Is it illegal to sell on premier league tickets?

meatballs_3

Anyone know the illegality or otherwise of this?

Thanks

meatballs_3

Sorry found information somewhere else (not google). Apparently it is illegal to sell premiership tickets anywhere other than authorised outlets.

dacouch

Could you post a link so other MSE members can refer to it if ever needed?

mobby-2554

My niece tried to sell her ticket for a semi final that she really couldn't go to on Ebay & they wouldn't let her.

I think it's because they're worried about fakes & over crowding now.

p00hsticks

mobby-2554 wrote: »

My niece tried to sell her ticket for a semi final that she really couldn't go to on Ebay & they wouldn't let her.

I think it's because they're worried about fakes & over crowding now.

Partly, but I think the main reason is to ensure that fans of one team don't end up in with all the fans of the other - the two sides are supposed to be segregated.

Woby_Tide

dacouch wrote: »

Could you post a link so other MSE members can refer to it if ever needed?

In the United Kingdom resale of football/soccer tickets is illegal under section 166 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 unless the resale is authorized by the organizer of the match, such as what viagogo is doing through its partnerships with Chelsea FC, Manchester United, and Everton FC.

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1994/ukpga_19940033_en_18#pt12-pb13-l1g166

For the relevant section

busiscoming2

I belong to freecycle.org, and as well as being able to offer and collect items, we also have a local 'cafe', people have offered football tickets (for the same price as they paid) on there. HTH's

nexuss

Most clubs let fans swap their tickets for other matches if they cannot attend.It is illegal to sell or exchange tickets for a football match unless via a person authorised to do so by the football clubs or promoters concerned.

'Selling’ is defined widely for these purposes and includes offering to sell a ticket, advertising a ticket for sale, as well as giving a ticket to someone who pays for some other goods or services. In enforcing this offence, the police may act on information received from any person.
9 Section 166 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (as amended by the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006).