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Topic subjectI read you can't actually buy tickets until like 45 days before the game
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2708514, I read you can't actually buy tickets until like 45 days before the game
Posted by Hitokiri, Fri Dec-06-19 10:24 AM
So... ???

>especially for Chelsea/City. If you don't have a ticket by
>now for that game you're not getting one for face value via
>conventional methods. There is no way.
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>The one perk the membership does give you is access to the
>Chelsea ticket exchange (the general public cannot access
>this). Members who have previously purchased tickets but can't
>attend put their tickets on the exchange. But you'll be
>fighting thousands of other members without a ticket for those
>random scraps. The odds of getting a ticket to that particular
>match is very slim.
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>>I'm gonna be in London when Chelsea play City at the Bride.
>A
>>friend told me that he bought a year-long Arsenal membership
>>so that he could get tickets to a game while he was there.
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>If you're willing to shell out $$$$ for the experience, you'll
>have to go through a website like seatsbay.com or
>livefootballtickets.com. I used Seatsbay. Ended up being
>around $160 USD/ticket after markup fees for Chelsea/West Ham
>(will be more for Chelsea/City). It was a weird experience as
>you can't select your seat (you can only select the section)
>and I didn't actually receive my tickets until matchday at the
>box office. Not gonna lie, I was a little nervous as the
>process was unlike anything I've experience before. But true
>to their word I received an email 24 hours before the game
>with ticket pickup info. They can also ship the tickets to a
>location in London 2-3 days before the match, but that was not
>a possibility in my situation.
>
>Despite the price tag it ended up working out great. Tickets
>were under my name at the box office and the seats were great.
>I also received a Chelsea membership for 2019/2020 that
>apparently was part of the overall fee (and allowed them to
>have the tickets in my name).
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