2012 Olympics - Tickets on Sale Now

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Fair point, but when so much of it is likely to be oversubscribed why make people commit to purchasing all tickets that they have applied for? Surely it would make more sense to allocate the opportunity to buy tickets in the first round. After a given period of time (say 1 month from notification) then all tickets that have not been taken up are released in a new tranche for people to enter a new ballot.

But then people would just go on big fishing trips for tickets. You could apply for every single ticket without penalty.

 

[sten_super]

But then people would just go on big fishing trips for tickets. You could apply for every single ticket without penalty.

Fair enough, I hadn't really thought it through!
It's somewhat inevitable though that people will apply for more than one set of tickets, under the assumption that they are unlikely to get everything they ask for. The system they've gone for seems to simply penalise those that are unable to afford the liability of a lot of tickets.

 

[Gazwag]

I hope they attack the ebay sellers the same way that Wimbledon do when their tickets appear on there

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

I hope they attack the ebay sellers the same way that Wimbledon do when their tickets appear on there

They'll more than attack them. Touting Olympics tickets is illegal (like football tickets) and they can get a £50,000 fine per offence. Ebay will take them down in an instant.

 

[BLOCK F]

Don't really give a toss tbh.Anything I may be interested in I shall watch on the telly.

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

(I know I can find this out elsewhere, but I'm in no rush with there being a 6 week purchase window...)

So do they take the money for everything you've applied for, keep it for a while, then sometime later tell you what you've got? Presumably at this point they'll also refund money for events you missed out on?

No, they'll take the money for what you HAVE got sometime in May, but you won't find out what till 24th June

 

[goldstone]

Personally I couldn't give a shit and would not consider going to anything even if I was given tickets for free.

 

[sten_super]

No, they'll take the money for what you HAVE got sometime in May, but you won't find out what till 24th June

Unless you make a mail application, in which case you have to include a cheque to cover all tickets requested and will receive a refund for the unused parts at an unspecified point in the future.

 

[Gritt23]

There is only one ticket i want...Brazil V Portugal womens volleyball at Horseguards.

Unbelievably, I hadn't thought of that!!

Get in.

 

[The Large One]

Who is going to pay £125 for a women's weight-lifting, non-medal session, with all due respect to anyone competing? Surely 6 people paying £20-30, is better than no one paying £125?

You don't want to pay good money to see some Russian snatch?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

They are offering hotel & tickets packages through Thomas Cook, just had a quick look at the website.

3 nights accomodation for 2 people @ (5 star Hyatt)
+ tickets for 2 people @ 3 events

£12,998 !!!!

Presumably those were the sort of tickets that Sepp Blatter and his cronies were going to get for free. There was a threat of them being withdrawn, I hope they have.

 

[Hercules Rockerfeller]

You don't want to pay good money to see some Russian snatch?

Finally someone has done a snatch gag. Thank you sir!

 

[crodonilson]

I've bidded for:

Athletics
Weightlifting
Archery
Badminton
Judo
Swimming
Handball
Gymnastics
Cycling
Tennis
Rowing
Football
Hockey

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Been looking at the tickets - the prices are outrageous in some of the catagories. I want to go to the gymnastics, and the CHEAPEST prices are £50!!

 

[The Large One]

How long to go?

BBC News - London 2012 countdown clock stops in Trafalgar Square

 

[Wilka]

The ticket prices sound shocking. For most events I wouldn't be interested in going even if the tickets were free. They won't have problems shifting tickets for the big events but who in there right mind would pay £125 for watching weight lifting?

It's such a shame that big sporting events like this or the world cup in South Africa are played infront of stadiums which aren't full because the ticket pricing is all wrong.

 

[southstandandy]

I bid for Badminton as it's the sport I play regularly and have never seen it played at International level - but £95 a ticket, sheesh..........

 

[Lush]

I've applied for the Opening Ceremony, the Men's Football Final at Wembley and the Men's Beach Volleyball on Horseguards Parade

If I get them great, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. If I don't I'll watch on the telly. Although I'm hopeful for the Volleyball.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Personally I couldn't give a shit and would not consider going to anything even if I was given tickets for free.

this would have been the norm a few years ago but there is a mentality now that all of a sudden people want tickets for any old shit i.e 'International Window Cleaning Championships', 'World series of Nude Badger Watching' etc etc if its marketed correctly and they are threatened with being locked out, for example, how many travel to the cricket or the Rugby world cup with no interest but just to "be there" when they've never been to a club/county match in their lives. Gymnastics? Badminton? Brazillian wimmins arses? you're all mad! (ok, except the womans vollyball)

 

[Trufflehound]

what exactly is a binfest?

It is only a trial sport at 2012. More posturing than action to be honest.

Exactly. This archive picture of NSC (when the webcam facility was still activated) taken by Bozza on the day Desert Orchid died should give you an idea: