Why??????

Johnniep

I really enjoy watching rugby (haven't played in a few years but thats a whole other thread )and have been going to Landsdowne for alot of the Irish home games and try to catch as many Celtic League and Heineken Cup matches as I can (if I don't get to the game, I would always watch it on tv!) I know tickets can be hard to come by at the best of times but for the Leinster vs Munster it's just nuts!

Anyway, it really makes me angry to see this going on......

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Heineken-Cup-Semi-Final-Ticket-Munster-V-Leinster_W0QQitemZ6621081207QQcategoryZ25611QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

......some "fan" selling his "spare ticket" :mad: :mad: :mad:

Bol**x!

The only problem, its virtually impossible to prevent. Any ideas how to stop this from going on???

RuggieBear

coz some people are more than willing to pay it...christ wonder how much he is looking for as it still hasn't reached it's reserve.

Crash

I like how its at 242 euro and the reserve price still isnt met. Dirty ****er, thats just so wrong.

I would kill to go to this mate but there's no way in hell a scalper or tout are getting my cash for it - they can go **** themselves.

RuggieBear

i could always sell you lunch* for 600 - 1200 euro and then give you a free ticket to the game....

i believe a few of the clubs are doing this



* wet egg mayonaise sandwich with a can of dunnes cola

Crash

Nyom. tasty. my general rule is ticket price plus the price of a pint - maybe two at a push. think thats what i paid you last match wasnt it ruggie?

RuggieBear

trash_000 wrote:

Nyom. tasty. my general rule is ticket price plus the price of a pint - maybe two at a push. think thats what i paid you last match wasnt it ruggie?

don't forget the shag you still owe me....

Crash

Hey, the shag's only for munster leinster tickets man

Eoin

trash_000 wrote:

I like how its at 242 euro and the reserve price still isnt met. Dirty ****er, thats just so wrong.

It's now €300 and the reserve still isn't met - and it's only a poxy terrace ticket. What a gouger.

PowerHouseDan

I swear if i knew who he was i'd give him a kick...Its a disgrace true fans cant even get near tickets and then you have people like him who try to rip people off...... There has to be a system put in place to stop this...

Crash

He's one of your lot dan - you sort him :P

PowerHouseDan

I no makes it even worse to be honest....

Crash

Wonder will he respond to my "general question on the item"...

PowerHouseDan

Well with the amount of abuse i gave him, i also sent him a question wouldnt be surprised if he reported me to ebay

Crash

Yeah - methinks this account might be in trouble :P. but i really was interested in how, relating to the item, he slept at night being such a scalping ****. ah well :P

PowerHouseDan

Ah i have a sep account for giving abuse to ticket touts! username: dietoutdie...still active!!

PowerHouseDan

looks like the reserve price is 500euro

daveirl

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istep

Son of a bitch €500 wtf.... a terrace ticket.... hope the b*stard chokes on it. Just got my email yesterday have been allocated 2 stand tickets by Leinster branch YES!! Would take a hell of a lot more then a grand to get these tickets out of my hand .... in fact i'm having trouble thinking of a price .... which would lead me to think that it's soooooo ridiculously high no one would be stupid enough to pay it !!!

PowerHouseDan

I am heading to the Edinburgh anyway got work off for it...Our next match after edinburgh is the borders though..?

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Crash

the llanelli match is the leinster one on friday. actually might not make it, its my sisters Birthday - she wants the "family" around. :rolleyes:

Amazotheamazing

This might be me being ignorant but that looks nothing like a rugby ticket, and even the date looks blurry but closer to Sept than April?

PowerHouseDan

I am guessing it isent a real ticket...The reason being is it prob has the ticket number and can be traced back to the owner

Amazotheamazing

You'd be pretty trusting to pay a tout for a ticket he has no proof he owns.

PowerHouseDan

+ with no sales before, hopefully dietoutdie will win

Hermione*

OMG, it's €500! How can any fan justify doing that to another fan?! And who the hell is paying that much for a terrace ticket?! Aaagh, am so angry now ... I'd do a lot to go to this match, but there's no way I'm giving money to scum like him. :mad:

PowerHouseDan

Well no it was at 300, but i got annoyed so put in a fake bid...Just to annoy him

Johnniep

PowerHouseDan wrote:

Well no it was at 300, but i got annoyed so put in a fake bid...Just to annoy him

Genius

Eoin

We should have a fake bidding war, so not only will he think all his Christmasses have come at once, but he will also have to contact a load of bogus accounts when he realises that the top bidder won't pay.

PowerHouseDan

Sounds like a Plan :P a Masterplan if ya ask me

Crash

I did get a lovely reply to my first message:

crash_000 wrote:

how do you sleep at night you scalping ****?

random mong wrote:

like a baby asshole!

definitely fake bid time. 560 quid in

actually, had to get it up to 900 - every time i tried to bid lower i got outbid at the last min

PowerHouseDan

I have a 800 bid on it so anything overthat..

PowerHouseDan

Just got a message from him:

Please realise that I need assurance that all bids are genuine. Your username causes me some concern?

Crash

and the auction has closed! congrats powerhousedan, Dietoutdie has won it

Hermione*

PowerHouseDan wrote:

Well no it was at 300, but i got annoyed so put in a fake bid...Just to annoy him

So I see. Genius, Dan, I like it And the a**hole deserves it anyway.

Snickers Man

The words Rat and Smell spring to mind.

For a start, that doesn't look like a genuine ticket. And no Munster fan (real ones that is) of my acquaintance have received their tickets yet.

I suspect he was either messing himself or he got cold feet and realised that names like 'die tout die' probably indicate that the purchaser is not acting in good faith.

Acting perfectly correctly I might add.

String touts up by the nads.

Crash

I really wanted to win the bid i just didnt have the cash to keep up with yee munster folks dan, throwing cash around willie nillie :P

PowerHouseDan

After the Message he sent me i said " This is a Geniune Bid, Our Company are sort 1 tickets for or Business Contacts so money is no option, Hopefully i will be making a transaction with you in the next few days.

Regards

Sean"

RuggieBear

reckon the dietoutdie bit might just give it aay tho...

Eoin

RuggieBear wrote:

reckon the dietoutdie bit might just give it aay tho...

You could explain it like in the Simpsons - it's just German for "the tout, the"

PowerHouseDan

I thought the same, until he sent me a message......I should of said it was something to do with my diet Diet out and die.....

RuggieBear

eoin_s wrote:

You could explain it like in the Simpsons - it's just German for "the tout, the"

lol

"No one who speaks German could be an evil man"


have to admit tho....if someone offered me 900 euro for a ticket i'd have to think twice about it


every man has his price....:o

PowerHouseDan

I can honestly say if someone came up to me with 1k for a terrace ticket i wouldnt sell it... If i had a spare i would sell it at cost price nothing else...
I will give you 900 for your ticket so ruggie

RuggieBear

PowerHouseDan wrote:

I can honestly say if someone came up to me with 1k for a terrace ticket i wouldnt sell it... If i had a spare i would sell it at cost price nothing else...
I will give you 900 for your ticket so ruggie

on the other hand i don't think there is enough money in the world that would make me sell it to a munster fan:p

still 900 euro would (almost) pay my rent for another month....:eek:

i hope to get four tickets....i've had about 18 family and friends approach me for tickets (not including the pms and random texts from acquantices....). most are undeserving.

maybe i should give my two spares to charity and let them make money from them

PowerHouseDan

Them is flighting words ruggie, Lets settle this on the Pitch :P With or Without BOD

RuggieBear

bod is getting a bit risque with his boots alright

Crash

RuggieBear wrote:

most are undeserving.

most. you really should give some to the deserving. why is there no "wink wink nudge nudge i'll sleep with you" smiley.

RuggieBear wrote:

bod is getting a bit risque with his boots alright

aye - not liking that situation one bit at all.....

Amz

RuggieBear wrote:

maybe i should give my two spares to charity and let them make money from them

That's a really good idea actually.

The good karma might come in handy on match day too