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ski train

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:56:48 GMT

:(does anyone know how or where I can offload 4 x rail tickets ashford/moutier which we have purchased for 1/2 term 2010 and now find we cannot use - long story ! Eurostar will not give us a refund and so we are stuck with tickets that will not be used and cost us more than a grand !

Re:ski train

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:07:31 GMT

Provided they are transferrable (at a fee I guess?) then stick them on eBay nearer the time... the half-term snow trains sell out fast so you'll likely get a good price for them.

HTH,

Re:ski train

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:32:01 GMT

that's the rub, ebay do not allow you to sell rail tickets on their site. The tickets are not transferrable but do not show any names or id on them. If you call Eurostar they will say the train is booked but I know they are going to have 4 empty seats !
I thought of putting an ad on the ski club website but just wondered if anyone knows of any other similar sites that might work.

Re:ski train

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 23:19:37 GMT

Can you claim on yourinsurance?

Re:ski train

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:24:38 GMT

I purchased with a credit card so that is a possibility i guess but not sure the true reason for the problem will wash with them - to cut a long story short we have a large party going at half term and one family purchased tickets in error for us as well as themselves - crazy but it happened! I have eurostar tickets which are printed with our names on so we will use them. The additional tickets were purchased thru Rail Europe. They are Eurostar tickets on the same train but believe it or not they do not have any names on them so in my book they could be used by someone else.

Re:ski train

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:42:20 GMT

Do you mean 2010 !!!!!!! cant beleive the train for then is sold out , 2009 .......well then thats different

Re:ski train

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:45:03 GMT

keith philpott wrote:Do you mean 2010 !!!!!!! cant beleive the train for then is sold out , 2009 .......well then thats different

He will mean February half term 2010, which is a peak week and not actually very far away (in terms of booking a holiday anyway)

Re:ski train

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:48:16 GMT

Just realised the same as I pushed the button !!! because we are going away end of Oct I just assumed he meant then , doh....................................

Just a thought

Why cant you E Bay train tickets , people E Bay concert tickets

Re:ski train

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:48:59 GMT

yep 2010 - I called Eurostar at 09.15hrs the day the tickets came on sale (July 7) by 10.00 am they were sold out

Re:ski train

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:21:49 GMT

we placed an ad on ebay and almost immediately received a message saying they were pulling the ad - the reason given was:
Under the Railways Act 2005, the sale of train tickets (including vouchers, tokens, and Eurostar tickets) by unauthorised persons is not permitted in the UK ?
Looking at this now, maybe I should try again but this time avoid the use of words like Eurostar, Ski Train etc - will be a bland ad, but hey (!) I need to sell them