by Royal Lady » 17 Nov 2012 09:29
by leicsRoyal » 17 Nov 2012 09:39
by RoyalBlue » 17 Nov 2012 09:57
creative_username_1RoyalBluecreative_username_1 about £40, i'm more than happy to pay that
They may have some questionable practices but to develop/maintain and market a site like that would cost a lot of money
'About £40'? could mean a bit more than £40 I guess. Not sure what face value the ticket would have been.
Nowadays I suspect the website infrastructure doesn't cost as much as you think. I also suspect you would be shocked at the amount of profit they make, particularly when all they are doing is acting as a middle man and making money on top of the ticket price from people's keanness to attend events.
IMO they are no better than expensive, legalised touts and I question their contribution to society! Would the world be worse off if they didn't exist (or ideally were shut down) ? I think not!
It was slightly less than 40 (around £37 with a booking fee)
I write algorithms for a day job and know pretty much how much it costs to run a large multinational website
Its a free market you don't have to go to these events. I wouldn't be that bothered to never go to a gig or football match again
by Royal Lady » 17 Nov 2012 11:54
by creative_username_1 » 17 Nov 2012 12:32
RoyalBlue
OK, I bow to you experience on the costs side but it doesn't take anything away from the excessive profits that they still make by acting as ticket touts and worse. It seems that as long as you pay your tax (although even that is questionable nowadays with the likes of Starbucks) the government doesn't give a toss as to how you act and/or how much you rip people off. Ticket touting football tickets is against the law but pay your tax and the authorities will pretend otherwise.
As for not having to go to events, some people care far more and the people they support (sports players and bands) want those loyal fans to be able to attend events, without being ripped off by the dubious activities of parasites such as viagogo.
I know that STAR no longer feel the Hob Nob community worthy of communication but has anyone heard what stance they are taking on this issue?
by URZZZZZZZZ » 17 Nov 2012 18:21
Big Foot I don't see the problem here.
The club try to reduce costs/make costs more predictable by outsourcing to a private organisation and the net result is that there are less empty seats at the Madejski for home games.
Seriously, some people have too much time to waste getting so wound up by such frivolous matters.
If you care that much, buy a bloody Season Ticket and then you'll not be impacted. Real fans, real quiz.
by RoyalBlue » 17 Nov 2012 18:32
Big Foot I don't see the problem here.
The club try to reduce costs/make costs more predictable by outsourcing to a private organisation and the net result is that there are less empty seats at the Madejski for home games.
by Twix » 17 Nov 2012 18:54
by Alexander Litvinenko » 17 Nov 2012 19:41
Twix I think this is a fantastic idea. Despite going to several games the last time Reading were in the premiership as well as the recent match against The Arsenal I couldn’t get a ticket for the United game as I didn’t have enough of those royals points.
I was quite annoyed as when I was watching The Arsenal some of the people around me weren’t wearing Reading shirts, didn’t buy and food or beverages, moaned at me for leaving early (even the Arsenal players didn’t realise there was extra time) and didn’t even use their clappers but still would have got tickets to see United just because they saw us against somebody like Macclesfield.
I thought I’d have to watch the footy on Sky but now I may be able to get a ticket, as it’s limited to double face value it shouldn’t cost more than £100 after a reasonable booking fee which I think is a fair price to see one of the best teams in the world especially when you compare it to my average visit to the theatre and the prices some of my friends pay to visit Highbury, I’d rather pay that to see Rooney and RVP than Theo Walcott or James Corden!
by weybridgewanderer » 18 Nov 2012 08:23
by moo » 18 Nov 2012 09:44
weybridgewanderer why not have a ticket exchange forum in HNA?
by weybridgewanderer » 18 Nov 2012 10:37
by Vision » 19 Nov 2012 08:56
Alexander LitvinenkoTwix I think this is a fantastic idea. Despite going to several games the last time Reading were in the premiership as well as the recent match against The Arsenal I couldn’t get a ticket for the United game as I didn’t have enough of those royals points.
I was quite annoyed as when I was watching The Arsenal some of the people around me weren’t wearing Reading shirts, didn’t buy and food or beverages, moaned at me for leaving early (even the Arsenal players didn’t realise there was extra time) and didn’t even use their clappers but still would have got tickets to see United just because they saw us against somebody like Macclesfield.
I thought I’d have to watch the footy on Sky but now I may be able to get a ticket, as it’s limited to double face value it shouldn’t cost more than £100 after a reasonable booking fee which I think is a fair price to see one of the best teams in the world especially when you compare it to my average visit to the theatre and the prices some of my friends pay to visit Highbury, I’d rather pay that to see Rooney and RVP than Theo Walcott or James Corden!
Not actually sure if this post is satirical or not ... if not it's a perfect example of the ideal "Premier League supporter".
by Big Foot » 19 Nov 2012 08:57
by Silver Fox » 19 Nov 2012 09:44
by melonhead » 19 Nov 2012 10:55
Royal Lady This is precisely the sort of thing that STAR should be getting involved with and garnering opinion from people on this forum should form part of their remit imo.
In the absence of STAR, the club are not going to listen to any of us. I'm happy to pass on feedback, as I have previously, directly to the club, but I'm pretty sure I'll get some stock answer back and they won't be budged on this, because they stand to make more money out of using Viagogo. I do think the Fans' voices should be heard though and I am fully aware that some people aren't bothered either way - but if you feel strongly enough about this, please PM me - giving your name - and I'll happily let the club know on your behalf. We could all contact them separately - that might have more effect. Or it might just piss them off to the extent that they won't take any notice whatsoever. But I'm happy to go with the flow and what people would prefer. I do, however, feel that our voices should be heard and would be interested in an explanation as to why they've gone with Viagogo if it isn't to make a quick buck off the back of supporters.
by melonhead » 19 Nov 2012 10:57
weybridgewanderer Surely you don't mean use the "classifieds" section as a ticket exchange?
Surely people wouldn't be moaning on here about a lack of a feature that exists on this very board?
by Alexander Litvinenko » 19 Nov 2012 11:01
by melonhead » 19 Nov 2012 11:02
by Twix » 19 Nov 2012 11:14
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