Ticketmaster breaks its own rules
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Ticketmaster breaks its own rules
If someone could explain the consistency of the ticketmaster seat sales at ES I'd appreciate as it seems to change week to week.
Yesterday at 315pm I went up to the Ticketmaster ticket sales booth and asked if someone wanted to sit next to me could they buy a premium ticket for the match.
His response was "Well Aisle 38 is in the members section, so no, the best I can offer is Aisles 41 & 43" Fair enough so my frinds went up to the nose bleeds Level 3.
But lo and behold we go to our reserved member seats in Aisle 38 to find we're surrounded by Crows supporters in the seats I was trying to buy 30 mins beforehand and had been knocked back by Ticketmaster.
So I asked the nice and polite Crows supporter sitting next to my seat how he'd got the tickets and his response was that he'd bought them through the internet on the Wednesday and this were the seats allocated.
Hmmmmm, no I can't, yes they can. buy these seats. Any explainations out there from anyone in the know?
And to top the day off, the somewhat generous aisle attendent was allowing those without any purchased seat tickets to walk into Aisle 38 & 39 and sit in the empty seats.
Fair dinkum, I'm prepared to stand on principal about how much we've paid for those seats, but when the aisle attendents show no sense of how much we've paid what do you do then?
Yesterday at 315pm I went up to the Ticketmaster ticket sales booth and asked if someone wanted to sit next to me could they buy a premium ticket for the match.
His response was "Well Aisle 38 is in the members section, so no, the best I can offer is Aisles 41 & 43" Fair enough so my frinds went up to the nose bleeds Level 3.
But lo and behold we go to our reserved member seats in Aisle 38 to find we're surrounded by Crows supporters in the seats I was trying to buy 30 mins beforehand and had been knocked back by Ticketmaster.
So I asked the nice and polite Crows supporter sitting next to my seat how he'd got the tickets and his response was that he'd bought them through the internet on the Wednesday and this were the seats allocated.
Hmmmmm, no I can't, yes they can. buy these seats. Any explainations out there from anyone in the know?
And to top the day off, the somewhat generous aisle attendent was allowing those without any purchased seat tickets to walk into Aisle 38 & 39 and sit in the empty seats.
Fair dinkum, I'm prepared to stand on principal about how much we've paid for those seats, but when the aisle attendents show no sense of how much we've paid what do you do then?
I wonder about it too. Aisle 40 we had a couple of Cats supporters behind us a couple of weeks ago: fair enough- I understand that all spare seats including those unsold in reserved seating areas are sold to the general public for fully ticketed games. I'll cop that. But this week the same seats were occupied by Crows supporters. (Quite loud and obnoxious in the first quarter but they soon shut up). I can't remember who, if anyone usually sits there, so I was wondering if ticketmaster are selling these or if whoever "owns" them just keeps giving them away.
My older daughter couldn't be there this week, and my other daughter's boyfriend came to the game, but even though we had a spare seat they went and sat on L3, meaning we actually had two seats empty. We did it this way because i don't think its fair for those around us to have to accommodate an opposition supporter. So I felt a bit ripped off having other crows supporters sitting there.
My older daughter couldn't be there this week, and my other daughter's boyfriend came to the game, but even though we had a spare seat they went and sat on L3, meaning we actually had two seats empty. We did it this way because i don't think its fair for those around us to have to accommodate an opposition supporter. So I felt a bit ripped off having other crows supporters sitting there.
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I think you should leave teachers out of this.ozrulestrace wrote:Fair dinkum, I'm prepared to stand on principal about how much we've paid for those seats, but when the aisle attendents show no sense of how much we've paid what do you do then?
Its my understanding that seats among yearly reserved seat holders are only sold if all other reserved seats are already gone. Clearly with all the empty seating behind the goals at the Adelaide end that wasnt the case...
Ill sus it out
Just on Aisle attendants..we had a great guy in L3 35 ...really took the time to check everyones ticket properly and ensured that only reserved seat holders sat in reserved seat areas!!!
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Just on Aisle attendants..we had a great guy in L3 35 ...really took the time to check everyones ticket properly and ensured that only reserved seat holders sat in reserved seat areas!!!
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As long as the invited guest is mindful of the fact they're in a st kilda members area - I really don't think the vast majority would have minded one way or the other.SaintDebi wrote: We did it this way because i don't think its fair for those around us to have to accommodate an opposition supporter. So I felt a bit ripped off having other crows supporters sitting there.
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Well done that man !!!saint66au wrote: Just on Aisle attendants..we had a great guy in L3 35 ...really took the time to check everyones ticket properly and ensured that only reserved seat holders sat in reserved seat areas!!!
I must remember to buy him a pie if I a ever up that way .
Doh !!!! Forgot ,, I am going to boycott the food places due to their service or lack there of and smuggle my own in.
What will be next from this club ?
If you cant get L3 seating on the TM site its prolly not a good sign..but I'll make a call tomorrow and see what the story isohwhenthesaints! wrote:Another query re: ticketmaster....
I realise that the match against the bulldogs is not fully ticketed, though for the past week I have been trying to book some level three seating for a group of us to go....has GA been sold out as yet does anyone know?
Bear in mind theres only the front 6 rows of 7-8 bays on each side of the ground that are available to reserve
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Thanks, worse case I will pay $17....though not paying anything will suit be better. I guess I could risk getting there at 5.30 and get in, but it's going to be a big matchsaint66au wrote:If you cant get L3 seating on the TM site its prolly not a good sign..but I'll make a call tomorrow and see what the story isohwhenthesaints! wrote:Another query re: ticketmaster....
I realise that the match against the bulldogs is not fully ticketed, though for the past week I have been trying to book some level three seating for a group of us to go....has GA been sold out as yet does anyone know?
Bear in mind theres only the front 6 rows of 7-8 bays on each side of the ground that are available to reserve
It was the same on Level 1, Aisle 36.
We pay a lot of money for our seats (like the rest of you) and this season we seem to have a spare seat next to us. You pay enough for a SC membership as it is so if we're going to be sat next to an opposition supporter for the rest of the season as we have for the previous two matches we'll forget about the reserved seats next year and sit in the Social Club area.
Are you able to mention this next time you speak to the ticketing representative at the stadium saint66au?
I'm happy to ring the club but it might be more effective going straight to the ticketing manager, especially if you were going to make a call anyway.
We pay a lot of money for our seats (like the rest of you) and this season we seem to have a spare seat next to us. You pay enough for a SC membership as it is so if we're going to be sat next to an opposition supporter for the rest of the season as we have for the previous two matches we'll forget about the reserved seats next year and sit in the Social Club area.
Are you able to mention this next time you speak to the ticketing representative at the stadium saint66au?
I'm happy to ring the club but it might be more effective going straight to the ticketing manager, especially if you were going to make a call anyway.
I think that you're probably right. Especially as those around us are a really good bunch of people. But I just feel that its the respectful thing to do.benengel14 wrote:As long as the invited guest is mindful of the fact they're in a st kilda members area - I really don't think the vast majority would have minded one way or the other.SaintDebi wrote: We did it this way because i don't think its fair for those around us to have to accommodate an opposition supporter. So I felt a bit ripped off having other crows supporters sitting there.
As Sainter 35 points out, we all pay good money for these seats, and one of the selling points is "enjoy the game surrounded by fellow Saints supporters".
I would not expect my guest to enjoy the game if he was not able to cheer his team, and perhaps knock ours at times.
We brought this same guest to the Cats game and he sat with us then, but I felt that was different as he wasn't supporting the opposition.
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Yes, if you want tickets for saturday night , please buy aisle 31 row K, 6-9.
Had Crows behind us ( following the Cats 2 weeks ago).
And those obnoxious woman in about row H aisle 32....when she gave them a standing ovation at qtr time, I thought this could get ugly. Luckily the saints did their job, she shut up and left!!!!!
Had Crows behind us ( following the Cats 2 weeks ago).
And those obnoxious woman in about row H aisle 32....when she gave them a standing ovation at qtr time, I thought this could get ugly. Luckily the saints did their job, she shut up and left!!!!!
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Just spoke To ESsaint66au wrote:If you cant get L3 seating on the TM site its prolly not a good sign..but I'll make a call tomorrow and see what the story isohwhenthesaints! wrote:Another query re: ticketmaster....
I realise that the match against the bulldogs is not fully ticketed, though for the past week I have been trying to book some level three seating for a group of us to go....has GA been sold out as yet does anyone know?
Bear in mind theres only the front 6 rows of 7-8 bays on each side of the ground that are available to reserve
The front 6 rows of ALL level 3 bays will be reserved seating on Saturday night..not just the Wing areas...and there are a couple of thousand still left.
ES are catering for a crowd of 50,000
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