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Extended window for Tokyo Olympic ticket applications closes

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Wow thanks. A full 12 hours extension, during a regular working day.

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How much more of an extension should they have given? Not like people had plenty of notice for the deadline, it's their own fault if they decided to wait until the last minute to put in their bid.

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The extension was helpful. I had a question whether the tickets were transferrable to non-residents living outside Japan so we could sit together instead of buying tickets in separate countries and not being able to sit together. It took a while for them to email back but finally they did and said that yes it was OK to do. I just can't scalp the tickets for a profit. No, I did not wait until the last moment to put in my bid. I think a lot of people bid with two different ID's and will probably sell their duplicate tickets back to the Olympics, so there will be seats available when the first come first serve becomes available in the Fall. So no worries if you didn't get enough time to put in a bid for the lottery.

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Ha - hooktrunk2, was there any need to type 75% of your message as most of what you've said are prohibited actions VERY clearly stated on the website. There are, and are always be plenty of tickets if you are patient anyway.

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I think a lot of people bid with two different ID's and will probably sell their duplicate tickets back to the Olympics, so there will be seats available when the first come first serve becomes available in the Fall. So no worries if you didn't get enough time to put in a bid for the lottery.

In my experience applying for World sporting events such as the Olympics and World Cup, they use the same system of first having a lottery then a first come first serve system months later. The lottery is the easiest way to get tickets and you will probably only get a few of what you ordered. The first come first serve portion is next to impossible because millions will be accessing at the same time. The best way to fill up on tickets is like next June or July when people decide to start giving up their tickets because they can't get a hotel or have other plans. You can check the site anytime and tickets will always be popping up.

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I'm also very sure that since in this ticket round you HAVE to pay for everything that you might win, there will be a LOT of people who will decide its too much outlay and just let the tickets go. I'm sure you have all read the small print. For this round of tickets it will have less to do with unavailability of Hotels or other plans rather more simple economics at the end of the day. Ticket prices are steep for the major events, more than I think most expected but I have no doubt that they will sell out eventually.

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