yuppymunch Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 just want to rant about ebay.. mika tickets for the london gig are selling for £150 and rising!! its bugging me loads, cos i really wanna go!! arrrrrrgh, i mean, i got the tickets for the birmingham gig for £20!! what the hell!! mika, you are one popular guy!! well, if anyone was at the birmingham gig, im sure you were aware of the guys seling tickets up and down the queue, so im hoping that is gonna happen again! ps, where can i find pics of his sister/mum/ etc cos i havent seen any!! peace and love, mika lovers:roftl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Girl Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 OMG, tell me about it! I was the highest bidder on Saturday with 2 mins to go and then my computer crashed. By the time I got back on the auction had ended and the tickets sold for £122. £2 more than my max bid So I put a bid on the next set of tickets which ended last night. I won them, but I am a bit shell shocked by what I paid. Put it this way - they won't stop at £150 The tickets have gone up dramatically since the weekend. I put it down to so many people seeing him at Preston, who wouldn't normally have liked him, seeing how wonderful he is live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUlie Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 There should be a law about people re-selling tickets on eBay for such a high cost. Either sell them at cost price or not at all. It isn't fair on the true fans who wanted to get them but couldn't get them because of these 'ticket thiefs' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Girl Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 There should be a law about people re-selling tickets on eBay for such a high cost. Either sell them at cost price or not at all. It isn't fair on the true fans who wanted to get them but couldn't get them because of these 'ticket thiefs' Seconded! Ebay should ban ticket sales unless people are selling at cost price because they can't go for some reason. It is particularly criminal in the case of free festivals like One Big Weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoday Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 for his march ny gig, the tickets sold out right before me and my freinds could get then, so we got the off ebay, it cots us 55 bucks each, 40 more than the original price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUlie Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 for his march ny gig, the tickets sold out right before me and my freinds could get then, so we got the off ebay, it cots us 55 bucks each, 40 more than the original price. I think I got off easy. My SBE tickets off of eBay cost 60 odd quid for two. But when you consider they were originally 12.50 the seller quadrupled them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BexxY Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Yes i agree completely tickets should not be sold on ebay ESPECIALLY when people are selling them for up to 5 times more than the original price!! I for one was furious about the radio one big weekend tickets being sold when the indiciduals had recievee them FOR FREE!!!! :protest: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLAURENx Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 WTF!!!! Back in febuary i got my tickets for £8!!!! and for the one that i went to a couple of weeks ago i got them for FREE!!! IM BIDDING FOR SOME NOW AND THEY ARE AT £50!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! :thumbdown: I THINK MIKA SHOULD GIVE ALL MFCers A DISCOUNT!!!! *hehe* lol after all we are his BIGGEST and most DEVOTED fans and will be FOREVER!!! :biggrin2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUlie Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Is there anything people can do to petition eBay about this or is something being done.....That 1Big weekend thing really annoyed me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BexxY Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 im not sure but the bbc im sure made a press release about how upset they were about tickets being sold on ebay and how they didnt support it and how are we meant to do anything about it if the bbc cant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUlie Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 im not sure but the bbc im sure made a press release about how upset they were about tickets being sold on ebay and how they didnt support it and how are we meant to do anything about it if the bbc cant? Isn't there a consumer programme of BBC 1 and they pursue these matters until something is done....I forgot what it is called but it's presented by some Scottish bloke..My mind has gone all fuzzy and blurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Girl Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I paid roughly £20 a pair for the Birmingham tickets which was about double the original price. I am ashamed to admit what I paid for Somerset House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BexxY Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Isn't there a consumer programme of BBC 1 and they pursue these matters until something is done....I forgot what it is called but it's presented by some Scottish bloke..My mind has gone all fuzzy and blurry. i think you mean watch dog meh its worth a try but i really doubt anyone can stop ebay and similar auction sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babspanky Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 But what if they didn't sell tickets at all? Where would we go in times of emergency? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUlie Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 i think you mean watch dog meh its worth a try but i really doubt anyone can stop ebay and similar auction sites Thank you I have been racking my brains..... I suppose Mika is worth spending over the odds if you can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Johnny Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I am afraid it's a simple case of supply and demand. If no one bought tickets from ebay, they would stop selling them, but as we all know this will never happen. If there is a DEMAND then these touts WILL supply. I don't like it any more than you, but unless you can get everybody to stop buying them (huh fat chance) then it will keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BexxY Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 its no so much selling tickets on ebay that upsets me its just the fact that these touts are making Big money from Mika that winds me up ...But your right aslong as there is demand they always seem to supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Johnny Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 The problem is people PAY big money for tickets. what annoys me more is the fact I tried to get Prince tickets and they sold out 30 seconds after they went on sale, but ebay were selling them the day before. That can't be right and ebay could stop this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Yeah.....know what you mean...cases like that where they sell out in a few minutes and then people are putting them on eBay, like, an hour after for £200 plus or summat ridiculous really does take the Michael! I think it's o.k for people who have had a family emergency or summat to put them on eBay just to try and get their money back, with no reserve of course. Then people can just fight it out themselves can't they. Sometimes they end up going for loads (not the sellers fault) and sometimes, a fiver!! Depending who it is etc........ It's a difficult one, but no. I don't think people should take the p and make money purposely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BexxY Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Yeah.....know what you mean...cases like that where they sell out in a few minutes and then people are putting them on eBay, like, an hour after for £200 plus or summat ridiculous really does take the Michael! I think it's o.k for people who have had a family emergency or summat to put them on eBay just to try and get their money back, with no reserve of course. Then people can just fight it out themselves can't they. Sometimes they end up going for loads (not the sellers fault) and sometimes, a fiver!! Depending who it is etc........ It's a difficult one, but no. I don't think people should take the p and make money purposely. yes i can completely understand if poeple for whatever reason need to sell them because they cannot attend and Yes you are right about the bidding wars aswell i guess that these things cannot be helped and we are our own worse enemys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Johnny Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Well I know I am.lol I have just paid over the odds (WAY OVER) for Somerset house tickets but if I hadn't someone else would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Yeah - so did i!!!! *laughs but holds head in hands* I didn't think i had anyone to look after my little one so didn't get tickets for somerset house, despite having an e-mail before they went on sale! Things changed anyway and it turns out i could go!!! Friggin' tickets sold out!!! Everywhere!!!!! So, what do i do? Pay £125 for 2 somerset house tickets!! (in desparation of course - Mika fans, i know you understand!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holy Johnny Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 wow you were lucky they are going for £200 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppymunch Posted May 24, 2007 Author Share Posted May 24, 2007 MIKA IS TOO POPULAR. TO MANY BIDDERS!! SOME PEOPLE DO BUY TICKETS JUST TO SELL THEM ON EBAY AND MAKE PROFIT. LIKE, TAKE THAT TICKETS WENT FOR £800!! I DUNO ABOUT YOU GUYS BUT I AM TOO POOR, I GO TO COLLEGE, AND HAVE A CRAPPY PART TIME JOB, AND A CAR TO PAY FOR! AND I JUST CANT AFFORD ANYTHING!! DAMMIT! I REALLY WANNA SEE MIKA AGAIN. RAAAAAAAAH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabethlovesmika Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 its no so much selling tickets on ebay that upsets me its just the fact that these touts are making Big money from Mika that winds me up ...But your right aslong as there is demand they always seem to supply whats a tout? hahaha and i think it really sucks that they are selling those tickets for more than they were originally sold...some ppl just suck...and dont understand our obsessions..at least u guys have been to some of his shows though! i have yet to see mikaaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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