karlvand Posted January 21, 2015 Share I know this has probably been covered before but I couldn't find any associated threads so what is the general consensus?I just came across an advert in the classifieds where a guy is selling 2 X Cape Town Cycle Tour entries for R3,000.00.That is a pretty large profit.I went onto the website and it is clearly against the rules - "Substitution Procedure Rules: (this applies to both the new entrant and the entrant withdrawing)1. The entrant withdrawing will not be refunded his/her entry fee.2. The entrant withdrawing may ask for the substitute entrant to refund their entry fee but they may not ask for more than they originally paid.PPA members paid an entry fee of R400 and non-PPA members paid an entry fee of R430.3. The substitute participant will be issued a new number in the start group for which he/she qualifies.4. Should the substitute participant not have their own RaceTec chip, they will be required to purchase one."What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J∆kk∆ls Posted January 21, 2015 Share Report the ad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Low Posted January 21, 2015 Share I think the person entering early is entitled to something from the Johnny-Come-Lately, despite what the rules say. R3k is too naughty though. I gave away two entries in recent(ish) years, better feeling and doesn't feel like its costing 6 months after I paid - and one was 2009 super-windy-special, where I felt guilty for the poor lady that went in place of me. On the other hand I did get R10k a piece for some World Cup final tickets I sold in 2010 which is nice work if you can get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J∆kk∆ls Posted January 21, 2015 Share What do you know, he only signed up to the hub today. Cyclist or profiteer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted January 21, 2015 Share been discused before did not end well, as said above not accepted by race organizers, and if memory serves me correct the majority of the hub were not happy about it, but the argument of free trade was brought into it, personally i dont agree (because if i pay x i sell it for x if i dont use the entry ) but i am not going to loose sleep over it, if i want to ride a race and i was to slow to get an entry ill pay the penalty(inflated price) as long as the race organizer accepts the substitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylark Posted January 21, 2015 Share That is just blatant ticket scalping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted January 21, 2015 Share just don't buy those inflated prices... wait until closer to the time, they will start to give them away... and what's the worse that can happen... you don't get to ride?... you were not riding anyway, so no real loss... just a bonus if you do manage to get at face value or less!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlvand Posted January 21, 2015 Share It is a bit of a tricky 1, some people waited for hours in a online queue so it does feel like a bit of a kick in the nuts to sell them at face value but at the end of the day the rules state clearly that it is not allowed. R3000 is ridiculous though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted January 21, 2015 Share It is a bit of a tricky 1, some people waited for hours in a online queue so it does feel like a bit of a kick in the nuts to sell them at face value but at the end of the day the rules state clearly that it is not allowed. R3000 is ridiculous though.yes and no if you doing your 10th and going for a PR it makes sense thats the thing with supply and demand, its worth what ever the person is prepared to pay, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgarblount Posted January 21, 2015 Share I think the 3k includes plane tickets as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8MUD Posted January 21, 2015 Share Buy them at the whatever inflated price . . . free trade and all BUT only if the seller agrees to a Naas Botha kick in the Nuts. It is just not cool to sell tickets for a profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted January 21, 2015 Share Rules are clear on the issue. Tickets should be sold for what they were bought for. On the other hand if someone bought a charity entry for let say R1000, then maybe asking 1K in return is fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted January 21, 2015 Share I think the seller should take 1 brick to the face for each 1c over the purchase price. Strange because I'm normally a free market principle kinda guy - I think its the fact that the purchaser is purposely denying people entry to an event in order to fleece them later. That's a proper knob job in my books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTB-BFK Posted January 21, 2015 Share Buy them at the whatever inflated price . . . free trade and all BUT only if the seller agrees to a Naas Botha kick in the Nuts. It is just not cool to sell tickets for a profit. Agreed. If this got out of hand, you would find more and more people entering just to resell the tickets. Takes away from the event. They should deal harshly will this sort of thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackb Posted January 21, 2015 Share I reckon he's added a an extra naught by accident otherwise he's really stupid to include his full name, PPA just need to look him up and that's the end of his chance to ride the Argus again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted January 21, 2015 Share Agreed. If this got out of hand, you would find more and more people entering just to resell the tickets. Takes away from the event. They should deal harshly will this sort of thingTOO LATE, do you know how many people didnt get entries who have been riding for years, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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