Olympics Tickets

[semi-pro waster]

Originally Posted by Kitten

Not that fussed anyway tbh just hate the Way they've organised it. All about making money and not about the event - but then people have gone along with it so they'll do the sane next time there's a big event too.

I agree that the way it has been organised stinks and it's crass commercialism of the worst sort. However I'm afraid it's something I've promised myself I'd go see since I was little and I'm unlikely to ever get a better chance so I'm trying to ignore any murmurings from my principles.

There's also a certain amount of pragmatism at work in that even if I made a stand and decided not to go they were always going to get sufficient numbers to keep doing it the way they have been going hence it would just be me missing out.

[Jonny69]

Yep, no point cutting off your nose to spite your face.

[Toby]

Originally Posted by Mark

£2012, £1600, £995, £150, £20.12

Not that you'd have stood much chance anyway - the opening ceremony is ten times oversubscribed.

Yeah I heard that the other day. Opening ceremony is the only thing I went for too. I may pick up some dirt cheap tickets for some of the more minor events just before the actual games as I reckon they'll have a fire sale at stupid prices rather than have visibly empty seats on TV.

What's never been adequately explained is what the price tiers mean. When I initially heard about the five price levels for the opening ceremony, I assumed each tier would be for a certain class of seating but this has never been confirmed.

What I now suspect is that the seating for each tier is effectively the same, there are just more tickets available at certain tiers than at others. So, for example, you could try at £150, as I have done, and find yourself sitting next to someone who went for £20. The difference is that there'll be far fewer tickets at £20 so you stand a better chance if you're prepared to pay a bit more.

I've gone for four tickets at £150. Whilst the ceremony is ten times oversubscribed, I'm hoping that my assumption above is correct and that a large number of those who went for the ceremony did so at the £20 level thus making my chances somewhat better than 10-1

At least, by going for one event, I'll know by the end of May as the money will disappear from my account

[LeperousDust]

Money being taken, anyone here in shock yet?

[Belmit]

No money taken, no email. NOT SURE IF GOOD OR BAD!

[LeperousDust]

Classic case on he news just then, some guy had £10k taken and is worried he might not be able to pay for them, or want them all... Hmmmm

[Jonny69]

*actually quite excited here*

[Desmo]

Nothing taken today but will wait and see

Only got about £500 worth and it's on a credit card anyway. Will keep the tickets I really want and then either get family to pay for the rest or sell them back on the official website when it launches. Not sure what the problem is but then I did it the sensible way rather than booking £10,000 worth of tickets and crossing my fingers.

[semi-pro waster]

No money taken here yet but it's supposed to start from this week so potentially I'm just further down the list or my bank is slow at updating. Hopefully I'll have got at least some that I wanted and then to add to the excitement it'll be another few weeks before I find out which ones they are.

[Knipples]

Mine was put on a credit card, nothings been charged to it yet though.