Ticketing: King's Birthday

[loges 6,767]

20 hours ago, biggestred said:

Just popping in to express my extreme hatred for ticketek

The most frustrating thing is when you're just about to pay and it times you out.

[FearTheBeard 1,223]

6 minutes ago, loges said:

The most frustrating thing is when you're just about to pay and it times you out.

Without being difficult, I've never understood how people allow the timer to run down to the point where you get timed out during a payment.

If you have 7 minutes, surely that gives you at least 4 minutes to choose your seats and more than enough time to enter your card details?

Edited May 29 by FearTheBeard

[Wodjathefirst 2,632]

1 hour ago, FearTheBeard said:

Without being difficult, I've never understood how people allow the timer to run down to the point where you get timed out during a payment.

If you have 7 minutes, surely that gives you at least 4 minutes to choose your seats and more than enough time to enter your card details?

You obviously haven’t seen my wife in action when it comes to all or anything remotely related to computers or mobile phones.

[loges 6,767]

3 hours ago, FearTheBeard said:

Without being difficult, I've never understood how people allow the timer to run down to the point where you get timed out during a payment.

If you have 7 minutes, surely that gives you at least 4 minutes to choose your seats and more than enough time to enter your card details?

Some of us are much older than others. 

[FearTheBeard 1,223]

22 minutes ago, loges said:

Some of us are much older than others. 

I get tickets with a 71 year old and if he gets in first he buys them for us and has no problems.

people just have to be willing to learn how to use it

[loges 6,767]

1 hour ago, FearTheBeard said:

I get tickets with a 71 year old and if he gets in first he buys them for us and has no problems.

people just have to be willing to learn how to use it

Bravo for him but it seems many people have problems

[layzie 33,805]

Not sure about this. Can't really be bothered with ticketbank or whatever it's called.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,216]

13 hours ago, FearTheBeard said:

75%+ of The MCC reserved seats would have been taken up my Melbourne supporters. 
I got in at 10:02 and it was already selling really well, no surprises that by 10:10’it was single seats only on level 1.

was the same for the afl reserve.

I had 3 devices going, got in on my phone first on 4G about 2:08pm I reckon. Was surprised to be able to get 9 tickets in M18 so I'll be representing amongst the scum and villainy in the AFL members. Will make it all the more sweet if we can knock them off, we bloody owe them (more than 1)!

[FearTheBeard 1,223]

10 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I had 3 devices going, got in on my phone first on 4G about 2:08pm I reckon. Was surprised to be able to get 9 tickets in M18 so I'll be representing amongst the scum and villainy in the AFL members. Will make it all the more sweet if we can knock them off, we bloody owe them (more than 1)!

Ye it seemed like because they didn’t allow guest passes on level 1 that it allowed for most members that wanted level 1 to get level 1.

Was amazing how fast level 4 sold because that was where the guests went.

hope you make lots of noise in M18, I’m planning on rustling some feathers in the MCC with some proper barracking.

 

[FearTheBeard 1,223]

35 minutes ago, loges said:

Bravo for him but it seems many people have problems

The only people who have problems are the people who vent their frustrations here or on various forums.

Just like anything else in life, you don’t hear from the people that don’t have problems so it just seems like everything is bad

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[Dr. Gonzo 24,216]

1 minute ago, FearTheBeard said:

Ye it seemed like because they didn’t allow guest passes on level 1 that it allowed for most members that wanted level 1 to get level 1.

Was amazing how fast level 4 sold because that was where the guests went.

hope you make lots of noise in M18, I’m planning on rustling some feathers in the MCC with some proper barracking.

 

Good idea not to let guest passes on level 1 but probably should look at disallowing them on the initial sale altogether!

Don't worry I always make plenty of noise against the Pies, it's in my DNA. Even as a kid my dad tried to stop me singing Grand Old Flag walking out of Vic Park after Jakovich booted 7 and cost the Pies the minor premiership. I sung it all the way back to Hoddle St and got plenty of dirty looks along the way.

[loges 6,767]

3 hours ago, FearTheBeard said:

The only people who have problems are the people who vent their frustrations here or on various forums.

Just like anything else in life, you don’t hear from the people that don’t have problems so it just seems like everything is bad

Really happy for you 

[Dee Zephyr 19,267]

8 hours ago, FearTheBeard said:

The only people who have problems are the people who vent their frustrations here or on various forums.

Just like anything else in life, you don’t hear from the people that don’t have problems so it just seems like everything is bad

Ticketek is an ordinary site. Just last week kids were trying to buy tickets for some popular singer and the site kept crashing. People can't even get in or buy footy tickets when some popular kids singer comes to town and tix go on sale. They need to lift their game big time do ticketek. They are making an absolute mozza with fees and shiit and simply have to be better.

Edited May 29 by Dee Zephyr

[Doug Reemer 1,197]

12 hours ago, loges said:

Some of us are much older than others. 

My sister is a 31 yr old school teacher and she couldn’t figure out how to buy a GA ticket. I literally had to screen shot it for her Ste by step. S school teachers make me worry sometimes 

[FearTheBeard 1,223]

2 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Ticketek is an ordinary site. Just last week kids were trying to buy tickets for some popular singer and the site kept crashing. People can't even get in or buy footy tickets when some popular kids singer comes to town and tix go on sale. They need to lift their game big time do ticketek. They are making an absolute mozza with fees and shiit and simply have to be better.

Some popular singer lol. Olivia Rodrigo is massive currently, but everyone I know who wanted tickets got tickets.

The website is archaic and isn't good at all, but I maintain, you just have to learn how to use it because it isn't going to be changing any time soon.

The fees are are a separate nonsense, but we have it better than most. $7.70 for servicing fees at Adelaide oval on top of $120 tickets.

[Dee Zephyr 19,267]

23 minutes ago, FearTheBeard said:

Some popular singer lol. Olivia Rodrigo is massive currently, but everyone I know who wanted tickets got tickets.

The website is archaic and isn't good at all, but I maintain, you just have to learn how to use it because it isn't going to be changing any time soon.

The fees are are a separate nonsense, but we have it better than most. $7.70 for servicing fees at Adelaide oval on top of $120 tickets.

Don't really care what her name is, she caused a mess on ticketek

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[FearTheBeard 1,223]

2 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Don't really care what her name is, she caused a mess on ticketek

You clearly missed out on the ticketek shenanigans that that country bumpkin Taylor Swifty or something caused.

[Diamond_Jim 12,588]

As an aside Ticketmaster (the main competitor of Ticketek) was reportedly hacked recently and the data of 560M users is now up for sale.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/ticketmaster-live-nation-hack-560-million-customers-data-reportedly-stolen/7c5baa93-eba6-41c0-8868-9f72e22c6128

[Dee Zephyr 19,267]

24 minutes ago, FearTheBeard said:

You clearly missed out on the ticketek shenanigans that that country bumpkin Taylor Swifty or something caused.

Trust me, i have 4 kids and i didn't miss out on the fun of trying to get tickets to Tay Tay.

That was like lockdown all over again, no one on the roads, schools or playgrounds.

[FearTheBeard 1,223]

@WalkingCivilWar, has Collingwood confirmed if we have all of M3?

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6 minutes ago, FearTheBeard said:

@WalkingCivilWar, has Collingwood confirmed if we have all of M3?

They gave us a generous allocation (compared to tight-arzes Richmond and Carlton) and we’ve (the DA) bought the rest of the bay. So yes, it’s all ours. 

[M_9 2,082]

13 hours ago, layzie said:

Not sure about this. Can't really be bothered with ticketbank or whatever it's called.

Me too. Totally confused by that interweb thingy.

PS I graduated in 1975 with a degree in Computer Science.

[Lucifers Hero 39,807]

5 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Ticketek ... are making an absolute mozza with fees and shiit and simply have to be better.

That is exactly why they will do nothing. 

They have a monopoly !!!

[Dr. Gonzo 24,216]

5 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

As an aside Ticketmaster (the main competitor of Ticketek) was reportedly hacked recently and the data of 560M users is now up for sale.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/ticketmaster-live-nation-hack-560-million-customers-data-reportedly-stolen/7c5baa93-eba6-41c0-8868-9f72e22c6128

This includes anyone who holds an AFL or club membership by the way, your credit card details on file.

[Brownie 5,980]

23 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

This includes anyone who holds an AFL or club membership by the way, your credit card details on file.

Yep, they're owned by live nation. A Us and Saudi owned conglomerate.

I'm sure they'll be sensitive and remorseful for what's happened and will be compensating their customers generously.