Vive_La_Villa Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) 4 minutes ago, blunther said: Yep, trying to resell my ticket and nothing yet. Ridiculous system. They’ll just end up with a load of empty seats from season ticket holders that can’t make it. Affects the atmosphere and people that could have gone miss out on going. It’s poor from the club. Edited January 29 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 minute ago, blunther said: I've just emailed Lee Preece about the ticket situation. Ridiculous that the club is turning down revenue and annoying ST holders for absolutely no reason. Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero7 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 12 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Up to 24 hours before hand you can request a refund. Cheers got my refund on the three tickets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I hope this email finds you well. I am emailing following the enquiry that you sent to Lee. As per the resale terms and conditions, The Re-Sale Scheme will only operate, and the Re-Sale Period will only start once the Club has sold all the available tickets for the relevant Match. Currently, we have a large number of tickets available in A2 for Newcastle and we are observing a vast amount of late refund requests. This in addition to the less favourable kick-off time has contributed to the current availability of general admission seats for the Newcastle match which has not yet sold out. Therefore, it is currently unlikely that resale seats will become active for this game. If, however, you are unable to attend, you also have the option to reassign your season ticket to another supporter. If you know someone who would like to attend in your place, please consider this alternative, and this reassignment can be facilitated by contacting the ticket office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 There are 62 seats in A2, that they probably only put on sale very recently as they're unsold Lower Grounds tickets. Absolute **** farce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 When I checked earlier this morning the seats in A2 were blocked (reserved for their rip off LG offering). So they have probably just changed that now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Yep it’s definitely been changed today. Talk about leaving it to the last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 48 minutes ago, Zero7 said: Cheers got my refund on the three tickets. Was it 3 seats together ? If so looks like have already been snapped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero7 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 7 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Was it 3 seats together ? If so looks like have already been snapped up. yes they were 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 29 VT Supporter Share Posted January 29 mine still hasn't been put up for resale. contacted AVFC support on twitter who echoed the response received above @OutByEaster? can this be added to the next FCG meeting please? the club is turning down much needed revenue here. no one wants to sit in A2 hence why there's seats available but if you made resale seats available you'd have loads in holte upper etc available that no doubt would get snapped up. ok, they have to give season ticket holders 80% (i think) of the ticket sale but surely it's better to have bums on seats, spending money in the club shop, food, drinks etc? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 38 minutes ago, tomav84 said: mine still hasn't been put up for resale. contacted AVFC support on twitter who echoed the response received above @OutByEaster? can this be added to the next FCG meeting please? the club is turning down much needed revenue here. no one wants to sit in A2 hence why there's seats available but if you made resale seats available you'd have loads in holte upper etc available that no doubt would get snapped up. ok, they have to give season ticket holders 80% (i think) of the ticket sale but surely it's better to have bums on seats, spending money in the club shop, food, drinks etc? They also make a lot more than 20% - think I get £30 back for my ticket which they no doubt flog for something daft like £55, plus as you say drinks/food etc. It's idiotic behaviour from the club, and just another way to treat ST holders like dirt (when we were treated like saints during all the shit years when they were grateful anybody bothered to turn up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Now 22 seats in A2, many of which are singles. Yet they still won't release ticket returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blunther Posted January 29 Popular Post Share Posted January 29 I got a reply just directing me to make a complain to So I did: fancomplaints@avfc.co.uk Hello, I've been directed to this email address to express my concerns about how the ticket resales are handled. I've just looked if my ticket has been resold for tomorrow, but resales haven't even been turned on. I'm told this is because there are a 'large number of tickets available in A2'. This large number is currently 22 tickets, many of which are single tickets. Obviously there will be many more people who would happily buy a ticket in a place they usually want to sit, such as the Holte End. I've tried to resell two tickets, which are prime spots in the back centre of the Lower Holte which I'm sure would be snapped up in seconds, yet the club refuses to resell these, presumably because they'd need to give us 80% of our ticket fee. This is still a huge loss to the club - I'd get about £30 back for a ticket which would sell for what, £55, plus any food/beverage sales. This is rubbish for fans that are wanting to buy a ticket, it's rubbish for loyal ST holders who are trying to resell, and it's rubbish for the club which is apparently trying to maximise revenue. And all this because of the tickets in A2 which were only put on sale recently as unwanted Lower Grounds tickets I assume. Yet another example of how ST holders are going to be treated in the future I guess. When we were getting 29,000 under Lambert and in the Championship we were wanted, but now we might be able to attract daytrippers we're no longer seen as desirable I guess. Even so, refusing to resell our tickets is still the club cutting off its nose to spite its face - it makes no sense. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) Yeah I couldn't make Fulham earlier in the season, put it up for resale, and had no takers. Even when they do open it it is often very near the day of the match so it is hard to actually sell it on. The other option is selling your ticket to a mate but the club has gone down very hard on this-but if there is no sensible other option what can people do. It is all very different to the days of Lambert when I could go on Viagogo and get tickets in the upper trinity for about 13 quid. I mean the football was crap but it was cheap. Edited January 29 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I get the club wants to sell full price tickets and not give any back, but how many hundreds have logged on, seen no good seats, only overpriced A2, and thought **** it. Surely better selling 500 seats where you 'only' get £30, than try and sell the last 20 for £60. Ridiculous, and makes a ST even harder to justify as prices rise. Maybe that's the idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 My seat normally gets snapped up in seconds too as it’s a great view. I can’t go due to working in London so I guess it will be an empty seat. There’s normally a few around me for these midweek games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 The stupid thing is my £30 would have gone straight back to the club for an FA Cup ticket, but bollocks they can have an empty seat for that too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Slightly related to this but I've just managed to get seats for Forest in an area where there are never 2 together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano & Dalian's Umbrella Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) 3 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: Yeah I couldn't make Fulham earlier in the season, put it up for resale, and had no takers. Even when they do open it it is often very near the day of the match so it is hard to actually sell it on. The other option is selling your ticket to a mate but the club has gone down very hard on this-but if there is no sensible other option what can people do. It is all very different to the days of Lambert when I could go on Viagogo and get tickets in the upper trinity for about 13 quid. I mean the football was crap but it was cheap. My dad has been unable to attend a lot this year due to serious illness. The Fulham game you mention was the one time his ticket didn't sell because Fulham returned half their away allocation (all the upper Doug Ellis seats) close to the game so the game wasn't a sell-out. So I could understand my dad's seat not being sold for that game. But this is more annoying because it is the Club's own doing and related to asking people to pay a lot of money for burger and chips. Edited January 29 by Deano & Dalian's Umbrella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 4 hours ago, blunther said: I get the club wants to sell full price tickets and not give any back, but how many hundreds have logged on, seen no good seats, only overpriced A2, and thought **** it. Surely better selling 500 seats where you 'only' get £30, than try and sell the last 20 for £60. Ridiculous, and makes a ST even harder to justify as prices rise. Maybe that's the idea. They want a better class of supporters, willing to pay a grand or more for a season ticket. I think that's basically the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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