Block O...where many students will never sit because of Ticketmaster.
As I previously reported, football tickets went on sale yesterday at 10:00 am on ticketmaster.com. To the dismay of football fans, Ticketmaster wasn’t exactly cooperative. Many students had planned to log on exactly at 10:00 to buy discounted tickets, particularly in the exclusive Block O student section, which has a very limited number of seats. However, they were met with complications. First, no one was able to select any tickets to buy. Then, the only tickets that were available were the upgraded ones, which cost around $300 instead of $150. Some students accidentally bought these, thinking that there were no others available. Finally the discounted tickets appeared on the site, but by the time many students had figured this out, all the Block O, Penn State, and USC tickets had been swept up.
Ticketmaster also released these tickets at an unreasonable time. Most students have classes during the morning and can’t be tied down to their computer at home “waiting in line” for tickets. Some students combated this obstacle by carrying their open laptops around campus. In previous years, tickets were released at midnight, and at midnight ALL the tickets were released. In addition to all the inconvenience Ticketmaster caused the students, a “convenience fee” was charged on top of the overpriced “discounted” tickets.
Students were furious. Unfortunately, Ticketmaster practically has a monopoly over the ticket industry. There is very little that anyone can do, other than let the world know their problems in their Facebook statuses.
Comments
This article is ridiculous...shouldn't Ohio State fans be mad at Ohio State for joining forces with Ticketmaster? Also, you might want to read up on the definition of monopoly.
Obviously, this is all your opinion and I can respect that but seriously...your assumption that Ticketmaster totally controls how Ohio State sells its tickets is ridiculous. The university surely signed up with them to provide a service and unfortunately for you, you don't like it. I'd be complaining loud and clear to OSU and stop bashing the vendor that THEY SELECTED TO USE.
I disagree with Troy McClure. People SHOULD BE upset with Ticketmaster, and they should write to Congress to shut these extortionists down! "Convenience" fees? You've got to be kidding -- except I know this is no joke. I'm not saying OSU is blameless; they should never have gotten into bed with Ticketmaster slime. I made a decision a long time ago not to EVER purchase anything that requires Ticketmaster as the go-between. I suggest others do the same until this company begins to comport itself like a business and not a mob hustle. (I apologize to any mob hustlers for associating them with Ticketmaster -- it was just an expression.)
My student ordering window opened up at 4pm, 6/10 and I logged on at 4:10 and am still "in line online." I fear I will not get tickets even though my "window" is open til 6/12 as I read that the last "window" sold out in 6 hours.
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