Buying tickets in advance

jojo1964

If somebody bids for tickets for a concert some months in advance, what is accepted procedure for payment if the tickets will not be dispatched until approx 2 weeks before the concert?

soolin

There is no standard procedure it all depends on how much the buyer is willing to risk. Paypal have a fixed claim period of 45 days so if you pay and receive nothing after 45 days you have no claim against paypal and would need to persue the seller through small claims etc (asusming you have full postal details).

Personally I would not buy tickets on ebay knowing i was not covered.

jojo1964

Thanks again, it was for Pink tickets at the o2 and the seller seems to have a lot for sale, with only feedback of 4 and 83%, probably genuine, but not worth taking the chance.

Sooler

jojo1964 wrote: »

Thanks again, it was for Pink tickets at the o2 and the seller seems to have a lot for sale, with only feedback of 4 and 83%, probably genuine, but not worth taking the chance.

If the tickets haven't been released the seller doesn't have any at all

jojo1964

Sooler wrote: »

If the tickets haven't been released the seller doesn't have any at all

I had noticed that there were some from long standing e-bayers with relatively high feedback, stating that they had e-mail confirmation of the tickets, but just felt wary of the other seller.

soolin

Oh, and 83% on a 4 feedback seller is 'not with a bargepole time'.

yeslek

I sold some spare tickets a while back. They were the ones that turn up like a week before the gig and I listed them about a month before so had no problems with seller/buyer protection.
Obviously they were sent next day/special delivery.

Personally, I'd wait until either the tickets were in hand or near to the show time. Some ticket companies send tickets out sooner than others so try looking around and you may find some listings with 'in hand' scrawled all over

jojo1964

soolin wrote: »

Oh, and 83% on a 4 feedback seller is 'not with a bargepole time'.

We all have to start somewhere, but it seemed he had an awful lot of tickets for her concerts, and if genuine, and hoping to make a few quid, he must be sorely disappointed, as not many bids, and some were "selling" for below face value.

cyberbob

jojo1964 wrote: »

We all have to start somewhere, .

But if his first transactions are that problematic it doesnt bode well

jojo1964

cyberbob wrote: »

But if his first transactions are that problematic it doesnt bode well

As i am new to e-baying, all the advice i have been given is gratefully received, thanks to all for the prompt and helpful advice.

yeslek

cyberbob wrote: »

But if his first transactions are that problematic it doesnt bode well

exactly, I was well past 100 feedback before I got my first Neg, so percentage wise still in the late 90's