Should I send a follow-up question and say, "Yes, I think you do need to go into more detail" ?

I mean the rules clearly quote the credit card fraud issues in regard to why they need ID and the credit card when you pick them up. I don't see how it could be otherwise. Basically I'm just curious as to whether I should report it on eBay. It's bad enough that the seller is trying to make a £900 profit per ticket.

 

Yeah! He expects people to pay £1000 for a ticket they don't even know they can use?!

 

I'd say it's definitely worth reporting him, can't do any harm and it might get the item unlisted. I'm going to do it too.

Should I send a follow-up question and say, "Yes, I think you do need to go into more detail" ?

:lol::wink3:

Should I send a follow-up question and say, "Yes, I think you do need to go into more detail" ?

I mean the rules clearly quote the credit card fraud issues in regard to why they need ID and the credit card when you pick them up. I don't see how it could be otherwise. Basically I'm just curious as to whether I should report it on eBay. It's bad enough that the seller is trying to make a £900 profit per ticket.

Yeah! He expects people to pay £1000 for a ticket they don't even know they can use?!

 

I'd say it's definitely worth reporting him, can't do any harm and it might get the item unlisted. I'm going to do it too.

:lol::wink3:

Okay, I just sent the seller this follow-up question. Can't wait to see the response this time.

 

"I'm not trying to be snarky, but I do think you need to go into more detail. Coldplay.com clearly states the following:

'Tickets will not be posted out. All tickets will be collected on the night of the show from the venue and all customers will be asked to provide ID that match the details given at the time of booking.'

I don't know how the buyer would be able to get around that."

You go Carrie! :lol: *high fives*

 

So who managed to get tickets? :uhoh2:

Okay, I just sent the seller this follow-up question. Can't wait to see the response this time.

 

"I'm not trying to be snarky, but I do think you need to go into more detail. Coldplay.com clearly states the following:

'Tickets will not be posted out. All tickets will be collected on the night of the show from the venue and all customers will be asked to provide ID that match the details given at the time of booking.'

I don't know how the buyer would be able to get around that."

Well, I give the seller credit, he at least responds quickly. My reaction to his response though is :freak:

 

"i understand your concern, and as much as youre not trying to be snarky, im not trying to be purposely secretive or withhold info for no reason...at this point all i can say is that i have done this MANY times before, and NEVER has my method not worked...i even called seetickets today to run the 'hypothetical' situation by them and they confirmed it will work"

All I can think of is that his "method" involves using the story of lost or stolen card and therefore a card match between now and December is not possible. Depends on whether the tickets are personalised with a name as well...

Well, I give the seller credit, he at least responds quickly. My reaction to his response though is :freak:

 

"i understand your concern, and as much as youre not trying to be snarky, im not trying to be purposely secretive or withhold info for no reason...at this point all i can say is that i have done this MANY times before, and NEVER has my method not worked...i even called seetickets today to run the 'hypothetical' situation by them and they confirmed it will work"

 

Wtf that makes no sense! :wtf:

 

The seller has to be at the gig to get the tickets. . . so either he's going to have to get his ass over there or he's cheating some people out of a lot of money! (ignoring the fact that he really shouldn't be making money from a CHARITY auction!)

I didn't get a ticket. :sad:

I just noticed on the bottom of the introductory auction page, at the bottom it says this:

 

Charity website– designed by Loft Digital, built by Fat Beehive

 

:lol: beehive

Hey, I just looked at the ticket site, and it says this:

 

 

It says the Standing seats are sold out for Liverpool, but doesn't say anything for Newcastle. Maybe there are still some available?...

There are simply no standing tickets for Newcastle.

I didn't get a ticket. :sad:

 

Aw, don't worry it seems like not too many were able to get one. :hug:

Maybe a bit of a scoop but all signs for Liverpool may point towards.....

 

the O2 Academy Liverpool or the Liverpool Olympia.

any idea for newcastle...the sage is booked that night.what other venues hold 1000 seast.havent been to a gig there for a while ...other than the killers at the arena.

any idea for newcastle...the sage is booked that night.what other venues hold 1000 seast.havent been to a gig there for a while ...other than the killers at the arena.

 

The tyne theatre has been mentioned.

I managed to get two tickets to the Liverpool gig, but the thing is that I did't see the "coldplay.com-option" so I entered a ZIP code that a friend of mine living in Liverpool gave me.

 

I entered the number to my debit card and I entered all the info needed. And all went well, I got a confirmations mail and all that. But the tickets are " 2 STANDING (LIVERPOOL RESIDENTS) at £55.00"

 

One hour ago I got an mail from Seetickets customer service saying that I need to call them regarding my booking.

 

Now I wonder, will I need to return my tickets?

 

I'm worried :(

 

I'm guessing the reason they want you to give them a ring is because you live in Sweden but went through the 'local' link and provided a local postcode. I know you got it from a friend, but in their eyes, your card address would not be local. I'm not sure what they will do, but, yeah, I would be worried to a degree. Hopefully they will let you keep them.

 

Congrats to all that got tickets! If I had been back a few days earlier (I get in on the 24th) I would have tried for tix. Oh well.

^It might work out if you give them your friend's creditcard's info.

I wonder if this will be recorded.

 

 

plz plz plz virgencita.

Well, I give the seller credit, he at least responds quickly. My reaction to his response though is :freak:

 

"i understand your concern, and as much as youre not trying to be snarky, im not trying to be purposely secretive or withhold info for no reason...at this point all i can say is that i have done this MANY times before, and NEVER has my method not worked...i even called seetickets today to run the 'hypothetical' situation by them and they confirmed it will work"

 

All I can think of is that his "method" involves using the story of lost or stolen card and therefore a card match between now and December is not possible. Depends on whether the tickets are personalised with a name as well...

 

It doesn't matter whatever scam the seller is trying to pull! The only thing that matters is that the seller, legally, has no right to sell these tickets on. As I understand it, both Coldplay.com and the ticket site say that the condition is that only those who originally bought the tickets and can prove it with the same credit/debit card will receive the tickets and gain entry.

 

Under ebay's rules that's enough to get the listing pulled! Just complain with a link and we can stop these horrible people. Scum doesn't even begin to describe them so let's let them know they're not welcome around Coldplay, and especially not for a charity gig!!

It wouldn't surprise me if, for lack of time they don't check the cardholders details and only ask to see the reference number. A similar thing happened at the BBC concert. The email confirmation said that you would be required to take all documents printed out and proof of your ID, and when it came down to it they just wanted to see the email. In that case it would have been easy as pie to sell the tickets at an inflated price and forward on the confirmation and I can't see them checking a thousand people's card details at the venue.

Either way its a complete shambles an dos not keep in spirit with what was the original intention.Buying tickets on the postal code from a friends adress etc is borderline fraud

Either way its a complete shambles an dos not keep in spirit with what was the original intention.Buying tickets on the postal code from a friends adress etc is borderline fraud

It's far from ideal I agree, but I feel kind of let down that my postcode wasn't in the lottery anyway (I was 1 digit out so much so that the next village could get tickets but I couldn't).

 

Would it make you feel any better if I said the cardholder is going to pick the ticket up for me and then give it to me. That way no rules have been broken.

 

 

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North of England living in fear of surprise Coldplay gigs

 

The inhabitants of two of Northern Britain’s greatest party destinations, Liverpool and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, are living in a state of siege following the announcement that Coldplay are to play two ‘hidden’ Christmas gigs to benefit the homeless. Normally ebullient areas such as St Peter’s Square and Bigg Market have become eerily quiet wastelands as word spread that the band could appear at any minute at any potential venue across the two cities.

 

While authorities insist the likelihood of becoming a victim of a pseudo-spontaneous Coldplay concert are slim, most revellers are taking no chances. ‘It’s like a ghost town,’ revealed a visibly shaken Newcastle bar owner, ‘I can’t remember the last time we had a hen-night in here. Apparently most of them have migrated to faraway places like St. Ives or The Orkneys, just to be on the safe side.’

 

The terror alert level in Tyneside has been raised to ‘bland’, while the local council in Bootle have began stockpiling ear plugs in a desperate attempt to protect the public from the band’s ‘plaintive soft-rock dirge’. Yet fears remain that Coldplay’s earnest advocacy for charitable causes will have a negative effect.

 

‘We used to be keen supporters of a number of charities around here,’ explained one local councillor, ‘but nowadays every time I hear the opening chords to ‘Trouble’ on a televised charity appeal I want to go to the nearest Oxfam shop and burn it down – God knows what’d happen if I actually have the misfortune to see them sing that bloody tune live.’

 

However the prospect of indiscriminate Coldplay gigs has at least had a positive effect among the region’s homeless, with thousands of street dwellers breaking the cycle of despair to become productive members of society.

 

‘Ever since I heard what those comfy jumper wearing bastards were planning to do, I conquered my alcoholism and drug addiction, had a shave and began looking for work,’ revealed one former beggar. ‘Okay so I’m picking spring onions for a Romanian gangmaster and living in a cow shed with twenty Slovenian couples, but at least I can look Chris Martin in the eye and say: ‘not in my name pal. Not in my name’.’

 

http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/11/12/north-of-england-living-in-fear-of-surprise-coldplay-gigs/

Yeah... but it's Coldplay. Breaking the law for Coldplay is perfectly ok... right...?

:laugh3:

http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/11/12/north-of-england-living-in-fear-of-surprise-coldplay-gigs/

 

haha. well i'd say whoever wrote this couldn't get tickets either :P

Yeah... but it's Coldplay. Breaking the law for Coldplay is perfectly ok... right...?

 

The above scenario isn't breaking the law.

 

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