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Train tickets

channy
channy Posts: 55 Forumite
in Overseas holidays & travel planning
Is there a place to sell unwanted / unstamped / unused train tickets?

Sometimes I buy a ticket, take the journey and the tickets get unused/unchecked. I'm sure this happens to alot of people who get the feeling "I shouldn't have brought these".

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  • chuckley
    chuckley Posts: 4,405 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    as in unused 'return' parts of tickets?
  • channy
    channy Posts: 55 Forumite
    chuckley wrote: »
    as in unused 'return' parts of tickets?

    sometimes the ticketperson doesn't even pass the trains to check you paid for your journey, but in my recent case yeah, a return.
  • chuckley
    chuckley Posts: 4,405 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    as long as theres a decent time frame left on it, e.g, 1 month for 'open rtn' then id sell on ebay.
  • channy
    channy Posts: 55 Forumite
    chuckley wrote: »
    as long as theres a decent time frame left on it, e.g, 1 month for 'open rtn' then id sell on ebay.

    i looked on ebay and there doesnt seem to be anyone if any re selling them
  • pennylane99
    pennylane99 Posts: 5,783 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    channy wrote: »
    i looked on ebay and there doesnt seem to be anyone if any re selling them

    no. cos its illegal to resell train tickets in UK:

    http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/eurostar-tickets.html

    The sale of all UK train tickets (including Eurostar tickets) by unauthorised persons is not permitted under the railway byelaws, made under Section 129 of the Railways Act 1993. Therefore, unless you are an authorised seller as described below, you may not list train tickets on eBay.
  • alchemista
    alchemista Posts: 1,305 Forumite
    eBay listings get pulled quickly because it is against the railway byelaws...

    it is not illegal in the sense of breaking the law.

    I think the best you can do is try to find some people who travel along the same railway routes as you and personally contact them when you have something for sale.

    You could also try craigslist or smaller auction sites.
  • blindman
    blindman Posts: 5,673 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    channy wrote: »
    Is there a place to sell unwanted / unstamped / unused train tickets?

    Sometimes I buy a ticket, take the journey and the tickets get unused/unchecked. I'm sure this happens to alot of people who get the feeling "I shouldn't have brought these".

    Surely that's fraud if you sell the ticket after you've actually 'used' it to do the journey .:confused:
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