SHOOWIN??

[OSU_Buckguy]

LOL, been by that place more than I care to count.

I’m not sure it beats the RV HOF (you read that right) off the IN toll road on the north side of the state.

indiana: we sell and celebrate automobiles that take you on long trips away from indiana.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

I was gonna drive, but I am kind of superstitious and I was feeling jinx-y. A couple years ago I took a pleasant fall drive to Southern Ohio, got back to Cbus within ten minutes of being home, but never got there. Had someone shear the front end of the car off & put me in Riverside's ICU for six days. It made an impression. Yeah, I know. The plane could crash, too. I just didn't have a good feeling about driving, esp. with the extra hundred-thousand or so people pouring into Indy.

I thought I misread your flight plans, lol. I’ve flown Chicago to Toledo before. Joked how we spent more time on the tarmac than in the air.

Pretty sure that CMH <—> IND would be more time on the tarmac than the air. Be a daisy and time it for us?

Glad that you’re joining us for the weekend.

 

[Telekinesis]

I thought I misread your flight plans, lol. I’ve flown Chicago to Toledo before. Joked how we spent more time on the tarmac than in the air.

Pretty sure that CMH <—> IND would be more time on the tarmac than the air. Be a daisy and time it for us?

Glad that you’re joining us for the weekend.

“Passengers, prepare for takeoff... and landing”

 

[LostLassie]

What sucks worse is sitting on $2K+ of tickets and thinking that I was going to have to drive to Indy the day of the game to see if I could sell them for a fraction of what I spent. After gas, etc... it would have been a pretty significant loss.

How's that saying go? If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

Well, I was ignorant of the process and jumped in with both feet anyway, so now I'm getting an education.

Definitely feeling your pain. Remains to be seen how this will go, but at the moment, prospects are dimming.

I'll know better next time.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

How's that saying go? If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

Well, I was ignorant of the process and jumped in with both feet anyway, so now I'm getting an education.

Definitely feeling your pain. Remains to be seen how this will go, but at the moment, prospects are dimming.

I'll know better next time.

Apparently Wisky side is looking for extras. Surprised that you’re having a hard time. What did you price them at and where are the seats?

 

[LostLassie]

Apparently Wisky side is looking for extras. Surprised that you’re having a hard time. What did you price them at and where are the seats?

Put them on Stubhub. They're in 115, and look like aisle seats--1&2, but, given I had no say from Shoowin about where the seats are, they're in row 20. Lots of other seats are listed in closer rows (which have also been there for the last week--seems like the same tickets, anyway) and they aren't moving either. I've adjusted the price several times, trying to stay consistent (or slightly below) the adjoining sections. Seats around me are anywhere from the upper 300s (which is where I've descended to now--much less than I'd hoped to charge for them) to higher. But, scanning around the site, there are just hundreds of tickets still on there in all different sections.

Again, the result of ignorance and lack of serious investigation. I've always seen those bits on the evening news where they talk about the sold-out tOSU tickets, and how they're selling for crazy premium amounts to big games. So, I made the assumption (we know what that leads to) that tickets were always at a premium and would be for this game, too. So far, doesn't appear to be the case.

If I understood what I read a few days ago, it looks like tickets to Indy actually were available before the season started.
And those were in direct sale--face value it looked like. So, my question after seeing that was "what the fuck did I pay Shoowin for?"

2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game Tickets on Sale Saturday, July 29

http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072017aaa.html

Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets will range from $50 to $95 depending on the seat location and each order will be limited to eight tickets.

I paid almost that much just for my "reservation." And, I bought my seats blind, with no assurance about where they'd be located.
Not likely I'd go this route again.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

Put them on Stubhub. They're in 115, and look like aisle seats--1&2, but, given I had no say from Shoowin about where the seats are, they're in row 20. Lots of other seats are listed in closer rows (which have also been there for the last week--seems like the same tickets, anyway) and they aren't moving either. I've adjusted the price several times, trying to stay consistent (or slightly below) the adjoining sections. Seats around me are anywhere from the upper 300s (which is where I've descended to now--much less than I'd hoped to charge for them) to higher. But, scanning around the site, there are just hundreds of tickets still on there in all different sections.

Again, the result of ignorance and lack of serious investigation. I've always seen those bits on the evening news where they talk about the sold-out tOSU tickets, and how they're selling for crazy premium amounts to big games. So, I made the assumption (we know what that leads to) that tickets were always at a premium and would be for this game, too. So far, doesn't appear to be the case.

If I understood what I read a few days ago, it looks like tickets to Indy actually were available before the season started.
And those were in direct sale--face value it looked like. So, my question after seeing that was "what the fuck did I pay Shoowin for?"

2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game Tickets on Sale Saturday, July 29

http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072017aaa.html



I paid almost that much just for my "reservation." And, I bought my seats blind, with no assurance about where they'd be located.
Not likely I'd go this route again.

Sad to hear that you're having issues. That wasn't my experience at all. In '14 I paid $500 / seat for that general area and the same last year. Did you post them here? I'm willing to be someone here would at least jump at them for your investment.

 

[LostLassie]

Sad to hear that you're having issues. That wasn't my experience at all. In '14 I paid $500 / seat for that general area and the same last year. Did you post them here? I'm willing to be someone here would at least jump at them for your investment.

Perhaps what is notable is that both of those are years when they had a reasonable shot at playing for the NC. I'm thinking Iowa may have dampened a lot of people's enthusiasm, and after going to the playoffs, a mere Big Ten Championship pales by comparison.

For whatever reason, there are tons of seats still for sale. At least I'm only in them for hundreds, not thousands, so the hit is survivable.

 

[LostLassie]

Sad to hear that you're having issues. That wasn't my experience at all. In '14 I paid $500 / seat for that general area and the same last year. Did you post them here? I'm willing to be someone here would at least jump at them for your investment.

So, updating, they sold, albeit not thru StubHub, but VividSeats. Lucky for me, because I was playing roulette with prices between the two, and I'd lowered the Stub price last night. Bottom line, got my money back and paid $1.43 for my own ticket. However, I'd kinda thought I'd be financing at least part of the trip as well, so it's still a less-painful but pricey lesson. Best deal financially would have been to watch the game on TV & sell all of them.

The only reason I was able to roll the dice and double up is because VividSeats does not release the tickets until you reply to a confirmation email, so it wasn't possible to simultaneously have two people buy the same tickets and end up in hot water. (I immediately logged onto Stub and cancelled my listing before I even replied to VividSeats.)

My conclusion for the future would be to ditch Shoowin, seeing as how $210 of my costs were for transaction and reservation fees. Since apparently one can buy seats for Indy in the summer, no reason in the world not to just go directly to them. Would make any resale one wanted to gamble with a lot more negotiable. Aside from the HUGE fact that any team could use the seats if they came from Ticketmaster, so you're not dependent on tOSU having a good season if you're looking to resell, the biggest plus to me is the control over seat location. I'm sure if I'd had first or second row seats, instead of the row 20 that I was assigned without any choice, those would have sold faster. Granted, it looks like the first Ticketmaster seats in July were not in the closest sections, but I'd still rather pick up those for my own potential use, and maybe hover over the keyboard on whatever moment all the rest go on sale to take my shot at any resale gambles.

Here's to watching an Instant Classic game with the Good Guys emerging triumphant. Hope everyone attending has a safe and happy trip.

:cheers:

 

[JCOSU86]

I thought this thread was about OSU's chances of making the playoffs. We're a "shoowin"

 

[Telekinesis]

So, updating, they sold, albeit not thru StubHub, but VividSeats. Lucky for me, because I was playing roulette with prices between the two, and I'd lowered the Stub price last night. Bottom line, got my money back and paid $1.43 for my own ticket. However, I'd kinda thought I'd be financing at least part of the trip as well, so it's still a less-painful but pricey lesson. Best deal financially would have been to watch the game on TV & sell all of them.

The only reason I was able to roll the dice and double up is because VividSeats does not release the tickets until you reply to a confirmation email, so it wasn't possible to simultaneously have two people buy the same tickets and end up in hot water. (I immediately logged onto Stub and cancelled my listing before I even replied to VividSeats.)

My conclusion for the future would be to ditch Shoowin, seeing as how $210 of my costs were for transaction and reservation fees. Since apparently one can buy seats for Indy in the summer, no reason in the world not to just go directly to them. Would make any resale one wanted to gamble with a lot more negotiable. Aside from the HUGE fact that any team could use the seats if they came from Ticketmaster, so you're not dependent on tOSU having a good season if you're looking to resell, the biggest plus to me is the control over seat location. I'm sure if I'd had first or second row seats, instead of the row 20 that I was assigned without any choice, those would have sold faster. Granted, it looks like the first Ticketmaster seats in July were not in the closest sections, but I'd still rather pick up those for my own potential use, and maybe hover over the keyboard on whatever moment all the rest go on sale to take my shot at any resale gambles.

Here's to watching an Instant Classic game with the Good Guys emerging triumphant. Hope everyone attending has a safe and happy trip.

:cheers:

I mean, you typically aren’t going to get the seats that I got for this game for the price I paid for them, that’s the benefit of Shoowin. Then if we don’t make it, I’m only out 150 for two reservations.

I looked at how much the seats in 115 were going for... no thank you. lol

Honestly, I think if you sold these for 300, that’s insanely low. They were going for much more than that, but it’s a tough sell when hotels are already sold out and tickets are pricey.

I get the frustration though, I definitely wouldn’t use Shoowin for resale unless I was planning on dumping them before the Bucks won the division and they close out the purchase options.

 

[LostLassie]

I mean, you typically aren’t going to get the seats that I got for this game for the price I paid for them, that’s the benefit of Shoowin. Then if we don’t make it, I’m only out 150 for two reservations.

I looked at how much the seats in 115 were going for... no thank you. lol

Honestly, I think if you sold these for 300, that’s insanely low. They were going for much more than that, but it’s a tough sell when hotels are already sold out and tickets are pricey.

I get the frustration though, I definitely wouldn’t use Shoowin for resale unless I was planning on dumping them before the Bucks won the division and they close out the purchase options.

I didn't have to drop them that low, but it looked like it was going that way. Again, got all my money back & got my ticket. But, on StubHub, at least, there were tickets all around me in much lower rows, so mine always showed up at the bottom of the list if you checked "best seats" or "best value." For whatever reason, I actually had the only tickets in my section on VividSeats, which is probably why they sold. If the pair I wanted to sell had been front row, like what I kept, it would have been a different story. Not a fan of having no say in what I'm buying, so there's that aspect of bidding on a pig-in-a-polk.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

I mean, you typically aren’t going to get the seats that I got for this game for the price I paid for them, that’s the benefit of Shoowin. Then if we don’t make it, I’m only out 150 for two reservations.

I looked at how much the seats in 115 were going for... no thank you. lol

Honestly, I think if you sold these for 300, that’s insanely low. They were going for much more than that, but it’s a tough sell when hotels are already sold out and tickets are pricey.

I get the frustration though, I definitely wouldn’t use Shoowin for resale unless I was planning on dumping them before the Bucks won the division and they close out the purchase options.

I think that is a fair statement. Lesson Lassie learned for all of us is that it's a bit of a dangerous game to speculate on tickets... good news, she didn't lose her shirt (no Matt Lauer). But from a personal ticket acquisition perspective, it seems like it works well. When you are looking for either (a) really good seats and / or (b) a block of tickets together for personal use, it seems to make a lot of sense. At this stage in my life, there's few games that I'd go to if I don't get good seats given how good the viewing is at home. There's obvious exceptions to that as I was just in section 40 row 75 in the pig house... not the best seats... not bad either... but the lack of seating quality was more than made up for in being able to personally experience the schadenfreude and go surrender cobra hunting with my son and nephew.

But as far as this event goes, given my situation, four together in 115 is going for $600 a pop. I'm at $245 per seat. The $600 a seat for four together is actually more than what I paid in '14 and '16... So, it was an overall win for me.

 

[LostLassie]

But as far as this event goes, given my situation, four together in 115 is going for $600 a pop. I'm at $245 per seat. The $600 a seat for four together is actually more than what I paid in '14 and '16... So, it was an overall win for me.

If you're looking a StubHub, I'm very familiar with that $600 listing. It might be the same one that used to be about $1,200 a ticket. Anyway, I'm familiar because I've seen it every time I checked in for the last two weeks, and so far they haven't moved. The next seats just a couple rows back are $399. And, except for the very center 50-yard-line section, prices in 116, 114, 112, are ranging from $240s to $370s. So, my $379 sale doesn't look too bad to me. I just couldn't see jacking the price up and hoping everything would sell out so some desperate soul would pony up the money at 6:30PM Saturday night.

I think I'm lucky I got out with my shirt semi-intact. Maybe I'll be able to get some cool photos of Urban during the game from my front row seat.
(Pray I don't have BuckIGuy or his ilk looming over me.)

 

[kujirakira]

(Pray I don't have BuckIGuy or his ilk looming over me.)

I kinda hope you can pour beer on them for all of us.