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Ticket question - If you can't go but have bought tickets

kevtickevtic Posts: 133
edited June 2009 in Given To Fly (live)
I've bought 10c tickets for London but whether i can now go or not is in the balance. My understanding when i bought them was that they were non transferable and I'd have to be present to collect my tickets. Does anyone know if this is indeed the case?

If it is then it would effectively mean i've spent £100 on two tickets i can't use and also mean two PJ fans will be denied a chance to go and see them.

Is anyone able to clarify if I have any options if I can't go?
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  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    Best bet would be to get in touch with 10C, I know they say no refunds or transfers but I guess it depends on your circumstances.

    Worth giving it a try.
    Astoria 20/04/06, Leeds 25/08/06, Prague 22/09/06, Wembley 18/06/07,
    Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.

    Ain't gonna be any middle anymore.
  • Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Tell 10c to transfer the tickets over to my account. ;)
    What the fuck is this world?
  • kevtickevtic Posts: 133
    I've sent them an email asking what my choices are, if any.
  • mrveddersonmrvedderson Posts: 784
    u could go to the venue early the day of, pick your tickets up and already have someone to offload them onto.
  • kevtickevtic Posts: 133
    mrvedderson wrote:
    u could go to the venue early the day of, pick your tickets up and already have someone to offload them onto.

    Afraid not. I'm in Glasgow. Don't think you can pick up tickets until 6pm anyway.
  • djlewisdjlewis Glasgow Posts: 23
    I may be in the same boat! Bought tickets to London and Manchester....now looks like I might not make london. I'm in Glasgow too! Let me know how you get on, Kevtic
  • daviecoopdaviecoop Posts: 198
    Get somebody down the Barras to make up some false ID.
  • Ariel007Ariel007 Posts: 155
    daviecoop wrote:
    Get somebody down the Barras to make up some false ID.


    :lol:


    sucks about your situation though OP.
  • wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    I think you can transfer tickets to another member's account if you ask nicely (has been done in the past). But probably only to a member that hasn't bought any tickets, which rules me out as i'm still looking for 2 london tickets.

    Murderers might be in with a chance!
    2006 ░▒▓ Astoria, Dublin, Leeds, Reading, Lisbon, Paris, Verona, Athens
    2007 ░▒▓ London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009 ░▒▓ Manchester, London
    2010 ░▒▓ Hyde Park

    *§* Music is all the juice i'll need *§*
  • kevtickevtic Posts: 133
    Still no response from 10c. but I'll keep you posted.
  • Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    wash_ wrote:
    I think you can transfer tickets to another member's account if you ask nicely (has been done in the past). But probably only to a member that hasn't bought any tickets, which rules me out as i'm still looking for 2 london tickets.

    Murderers might be in with a chance!
    I've already bought tickets too. :(
    What the fuck is this world?
  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    wash_ wrote:
    I think you can transfer tickets to another member's account if you ask nicely (has been done in the past). But probably only to a member that hasn't bought any tickets, which rules me out as i'm still looking for 2 london tickets.

    Murderers might be in with a chance!
    they used to be more lenient, but probably because people abused it, they got progressively tougher in the last couple of years.
    Last year they denied transfer/refund to people with VERY good reasons (including poor Mike that was stuck on his way from Oz for DC...even though he was still attending the shows after that, could prove he was on his way and that wasn't his fault in any possible way, has a shitty number that no-one would have gained from transferring to, etc). :(
    I know I was worried last year of having an emergency with my gran (beside being worried for my gran), and not just losing my money but letting down the people that counted on my spares as well.

    Considering they give zero notice on the ticket sales (meaning that besides genuine last minute emergency, very few can be 100% certain they'll be able to attend not having the time to get leave approved, etc beforehand), they should have some leaway. :(
  • kevtickevtic Posts: 133
    even more so if you've paid your 10c membership. I'm going to the manchester show but london is in the balance. I'd have been better off taking my chances in the public sale if that is indeed the case. If the show is sold out and someone wants the tickets i don't see why they can't be transferred. Someone will always abuse a system but it shouldn't mean genuine fans should suffer.
  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    kevtic wrote:
    even more so if you've paid your 10c membership. I'm going to the manchester show but london is in the balance. I'd have been better off taking my chances in the public sale if that is indeed the case. If the show is sold out and someone wants the tickets i don't see why they can't be transferred. Someone will always abuse a system but it shouldn't mean genuine fans should suffer.
    well, the reason there's no transfer is to avoid touts...and you shouldn't buy a ticket 'just in case'.
    My argument is with time to make sure and genuine reasons that makes attendance suddenly impossible.

    You can always try with 10c, they had a waiting list last time.
  • kevtickevtic Posts: 133
    I understand that but if they are going to another 10c member then there is no chance of touting involved. It's a bit of red herring that anyway. I had to buy two tickets although i only need one. i could scalp the other ticket if I wanted to. i could have bought tickets in the public sale and then done whatever i wanted with the tickets. I'm actually being penalised for being a 10c member. If I had bought public sale tickets i would have the option of finding a buyer if i couldn't go. I'm now facing the prospect of having spent £100 on nothing

    I don't want to criticise the 10c too much because i think it's good that they look out for the fans and we get a chance of pre-sale tickets which is the main reason i joined but there is no flexibility in the system for those unexpected things that happen in life. I didn't buy the tickets just in case. When i bought them i was going.

    Like many other I've spent a fortune following the band. They've only visited Glasgow twice in 17 years which has meant I've had to travel to London (4 times), Manchester, Dublin (3 times) and Prague to see them and the expense that has incurred. I don't begrudge a penny has they are worth it but i do grudge being left with tickets i can't do anything with.

    I bet after all my ranting i end up being able to go and I'll feel a right dick :roll: ;)
  • djlewisdjlewis Glasgow Posts: 23
    Some very good points there Kevtic.....I totally agree with you, there are flaws in the system.

    Especially since I'm in the same boat....and we spent loads of money in travelling to see them, cause they don't come to Scotland, and play in London during the week. Think of the teachers! ;) :twisted:
  • kevtickevtic Posts: 133
    Think of the teachers! ;) :twisted:[/quote]

    feck the teachers they get the whole summer off ;)
  • wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    kevtic wrote:
    Think of the teachers! ;) :twisted:

    feck the teachers they get the whole summer off ;)[/quote]

    This is why I was smiling when the dates were announced....in the holidays!!!
    2006 ░▒▓ Astoria, Dublin, Leeds, Reading, Lisbon, Paris, Verona, Athens
    2007 ░▒▓ London, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    2009 ░▒▓ Manchester, London
    2010 ░▒▓ Hyde Park

    *§* Music is all the juice i'll need *§*
  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    the came back to me with a very quick, we are sorry about the situation, but all ticket sales are final :?
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
  • TiniTini Posts: 8
    I do want London tickets so badly and when they were on 10C sale I was sure I couldn't go. Then it turned out I could and guess how many hours I treid getting tix in public sale - and had no luck. I have all flights and hostel booked, for me and my brother. I WANT YOUR TICKETS!!!!!!!!!!! :o
    Feck. What do you look like? MAybe my brother can pick them up with your ID?
    Berlin, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen! Spare 10C Tickets wanted! <3
  • Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Tini wrote:
    I do want London tickets so badly and when they were on 10C sale I was sure I couldn't go. Then it turned out I could and guess how many hours I treid getting tix in public sale - and had no luck. I have all flights and hostel booked, for me and my brother. I WANT YOUR TICKETS!!!!!!!!!!! :o
    Feck. What do you look like? MAybe my brother can pick them up with your ID?
    How would you get his ID? :lol:
    What the fuck is this world?
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