I'm a member who like many here missed out on a ticket. Are there any supporters heading up to try and find a ticket on the day from a scalper? If so, does anyone know from past experience the chances of getting something and the prices you may have to pay?
Cheers
Anyone going up on the day to find a ticket?
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Re: Anyone going up on the day to find a ticket?
I would imagine that scalping near the ground would be well policed..Tom_Aus wrote:I'm a member who like many here missed out on a ticket. Are there any supporters heading up to try and find a ticket on the day from a scalper? If so, does anyone know from past experience the chances of getting something and the prices you may have to pay?
Cheers
I had heard that Young ad Jackson's was meant to be a good spot.
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I'm going to try and potentially scalp a ticket on the day if I can't find a way to get one. Not sure how im going to go about it, gotta find out the laws on a scalped ticket etc..
'' Victoria
The Victorian government passed laws in 2002 that outlaw ticket scalping at some popular sporting events. The government decides which events are to be protected under the legislation and to date they’ve included the AFL Grand Final, the Commonwealth Games and this year’s World Swimming Championships.
Scalpers face fines of up to $6445 and anyone who buys an illegal ticket can be denied access to the event.
eBay says it works with the Victorian government with regard to these events and will remove tickets from the site if advised to do so by the government. A similar proposal was introduced into the South Australian parliament in 2005 but was rejected. ''
My take on it is that it's illegal to sell the tickets, but there isn't a law that results in a fine for those who buy them. Although I could (probably am) wrong, so don't take my word on that.
'' Victoria
The Victorian government passed laws in 2002 that outlaw ticket scalping at some popular sporting events. The government decides which events are to be protected under the legislation and to date they’ve included the AFL Grand Final, the Commonwealth Games and this year’s World Swimming Championships.
Scalpers face fines of up to $6445 and anyone who buys an illegal ticket can be denied access to the event.
eBay says it works with the Victorian government with regard to these events and will remove tickets from the site if advised to do so by the government. A similar proposal was introduced into the South Australian parliament in 2005 but was rejected. ''
My take on it is that it's illegal to sell the tickets, but there isn't a law that results in a fine for those who buy them. Although I could (probably am) wrong, so don't take my word on that.
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i had a mate that got a passout at the GF once to get back in and when he went to go in they didnt take his ticket, so he had a passout in his hand, he then went out again and they gave him another one.. He then had 2 passouts, but only needed to get back in once, so he rang a mate and his mate used the passout to get back in
I dont know if this happens reguraly and if they use stamps now?
I dont know if this happens reguraly and if they use stamps now?
at last week's prelim, I used a passout. they were right on to people giving back the passout on reetry.Batnoe wrote:i had a mate that got a passout at the GF once to get back in and when he went to go in they didnt take his ticket, so he had a passout in his hand, he then went out again and they gave him another one.. He then had 2 passouts, but only needed to get back in once, so he rang a mate and his mate used the passout to get back in
I dont know if this happens reguraly and if they use stamps now?
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i had to hand back my passout and show my ticket to get back inoneteam wrote:at last week's prelim, I used a passout. they were right on to people giving back the passout on reetry.Batnoe wrote:i had a mate that got a passout at the GF once to get back in and when he went to go in they didnt take his ticket, so he had a passout in his hand, he then went out again and they gave him another one.. He then had 2 passouts, but only needed to get back in once, so he rang a mate and his mate used the passout to get back in
I dont know if this happens reguraly and if they use stamps now?
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Re: Anyone going up on the day to find a ticket?
Mate of mine got tickets at the cricketer's arms about an hour before the 97 gf....and that was one of the hardest games to get tickets.Tom_Aus wrote:I'm a member who like many here missed out on a ticket. Are there any supporters heading up to try and find a ticket on the day from a scalper? If so, does anyone know from past experience the chances of getting something and the prices you may have to pay?
Cheers
Usually do the main drinking holes about a couple of hours before the game, reasonable chance of getting a ticket. You will have to pay, but prices go down as the match approaches....
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Everyone talks about paying a record boy for a uniform but St Johns ambo's are the way to go.
If you see a roaming pair of St Johns volunteers (especially young ones, which they quite often are) you can either;
*fake an illness & they will take you to their first aid centre inside the ground (don't fake a real serious one or they'll just call an ambo!)
*pay them to escort you inside on the premise you are ill.
I've tried it before & it's only taken $100 each to convince them.
Keep this between us & don't post it on BigFooty ( I know MCG staff that are now aware of ways to scam inside & have tightened things up!)
If you see a roaming pair of St Johns volunteers (especially young ones, which they quite often are) you can either;
*fake an illness & they will take you to their first aid centre inside the ground (don't fake a real serious one or they'll just call an ambo!)
*pay them to escort you inside on the premise you are ill.
I've tried it before & it's only taken $100 each to convince them.
Keep this between us & don't post it on BigFooty ( I know MCG staff that are now aware of ways to scam inside & have tightened things up!)
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trust me you wont be alone with those signs outside the groundTom_Aus wrote:Is it a good idea to walk around with a " 1 ticket wanted" sign on, or will i just look like an idiot?Is there an area best to get the tickets, ie. Outside the ticketek office...
Pre-legislation (when you cold legally advertise tix for sale) all you needed to do was head t the MCG Hotel in the morning of he game and look for ppl with a copy of the paper turned to that page with a pen in their hand..and there were plenty
a few discreet questions and you were pointed in the right direction
A mate got an awesome seat in 1999 for not that much more than cost price (think he paid $200) about an hour b4 the game.
The tix are worth exactly nothing after 2.30 lol
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