scum.

[OneLittleFish]

what utter w*nkers :angry:

[Tugger2k]

i dont disagree with you but glastonbury make it very hard to get rid if a ticket if you cant genuniely go.

why do you think the other big festivals have not adopted the photo on the ticket scheme?

[OneLittleFish]

why do you think the other big festivals have not adopted the photo on the ticket scheme?

[Mackem]

They should be able to get their money back without taking out insurance (which is a scam)

[grumpyhack]

I have a friend who thought he wouldn't be able to go after smashing his hip when out mountain biking. I have another friend who wanted to go but failed to get a ticket. So the solution would have been simple - pass over the ticket, apart from the fact that they didn't look much like each other.

In the end, thankfully, first friend has recovered enough to go and second friend managed to get a ticket in the resale.

I don't like touting but it would be good if GFL could organise some legit ticket swapping system for situations like that. If GFL handled the swapping they could ensure that there was no profiteering.

[billyfenlon]

i agree they do, they have had issues with fence jumpers, riots, even guns in the past. all these have been eliminated via the systems they have in place to make it one of the safest festivals on the circuit

how long do you think these tickets would be on sale if they were on sale with a buy it now price of under £200 (that covers ebay & paypals cut)? certainly not long enough to get reported. and they would have their money back and anybody buying would know there was a chance, however slim, they they wouldnt get in

how many of the other big festivals continually give the kinds of money to charities that glasto does? they are money making machines. they do not care who goes or why. they simply want the money

glasto is different

if it becomes common knowledge that you can tout your ticket, how long before hoardes of people are doing it? making it that much harder for legitimate fans to go.

its the thin end of the wedge, its avoidable (with a buy it now price) and therefore, to me, its unnacceptable

[billyfenlon]

I have a friend who thought he wouldn't be able to go after smashing his hip when out mountain biking. I have another friend who wanted to go but failed to get a ticket. So the solution would have been simple - pass over the ticket, apart from the fact that they didn't look much like each other.

In the end, thankfully, first friend has recovered enough to go and second friend managed to get a ticket in the resale.

I don't like touting but it would be good if GFL could organise some legit ticket swapping system for situations like that. If GFL handled the swapping they could ensure that there was no profiteering.

[tazzyb]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Glastonbury-40th-ann...#ht_1048wt_1137

The only reason he is selling it is because me and my friend both entered a competition and won which means we get free passes

My own ticket is also listed so if you are after two tickets check out that auction as well.

Obviously the ticket has a photo on it - if you want a clearer image give me a shout but you should be able to get a good idea from the photo of what he looks like - I need to strees that you buy this at your own risk, no refunds can be given if you don not get in.

Sorry but scum scum scum, oh I bought tickets but still tried to win them in a comp stopping someone who were dying to get a ticket and most likely entering every competition they could find from getting tickets.

AND now we want to make some money on top of that! True I cannot see a reserve but we all know its going to go over face value.

[drumski]

Thirdly from your comments my guess is that you actually are a tout. Am I right? Or are you simply a tout sympathiser and think they provide a valuable service like this girl does.

[OneLittleFish]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Glastonbury-40th-ann...#ht_1048wt_1137

The only reason he is selling it is because me and my friend both entered a competition and won which means we get free passes

My own ticket is also listed so if you are after two tickets check out that auction as well.

Obviously the ticket has a photo on it - if you want a clearer image give me a shout but you should be able to get a good idea from the photo of what he looks like - I need to strees that you buy this at your own risk, no refunds can be given if you don not get in.

Sorry but scum scum scum, oh I bought tickets but still tried to win them in a comp stopping someone who were dying to get a ticket and most likely entering every competition they could find from getting tickets.

AND now we want to make some money on top of that! True I cannot see a reserve but we all know its going to go over face value.

[Nedson]

Add spineless to it as well.

[Tugger2k]

i asked about other festivals as have never bothered with any of them, are they a pure money making weekend? From tickets to drinks, to food etc

What was the guns incident at glasto?

[DougalMcGuire]

I'm staggered that people just aren't getting it, talking up the touts like they're some kind of knights of entrepreneurialism, after all, it's what made this country great eh?

As someone said earlier, how great it's going to be when we're all paying £500-£1000 for a ticket next year because trust me, the 'entrepeneurs' will be on to this in their hoards in future. But of course it's what the market dictates isn't it so it's fine, laws of economics and all that.

Utter utter bollox, the stories about how these lowlifes think they are actually part of the official establishment and can bully us to the extent they do, using ebay or outside gigs (and I think we've all got a story or seen examples similar to the ones told here about touts acting like cnuts) make my blood boil.

It's time to take OUR music back, they shall not prevail!!!

I hope GFL are well aware of what's currently happening and are in a position to take steps to stop it, introducing a scanning of the tickets will be a start so any that appear on ebay can be cancelled. Also a closer scrutinisation of tickets on entry, and possibly only passport quality photos to be accepted on registration.....

Edited June 10, 2010 by DougalMcGuire

[strudders]

Been thinking about this as it seems there are loads of tickets available...

What could be done is this....

First: After the refund ticket deadline is over still allow tickets to be returned for refund as long as the tickets are returned back to a clearing house (Ie see). It should be done recorded delivery. This could be extended lets say one week passed the end date of the festival..

Second: Allow these tickets as received into see and voided, to be then sold on the see web site for collection at the box office only...

It would allow punters the opportunity to get a refund on their tickets right up to the day of the festival, reducing significantly the need for people to try and flog them.

Would allow for a number of tickets to be sold right up to the day of the festival, However you would need to present the debit card used to purchase plus photo id. No debit card, no tickets.

Glasto could then make it clear that people selling tickets on Ebay will be prevented for buying any tickets again not just from Glasto but also any Live Nation events as well....

If people are serious about beating touts then they would not have any issues with the warning...

Edited June 10, 2010 by strudders

[Tugger2k]

I have a friend who thought he wouldn't be able to go after smashing his hip when out mountain biking. I have another friend who wanted to go but failed to get a ticket. So the solution would have been simple - pass over the ticket, apart from the fact that they didn't look much like each other.

In the end, thankfully, first friend has recovered enough to go and second friend managed to get a ticket in the resale.

I don't like touting but it would be good if GFL could organise some legit ticket swapping system for situations like that. If GFL handled the swapping they could ensure that there was no profiteering.

[dirk4danger]

I posted on the weather thread a while back about the guy behind Metcheck having been convicted of child rape. It got barely a response. People seemed to not give a dam.

But someone dares sell a Glasters ticket, something they are legally entitled to do, and all hell breaks loose.

You lot have a weird sense of priority.

[DougalMcGuire]

i would tell you to try V to see for yourself but im not that cruel.

for example, you queue to get into the campsite. you can take beer and suck into the campsite. then, when the music starts, you queue to get into the 'performance' arena. you get searched for and anything other than un-opened small bottles of water. once into the arena you queue for drink tokens, which you then exchange for alcohol. one year i went, i made sure, seeing as the queue for tokens was so large, that i had enough for the weekend, only to be told that tokens i bought on the saturday were not re-deemable on the sunday and i should queue and pay again.

i realise this only v, and it is extreme. but none of the other mega festivals give the kinds of money to charity that glastonbury does. they are simply there to make money for festival republic and such like.

lots of the samller 'boutique' festivals are much cooler, and althouth the promoters make money, its the experience, not the profit, thats important IMO

as for the gun thing, read this http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/glastonbury/1994/ or this http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/1994/jun/2...003.glastonbury

[dirk4danger]

As someone said earlier, how great it's going to be when we're all paying £500-£1000 for a ticket next year because trust me, the 'entrepeneurs' will be on to this in their hoards in future. But of course it's what the market dictates isn't it so it's fine, laws of economics and all that.

Edited June 10, 2010 by dirk4danger

[junglist_matty]

Its not the fact that people are selling tickets on eBay or wherever, its the fact they are selling them and looking to make a profit, I've reported loads on eBay this year under eBay username "glastonbury_ticket_police".

I don't have any problem if they did an auction with buy it now £185, i.e. not making a penny profit and getting their money back, as I feel this is justified, what isn't justified is these guys trying to make a quick £50 profit, in this day and age its very easy to claim "oh I simply can't make the festival now because of blah blah blah" and get a £100 profit for their pocket when they simply didn't ever intend to goto the festival (it would be a much higher interest rate than putting £185 into a savings account for 6 months, hence why so many people try and get away with it).

I'm simply fed up with people doing it, its sickening and I know people who weren't able to get tickets because they simply couldn't get through to buy them now there's people selling theirs at super inflated prices, I've seen most on eBay for about £350, nearly twice the face value!

Keep reporting them, loads have been taken off eBay already, and loads more to go!

[smog]

Hold off on reporting anyone selling around the £250 please. Ive got a few mates who would happily pay that. Hell I might even do it if a ginger lookalike is crazy enough to post their photo on t'internet

[junglist_matty]

In 2008, I registered for glastonbury festivals and bought a ticket using my work email address, this registration was valid for the next 5 years as I ticked the box to keep it valid.

In 2009 I registered for glastonbury festivals again with my personal email address (in the case that I was made redundant and lost access to my work email as redundancies were going on at the time), this meant I now had 2 valid registrations and could potentially purchase 2 tickets with the same photo and no-one would know any different. If I did buy both and decided to sell one for £350 on eBay as I didn't need it and make up some bullshit story about my gran dying or some crap like that (not difficult) I could have gone to the festival for £20 (as I'd get £350 back from the second ticket costing me £185 in the first place).

Thats the reason, however, if someone was to genuinley not be able to make it, just put it up buy it now £185 and there is no reason for anyone to have a problem with people genuinly trying to get their money back for a genuine reason.

[Tugger2k]

Thats the reason, however, if someone was to genuinley not be able to make it, just put it up buy it now £185 and there is no reason for anyone to have a problem with people genuinly trying to get their money back for a genuine reason.

[DougalMcGuire]

How come that after the ticketing system was changed to prevent resale, prices have gone up astronomically? Doesn't that somewhat piss on your bonfire?

[Tugger2k]

If you can explain to me why me thinking there is nothing wrong with someone making a few quid is thick or spineless then sir, i will go buy a hat and take it off to you.

note. I will try to get the hat for face value but the hat shop up the road insists on making some sort of profit. Scum

[DougalMcGuire]

absolutely. i dont have an issue with people selling at up to £200, pay pal and ebay take a cut (im not sure how much that works out at tho) and £200 definitely ensures the seller isnt out of pocket without huge profiteering.

Edited June 10, 2010 by DougalMcGuire