Well i definitely won't log in to the Ticketek site 15 mins before it opens again. 

When did everybody log on?

2 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

I have been to a lot of Melbourne Final over my lifetime. I have never been to one where they have lost. The fact that I could not get a ticket last week and can not get on this week has me worried. 

We will pay for your ticket then or maybe take mine ;)

Edited September 5, 20222 yr by Demons1858

5 minutes ago, DubDee said:

I’m hoping there’ll be some $35 GA tickets later today as I prefer to stand. 

so bizarre that they control the bays individually and open them slowly

I also stand and wanted anywhere in Warne Stand Category 7.
Nothing available so got Ponsford for $40. 
Not happy with that bought M2 for $60. Have since found out I can access M9 standing from Ponsford. If you want a cheap tik ($30) you can have the first one.

1 minute ago, Demons1858 said:

We will pay for your ticket then or maybe take mine ;)

Got a ticket. We will be fine now. 

13 minutes ago, M_9 said:

I also stand and wanted anywhere in Warne Stand Category 7.
Nothing available so got Ponsford for $40. 
Not happy with that bought M2 for $60. Have since found out I can access M9 standing from Ponsford. If you want a cheap tik ($30) you can have the first one.

thanks mate but I'll wait til the arvo when bays open up as I need to buy a couple of tickets.

43 minutes ago, Ben said:

My brother used it to see me at Cats Pies. @Clayton spirit didn’t mention it was guarded. He was in M30 and I was at M55 standing room.

 

47 minutes ago, M_9 said:

Yeah. Mentioned elsewhere. Handy to know but I reckon it’ll be manned. 

Definitely wasn't manned on the weekend

22 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

Got a ticket. We will be fine now. 

Phew!

34 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Well i definitely won't log in to the Ticketek site 15 mins before it opens again. 

When did everybody log on?

About 9:50, got in 10:25. Also bought tickets to Pies Dockers for an 11:00 window. Logged on at 10:58, in at 11:03!

Seems completely random/lucky dip wait times.

3 minutes ago, Ben said:

About 9:50, got in 10:25. Also bought tickets to Pies Dockers for an 11:00 window. Logged on at 10:58, in at 11:03!

Seems completely random/lucky dip wait times.

Yep won't be jumping on that early again, just got lost in the system by the looks of it.

Edited September 5, 20222 yr by YesitwasaWin4theAges

48 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Well i definitely won't log in to the Ticketek site 15 mins before it opens again. 

When did everybody log on?

My daughter logged on on her computer at 10:00 and got held up, so logged in with her IPhone as well and got straight through, how weird.!

5 hours ago, Stevienic23 said:

Got in at 9:08am and the best I could get for 3 members was row MM level 4. If it was Melb v Rich I could cop it. Not Melb v Bris. I'll take my chances on walk-up

And then I got bloody rippa seats for the Coll v Freo game! Cant win!

3 minutes ago, Stevienic23 said:

And then I got bloody rippa seats for the Coll v Freo game! Cant win!

Same! Got three seats directly on wing on level 1 for that game. Not luck getting multiples anywhere other than level 4 for our game. 

$35 shane warne stand tickets now available for anyone interested. Took 2 mins to book

10 minutes ago, DubDee said:

$35 shane warne stand tickets now available for anyone interested. Took 2 mins to book

I’m stuffed if I know why tickets now available weren’t available this morning. Makes no sense. I spent $60 more than if I had waited.

3 hours ago, FearTheBeard said:

Very happy with P21, got 6 tickets too woo

FTB, if you see bays of unused Corporate tickets come on sale it would be greatly appreciated if you could post on here.

Cheers.

6 hours ago, Stevienic23 said:

Got in at 9:08am and the best I could get for 3 members was row MM level 4. If it was Melb v Rich I could cop it. Not Melb v Bris. I'll take my chances on walk-up

My experience this morning:

Logged on 9.00 got connected 9.10

Wanting 2 seats on Level 1 - none available

Went to Level 4  - got 2 in Row GG. Cancelled these

Tried again Level 4 - got Row Z. Cancelled these

Tried again Level 4 - got Row AA - Cancelled these . Determined Ticketek is a scam and throught try Level 1 again.

Five goes and no tickets available. Not even a single.

6th try Level 1 - Got Row , M47 - . Purchased. Punched the air.

What I learnt about Ticktek:

1. No Queue in place - no matter what they say.

2.  Absolutely random allocation (see level 4 booking patterns)

3. Entire ground not available all at once

4. When it says "none available", as it did when I tried for 1 ticket in Level 1, logically that menas sold out. And ground are should have read " allocation exhausted". No it doesn't. Coz its not , they are justing holding back.

5. Ticketek system is marginally fit for purpose and one rung above the NBN.

And we pay $7.70 for the priviledge.

I'm writing a strongly worded letter to Gil and the MCC just to make me feel better.

I can only repeat, what crap  Ticketek is.   Being a member and having early access to tickets before being opened to the general public means diddly squat. In fact you can be disadvantaged.

At 10 am I tried to book seats on level two  (I don’t like being on the terrace) but even though I chose level 2 (and the message was ‘seats available’) it always came up with seats in the terrace.  I tried this using both the premium and general member options. I canceled and tried again and again, it was bloody hopeless.

After exiting the system and logging back in I eventually got seats on the top tier in the Shane Warne stand (reasonably close to the front) when I elected general MFC member (not premium).  Could not get seats anywhere on level 2.

Just for the heck of it  I had a play  this arvo and I tried to get seats under ‘general admission’. I could have got seats on level 2! (which were not available earlier in the day) 

The Ticketek system really sucks. And for all the non members getting good seats….Good on you, barrack hard!  I have no issue with you, just with effing Ticketek.

Edited September 5, 20222 yr by Wodjathefirst

27 minutes ago, M_9 said:

I’m stuffed if I know why tickets now available weren’t available this morning. Makes no sense. I spent $60 more than if I had waited.

so stupid.  maybe they assume members only want to book expensive tickets?  All available bays should be open FCS!

hopefully you can sell off the other ticket

Ticketek having a lend with members vs general.

As others have stated, you're more often than not disadvantaged as a member (unless you are wanting to by tickets en masse!).

Last week on the Tuesday i clicked on M4 level one.  It clearly offered me those and i ordered 6 tickets.  It then did a gateway error 404 on me after i entered Cc details & hit the 'purchase' button.

So i figured i'd been unsuccessful and went to try again.  However, i then thought "hang on...better check Ticketek account just in case the error wasn't an error".

After logging on to my account...low and behold there's my 6 tickets.  Haha you beauty Newc i thought!   But wait... hang on a mini... why does it say bay M50 Level 4 Olympic Stand!?? 🤔

So instead of allocating me my Level 1 M4 bay seats right next to cheer squad (as selected)... it hopped me into Lvl Olympic 4 up with the seaguls during the supposed gateway error!

After a long winded episode filling out a refund form and chasing what appeared to be a dodgy contact who had English spelling / grammer issues representing Ticketek... i finally got my refund on the Thurs.  Then re-purchsed the correct 6 tickets after more Ticketek errors on the Friday.  I seriously figured these tickets would be incorrect also but with a sigh of relief they got this second attempt right.

All up i think i spent 2 hours getting on (twice), filling in details, filling in refund forms, correspondence back & forth between Ticketek contact etc.

What a shocking process / system they're running here.  What year is this again ....1992?

Edited September 5, 20222 yr by Demon Dynasty

I tipped off a mate re not taking cr#p seats, try again and you may get better seats. He thanks me for that advice, got much better seats on the fourth attempt!!!!

Ridiculous system.. surely the best seats should be available to those who log on first.  The system simply allocates seats bay by bay .... so if you get offered bad seats,, don't take them. Keep trying until you get OK seats.

This is the most ludicrous system ever invented. I've never seen such confusion and frustration. 

Such a load of crap. 

.

Edited September 5, 20222 yr by Lucifers Hero

2 hours ago, Demon17 said:

My experience this morning:

Logged on 9.00 got connected 9.10

Wanting 2 seats on Level 1 - none available

Went to Level 4  - got 2 in Row GG. Cancelled these

Tried again Level 4 - got Row Z. Cancelled these

Tried again Level 4 - got Row AA - Cancelled these . Determined Ticketek is a scam and throught try Level 1 again.

Five goes and no tickets available. Not even a single.

6th try Level 1 - Got Row , M47 - . Purchased. Punched the air.

What I learnt about Ticktek:

1. No Queue in place - no matter what they say.

2.  Absolutely random allocation (see level 4 booking patterns)

3. Entire ground not available all at once

4. When it says "none available", as it did when I tried for 1 ticket in Level 1, logically that menas sold out. And ground are should have read " allocation exhausted". No it doesn't. Coz its not , they are justing holding back.

5. Ticketek system is marginally fit for purpose and one rung above the NBN.

And we pay $7.70 for the priviledge.

I'm writing a strongly worded letter to Gil and the MCC just to make me feel better.

Thanks for this Its very useful.

I too was in at 9.04am. Got 8 tix in M40 Row HH. Absolute Bulldust.

I didn't want to cancel the transaction though as I was arranging tickets for a bunch of friends and I though with 8 ppl it would be too risky to get them again.

I hate Ticketek

 

And whats worse is that the AFL blame Ticketek and Ticketek say its the AFL allocation policy they have nothing to do with it.

 

Classic BS beauracracy

I got one seat m6 level 1 smack bang in the middle of everyone