Ticket for Mens 100m Final at London Olympics 2012 - General Marketplace -- Two Plus Two Poker Forums

LordCC · 07-21-2012, 05:07 AM

Due to family commitments I may be unable to attend the Mens 100m Final of the 2012 Olympics (5th August) so I am looking to sell my ticket to someone who can make the most of this once in a lifetime opportunity.

The 100m Final is shaping up to be the greatest race of all time as Usain Bolt, the fastest man in history, looks to hold off the challenge of America's Tyson Gay as well as the young Jamaican prodigy that has beaten him in their last 2 races, Yohan Blake. This will surely be the fastest 100m race ever as Bolt looks to take gold and smash his own world record on the grandest stage of them all.

For sale is a well positioned Category B ticket that includes 16 different events. The ticket is printed with my name on it but this is not an issue as you will not be asked about this and if you are then you just have to tell the steward that you received the ticket as gift which is perfectly acceptable. Please PM sensible offers only.

Any trolling will be reported.

LolDonkamentz · 07-22-2012, 01:14 PM

I'm not here to troll or in anyway stop you selling these but I've heard that tickets can't be resold, a colleague of mine had to return 4 opening ceremony tickets as he couldn't go and I heard something similar when talking about buying some 100m tickets myself. I'm sure what you're suggesting will 95% work but just adding a slight word of warning from what I've heard.

Hitch-22 · 07-26-2012, 05:23 PM

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Section 31 of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act, passed in 2006, makes it a criminal offence to sell tickets without authorisation from the London Organising Committee (Locog).

Under English law, tickets for Olympic and Paralympic events can only be sold through licensed outlets and the maximum fine for selling tickets on the black market is £20,000.

However, once physical tickets become available holders can sell them for face value to friends and family.

It does not matter if their name does not match the booker's name, which will be on the ticket.

Locog does say, however, that they would need to be able to contact the booker if they are not attending an event themselves, over the telephone for example, in case of any problems with the ticket on the day of the event.

Please can you disclose what the face value of the ticket is so I can sensibly offer you this amount and not a penny more.