Secret resales 2015

[incident]

Just now, Jennings74 said:

I guess not but there are security and police around the entrances..... they are trained to do that sort of thing

Both of the above do already have their own jobs to do as well (and the Police are not answerable to the Festival anyway).

It's all a bit much to try and catch out a handful of people who've had tickets issued to them in error.

As far as I'm concerned, if you get a refund but See send you a ticket anyway, then go for it. I'd love a bit of luck like that.

[liamium]

bet you all had a massive heart attack just there with Glasto starting a tweet 'A very limited quantity...'

[davetherave2]

2 minutes ago, andyb66 said:

Right.. it's 11.50 GMT.. Just ten mins until...!!!!!!!

 

I go to the pub.... 

Mines a pint of Cider

[CircuitWizard]

Glastonbury Festival Tweeted alert pops up on my phone:- 

A very limited quantity of
 (Massive Adrenaline shot kicks in as I think "This is it!!")

tweet continues.... the double vinyl edition of the Glastonbury 2016 live album.

They are trying to kill me!

[chuan]

2 minutes ago, liamium said:

bet you all had a massive heart attack just there with Glasto starting a tweet 'A very limited quantity...'

Yep

[Jennings74]

2 minutes ago, The Placid Casual said:

Are you suggesting the festival have security around the entrances prepared to take those away who've been given a free ticket by the festival despite cancelling?

No but if for some reason you've been flagged by the festival for doing something illegal, like selling fake tickets or you're a wanted drug dealers I'm sure they would try. 

[andyb66]

4 minutes ago, davetherave2 said:

Mines a pint of Cider

Done!

[Jennings74]

4 minutes ago, incident said:

Both of the above do already have their own jobs to do as well (and the Police are not answerable to the Festival anyway).

It's all a bit much to try and catch out a handful of people who've had tickets issued to them in error.

As far as I'm concerned, if you get a refund but See send you a ticket anyway, then go for it. I'd love a bit of luck like that.

I think those having tickets issued in error would just walk in without any issues so long as didn't panic or look too suspicious on entry

[Robinn]

Nice, I do still want that album on vinyl!

[Beaver89]

I've actually just bought the album on vinyl. Partly as I wanted it on RSD and didn't find it. Partly to offset Glasto Karma for not buying last year. My superstition is getting the better of me for not buying a t-shirt last year either (just forgot). Now come-on GET ME A TICKET THIS YEAR! I'M SORRY!

I'm a rational scientific person most of the time....

[actionstations]

 

[General Lee]

45 minutes ago, GuildfordGlastoGirl said:

Wow - I'd have torn their arms off at that price!

Yeah, I'd be on that definitely.

[incident]

6 minutes ago, Jennings74 said:

I think those having tickets issued in error would just walk in without any issues so long as didn't panic or look too suspicious on entry

If the photo matches, then it wouldn't matter if they look panicked - and at least half the people going through the gates look "suspicious".

The gate staff are trained/instructed to look at only 3 things - is the ticket/wristband/passout being checked genuine, is it valid for that gate/lane, and does the photo on the ticket match the person. And as I said before - given the number of variations possible within that (there's at least 6 different ticket types and 10+ different wristbands), they've already too much to remember / think about.

[General Lee]

19 minutes ago, CircuitWizard said:

Glastonbury Festival Tweeted alert pops up on my phone:- 

A very limited quantity of
 (Massive Adrenaline shot kicks in as I think "This is it!!")

tweet continues.... the double vinyl edition of the Glastonbury 2016 live album.

They are trying to kill me!

Even they're trolling us now.

[actionstations]

1 minute ago, incident said:

If the photo matches, then it wouldn't matter if they look panicked - and at least half the people going through the gates look "suspicious".

The gate staff are trained/instructed to look at only 3 things - is the ticket/wristband/passout being checked genuine, is it valid for that gate/lane, and does the photo on the ticket match the person. And as I said before - given the number of variations possible within that (there's at least 6 different ticket types and 10+ different wristbands), they've already too much to remember / think about.

Every year I do my best not to look 'suspicious' - my ticket photo is beardless, I always beg them to 'look at my eyebrows, for the love of god'... I find looking absolutely knackered helps. And I always am, the sackbarrow full of cider helps with this

[Kris1980]

11 minutes ago, actionstations said:

 

Thank you, just entered this

[Lucy92]

Anyone here win the EE comp today? 

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Just now, Lucy92 said:

Anyone here win the EE comp today? 

This guy apparently...

[scorp]

Needs a face job. Oh wait... 

[ghostdancer1]

1 hour ago, Nia Wagenaar said:

Nevertheless there has still been no genuine explanation of what happened to the100's of refunds processed in the week leading up to the 5th may????? I was told very clearly by see that this was the case as I I said 100's ofpages ago on this forum.

as I and a few others have previously said, the festival are definitely selling tickets after the resale to people with the right connections. someone I know of got sent a "secret" link to buy a ticket by their friend who works for the festival, the link was valid for 24hrs, they had to provide their reg number and email before that.

@bennyk was able to get a ticket in a similar manner but had to do it over the phone, i believe?

Neil got one after the resale for his son (I think he had to pay for it rather than it being a freebie?)

someone else mentioned the other day about their daughter's friend being able to buy a few through a friend at SeeTickets I think?

 

basically GFL and SeeTickets have decided to allow their employees to sell tickets to people they know, and it's quite likely that these are returned post-May 5th deadline tickets.

 

[markian]

EE have just mentioned in the comments that the tickets are non transferable so whoever wins must go plus1. But we all know what EE are like with completion rules.

[General Lee]

1 minute ago, ghostdancer1 said:

as I and a few others have previously said, the festival are definitely selling tickets after the resale to people with the right connections. someone I know of got sent a "secret" link to buy a ticket by their friend who works for the festival, the link was valid for 24hrs, they had to provide their reg number and email before that.

@bennyk was able to get a ticket in a similar manner but had to do it over the phone, i believe?

Neil got one after the resale for his son (I think he had to pay for it rather than it being a freebie?)

someone else mentioned the other day about their daughter's friend being able to buy a few through a friend at SeeTickets I think?

 

basically GFL and SeeTickets have decided to allow their employees to sell tickets to people they know, and it's quite likely that these are returned post-May 5th deadline tickets.

 

Disappointing if this is what's happened. Some of this goes on for sure, but all of them?

It's not what you know, it's who you know...

[Beaver89]

Just found a Glastonbury confirmation in my email inbox!!!! ....for the order I made from their shop half an hour ago. Pillock.

[TenInchToenaiIs]

4 minutes ago, General Lee said:

Disappointing if this is what's happened. Some of this goes on for sure, but all of them?

It's not what you know, it's who you know...

its not who you know, it's who you blow

[Jugtanion]

21 minutes ago, actionstations said:

Every year I do my best not to look 'suspicious' - my ticket photo is beardless, I always beg them to 'look at my eyebrows, for the love of god'... I find looking absolutely knackered helps. And I always am, the sackbarrow full of cider helps with this

I always look completely spannered by the time I've lugged a wheelbarrow with tent and 150 cans to gate A. Normally I'm sweating so profusely they give me a sympathetic look, chuckle and say 'enjoy your festival'. That's the point I know I've got to start slaloming though the crowds beyond PGA and will have the massive hill to conquer up the side of the wicket field.