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| A man has got tickets to events on every day but one of the 2012 Olympics, by purchasing them through official sellers in other European countries. | A man has got tickets to events on every day but one of the 2012 Olympics, by purchasing them through official sellers in other European countries. |
| Patrick Winterbottom, 43, from Maidenhead, got some of his tickets from the official UK London 2012 site. | Patrick Winterbottom, 43, from Maidenhead, got some of his tickets from the official UK London 2012 site. |
| But he managed to get other tickets from official vendors in Poland, Iceland and the Czech Republic. | But he managed to get other tickets from official vendors in Poland, Iceland and the Czech Republic. |
| Mr Winterbottom, who will take his family to the events, said: "We're very excited." | Mr Winterbottom, who will take his family to the events, said: "We're very excited." |
| He said he had most success on the official Polish site, where he got tickets to four of the rowing finals and an evening of athletics. | He said he had most success on the official Polish site, where he got tickets to four of the rowing finals and an evening of athletics. |
| The father of two children, aged 10 and 13, said he had got about £4,000 of tickets. | |
| 'Very excited' | 'Very excited' |
| He bid for £3,700 worth of tickets on the official UK site and got £700 worth - for hockey, rowing and the football finals. | |
| But he said: "When I got less than 20% of what we applied for on the official site, I was disappointed and started looking around." | But he said: "When I got less than 20% of what we applied for on the official site, I was disappointed and started looking around." |
| "My main frustration was seeing the money go out of my account and having to wait a month not knowing what had been allocated." | "My main frustration was seeing the money go out of my account and having to wait a month not knowing what had been allocated." |
| The man who works in marketing, said the tickets on the European sites were slightly more expensive - with the sites charging around 20% more than the official British site. | The man who works in marketing, said the tickets on the European sites were slightly more expensive - with the sites charging around 20% more than the official British site. |
| "I was most pleased to get rowing tickets. My daughter rows, so I was very keen to take her to see that event." | "I was most pleased to get rowing tickets. My daughter rows, so I was very keen to take her to see that event." |
| "We're very excited. I went to see the Games in Athens seven years ago and thought they were fantastic." | "We're very excited. I went to see the Games in Athens seven years ago and thought they were fantastic." |
| "I've booked two weeks off work," he added. | "I've booked two weeks off work," he added. |
| London 2012 said UK residents were entitled to apply for tickets through official sellers in other European countries. | London 2012 said UK residents were entitled to apply for tickets through official sellers in other European countries. |
| Have you managed to get tickets through official sellers in other European countries? Send us your comments using the form below. | Have you managed to get tickets through official sellers in other European countries? Send us your comments using the form below. |