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a_person
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by a_person » Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:10 pm
Paul from Gumtree wrote:You can't b*y tickets to this exclusive event. A great night out - See this aclaimed film before it's release.
Perhaps because one of the terms and conditions is "Not for resale."
Paul from Gumtree wrote:We won the tickets in a competition, but unfortunately cannot now attend the event. I have an email from the competition organisers for you to print out and take to the event. I will send this to you as soon as I recieve cleared payment.
Seriously????? I mean seriously??? Won? Were there any competitions for this? I haven't checked the board lately so wouldn't know. Or was this free through Time Out? Or does one classify winning as simplying entering a code and clicking on "two" as the number of tickets. I guess for some, doing so is a competition.
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phunkygal
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#62
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by phunkygal » Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:14 pm
it was an evening standard comp
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a_person
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by a_person » Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:21 pm
Ok.... still, I thought one of the T&C's is "Not for Resale"
Member No. 2 of the "100 free films in 2015" club. 3 seen, 97 to go!
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Preferred cinema list:
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2) Picturehouse Greenwich
3) Any central London cinema including Islington (excluding Shepherd's Bush, and Whiteleys unless it's some super duper cool film)
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tilly
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by tilly » Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:08 pm
I can't believe the guy said he could not make the screening that he had won in a competition yet could meet you tuesday ( which is the day of the screening) to receive the cash payment.
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bevvy
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by bevvy » Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:19 pm
To be fair, it is probably not possible to return these tickets if you find you do not want them.
I won some theatre tickets with the Standard once but ended up not going because I could not get hold of anyone in their promotions department (despite many e-mails and phone calls) to ask if I could arrange disabled access for my OH. Annoyingly, the theatre had said this would be possible, but only if the Standard arranged it!
It seems a lot of messing around for the seller for the sake of 9 quid - placing an advert, taking phone calls, meeting up with strangers. If I were him and I genuinely couldn't make it I would much rather just give the ticket away to someone I knew. It never ceases to amaze me how stingy some people can be.
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ejwrank
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by ejwrank » Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:44 pm
I also won 2 tickets to Seraphine at Haymarket in the Evening Standard competition and have just given them away to a FMUKer as I already had tickets for this at Panton St. As I've been checked for ID at Panton St figured it would be better to give the others away as they don't check. That is the beauty of FMUK as you can often find a home for tickets you can't use--and maybe we're just a nice lot of folks and don't cash in on our good fortune in free tickets. I know I'm always been very grateful when I'm given tickets on the Wanted board and when I give tickets the recipients are always appreciative.
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#67
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by bevvy » Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:16 pm
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a_person
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by a_person » Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:48 pm
Face value at £12.00?????
Does she have issues understanding what "free" means? Funny... she actually uses the word in her advert.
Member No. 2 of the "100 free films in 2015" club. 3 seen, 97 to go!
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jpeg
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by jpeg » Sat Dec 12, 2009 7:15 am
a_person wrote:
Face value at £12.00?????
Does she have issues understanding what "free" means? Funny... she actually uses the word in her advert.
You can report ebay listings but I have no idea what category to put it under when trying to report it!...so many categories. I am sure all these free tickets say they are not for resale on them?
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a_person
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by a_person » Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:22 pm
jpeg wrote:a_person wrote:
Face value at £12.00?????
Does she have issues understanding what "free" means? Funny... she actually uses the word in her advert.
You can report ebay listings but I have no idea what category to put it under when trying to report it!...so many categories. I am sure all these free tickets say they are not for resale on them?
Yeh they all do. I've reported several times in the past....nothing comes of it so a complete waste of time IMO. So I won't bother. I can't remember what I put it under... Something within the similarities of "can't be sold/forbidden" etc.
Member No. 2 of the "100 free films in 2015" club. 3 seen, 97 to go!
Realistic target: 5
Preferred cinema list:
1) Cineworld: West India Quays or Greenwich, 02, Vue Westfield - Stratford City or Picturehouse Stratford
2) Picturehouse Greenwich
3) Any central London cinema including Islington (excluding Shepherd's Bush, and Whiteleys unless it's some super duper cool film)
4) Odeon Greenwich or Odeon Surrey Quays
