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BowieStone
Me too, man. Frustrating thing is I might just upgrade and pay even more to these lying cons.
Interesting he has stopped offering an upgrade in replies now. I was only offered a downgrade or a refund. I definitely won't downgrade - I'm far too old to be standing in the same spot for over six hours waiting so it's Tier 2 or a refund. I've asked how many people will be in Tier 2 to help decide. If I can get a straight answer I'll pass it on.
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rubyT
and now they sell a package with tier 2 and restaurant
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DartfordRenegade
So much for it being sold out GA Tier 3 tickets back on sale tonight at the BST link
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nobodyimportant
I'll take (Tier 2 in my case) in his configuration for the price of Tier 3, and that's my best offer.
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Topi
That was my intention as well when getting the Tier 2. Oh well. It's either biting the bullet here or downgrading. Gotta admit you kinda feel let down. This also means even the Bon Jovi customers were "deceived" the same way.
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sjs12
I bought the GA £95 ticket on the basis of official RS tweets etc that all GA ticket holders would have cance of getting to front if they get there early enough. This was clearly announced before the sale.
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sjs12
I bought the GA £95 ticket on the basis of official RS tweets etc that all GA ticket holders would have cance of getting to front if they get there early enough. This was clearly announced before the sale.
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sjs12
I bought the GA £95 ticket on the basis of official RS tweets etc that all GA ticket holders would have cance of getting to front if they get there early enough. This was clearly announced before the sale.
Uh-uh. This was announced after the pre-sale had commenced and after many people - including myself - had bought tickets for what they thought were FOS tiers.
For clarity:
This was announced at 6:22 PM - 4 Apr 13.
I bought my tickets 4 hours prior to that.
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sjs12
I bought the GA £95 ticket on the basis of official RS tweets etc that all GA ticket holders would have cance of getting to front if they get there early enough. This was clearly announced before the sale.
Uh-uh. This was announced after the pre-sale had commenced and after many people - including myself - had bought tickets for what they thought were FOS tiers.
For clarity:
This was announced at 6:22 PM - 4 Apr 13.
I bought my tickets 4 hours prior to that.
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rebelrebel
So the words "directly in front of the stage" has shifted from Tier 1 to Tier 3, which now only promises an "excellent view"!
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belo99
ON BST Webside now:
Tier 1 tickets provide:
Separate fast track entrance to the site
Direct access to The Garden, an exclusive area with its own toilet facilities, bar and food stalls, providing the shortest possible queues
Access to an enclosed area with an excellent view of the main stage and plenty of space, allowing you to come and go as you please
Tier 2 tickets provide:
Separate fast track entrance to the site
Direct access to The Garden, an exclusive area with its own toilet facilities, bar and food stalls, providing the shortest possible queues
Access to an enclosed area directly behind Tier 1 with an excellent view of the main stage and plenty of space, allowing you to come and go as you please
If that's what the "plain vanilla" tier 1 and tier 2 offer,
what does the extra 100 GBP get for people who got the "Upside Downstage" variant or whatever it's called?
It's a mystery
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sjs12
Now hopefully you can "get what you need", though maybe not what you want! Good luck with it.
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belo99
ON BST Webside now:
Tier 1 tickets provide:
Separate fast track entrance to the site
Direct access to The Garden, an exclusive area with its own toilet facilities, bar and food stalls, providing the shortest possible queues
Access to an enclosed area with an excellent view of the main stage and plenty of space, allowing you to come and go as you please
Tier 2 tickets provide:
Separate fast track entrance to the site
Direct access to The Garden, an exclusive area with its own toilet facilities, bar and food stalls, providing the shortest possible queues
Access to an enclosed area directly behind Tier 1 with an excellent view of the main stage and plenty of space, allowing you to come and go as you please
If that's what the "plain vanilla" tier 1 and tier 2 offer,
what does the extra 100 GBP get for people who got the "Upside Downstage" variant or whatever it's called?
It's a mystery
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Beast
Sorry but a refund or upgrade is NOT the point here. The point is that the tickets were MISDESCRIBED. This is potentially a CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS
The Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as amended) says that goods should be (among other things):
As described - goods should correspond with any description applied to them. This could be verbally, words or pictures on a sign, packaging or an advert.
Misrepresentation - Common Law
If you have been told something factual about goods that made you decide to buy them, but which turns out to be untrue, then they have been misrepresented to you. Common Law may protect you. If in doubt, get some advice.
Trade Descriptions Act 1968
Sometimes, if a trader makes a misrepresentation about goods, a criminal offence might be committed under this Act.
example: a market trader tells you that a jacket he is selling is 100% leather. Because of this, you buy it, but then discover it is made from PVC. The goods were misdescribed to you, and you can ask for your money back. You should also report it to Trading Standards for investigation under the Trade Descriptions Act
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ThroughTheLonelyNights
True - they gave misleading information.
But the other point is their offer to upgrade:
I wonder how they would manage the situation - for security reasons - if most of the tier 2 ticket holders would choose the "sold out" tier 1 section. Make it a little bigger..??...like a circle in front of the stage...good idea...but a little bit late...