Are these tickets genuine?

[185]

This one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Manchester-to-London-train-ticket-return-5th-May/112362244829
Zoom the photo up.

Top ticket is a funny shape.
Bottom of it is narrower - - than the top of the bottom ticket.

Remind of some fake CDRs found last year Manchester-Liverpool, which were of spot on quality, but slightly wrong paperstock.

 

[AlterEgo]

Those two have the same coupon number 94340....hmmm!

 

[MattK]

Those two have the same coupon number 94340....hmmm!

An out and return portion of ticket will have the same ticket number. These were printed from a machine at Manchester Piccadilly.

 

[Tetchytyke]

An out and return portion of ticket will have the same ticket number.

The coupon number is also identical, and normally wouldn't be?

 

[Gareth Marston]

The ticket numbers are fine what's got my interest is why they (and others) have been deliberately staged so as to hide their date and time printed. There being deliberatly kept out of view. why?

 

[bolli]

This one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Manchester-to-London-train-ticket-return-5th-May/112362244829
Zoom the photo up.

Top ticket is a funny shape.
Bottom of it is narrower - - than the top of the bottom ticket.

Remind of some fake CDRs found last year Manchester-Liverpool, which were of spot on quality, but slightly wrong paperstock.

Isn't the NLC code digits 5-8 of the long number? NLC 1755 doesn't exist, which suggests the ticket might not actually be genuine.

 

[AlterEgo]

Isn't the NLC code digits 5-8 of the long number? NLC 1755 doesn't exist, which suggests the ticket might not actually be genuine.

1755 does exist. It's Manchester SST.

 

[AlterEgo]

An out and return portion of ticket will have the same ticket number. These were printed from a machine at Manchester Piccadilly.

I know, but the point is it's an apparently wholly unused ticket, unlike the other tickets we saw which seem to be randoms from a job lot.

 

[bb21]

The coupon number is also identical, and normally wouldn't be?

OUT and RTN will have the same coupon number. Reservation will not.

 

[bb21]

6 being available is *very* suspicious.

I couldn't see a "report this to eBay" link, quite surprised.

It's along the Description and Postage and payments bit, Neil.

 

[furlong]

Ebay says very straightfowardly:

The sale of all UK train tickets (including Eurostar tickets) by unauthorised persons is not permitted under the railway bylaws, made under Section 46 of the Railways Act 2005.

Allowed
Listings for train tickets by an authorised person (someone acting in the course of his or her duties who is an employee or agent of the relevant train operator, or any other person authorised by the train operator or a person operating any railway assets. You must make it clear in the listing that you are authorised to sell train tickets.

Not allowed
Any UK train tickets unless you are an authorised seller as described above.

 

[Paul Kelly]

The coupon number is also identical, and normally wouldn't be?

Entirely normal for the out and return portions of the same ticket to have the same ticket number; it would look dodgy if they didn't.

 

[Tetchytyke]

OUT and RTN will have the same coupon number. Reservation will not.

I stand corrected.

Most of the others don't have the same coupon number