Ticketing for Rd 05 vs Hawthorn

[defuture15 900]

Hi Daisy

I think I have it worked out.

One option was an upgrade was $0 when I added it to a child 

It is a shame I have bought my ticket but cannot see how this system is workable.

Happy that others seem to have no problem but it's like trying to booking finals tickets for me.

[daisycutter 29,737]

2 minutes ago, defuture15 said:

Hi Daisy

I think I have it worked out.

One option was an upgrade was $0 when I added it to a child 

It is a shame I have bought my ticket but cannot see how this system is workable.

Happy that others seem to have no problem but it's like trying to booking finals tickets for me.

good for you

it's certainly a confusing interface that easily leads one down the wrong path.

i lost 2 hours i'll never recover

let us know if you got your $0 tickets (by now you will probably end up on top level ponsford)

p.s. with multiple barcodes just select only 1 for each barcode

[poita 3,902]

20 minutes ago, defuture15 said:

I am going to that part. It shows the $0 options. You select them and they ask for payment. It's exactly the way JTR describes except for the end result!

Does it actually require you to make a payment, or just click the payment icon? You are making a payment of $0, so there is no issue with selecting this.

[Jaded No More 68,973]

1 hour ago, JTR said:

Yep, same. It wasn't hard. I really don't understand what all the confusion is about.

Normally the process is very smooth.

Today I selected 'Melbourne allocation 1', thinking well yep, I am a H&A reserved seat member that makes sense (and it is our replacement game), and then it told me I owe $207 (5 tickets). So I tried again under general admin, and all went smoothly, until it died and said 'something went wrong with your payment' (which was $0?!). It took 3 tries for it to work today, whereas normally I am in and out in 2 minutes.

Anyway, my beef is that there is absolutely no reason to be allocated seats on level 4 behind the goals for a game that will barely attract 40,000 people. 

I don't think I'll bother going to away games this year, although I pay an arm and a leg to get free entry to them. I prefer to watch on  TV than be stuck up in the heavens behind the goals. 

[dl4e 5,851]

2 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Normally the process is very smooth.

Today I selected 'Melbourne allocation 1', thinking well yep, I am a H&A reserved seat member that makes sense (and it is our replacement game), and then it told me I owe $207 (5 tickets). So I tried again under general admin, and all went smoothly, until it died and said 'something went wrong with your payment' (which was $0?!). It took 3 tries for it to work today, whereas normally I am in and out in 2 minutes.

Anyway, my beef is that there is absolutely no reason to be allocated seats on level 4 behind the goals for a game that will barely attract 40,000 people. 

I don't think I'll bother going to away games this year, although I pay an arm and a leg to get free entry to them. I prefer to watch on  TV than be stuck up in the heavens behind the goals. 

This is a joke. Some one txt me their seat and it came up with the seat I had previously booked ??????? Then shared it so got tickitek mesage but you can't do anything with the message and my original txt from tickitek disappeared from my phone ??????.

I need a very strong drink.

[Dee Zephyr 19,268]

Just heard on radio there is a chance of going 100% capacity by Anzac Eve, all depending on trialling some new format this weekend with the ticketing agencies. Health Department to make a call as early as next Monday possibly.

Edited April 14, 2021 by Dee Zephyr

[Bates Mate 4,510]

Worse than trying to get finals tickets in 2018, for a round 5 game that with be under 50% capacity. What a debacle

Edited April 14, 2021 by Bates Mate

[Dee Zephyr 19,268]

2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

i tried that too, but no luck. i've just wasted over an hour going backwards and forwards

what a [censored] joke

anyone got through to club re this?

I got through to someone at the club daisy and he assured me scanning junior tickets won’t be a problem as the MCG staff are well aware and understanding of the ticketing problems encountered by supporters. 

Edited April 14, 2021 by Dee Zephyr

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,294]

Yep no joy for me today, tried to purchase GA with my recriprical game entitlement with 2 juniors and want to charge $90, should be 10 bucks. Will try again tonight 

[Diamond_Jim 12,627]

8 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Just heard on radio there is a chance of going 100% capacity by Anzac Eve, all depending on trialling some new format this weekend with the ticketing agencies. Health Department to make a call as early as next Monday possibly.

the new system isn't rocket science and is being trialed for a couple of games this weekend.

All it is that if you buy five tickets you have to put in contact details for all five and not just yourself as the buyer

[DubDee 26,117]

My mate was buying tix as a non-member just now.  selected a seat on ground level on the wing - $60 each! I dont think we can expect many people to be at this game

he then selected general reserve and got seats behind the goal for $27. it said only one seat per purchase but he bought two and it let him

Strange all round

[Olgreybeard49 242]

Yep. Being a 71 year old junior seems to be the only way I can get the reserved seat I've already paid for :)

And 70 yr old Mrs B will be pleased she is attending with junior status

Edited April 14, 2021 by Olgreybeard49

[daisycutter 29,737]

27 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

I got through to someone at the club daisy and he assured me scanning junior tickets won’t be a problem as the MCG staff are well aware and understanding of the ticketing problems encountered by supporters. 

yes, i'm aware of using junior tickets (1-5 yo). i used it round one so grandkids could sit with me on lvl2

didn't help me though for this away game as reserved means nothing, everything is "reserved general admission"

Edited April 14, 2021 by daisycutter

[daisycutter 29,737]

18 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

Yep no joy for me today, tried to purchase GA with my recriprical game entitlement with 2 juniors and want to charge $90, should be 10 bucks. Will try again tonight 

you have to use "reserved ga". it's right at bottom of list (after you select "melbourne allocation 1"

[daisycutter 29,737]

11 minutes ago, Olgreybeard49 said:

Yep. Being a 71 year old junior seems to be the only way I can get the reserved seat I've already paid for :)

And 70 yr old Mrs B will be pleased she is attending with junior status

yes but having a reserved seat doesn't work for "compensation away game". it's all "melbourne allocation"/ "reserverd general admission", 

[Dee Zephyr 19,268]

25 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

the new system isn't rocket science and is being trialed for a couple of games this weekend.

All it is that if you buy five tickets you have to put in contact details for all five and not just yourself as the buyer

Thanks, sounds simple enough D_J.....will supporters get their reserved seats back if it eventuates?

6 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

yes, i'm aware of using junior tickets (1-5 yo). i used it round one so grandkids could sit with me on lvl2

didn't help me though for this away game as reserved means nothing, everything is general seating 

Oh sorry...I was sure I didn’t select the 1-5 option. There’s not one of us under 5 so I thought it could be an issue. 

[Olgreybeard49 242]

3 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

yes but having a reserved seat doesn't work for "compensation away game". it's all "melbourne allocation"/ "reserverd general admission", 

Agree. Not our normal seats but reserved in the Melbourne allocation. Still have to be a jnr to avoid paying again.

[Bates Mate 4,510]

Finally got level 4 ponsford. I'm a reserved seat member usually level 10 rows back. Might dust of the old binoculars

[Diamond_Jim 12,627]

6 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Thanks, sounds simple enough D_J.....will supporters get their reserved seats back if it eventuates?

my guess is no as they want to maintain control of which parts of the ground are opened.

As MFC crowds are in the main around 30-40k I foresee a lot of closed levels for the year.

Hope I'm wrong

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,490]

M34. Bottom deck of the Ponsford. 

[daisycutter 29,737]

9 minutes ago, Olgreybeard49 said:

Agree. Not our normal seats but reserved in the Melbourne allocation. Still have to be a jnr to avoid paying again.

i didn't have to (after trying numerous wrong options for 1hr45min)

finally got 3 seats in "melbourne allocated 1", "reserved general admittance" (all other options ended up costing $$s)

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,939]

4 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

my guess is no as they want to maintain control of which parts of the ground are opened.

As MFC crowds are in the main around 30-40k I foresee a lot of closed levels for the year.

Hope I'm wrong

Any idea why they closed every level 4 area aside from the MCC on one of Melbourne's wettest days of 2021 so far, last Sunday?

[old dee 23,871]

8 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

Finally got level 4 ponsford. I'm a reserved seat member usually level 10 rows back. Might dust of the old binoculars

They have free oxygen bottles under the seats up there BM.

[JTR 2,854]

4 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Any idea why they closed every level 4 area aside from the MCC on one of Melbourne's wettest days of 2021 so far, last Sunday?

They open up L4 if there is more demand for seats than there are seats available on L1.

There wasn't, unfortunately.

As L4 tickets are available this week, I assume it'll be a bigger crowd than vs Cats

 

[JTR 2,854]

48 minutes ago, DubDee said:

My mate was buying tix as a non-member just now.  selected a seat on ground level on the wing - $60 each! I dont think we can expect many people to be at this game

he then selected general reserve and got seats behind the goal for $27. it said only one seat per purchase but he bought two and it let him

Strange all round

Other than the "only one seats per purchase" and buying two, everything else is normal.

The L1 tickets on the wing are $60, which is what they are for that particular area (bays M8 to M15)

The tickets your friend got for $27 are general admission, which is also normal for any GA seating section.