Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 20:11     Subject: Re:Nats World Series ticket costs?
The Nats didn’t misrepresent anything, people just didn’t read. Anyone who knows anything about sports would know that unless you have season tickets, there are no guarantees you’ll be able to buy tickets directly from the team.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 18:30     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
Anonymous wrote:Someone on my listserv is trying to sell tickets in the 200s section for $1,000. Here we go.


That’s a good deal. I’d buy them for that. That level is closer to $2500 on stubhub.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 17:17     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
Someone on my listserv is trying to sell tickets in the 200s section for $1,000. Here we go.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 16:26     Subject: Re:Nats World Series ticket costs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I get the frustration with having bought NLCS tickets because you wanted a chance at WS series, but I’m a bit skeptical that the Nats actually guaranteed you would get WS tickets as opposed to getting priority pre-sale access. We have a partial season plan so we got priority pre-sale, but we understood going in that the Nats weren’t promising they wouldn’t sell out of tickets before we could buy them, only that we would get a shot to buy before certain other groups did.


First of all, “WS series” is redundant.

Second, the way it was marketed was misleading.


I do think it was a bit misleading (clearly there was virtually nothing left by this morning) but then we bought NLCS tickets before they even made that promotion, thinking world series tickets would be harder to come by and that it was probably going to be our last chance to cheer them on in person. Was definitely still bummed this morning though! And wondering why they bothering with the lottery thing.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 16:10     Subject: Re:Nats World Series ticket costs?
Anonymous wrote:I get the frustration with having bought NLCS tickets because you wanted a chance at WS series, but I’m a bit skeptical that the Nats actually guaranteed you would get WS tickets as opposed to getting priority pre-sale access. We have a partial season plan so we got priority pre-sale, but we understood going in that the Nats weren’t promising they wouldn’t sell out of tickets before we could buy them, only that we would get a shot to buy before certain other groups did.


First of all, “WS series” is redundant.

Second, the way it was marketed was misleading.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 15:23     Subject: Re:Nats World Series ticket costs?
I get the frustration with having bought NLCS tickets because you wanted a chance at WS series, but I’m a bit skeptical that the Nats actually guaranteed you would get WS tickets as opposed to getting priority pre-sale access. We have a partial season plan so we got priority pre-sale, but we understood going in that the Nats weren’t promising they wouldn’t sell out of tickets before we could buy them, only that we would get a shot to buy before certain other groups did.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 15:17     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Here’s what happened:

(1) The Nats wanted to sell more NLCS games so they advertised the opportunity to buy World Series tickets if you bought NLCS tickets.

(2) People figured out that the cost to buy a half season plan (which came with guaranteed WS tickets for all 3 games) was close to the cost of buying tickets to one WS game on Stubhub.

(3) The Nats sold one zillion season plans thereby depleting their entire inventory of WS tickets.

(4) Realizing that they probably violated the consumer protection act with their promotion, they put probably a handful of seats into this NLCS presale.
(5) 99% of people did not get tickets.


I actually somewhat considered doing #2 on Wednesday based on the calculation you just noted. Decided against it, but there were really very few season ticket seats available, like less than a dozen in the stadium under the half season plans. And no seats together of 4, only 2 or 3 (which then wouldn’t allow me to choose only two). I assumed then that they would wait and try to sell as many of those seats as possible before even opening the NLCS presale.


I heard this from someone else too (tried to purchase 2020 season tickets but not much available). Does anyone know what percentage of the seats the Nats organization allows to become season ticket seats vs. left open for single game tickets?


It's never become an issuer. They woudl sell all season tickets if thef the market existed.


Yeah DC is not like somewhere like Chicago. The waiting list to get season tickets for the cubs is something like 100k long. And you pretty much have to get single game tickets on the secondary market. I don’t think that will ever happen here, even if the Nats win the World Series. I could see a big bump next year, and you might have to like, buy tickets more than a day in advance, but then it will die back down. People who bought season tickets just for postseason access won’t all renew.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 14:17     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Here’s what happened:

(1) The Nats wanted to sell more NLCS games so they advertised the opportunity to buy World Series tickets if you bought NLCS tickets.

(2) People figured out that the cost to buy a half season plan (which came with guaranteed WS tickets for all 3 games) was close to the cost of buying tickets to one WS game on Stubhub.

(3) The Nats sold one zillion season plans thereby depleting their entire inventory of WS tickets.

(4) Realizing that they probably violated the consumer protection act with their promotion, they put probably a handful of seats into this NLCS presale.
(5) 99% of people did not get tickets.


I actually somewhat considered doing #2 on Wednesday based on the calculation you just noted. Decided against it, but there were really very few season ticket seats available, like less than a dozen in the stadium under the half season plans. And no seats together of 4, only 2 or 3 (which then wouldn’t allow me to choose only two). I assumed then that they would wait and try to sell as many of those seats as possible before even opening the NLCS presale.


I heard this from someone else too (tried to purchase 2020 season tickets but not much available). Does anyone know what percentage of the seats the Nats organization allows to become season ticket seats vs. left open for single game tickets?


It's never become an issuer. They woudl sell all season tickets if thef the market existed.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 14:13     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Here’s what happened:

(1) The Nats wanted to sell more NLCS games so they advertised the opportunity to buy World Series tickets if you bought NLCS tickets.

(2) People figured out that the cost to buy a half season plan (which came with guaranteed WS tickets for all 3 games) was close to the cost of buying tickets to one WS game on Stubhub.

(3) The Nats sold one zillion season plans thereby depleting their entire inventory of WS tickets.

(4) Realizing that they probably violated the consumer protection act with their promotion, they put probably a handful of seats into this NLCS presale.
(5) 99% of people did not get tickets.


I actually somewhat considered doing #2 on Wednesday based on the calculation you just noted. Decided against it, but there were really very few season ticket seats available, like less than a dozen in the stadium under the half season plans. And no seats together of 4, only 2 or 3 (which then wouldn’t allow me to choose only two). I assumed then that they would wait and try to sell as many of those seats as possible before even opening the NLCS presale.


I heard this from someone else too (tried to purchase 2020 season tickets but not much available). Does anyone know what percentage of the seats the Nats organization allows to become season ticket seats vs. left open for single game tickets?
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 12:03     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
Anonymous wrote:Here’s what happened:

(1) The Nats wanted to sell more NLCS games so they advertised the opportunity to buy World Series tickets if you bought NLCS tickets.

(2) People figured out that the cost to buy a half season plan (which came with guaranteed WS tickets for all 3 games) was close to the cost of buying tickets to one WS game on Stubhub.

(3) The Nats sold one zillion season plans thereby depleting their entire inventory of WS tickets.

(4) Realizing that they probably violated the consumer protection act with their promotion, they put probably a handful of seats into this NLCS presale.
(5) 99% of people did not get tickets.


I actually somewhat considered doing #2 on Wednesday based on the calculation you just noted. Decided against it, but there were really very few season ticket seats available, like less than a dozen in the stadium under the half season plans. And no seats together of 4, only 2 or 3 (which then wouldn’t allow me to choose only two). I assumed then that they would wait and try to sell as many of those seats as possible before even opening the NLCS presale.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 11:28     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Here’s what happened:

(1) The Nats wanted to sell more NLCS games so they advertised the opportunity to buy World Series tickets if you bought NLCS tickets.

(2) People figured out that the cost to buy a half season plan (which came with guaranteed WS tickets for all 3 games) was close to the cost of buying tickets to one WS game on Stubhub.

(3) The Nats sold one zillion season plans thereby depleting their entire inventory of WS tickets.

(4) Realizing that they probably violated the consumer protection act with their promotion, they put probably a handful of seats into this NLCS presale.

(5) 99% of people did not get tickets.


Yup. So with all this new revenue, there is no excuse now to not pay up to keep both Rendon and Stras from walking!!


Totally agree with this. I'm the poster who was sitting in there forever and kept getting no ability. I'm so annoyed with the way they sold this - if they hadn't said that we had a shot - I should have done #2 because you are right - could have sold some of the World Series tickets to pay for the season tickets. Sigh.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 11:27     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
I am sure the website just crashed. The demand and traffic is just too high.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 11:24     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
Anonymous wrote:Here’s what happened:

(1) The Nats wanted to sell more NLCS games so they advertised the opportunity to buy World Series tickets if you bought NLCS tickets.

(2) People figured out that the cost to buy a half season plan (which came with guaranteed WS tickets for all 3 games) was close to the cost of buying tickets to one WS game on Stubhub.

(3) The Nats sold one zillion season plans thereby depleting their entire inventory of WS tickets.

(4) Realizing that they probably violated the consumer protection act with their promotion, they put probably a handful of seats into this NLCS presale.

(5) 99% of people did not get tickets.


Yup. So with all this new revenue, there is no excuse now to not pay up to keep both Rendon and Stras from walking!!
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 11:18     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ticket prices are likely to drop if the weather predictions prove correct for a rainy, cold weekend next weekend.


Real fans will go anyway.


Sorry not every “real fan” is able to spend $800 for a standing room ticket.


+1. “Real fans” have a varying degree of entertainment budgets. We could blow our sports/entertainment budget on a pair of World Series tickets off stub hub for DH and I, or we could continue to take our kids to a number of games next year. Yes it’s a once in a lifetime thing and we would have taken the plunge if we’d had any luck in the presale, but can’t justify the stubhub prices (at that point who are you really supporting anyway- the team or a season ticket holder? ).
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2019 11:05     Subject: Nats World Series ticket costs?
Here’s what happened:

(1) The Nats wanted to sell more NLCS games so they advertised the opportunity to buy World Series tickets if you bought NLCS tickets.

(2) People figured out that the cost to buy a half season plan (which came with guaranteed WS tickets for all 3 games) was close to the cost of buying tickets to one WS game on Stubhub.

(3) The Nats sold one zillion season plans thereby depleting their entire inventory of WS tickets.

(4) Realizing that they probably violated the consumer protection act with their promotion, they put probably a handful of seats into this NLCS presale.

(5) 99% of people did not get tickets.