 10:49:58 AM
thats some bull shite post, i take it you are one of these 'its ok to tout tickets once there not GAA tickets' guys. I have never sold a ticket for anything above face value but listening to lads say how terrible touting is but will sell a concert ticket at double the price is just bullshite and annoying!
Bit of a sweeping statement there tankie, saying the lads on here are touting concert tickets ::)
Not at all full back, just look at the oxegen thread. i think Gnevin has posted one of the quotes!
Whats wrong with flogging tickets on ebay as long as they arent GAA tickets?
Quote from: man in black on August 03, 2007, 01:08:05 PM
Whats wrong with flogging tickets on ebay as long as they arent GAA tickets?
why allow sell everything else but GAA?
i think how the cycle works is, the lads on this site have concert tickets that they are going to sell for double, the concert goer buys them and has a great time...... a few months later the concert goer has GAA tickets he doesnt want so he goes upto the GAA(who ripped him off) and sells them to the GAA person at double the price. - point of the cycle is that dont rip someone else off and expect them not to do the same back.
Sorry tankie,
MIB is a tout as well >:(
Quote from: full back on August 03, 2007, 02:56:56 PM
Sorry tankie,
MIB is a tout as well >:(
Yes, want to buy some tickets? GAA face value, anything else its a buyers market.
LAST OF THE TICKETS THERE, LAST OF THE TICKETS CHEAP AT 300 EURO THERE FOLKS,
HATS FLAGS AND BANDANAS THERE NOW, 2 FOR A POUND,
aNYONE BUYING OR SELLING THEIR TICKETS NOW,
SWAPPING 2 FAKE FOR 1 REAL THERE NOW FOLKS,
HATS FLAGS AND FOGHORNS THERE NOW FOLKS.
Quote from: mannix on August 03, 2007, 04:36:01 PM
LAST OF THE TICKETS THERE, LAST OF THE TICKETS CHEAP AT 300 EURO THERE FOLKS,
HATS FLAGS AND BANDANAS THERE NOW, 2 FOR A POUND,
aNYONE BUYING OR SELLING THEIR TICKETS NOW,
SWAPPING 2 FAKE FOR 1 REAL THERE NOW FOLKS,
HATS FLAGS AND FOGHORNS THERE NOW FOLKS.
It was rosettes in my day ::)
This subject only comes up in August and September - this is not an issue in May whenever there's plenty of room in all other places -
Quote from: orangeman on August 03, 2007, 06:29:51 PM
This subject only comes up in August and September - this is not an issue in May whenever there's plenty of room in all other places -
Thats like saying this issue of flood defence in the UK only come up when the place is under 10 foot of water ::) ::) .