F1 Silverstone 2023 Tickets on Sale Today!
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rallycross said:
oldaudi said:
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£1200 for two adults and a child in The View stand.
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What a ludicrous price to pay to watch a race.£1200 for two adults and a child in The View stand.
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Or for one twentieth of that get F1TV for a full season and watch every session of the season from your private choice of cockpit cameras and commentary
Never missed an f1 race for over 14 years and attended the British gp in that time, sadly won’t be going this time.
by the time I had the opportunity to actually buy a general admission they were 100 Over the original price, after seeing my backside over the matter I left it and now there sold out so that’s that.
I find this new dynamic system ridiculous, it seems to me to effect the general consumer more considering a lot of scalpers have bots to do their purchasing
by the time I had the opportunity to actually buy a general admission they were 100 Over the original price, after seeing my backside over the matter I left it and now there sold out so that’s that.
I find this new dynamic system ridiculous, it seems to me to effect the general consumer more considering a lot of scalpers have bots to do their purchasing
Edited by usn90 on Saturday 17th September 17:14
Who regulates how these kind of events are sold, trading standards etc?
The practice of someone clicking on a ticket and waiting several hours to purchase it only to find it's now a significantly different amount, is that even legal? Even the scumbags that are ticketmaster~getmein don't resort to that - they just "pretend" the initial priced event sold out in one minute and "suggest" a reseller, but at least the price they then demand of you is pretty clear...
The practice of someone clicking on a ticket and waiting several hours to purchase it only to find it's now a significantly different amount, is that even legal? Even the scumbags that are ticketmaster~getmein don't resort to that - they just "pretend" the initial priced event sold out in one minute and "suggest" a reseller, but at least the price they then demand of you is pretty clear...
Teddy Lop said:
Who regulates how these kind of events are sold, trading standards etc?
The practice of someone clicking on a ticket and waiting several hours to purchase it only to find it's now a significantly different amount, is that even legal? Even the scumbags that are ticketmaster~getmein don't resort to that - they just "pretend" the initial priced event sold out in one minute and "suggest" a reseller, but at least the price they then demand of you is pretty clear...
Yes it's legal - the terms of contract are always flexible up until the point of joint agreement. The final transaction marks agreement. They can't be pulled up on false advertising either as the prices were published as flexible.The practice of someone clicking on a ticket and waiting several hours to purchase it only to find it's now a significantly different amount, is that even legal? Even the scumbags that are ticketmaster~getmein don't resort to that - they just "pretend" the initial priced event sold out in one minute and "suggest" a reseller, but at least the price they then demand of you is pretty clear...
It's just not very nice and there were far less distasteful ways Silverstone could have achieved the same overall income. People are obviously prepared to pay but they don't deserve to spend days in a lottery.
I personally think they just tried to be too clever and that misguided cleverness has now been widely criticised due to the payment system problems causing it to become a news story.
I have no problem with any business selling for as much as they can (duh..) but if you go that route you have to do it in a professional and elegant manner. You can't pull people's pants down, ask them to wait whilst bent over for 2 days, and then tell them you can't be arsed to shaft them anyway. Terrible anology and apologies for the imagery caused.
Yes you can they have and they have done exactly that, and what happened, it all pretty sold out, apart from tickets that a\e so ridiculous a few people have simply said no, they will be sold for better prices at a later date.
I would guess they have made a massive profit with this which is what it is all about, sell the same number of tickets as last year, but we want to make 20,30% more money.
And it has worked, I say fair play to them, if people are desperate, and dare I say it daft enough to sit there for hours and pay this sort of money I do not blame the track at all. V Create a false demand, hype it up through social media and the media, make a few cockupsl, it's all part of the plan to create interest, and please remember the race is not for nearly a year, so ALLLL that money is sitting in a bank account making vast sums of interest as you, the public are very easy to manipulate.
The ticketing company will also be making a fortune here by the way as they probably came up with the lootbox idea!"
And remember that was actually banned eventually in some countries for being a form of gambling, this is not really the same but is in the same ball park!
I would guess they have made a massive profit with this which is what it is all about, sell the same number of tickets as last year, but we want to make 20,30% more money.
And it has worked, I say fair play to them, if people are desperate, and dare I say it daft enough to sit there for hours and pay this sort of money I do not blame the track at all. V Create a false demand, hype it up through social media and the media, make a few cockupsl, it's all part of the plan to create interest, and please remember the race is not for nearly a year, so ALLLL that money is sitting in a bank account making vast sums of interest as you, the public are very easy to manipulate.
The ticketing company will also be making a fortune here by the way as they probably came up with the lootbox idea!"
And remember that was actually banned eventually in some countries for being a form of gambling, this is not really the same but is in the same ball park!
rallycross said:
DanielSan said:
Anyone paying that has a head full of rocks. That's absolutely ludicrous
+1Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
LukeBrown66 said:
Yes you can they have and they have done exactly that, and what happened, it all pretty sold out, apart from tickets that a\e so ridiculous a few people have simply said no, they will be sold for better prices at a later date.
I would guess they have made a massive profit with this which is what it is all about, sell the same number of tickets as last year, but we want to make 20,30% more money.
And it has worked, I say fair play to them, if people are desperate, and dare I say it daft enough to sit there for hours and pay this sort of money I do not blame the track at all. V Create a false demand, hype it up through social media and the media, make a few cockupsl, it's all part of the plan to create interest, and please remember the race is not for nearly a year, so ALLLL that money is sitting in a bank account making vast sums of interest as you, the public are very easy to manipulate.
The ticketing company will also be making a fortune here by the way as they probably came up with the lootbox idea!"
And remember that was actually banned eventually in some countries for being a form of gambling, this is not really the same but is in the same ball park!
You've missed my point...I would guess they have made a massive profit with this which is what it is all about, sell the same number of tickets as last year, but we want to make 20,30% more money.
And it has worked, I say fair play to them, if people are desperate, and dare I say it daft enough to sit there for hours and pay this sort of money I do not blame the track at all. V Create a false demand, hype it up through social media and the media, make a few cockupsl, it's all part of the plan to create interest, and please remember the race is not for nearly a year, so ALLLL that money is sitting in a bank account making vast sums of interest as you, the public are very easy to manipulate.
The ticketing company will also be making a fortune here by the way as they probably came up with the lootbox idea!"
And remember that was actually banned eventually in some countries for being a form of gambling, this is not really the same but is in the same ball park!
I agree they should be clever and charge as much as possible.
I just think it's hopelessly amateur to then f
k up the sales platform to the point at which it makes the news and people start to focus on what they were trying to do all along.You live in a very wealthy country because of such capitalism on a global scale. It's why people without a pot to piddle in and less than two brain cells to rub together will get picked up and plonked back on their feet in this rich country - no matter how stupid or reluctant to contribute they might happen to be.
Turn7 said:
Hasnt F1 been like this for many years now though ?
Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
If it has, then the public has been as dumb as a box of rocks for years and should have learnt by now.Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
Just refuse to be roped in...
PhilAsia said:
Turn7 said:
Hasnt F1 been like this for many years now though ?
Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
If it has, then the public has been as dumb as a box of rocks for years and should have learnt by now.Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
Just refuse to be roped in...
Most people however shrug and say "I can't be dealing with all the hassle", become an employee and pay whatever price is asked for what they want to buy with their wages - if they want what is being sold badly enough.
People rope themselves in by their desires. Businesses just find solutions for those desires.
TheDeuce said:
PhilAsia said:
Turn7 said:
Hasnt F1 been like this for many years now though ?
Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
If it has, then the public has been as dumb as a box of rocks for years and should have learnt by now.Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
Just refuse to be roped in...
Most people however shrug and say "I can't be dealing with all the hassle", become an employee and pay whatever price is asked for what they want to buy with their wages - if they want what is being sold badly enough.
People rope themselves in by their desires. Businesses just find solutions for those desires.
PhilAsia said:
TheDeuce said:
PhilAsia said:
Turn7 said:
Hasnt F1 been like this for many years now though ?
Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
If it has, then the public has been as dumb as a box of rocks for years and should have learnt by now.Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
Just refuse to be roped in...
Most people however shrug and say "I can't be dealing with all the hassle", become an employee and pay whatever price is asked for what they want to buy with their wages - if they want what is being sold badly enough.
People rope themselves in by their desires. Businesses just find solutions for those desires.
PhilAsia said:
Turn7 said:
Hasnt F1 been like this for many years now though ?
Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
If it has, then the public has been as dumb as a box of rocks for years and should have learnt by now.Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
Just refuse to be roped in...
Turn7 said:
PhilAsia said:
TheDeuce said:
PhilAsia said:
Turn7 said:
Hasnt F1 been like this for many years now though ?
Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
If it has, then the public has been as dumb as a box of rocks for years and should have learnt by now.Motogp early doors weekend general admittance used to be £75, didnt go this year but I doubt next years prices will much more than about £130, plus parking tax
Just refuse to be roped in...
Most people however shrug and say "I can't be dealing with all the hassle", become an employee and pay whatever price is asked for what they want to buy with their wages - if they want what is being sold badly enough.
People rope themselves in by their desires. Businesses just find solutions for those desires.
Can everyone remember just how busy the grandstands were this year friday and saturday?
Well wait till next year!
I know this has always been an option to upgrade from GA but to my knowledge it was always buy a GA ticket, turn up on the Saturday, go to the office and try to upgrade. This process would of put many off.
Now its £30 more to book this on the Saturday so you would of thought everyone going on the Saturday will do this and where will the extra seating come from.
One of the joys for me is (was) walking the circuit a d grandstand hopping. This year couldn’t do that as no seats available within an hour of each session. Guess it will be the same or worse next year.
I will go and i will enjoy it, but they seem to be doing their level best to ruin it for me.
Well wait till next year!
I know this has always been an option to upgrade from GA but to my knowledge it was always buy a GA ticket, turn up on the Saturday, go to the office and try to upgrade. This process would of put many off.
Now its £30 more to book this on the Saturday so you would of thought everyone going on the Saturday will do this and where will the extra seating come from.
One of the joys for me is (was) walking the circuit a d grandstand hopping. This year couldn’t do that as no seats available within an hour of each session. Guess it will be the same or worse next year.
I will go and i will enjoy it, but they seem to be doing their level best to ruin it for me.
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