No Refunds For eBay Cricket Tickets

Hardbeatnews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Weds. Jan. 3, 2007: Cricket World Cup Cricket officials insist that the ticket holders whose tickets were cancelled because they were offered on the auction site, eBay, will not receive any refunds.



More than 200 single tickets for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 – including some for top matches – have been made null and void in the crackdown on persons who, having been allocated tickets during the application phase of public ticketing, then tried to resell their tickets on the auction website. ICC CWC 2007 officials insist the action was contrary to the ticketing terms and conditions.



So far, 30 persons have been thwarted in their bid to scalp 175 CWC single tickets and packages via eBay, according to ICC CWC 2007 Commercial Manager, Stephen Price.



“CWC has worked very diligently to track down the persons who have been undermining the tournament’s integrity by engaging in this black-market activity. We have had good success and have cancelled the relevant tickets,” stated Price yesterday. “However, CWC believes an even stronger message must be sent regarding indulgence in such practices – both to persons selling and buying these tickets. Offenders will have to face the consequences of their actions – no tickets and no refunds either.”



Price further reiterated that tickets, hospitality, and tour & travel packages should only be purchased from CWC Official Travel Agents, Official Hospitality Agents and through the Public Ticketing program.



He also warned that the organisation continues to "strongly advise the public to steer clear of other websites, including www.globalticketservice.com and www.worldticketshop.com, which have been giving the impression that they can provide valid tickets for ICC CWC 2007.”



“ICC CWC WI 2007 Inc. will not be held accountable for tickets purchased from unofficial sources should they not be valid for entry to a CWC venue,” Price added.

Officials are hoping that more than 100,000 fans will attend the event that runs from March 13 to April 28, 2007. The first match of the tournament will take place on Tuesday March 13 at the newly renovated Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica between the West Indies and Pakistan in Group D.

Fifty-one matches will take place over 47 days in eight countries. Almost all of the countries are building new stadiums for the event. - Hardbeatnews.com