[Albion] West Ham Game: Season Ticket Exchange - Update - 400+ tickets available

[DavidRyder]

Looks like my ticket has been snapped up on Ticket Exchange - how long does it normally take for the club to confirm on email, and to get the money?

 

[Giraffe]

Looks like my ticket has been snapped up on Ticket Exchange - how long does it normally take for the club to confirm on email, and to get the money?

I think its about a week to get the money. Can't remember if you get an email when it sells.

 

[Is it PotG?]

I agree. It just seems strange. They put so much on social media. Doesn't bother me too much but it's a shame there's likely to be a few gaps on telly

Each to their own. I'm going, but couldn't care less if there are any gaps on the TV.

I'm after 3 points; attendances and early leavers mean nowt to me.

 

[DavidRyder]

I think its about a week to get the money. Can't remember if you get an email when it sells.

Thanks

 

[pearl]

You can do it now.........

https://www.seagullstickets.com/scr...nclude&page=custom/documents/html/resale.html

Thanks for that. I can't go tonight
just put my NS ticket on there

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Thats good I just walked away from the ticket office and a fella freshly arrived in from Detroit was asking me if they had any tickets left. I told him it was sold out but if he waits some fan should put one up for sale. He was more excited than me about tonight's game which is saying something. Said he gets to watch two premiership games a week in the US so we are quite new to him.

 

[BNthree]

*EDIT*

 

[pearl]

Thats good I just walked away from the ticket office and a fella freshly arrived in from Detroit was asking me if they had any tickets left. I told him it was sold out but if he waits some fan should put one up for sale. He was more excited than me about tonight's game which is saying something. Said he gets to watch two premiership games a week in the US so we are quite new to him.

Well if they get my seat I hope they won't expect to actually sit

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Attention STHs! Please form an orderly stampede to the Ticket Exchange!

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

Just put mine on there
North Stand Plum in the middle

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[Weststander]

Is this stampede to get rid simply because the game's live on TV?

 

[Driver8]

Nobody has bought my tickets [emoji53]

 

[pearl]

Nobody has bought my tickets [emoji53]

nobody bought mine either .... next time I'll revert to what I used to do

 

[amexer]

It not difficult for club to know what games are 100% certain to sell out. In these cases just open ticket exchange much earlier even if it is before all club tickets are sold

 

[Moshe Gariani]

It not difficult for club to know what games are 100% certain to sell out. In these cases just open ticket exchange much earlier even if it is before all club tickets are sold

Crazy talk. Do you not appreciate that there are highly paid professionals in charge of all this?

There is obviously a very good reason why the ticket exchange should not be opened too soon and why, once it is open, the game should continue to be marketed as if it is "SOLD OUT" when actually there are 500 tickets for empty seats waiting to be sold...

Flippancy aside, I suspect that Barber and his professionals do actually have a "business" rationale behind choosing not to promote these available tickets properly. It is probably more important to them (and the wider Premier League) that games at The Amex are perceived as being "100% SOLD OUT...!!!" in the interests of their marketing to advertisers and sponsors.

 

[Peter Grummit]

Crazy talk. Do you not appreciate that there are highly paid professionals in charge of all this?

There is obviously a very good reason why the ticket exchange should not be opened too soon and why, once it is open, the game should continue to be marketed as if it is "SOLD OUT" when actually there are 500 tickets for empty seats waiting to be sold...

Flippancy aside, I suspect that Barber and his professionals do actually have a "business" rationale behind choosing not to promote these available tickets properly. It is probably more important to them (and the wider Premier League) that games at The Amex are perceived as being "100% SOLD OUT...!!!" in the interests of their marketing to advertisers and sponsors.

I fear you are correct. Although the East Stand perimeter advertising, visible to the cameras, must be the key cash driver.

 

[Bozza]

I meant to post about this on Friday.

I spoke to Paul Barber about the lack of publicity on the West Ham tickets, and it was intentional. The club had a significant problem with West Ham fans buying up home end tickets which then had to be identified and blocked. As such, the tickets were only on sale to those with a previous transaction with the club which I guess was likely to suppress demand a bit.

Despite this, I'm told over 300 tickets were re-sold via the exchange, which is only slightly below average.

 

[Peter Grummit]

I meant to post about this on Friday.

I spoke to Paul Barber about the lack of publicity on the West Ham tickets, and it was intentional. The club had a significant problem with West Ham fans buying up home end tickets which then had to be identified and blocked. As such, the tickets were only on sale to those with a previous transaction with the club which I guess was likely to suppress demand a bit.

Despite this, I'm told over 300 tickets were re-sold via the exchange, which is only slightly below average.

That makes sense. Good to see the Club being proactive in keeping away fans out of home areas. Did anyone witness any on Friday, and did the stewards do anything about it?

 

[Giraffe]

I meant to post about this on Friday.

I spoke to Paul Barber about the lack of publicity on the West Ham tickets, and it was intentional. The club had a significant problem with West Ham fans buying up home end tickets which then had to be identified and blocked. As such, the tickets were only on sale to those with a previous transaction with the club which I guess was likely to suppress demand a bit.

Despite this, I'm told over 300 tickets were re-sold via the exchange, which is only slightly below average.

Fair enough. Can't argue with that really given what tossers they appeared to be. Hopefully won't be repeated for Wolves then, unless they have an element I don't know about.

That said, presumably if you restrict to members only purchase it shouldn't be a problem and could still be promoted?

 

[BNthree]

That makes sense. Good to see the Club being proactive in keeping away fans out of home areas. Did anyone witness any on Friday, and did the stewards do anything about it?

My friend was in the SW Corner on Friday and said it seemed like everyone around him was actually a West Ham fan! Don't think he cared enough to do anything as they were all miserable at losing anyway and he was enjoying seeing them pissed off.