Ireland Ticket Information Thread

shaundolier

kuang1 wrote: »

Not that there is any definite trend, but what time of day was that yesterday?

It was around 10.00 am, which was the same time they came on stream in September. I'm always wary of the mornings. Seems the most likely time to miss them if you're not watching.

shaundolier

Raisins wrote: »

Can’t believe that I’m checking constantly. Thanks for putting it up in the thread. Good to see some fans getting a few.

Appreciate that. Thanks. It's not an exact science. It can only take a few minutes to miss them too.

troyzer

Gutted. I've been checking constantly at nine and half nine thinking those were the times they get released. Seems like I'm going to have to set alarms now for nine, half nine, ten, half ten and maybe eleven?

kuang1

troyzer wrote: »

Gutted. I've been checking constantly at nine and half nine thinking those were the times they get released. Seems like I'm going to have to set alarms now for nine, half nine, ten, half ten and maybe eleven?

I got my ticket for the Scottish game earlier this year at 2.41pm on a Thursday, 9 days before the game.

troyzer

kuang1 wrote: »

I got my ticket for the Scottish game earlier this year at 2.41pm on a Thursday, 9 days before the game.

That's bizarre.

Eod100

Presume because they get snapped up that they don't need to announce further sales. But you'd have to wonder are tours running software which alerts them..

shaundolier

kuang1 wrote: »

I got my ticket for the Scottish game earlier this year at 2.41pm on a Thursday, 9 days before the game.

It was morning glory for me with the Scotland game as well. I was in bed with the flu in early January. Checked the ticketmaster site about 10.30 AM. Tickets for Wales showed up.(had those sorted) About 5 minutes later Scotland tickets appeared.Best flu I ever had.

shaundolier

shaundolier wrote: »

It was around 10.00 am, which was the same time they came on stream in September. I'm always wary of the mornings. Seems the most likely time to miss them if you're not watching.

correction-I meant August.

gally74

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

50 in Block 104 up on Viagogo today ,looks like UK bots bought most of them up.
Disgraceful

your right there, very poor, ive attended the nov internationals every year, but totally missed out,

Eod100

gally74 wrote: »

your right there, very poor, ive attended the nov internationals every year, but totally missed out,

I don't mind missing out to fans but when I hear touts have them it's very frustrating. Apparently with those sites they might not even have tickets. Just post an ad to guage interest and then try to source tickets. Sooner the anti tout law comes into force the better!

kuang1

Eod100 wrote: »

Sooner the anti tout law comes into force the better!

What's the latest on that anybody know?

troyzer

kuang1 wrote: »

Eod100 wrote: »

Sooner the anti tout law comes into force the better!

What's the latest on that anybody know?

Went through cabinet back in July but I don't think it's had its first reading yet.

kuang1

troyzer wrote: »

Went through cabinet back in July but I don't think it's had its first reading yet.

I don't understand what that means! Enlighten me?

dregin

It's not bots. Ticketmaster are selling to scalpers direct - https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/a-public-relations-nightmare-ticketmaster-recruits-pros-for-secret-scalper-program-1.4828535

Losty Dublin

Eod100 wrote: »

I don't mind missing out to fans but when I hear touts have them it's very frustrating. Apparently with those sites they might not even have tickets. Just post an ad to guage interest and then try to source tickets. Sooner the anti tout law comes into force the better!

The best way out is to avoid Ticketmaster type agencies and to distribute all tickets for the Autumn games via clubs and Branches and associated bodies as is the case for Six Nations tickets. Controversial view on here I know but there you go; feel free to offer a better idea.

troyzer

kuang1 wrote: »

troyzer wrote: »

Went through cabinet back in July but I don't think it's had its first reading yet.

I don't understand what that means! Enlighten me?

The government approved the law in July but it has to go through a Dáil process including a first reading, approval, committee stage, second reading etc before it can become law.

It's a slow process and the Dáil has been in recess since July. They're back on Tuesday.

But to be honest it'll be low priority because they've made it clear they want the abortion bill to be done as quickly as possible. And there's the budget as well.

It won't be this year.

kuang1

Jeez.

And once it is eventually law, does that mean viagogo and its ilk won't be allowed to operate in Ireland?
Or they will, and you're breaking the law by buying a ticket from them?

troyzer

kuang1 wrote: »

Jeez.

And once it is eventually law, does that mean viagogo and its ilk won't be allowed to operate in Ireland?
Or they will, and you're breaking the law by buying a ticket from them?

It will be illegal to sell tickets for above their face value. This wouldn't make Viagogo et al. illegal as such but seeing as how nobody would bother using them if it meant losing money, they'll go out of business in Ireland.

Sheep Shagger

troyzer wrote: »

It will be illegal to sell tickets for above their face value. This wouldn't make Viagogo et al. illegal as such but seeing as how nobody would bother using them if it meant losing money, they'll go out of business in Ireland.

Like anything it will depend on enforcement as to whether this actually works as intended.

troyzer

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Like anything it will depend on enforcement as to whether this actually works as intended.

People will still tout offline, but you can never stop that. The problem was scalpers setting up algorithms to buy as many tickets as possible and flogging them very visibly with massive mark ups on third party sites.

You'll get rid of most of the problem if you stop them from doing that.

kuang1

Any tech genius amongst us?

Set up our own shaggin bots. Tickets for boardsies only.
I'd contribute towards such a project!

connundrum

There used to be a forum on irishrugby.ie supporters page which enabled face value selling of tickets or swapping. It seems to be down

Is toutless.com my only hope for face value tickets?

troyzer

Argentina tickets came yesterday. They were glued together or something and when I opened them up, the bar codes tore off.

Absolute ****e. I'll have to ring and ask them to send me new ones.

Diabhal Beag

Didn't get any of the triple match ones yet. Anybody else in the same boat?

shaundolier

connundrum wrote: »

There used to be a forum on irishrugby.ie supporters page which enabled face value selling of tickets or swapping. It seems to be down

Is toutless.com my only hope for face value tickets?

I'm puzzled by that as well.Been down a long time now.What's the story?

Exclamation Marc

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Didn't get any of the triple match ones yet. Anybody else in the same boat?

Not yet. They usually arrive very late in the day though. If I didn't see them til the last week of October I wouldn't be surprised.

Kevski

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Didn't get any of the triple match ones yet. Anybody else in the same boat?

Mine arrived on Friday morning!

Riskymove

shaundolier wrote: »

I'm puzzled by that as well.Been down a long time now.What's the story?

no idea

the fact that the Welcome page is still from Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll perhaps shows the priority level

Kevski

I tried to renew membership the other day and got a message saying “this page is not secure” when I clicked through to the payment page. It’s genuinely one of the worst websites I’ve come across.

troyzer

Kevski wrote: »

I tried to renew membership the other day and got a message saying “this page is not secure” when I clicked through to the payment page. It’s genuinely one of the worst websites I’ve come across.

I've been waiting for my welcome pack since August.

I'm 90% sure the Supporters Club is one guy.

collie0708

Does anyone know when 6 nations tickets are likely to go on sale for supporters club memebers?

Exclamation Marc

collie0708 wrote: »

Does anyone know when 6 nations tickets are likely to go on sale for supporters club memebers?

Probably December. January latest.

Diabhal Beag

Kevski wrote: »

Mine arrived on Friday morning!

Mine popped up today. Delighted.

shaundolier

troyzer wrote: »

I've been waiting for my welcome pack since August.

I'm 90% sure the Supporters Club is one guy.

And he's probably part time.

troyzer

shaundolier wrote: »

And he's probably part time.

And on paternity leave.

And career break.

irish_major

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Probably December. January latest.

Would the best way to get a Wales ticket be to sign up-to the supporters club? Would you be guaranteed a ticket by doing that?

troyzer

irish_major wrote: »

Would the best way to get a Wales ticket be to sign up-to the supporters club? Would you be guaranteed a ticket by doing that?

You won't get a Wales ticket unless you know somebody in the WRU.

I have a mate there and was never succesful at bagging tickets before.

kuang1

troyzer wrote: »

You won't get a Wales ticket unless you know somebody in the WRU.

I have a mate there and was never succesful at bagging tickets before.

Nope.
Join the Welsh supporters club and you'll get tickets easily. Costs around £53 to join though iirc.

troyzer

kuang1 wrote: »

Nope.
Join the Welsh supporters club and you'll get tickets easily. Costs around £53 to join though iirc.

If that's the case I'll stand corrected.

shaundolier

troyzer wrote: »

And on paternity leave.

And career break.

And allergic to computer radiation. Seriously though, they really need to pull the finger out and bring the site up to speed.

The Caveman

Only received my NZ tickets so far.

Still waiting on the rest. Arg and USA tickets still missing.

BonnieSituation

The Caveman wrote: »

Only received my NZ tickets so far.

Still waiting on the rest. Arg and USA tickets still missing.

Where you based?

Larne still hasn't received a dickie re tickets.

[insert time machine joke]

Eod100

The Caveman wrote: »

Only received my NZ tickets so far.

Still waiting on the rest. Arg and USA tickets still missing.

Plenty time yet. If you haven't received them within a week, worth getting on to TM

zambrotta11

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Where you based?

Larne still hasn't received a dickie re tickets.

[insert time machine joke]

I'm in Cookstown myself and my tickets came yesterday.

The Caveman

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Where you based?

Larne still hasn't received a dickie re tickets.

[insert time machine joke]

Dublin 02

BonnieSituation

zambrotta11 wrote: »

I'm in Cookstown myself and my tickets came yesterday.

Excellent. Cheers fella.

Eod100

There's probably not a hope of any tickets being still available from clubs (or anywhere else) for New Zealand game at this stage?

The Lost Sheep

Eod100 wrote: »

There's probably not a hope of any tickets being still available from clubs (or anywhere else) for New Zealand game at this stage?

Definitely not from any clubs...

Manofthewest

kuang1 wrote: »

Nope.
Join the Welsh supporters club and you'll get tickets easily. Costs around £53 to join though iirc.

I did this two years ago and it worked perfectly. The welcome gift package was fairly decent also.

dowling06

Got my Argentina tickets around a week and a half ago but the NZ tickets are yet to show up. Should I get onto Ticketmaster? Seems kinda strange that they didn't come around the same time.