My bank only charges 3%Originally Posted by The Dunster
Assuming it is 3 x Cat 1 in the PMA
US$525 = AUD$584
going off the exchange rate of US$1 = AUD$1.11 which it is now at 1700hrs 14-2-14
Add on your 3% foreign transaction $15>>$18 and your closer to $600 and nowhere near the $654 billed
This shit now driving me up the wall.
Got no idea what I am getting
I got that email for both non-PMA (email Feb 5th) and PMA (email dated Feb 11th). A few days ago, you couldn't login to the non-PMA, when you were able to log in to that account, people started getting notified. At the moment you can't log in to PMA, so I'm 99% sure it isn't your PMA (not to say you haven't got Australian tickets since you applied through both ways).
As for bank commission, mine doesn't charge me anything for an online transaction, so if you're copping 8% get out of that shit.
*Source - I used to work in the Visa industry
Having not fully read my CC account details I recall seeing 3% foreign currency conversion so I ain't anywhere near 8%. Whether or not this applies to internet transactions I at this time have NFI. From my previous purchases I would hazard a guess that I ain't getting stung anything at all as it seems to be pretty close to the exchange rate most of the time.
I could also be mistaken/confused with my rate for being supplied foreign cash exchange etc.
This whole shit driving me up the wall. It is almost like seeing an item under the XMAS tree you wanted a couple of days before XMAS and you don't know yet if Santa has given you the kick arse bike with all the bells and whistles you wanted or gave you a bike that is still a bike but not the one you had your heart set on. The ****ing suspense
These guys organising these ticket ballots are hopeless.
6 days since they took my money and they can't yet send an Email out or open up the FIFA portal so you can see what you got. FFS
They have even at the last minute set back the opening of the PMA Portal until 24 Feb despite it meant to be open overnight.
HSG Ought to employ these blokes as they will fit in well in Newy
I Struggle to understand how hard this shit is?? I don't understand why everyone needed nearly 8 ****ing weeks to put in a request FFS If your going you would have accomplished this between Dec 8 and the end of 2013 If you had to. Wouldn't it have been better spent allowing more time between when the draw closes to get the Draw done swiftly and with as few complications as possible than having an 8 week submission period??
FFS Employ some ****ing Germans to run it FIFA
Yeah it's a ****ing nightmare. Pisses me off they've moved the PMA Portal re-opening date back too. How the **** are people expected to book shit without tickets? We've just taken a chance and booked flights and accommodation under the assumption we'll get tickets to Aus games.
****ing morons
I have booked flights and accommodation regardless. I am taking 3k as a TICKET FUND minus whatever I have taken out from the PMA and the $656 I have already coughed up. The only game I have concerns with getting tickets to will be the Rio QF (not staying in Brazil for Semis/Final) .
Everything else I will back myself to pick up in Brazil if I can't get them in the remaining FIFA Circus Draws.
The organisation of this shit is disgraceful.
Have also heard that people who were knocked back by their credit cards that FIFA are gonna try and have another lash at them again in the next 5 days so that too me indicates it may still be another week before we find out what we got. FFS How hard is it???
FIFA has taken money off me for the Category 2 France v Honduras tickets I requested. I've got Category 1 tickets to the 3 Socceroos games + round of 16 if we make it (lol) so that QF in Rio is all I'm wanting now... probably just turn up on the day and see how I go.
Demand for that game is gonna be the greatest outside of the Opening Game Semis and Final
Best of luck as I think there are gonna be quite a few trying to do what you aim to achieve
How do you know what game has been charged to you? Did you only apply for that 1 game via the individual match tickets option? Or can you log in to your account and check?
Also MFKS, from what I gathered, you could only apply for one set of tickets (Individual Match tickets or Team Specific Tickets) to the one match. If your were succcussful for 2 sets of tickets, they can cancel both applications. Could be wrong but.
****s from the FIFA Ticketing Centre just sent me an email.
Thought you ****ing beauty lets see what we got.
You can imagine the disgust when I open it to find out the ****s have mass bombarded everyone with the news the First Come First Served is on the 12th March
FFS Faaarrrken
Yeah I've got bugger all chance I know but it will still be good to be around the stadium and soak up the atmosphere
Only applied for the one game. 100% success rate so far!
Umm you will get tickets depending on how much you are prepared to pay. I will be trying to achieve the same thing if I don't get tickets in the draw/through FIFA and the demand from others will also be high. Just be prepared to spend big and anything less than what you set as a limit will be a bonus
I'm adamant I will be there as it may well be the only time I have a chance to watch a game in the Maracana as I am gonna try to get tickets for the Belo Horizante 2nd rd game involving Group A Winner assuming Brazil vs runner up Chile Socceroos!!! Spain Dutch which clashes on the other Maracana opportunity for me.
Seeing Brazil play in a World Cup on home soil is too good of an opportunity to pass up
Portals Open boys
Got
Brasila 2nd Rd Cat 1
Honduras V Equador Cat 1
Socceroos V Netherlands Cat 1
Missed out on
Rio QF
Sao Paulo 2nd Rd
Socceroos V chile
Socceroos V Spain
Hopefully the PMA will sort out the other 2 for us
Yeah that's the thing. I could easily go on viagogo or some rip off site and pay $1000 a ticket but I'm not that keen!
Just got email confirmation from FIFA that I got the France v Honduras tickets. I'm pretty happy with my haul!
Congrats. Although, no offence, but **** that pisses me off that you applied for australian tickets via PMA and general ballot and didn't have them rejected. Not your fault obviously, but FIFA claiming they would reject both applications if people did this, and they obviously haven't. I'm pinning all my hopes on the PMA now because I didn't apply for Aussie tickets in the general ballot....
Got France v Honduras too, so at least I'll be seeing one game
Whether I broke any sort of rule was not through intent. I tried sticking to what understanding I had of the process and stuck to my 7 match FIFA limit.
I actually was interested in applying for other matches in the Ballot but still stuck true to my 7 matches. I may have a spare for the Holland game if I get one in the PMA and will happily off load it at COST to a fellow Aussie in need.
As for the rule breaking going on in this whatever crime I have done is equivalent to jaywalking when Rape and murder is going on. Some of the crap going on is a joke. This delivery fee means If I had of though of it earlier I could have put multiple applications in under the name of my mum dad brother in law sisters etc and had the tickets delivered to them despite these people having no intent to apply let alone go. Add in the number of applications here people have put one request under 4 names with some of the names dodgy.
Actually the whole thing is a farce on all accounts.
Find it ridiculous that the FFA have no control over the PMA like a few other NT feds do. As a paid up member of a HAL side who also attends Socceroos games you would think I would have some preference in the PMA over others who don't support the game in this country and are more interested in going on the Fanatics Tour just to get pissed and party hard in Brazil.
Seems ridiculous that people in this country who contribute to the game whether as a spectator player ref official coach etc are on equal terms with someone who does nothing for the code
Only got
2 x Match 20 - Australia v Netherlands - Porto Alegre
Category 1
Which isnt too bad.
Missed out on Italy v England, Aus v Spain, Germany v USA and a Quater final game in Rio.
Didnt apply for PMA because I was under the impression you ahd to choose one or the other.
Hopefully I pick up some more tickets in the next rounds.
Yeah, the whole thing is just so poorly organised.
If I had have known that I wouldn't have an application rejected I would have done the exact same thing as yourself.
Totally agree on the point FFA should have had some say in it. Like yourself, I'm a Jets member, joined that my football family thing YEARS ago to get early preferences on Socceroos games, been to heaps of qualifiers, have played for 20 or so seasons, and yeah, same chance as some bloke with the Fanatics turning up in his Wallabies jersey (saw someone like this in South Africa) doing the "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie" chant ffs
I'm just pissed I probably won't get Aus tix.
I still may have issues particularly if I get one in the PMA to the Dutch game and have 2 tickets on the same name same passport same Credit card etc to the same game when I go to pick them up in Rio.
I ain't in the clear yet and this does concern me
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