I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED IN NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE TEXAS TECH TICKETS (TIX) FOR MY FAMILY FOR THIS SATURDAY’S FOOTBALL GAME. THE UMASS (MASSACHUSETTS) MINUTEMEN ARE GOING TO LUBBOCK TO PLAY OUR RED RAIDERS. ANYWAY, I MANAGED TO SCORE SOME VERY, VERY INEXPENSIVE TECH TIX ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO RIGHT WHEN I BOUGHT TIX FOR THE SMU MUSTANGS GAME. NOW THAT OUR BELOVED RED RAIDERS ARE ON A WIN-STREAK AND HAVE BROKEN THE TOP 10 (AP POLL), THE DEMAND FOR TIX HAS RISEN SO MUCH THAT THEY ARE SOLD OUT AT THE TECH TICKET OFFICE AND THEIR ONLINE TICKET HOUSE. TO ADD, THE TIX ARE NOW A HOT COMMODITY ON THE VARIOUS WEB SITES THAT CATER TO PPL LOOKING FOR SPORTING EVENT TIX. SOME HAVE ONLY ONE TICKET TO SELL, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT NONSENSE? I AM GOING TO LIST THE NUMEROUS SITES I SEARCHED AND WHAT I DISCOVERED. TRUE TO THEIR REPUTATION, STUB HUB WAS THE ONLY ONE WHERE ONE COULD ACTUALLY PURCHASE MULTIPLE TIX FOR A DECENT PRICE.
MY GRIPE WITH THE ATHLETIC WORLD, NOT JUST WITH OUR FAVORITE UNIVERSITY (TECH), BUT WITH ALL UNIVERSITIES AND EVEN THE PROS IS THAT THEY WANT NEW STADIUMS AND WHEN THEY GET THEM, IT IS WE THE FANS WHO SUFFER AND END UP ACTUALLY FOOTING THE BILL DUE TO THE HIGH TICKET PRICES. REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER BONDS END UP GETTING PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CONSTITUENTS OF SAID TOWNS/CITIES WHICH LAY lSCHOOLS, ETC…END UP GETTING RICH. I WON’T EVEN MENTION WHAT PSL’S ARE GOING FOR. AND THAT IS NOT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF THE ACTUAL TIX. THE PSL CONCEPT IS A JOKE FOR THE FANS, BUT AN INDIRECT PLOY FOR THE OWNERS TO RIP US OFF.
ANYWAY, HERE IS HOW THINGS WENT AWRY WHEN I TRIED TO LOCATE TIX FOR THIS SATURDAY’S GAME, I AM LISTING IT PER WEB SITE AND RESPECTIVE DATA (costs, location, etc…):
EXTRATIX.COM…HAD ONLY 1 TICKET IN SECTION 120 @ $65
FINDTICKETSFAST.COM…1 TICKETS, SECT. 120 FOR DISCOUNTED PRICE (SO THEY THINK) @ $44
ONLINESEATS.COM…1 TICKET, SECT. 120 @ $50
STUBHUB.COM…4 TICKETS, SECT. 120 @ $ 79 (WOW, I GUESS THEY CHARGED MORE BECAUSE THEY HAD MORE TIX TO SELL)
THESEATS.COM…1 TICKET, SECT. 120 @ $50
TICKETCITY.COM…1 TICKET, SECT. 120 @ $40
TICKETLIQUIDATOR.COM…1 TICKET, SECT. 120 @ $44
TICKETLUCK.COM…1 TICKET, SECT. 120 @ $ 43
BARRYSTICKETS.COM…THEIR SITE WAS TOO SLOW, THE SERVER TIMED OUT SO I GAVE UP
CHEAPTICKETS.COM…SOLD OUT
TICKETSTOGO.COM…SOLD OUT
IT SEEMS SO UNCANNY HOW THESE VARIOUS WEB SITES HAD JUST ONE TICKET TO SELL. I COULD NEVER FIND OUT WHICH SEAT EACH SITE HAD TO SELL; THIS INFO COULD ONLY BE OBTAINED ONCE THE BUYER PLACED THE ORDER OR ACTUALLY WHEN A MEMBERSHIP WAS FILLED OUT. I WONDER IF IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE SAME SEAT BEING SOLD AT EACH TICKET HOUSE. IT WOULDN’T SURPRISE ME ONE BIT.
MY GRIPE WITH THE ATHLETIC WORLD, NOT JUST WITH OUR FAVORITE UNIVERSITY (TECH), BUT WITH ALL UNIVERSITIES AND EVEN THE PROS IS THAT THEY WANT NEW STADIUMS AND WHEN THEY GET THEM, IT IS WE THE FANS WHO SUFFER AND END UP ACTUALLY FOOTING THE BILL DUE TO THE HIGH TICKET PRICES. REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER BONDS END UP GETTING PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CONSTITUENTS OF SAID TOWNS/CITIES WHICH LAY lSCHOOLS, ETC…END UP GETTING RICH. I WON’T EVEN MENTION WHAT PSL’S ARE GOING FOR. AND THAT IS NOT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF THE ACTUAL TIX. THE PSL CONCEPT IS A JOKE FOR THE FANS, BUT AN INDIRECT PLOY FOR THE OWNERS TO RIP US OFF.
ANYWAY, HERE IS HOW THINGS WENT AWRY WHEN I TRIED TO LOCATE TIX FOR THIS SATURDAY’S GAME, I AM LISTING IT PER WEB SITE AND RESPECTIVE DATA (costs, location, etc…):
EXTRATIX.COM…HAD ONLY 1 TICKET IN SECTION 120 @ $65
FINDTICKETSFAST.COM…1 TICKETS, SECT. 120 FOR DISCOUNTED PRICE (SO THEY THINK) @ $44
ONLINESEATS.COM…1 TICKET, SECT. 120 @ $50
STUBHUB.COM…4 TICKETS, SECT. 120 @ $ 79 (WOW, I GUESS THEY CHARGED MORE BECAUSE THEY HAD MORE TIX TO SELL)
THESEATS.COM…1 TICKET, SECT. 120 @ $50
TICKETCITY.COM…1 TICKET, SECT. 120 @ $40
TICKETLIQUIDATOR.COM…1 TICKET, SECT. 120 @ $44
TICKETLUCK.COM…1 TICKET, SECT. 120 @ $ 43
BARRYSTICKETS.COM…THEIR SITE WAS TOO SLOW, THE SERVER TIMED OUT SO I GAVE UP
CHEAPTICKETS.COM…SOLD OUT
TICKETSTOGO.COM…SOLD OUT
IT SEEMS SO UNCANNY HOW THESE VARIOUS WEB SITES HAD JUST ONE TICKET TO SELL. I COULD NEVER FIND OUT WHICH SEAT EACH SITE HAD TO SELL; THIS INFO COULD ONLY BE OBTAINED ONCE THE BUYER PLACED THE ORDER OR ACTUALLY WHEN A MEMBERSHIP WAS FILLED OUT. I WONDER IF IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE SAME SEAT BEING SOLD AT EACH TICKET HOUSE. IT WOULDN’T SURPRISE ME ONE BIT.
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