6683 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p> <a href="http://www.cricket.com.au">Cricket Australia</a> boss James Sunderland said fans that had bought tickets from auction sites could face being turned away if they turn up to the matches this winter. </p> <p>The group has cancelled 1300 tickets after discovering that touts had been taking advantage of high demand by selling them online.</p> <p>“<em>Where people purchase tickets from a scalper at a premium, they're in breach of the terms and conditions, and we will, where appropriate, cancel those tickets,</em>” Sutherland said in a news conference.</p> <p>The lead up to the Ashes is seeing an escalating row over online sales of unused tickets – one that could impact auction sites such as EBay, as well as fans planning to travel to Australia. </p> <p>Cricket Australia said 1100 of the tickets had been put back on the market but it is yet to decide what to do with the remaining 200. </p> <p>It also expects to unearth more scalped tickets before the Ashes series starts in three months, and says more cancellations could follow.</p> <p>Spokesman Peter Young told <a href="http://www.ndtv.com/sports/cricket/showstory.asp?id=30047">NDTV.com</a>: "<em>If people took the risk and bought tickets off sites such as eBay, there is a risk they will turn up to the ground and not be able to get in. The message is simple: If you are holding a ticket you purchased through the Internet, you could be holding a dud.</em>"</p> <p>Earlier this month, Chelsea and Manchester United backed a new web venture called <a href="/blog/179-new-website-targets-ticket-touts">Viagogo.com</a> which offers an official online exchange for sports tickets.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.cricket.com.au" Window="New">Cricket Australia</Link> boss James Sunderland said fans that had bought tickets from auction sites could face being turned away if they turn up to the matches this winter. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The group has cancelled 1300 tickets after discovering that touts had been taking advantage of high demand by selling them online.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>“<Quote>Where people purchase tickets from a scalper at a premium, they're in breach of the terms and conditions, and we will, where appropriate, cancel those tickets,</Quote>” Sutherland said in a news conference.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>The lead up to the Ashes is seeing an escalating row over online sales of unused tickets – one that could impact auction sites such as EBay, as well as fans planning to travel to Australia. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Cricket Australia said 1100 of the tickets had been put back on the market but it is yet to decide what to do with the remaining 200. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>It also expects to unearth more scalped tickets before the Ashes series starts in three months, and says more cancellations could follow.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Spokesman Peter Young told <Link URL="http://www.ndtv.com/sports/cricket/showstory.asp?id=30047" Window="New">NDTV.com</Link>: "<Quote>If people took the risk and bought tickets off sites such as eBay, there is a risk they will turn up to the ground and not be able to get in. The message is simple: If you are holding a ticket you purchased through the Internet, you could be holding a dud.</Quote>"</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Earlier this month, Chelsea and Manchester United backed a new web venture called <Link URL="/blog/179-new-website-targets-ticket-touts" Window="New">Viagogo.com</Link> which offers an official online exchange for sports tickets.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2006-08-31T14:20:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Over 1,000 cricket fans have had their Ashes tickets cancelled after an investigation into second hand sales on the web.</strong> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Over 1,000 cricket fans have had their Ashes tickets cancelled after an investigation into second hand sales on the web.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 216 361609 Group cancels online Ashes ticket sales false 2006-08-31T15:13:00+01:00 group-cancels-online-ashes-ticket-sales 2009-04-30T02:09:50+01:00 2009-04-30T02:09:50+01:00 165