Top football clubs have launched an online ticket exchange to tackle the touts.
Premiership Chelsea and Manchester United have put aside on-pitch rivalries to back the new exchange websites.
The sites allow season-ticket holders to advertise spare tickets to other club members.
Prices are fixed, and calculated as a fraction of the cost of a season pass.
The sites are hosted by US firm viagogo, which runs admission exchanges for American football, basketball and ice hockey teams.
The firm takes commission on the sale of the ticket, with fans receiving 85% of its face value.
The sites, which are already popular in the US, are expected to spread to other Premiership sides and other sports.
The company said exchange sites protect fans from unscrupulous touts because they are guaranteed by the clubs.
Touts who are banned from buying tickets will also be barred from the ticket exchanges, the clubs said.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
This is such a good idea!!!
Premiership Chelsea and Manchester United have put aside on-pitch rivalries to back the new exchange websites.
The sites allow season-ticket holders to advertise spare tickets to other club members.
Prices are fixed, and calculated as a fraction of the cost of a season pass.
The sites are hosted by US firm viagogo, which runs admission exchanges for American football, basketball and ice hockey teams.
The firm takes commission on the sale of the ticket, with fans receiving 85% of its face value.
The sites, which are already popular in the US, are expected to spread to other Premiership sides and other sports.
The company said exchange sites protect fans from unscrupulous touts because they are guaranteed by the clubs.
Touts who are banned from buying tickets will also be barred from the ticket exchanges, the clubs said.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
This is such a good idea!!!
