Sin City Hogs

[Hogworth Ballington III]

So now their latest deadline has passed and what do they tell me when I call? They've adjusted their deadline and are giving the seller till 10:pm my time before they start looking for replacement tickets. Damn near everything is sold out so I don't see how they're going to find comparable seats.

[SwahiliSteve]

So now their latest deadline has passed and what do they tell me when I call? They've adjusted their deadline and are giving the seller till 10:pm my time before they start looking for replacement tickets. Damn near everything is sold out so I don't see how they're going to find comparable seats.

damn also whoever paid $800 in processing fees to stubhub you need to question that. I thought Biden was gonna fix this shit after all this Taylor swift shit.

[Barton Fink]

Got my Tix from SeatGeek and already have them. Your situation sounds shady.

[TC]

Free live stream from Vegas at 8ct..

https://hogsplus.com/?_kx=HhItDm7U9eOwAzCEqcNhqcNaB1PxdBI-TiEPZAfcpaE%3D.Sv8w3U

[Thin Red Swine]

I'm saving for a trip to Houston.

[egregious]

Fuck that.  Let 'em play a little bit, but they're there to do work.  They have the rest of their lives to go visit Vegas.  Hell if I'm Muss I'd probably tell them if you beat UConn I'll give you 5k out of my pocket after you graduate to go visit Vegas.

Oh that is much better!

[BleedinRed]

I'm saving for a trip to Houston.

Because I live in Houston there is no way God or the refs allow the Hogs to make it to the final 4.

[TC]

So now their latest deadline has passed and what do they tell me when I call? They've adjusted their deadline and are giving the seller till 10:pm my time before they start looking for replacement tickets. Damn near everything is sold out so I don't see how they're going to find comparable seats.

Damn.  That sucks and I hope you get it worked out.  When you posted that "tickets in that section went from 15 to 1 left," my asshole puckered for you. My guess is you're gonna get a refund since those remaining tickets went for much higher than the advertised price you paid.  Let's go Brandon.

I might've missed it, but how far is the drive?  Just spitballin, because you obviously have some fuck you money paying 3k/ticket and a $600 surcharge...but you might think about driving and picking up a ticket outside. 

[snoots]

We found the tickets on seat geek but received them through AXS.  Received tickets so, so far so good.  I'll relax when I'm in my seat.

[Barton Fink]

Made it in tonight. Ready

[Hogworth Ballington III]

Damn.  That sucks and I hope you get it worked out.  When you posted that "tickets in that section went from 15 to 1 left," my asshole puckered for you. My guess is you're gonna get a refund since those remaining tickets went for much higher than the advertised price you paid.  Let's go Brandon.

I might've missed it, but how far is the drive?  Just spitballin, because you obviously have some fuck you money paying 3k/ticket and a $600 surcharge...but you might think about driving and picking up a ticket outside. 

About 4.5 hours. I'll be calling them soon to see what's what.

[Hogworth Ballington III]

Well this blows. Just called and was told that they are trying to find replacement tickets, but are having trouble (you don't say!?). When voicing my displeasure at the whole situation, I was told:
 1. "This rarely happens"( what does that matter? It's happening now)
 2. "Well sir, you tried buying them 3 days before the event"(what does that matter and are you saying it's my fault?)
 3.*and this one is the kicker* "No one forced you to use stubhub, sir" (I replied, "you're right about that and can be damn sure I won't be using them again")

Nearly lost it on that last one. So now I have a deadline of 9:00 for them to find the replacement tickets. 1 hour after I was supposed to leave. Anybody need a room? Doesn't look I'll be using it.

[Sus-Scrofa]

I think you have to start driving.  A few wasted hours and some gas are worth it if by some miracle they get you a ticket, even if you end up turning around.

It sucks, but you could buy a cheap seat.  I'm sure those sections will be full of Arkansas fans and you'll still have a good time.

[Silence Of The Hams]

Well this blows. Just called and was told that they are trying to find replacement tickets, but are having trouble (you don't say!?). When voicing my displeasure at the whole situation, I was told:
 1. "This rarely happens"( what does that matter? It's happening now)
 2. "Well sir, you tried buying them 3 days before the event"(what does that matter and are you saying it's my fault?)
 3.*and this one is the kicker* "No one forced you to use stubhub, sir" (I replied, "you're right about that and can be damn sure I won't be using them again")

Nearly lost it on that last one. So now I have a deadline of 9:00 for them to find the replacement tickets. 1 hour after I was supposed to leave. Anybody need a room? Doesn't look I'll be using it.

Just go, you'll find tickets there

[DirkPiggler]

Well this blows. Just called and was told that they are trying to find replacement tickets, but are having trouble (you don't say!?). When voicing my displeasure at the whole situation, I was told:
 1. "This rarely happens"( what does that matter? It's happening now)
 2. "Well sir, you tried buying them 3 days before the event"(what does that matter and are you saying it's my fault?)
 3.*and this one is the kicker* "No one forced you to use stubhub, sir" (I replied, "you're right about that and can be damn sure I won't be using them again")

Nearly lost it on that last one. So now I have a deadline of 9:00 for them to find the replacement tickets. 1 hour after I was supposed to leave. Anybody need a room? Doesn't look I'll be using it.

They did something similar to me when the Hogs played Hofstra in NLR year before last. 

I found a pretty good deal on sideline seats.  Bought them.  Seller realized he priced them too low and pulled them back.  StubHub's offer of "comparable" seats were either in the end zone high up, or on the sideline in the upper deck.

My response was, "How about these seats two rows up in the same section? (that were about $50 per seat more).

StubHub:  "Those are out of the price range for comparable seats."

Me:  "Not my problem.  Charge the difference to the credit card of the guy who fucked me over."

StubHub:  "We aren't able to do that."

Me:  "So you're saying that someone can list tickets, pull them back after they've sold, and not face any reprisals?"

StubHub:  "No.  If we catch them doing this, they will be banned from using our service." 

A few hours later...

Me:  "The seats that I originally bought are listed again, for a much higher price.  I thought the seller was going to be banned for pulling back tickets that had already been sold."

StubHub:  "We are still investigating."

Me: "Do you need my confirmation of the ticket purchase, which shows the seats I bought and the price I paid?"

StubHub: "That won't be necessary."

Me:  "The game is tomorrow night.  What are you planning to do to make this right?"

StubHub: "We have offered you comparable seats."

Me:  "No, you haven't. You have offered me terrible seats that happen to be priced in the same range as the ones I originally bought."

StubHub: "I'm sorry.  That is the best we can do."

Me:  "OK.  Just refund my money then."

StubHub:  "We can issue you a credit for future purchases."

Me:  "Fuck you.  Refund my money."

StubHub:  "I'm sorry.  We can't do that."

Me:  "Never mind.  I'll report it to AmEx as a fraudulent charge. Fuck off."

They did end up refunding my money after this. 

Two lessons: 

1) use SeatGeek.  They haven't fucked me over (yet).

2) use AmEx for online purchases.  They lean towards the side of the cardholder rather than the merchant in disputes unless evidence is obviously favoring the latter.

[Show-Me Hog]

Two THREE things that FUCKING SUCK but that doesn't change the fact that this is simply how it's going to be:

1) Online/virtual tickets vs. paper
2) Retail store self checkout
3) Cell phone call quality vs. land line


Fuck the modern world.

[DirkPiggler]

Two THREE things that FUCKING SUCK but that doesn't change the fact that this is simply how it's going to be:

1) Online/virtual tickets vs. paper
2) Retail store self checkout
3) Cell phone call quality vs. land line


Fuck the modern world.

The problem isn't as much with virtual tickets as it is StubHub's failure to adjust to acquiring those tickets. 

They need to come up with a way to immediately acquire the tickets once someone lists them and invalidate the originals.  They are able to do this with venues and/or teams with whom they have partnerships. 

And self checkout is a fabulous invention.  I can get in and out much faster checking out my own stuff than I can waiting on someone else to do it for me.  I don't like it being the only option, as some people just don't move fast enough to avoid creating bottlenecks. 

[Barton Fink]

There should be a pre release of tickets each school gets for season ticket holders. Those that pick the site initially will automatically get tickets. Still gives a window for those that change their mind and want to go. Of course the tickets we got through the UofA for the SEC tourney you needed binoculars to see the game.

The ticket industry is as corrupt as they come.

[SwahiliSteve]

Why are we paying $20 convenience fees per ticket to buy or sell tickets online? Why? How is this legal? The convenience fee for axs is 33% now. There is now a petition in Denver to cancel its contract with axs over insane fees. If you live in Denver then you know how annoying axs is...90% of the time you try to buy tickets it goes down and won't allow. The site is riddled with bugs. Wanna buy red rocks tickets...good luck. I've had success with only non sold out shows. Almost every time I get into a queue when open, wait 30 mins for the tickets to go on sale and when my turn to purchase the site goes down

[hit_that_line]

The older I get, the nicer it is to watch it on my big screen and drink cheap beer. StubHub is a pile of shit.