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Post by savannahbadger on Jun 26, 2024 8:16:51 GMT -5
I sincerely hope that they’re specifically tracking who is selling tickets to the big time matches for big $$$, and not penalizing anyone for selling the random Directional State matches where things just come up and you can’t make it. It is in the best interest of everyone to have a robust aftermarket for tickets, even if that means some degree of scalping. I’m going to go ahead and disagree here, especially if there’s a large enough portion of these tickets being bought for the purpose of resale. I think the way Badger Select is currently set up is going to be detrimental to the program in the long run. Season tickets were very affordable and available to a lower income demographic, mostly an older/retiree crowd but also to families with young kids), and that’s foundation of our crowd support. That’s fine now, but what happens when the older demographic ages out and families who could afford to bring their kids no longer can afford to do so? As it is right now, you have to be at least a $5000 level donor to have a shot at GA tickets as a first time buyer, and that’s a thought that’s REALLY bugging me. I suspect that if this was the case a decade or two ago, our crowd sizes would be a LOT smaller than they are now. Sure, there’s current demand, but at what point is the demand going to shrink because of unaffordability and/or giving up hope of ever getting even GA tickets. I am going to make a call to the Athletic Office and implore them to completely remove GA tickets from Badger Select, and having those be open to the public at a later date (or maybe only to donors at the lowest current level). It doesn’t make sense to raise the bar for getting GA tickets from what used to be $50 (IIRC) years ago to $2500 or even $5000 now. I hope some of you will join me in making such a request to the ATO.
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Post by savannahbadger on Jun 26, 2024 8:34:58 GMT -5
1. Current ticket holders: prices are rising because the ATO sees how much people are selling tickets to Nebraska/Minnesota/PSU regular season matches and post season matches. They undoubtedly see that, and are raising prices to get a slice of that pie. Athletic Departments across the country are scrambling for revenue sources, and they’re not going to ignore what’s happening with the resale market and what they perceive the value of these tickets to be. 2. The future generation of VB ticket holders. As I noted in my last post, making season tickets unaffordable to going eventually rear its ugly head, when there’s not the generation of kids who’ve gone to matches with their parents. We’re experiencing some of that ourselves, as the big jump in prices meant we had to drop a seat that my kids could have used. Now I can only take 1 of my 4 kids to a match, and it’s unlikely they’ll get to go to any of the big matches, because my wife will go with me to Nebraska/MN/PSU.
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Post by robtearle on Jun 26, 2024 9:23:11 GMT -5
I think if you consider the word "scalper", one answer to 'who does it hurt?' becomes self-evident: the person being 'scalped'.
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Post by spicycheesebread on Jun 26, 2024 10:58:06 GMT -5
ATO may want to adapt to changing times to curb the growing demand and combat scalping:
- for first time season ticket applicants, switch to a one-time deposit and signup wait list. Your placement in the wait list is perennial until it's your turn. Assurance that you will eventually have the rights to buy seats is key. Not this "donate $5K and you might have a shot this year" nonsense.
- impose a "use it or lose it" seat retention policy, which is more strict based on seating levels. For example, you must attend at least 25% of the matches if you are in Red, at least 90% if you are in Gold. At a minimum, this forces scalpers to have to fill seats every match, including non-marquee matches. For legitimate season ticket holders, you can still pass along your tickets to a friend or neighbor for matches you can't attend. Still fills the seats, more fans win. Helps with optics of not having noticeably empty seats on televised matches.
- impose a mobile ticket transfer limit per season. Now that all passes are mobile only, the purchaser's identity is linked to every mobile pass. This requires community education to prospective buyers. Educate buyers to only purchase single match tickets from approved marketplaces (such as Ticketmaster) that require mobile ticket exchange.
That said, ticket reselling does make it possible for fans to attend matches they would otherwise never have a shot of attending. An ATO rep I spoke with last week said the season ticket retention is 95% this year. If 100% of these fans attended every home match, there's a large population of prospective fans who would never have the experience of being in the Field House. I'm not condoning scalping, but the reselling market does serve one benefit.
The only time-proven solution to ticket scalping is raising ticket prices. There's no intersection between market value that kills ticket scalping and what remains affordable for the traditional family fan base that just wants to bring their kids into matches.
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Post by badgerbreath on Jun 26, 2024 11:37:09 GMT -5
What about reserving a raft of GA tickets for day-of walk-ins at cheaper prices? No opportunity to scalp in that case, and you get some access for those who can't afford season tickets.
Or making seats associated with unscanned tickets available for a cheap price to walk-ins? Those with reserved seats coming late can put a hold on the tickets.
I mean, if tickets are all electronic these days, it should be possible to do those kinds of things.
I started going because it was cheap, and I got hooked. Now I'm spending multiple hundreds to attend matches a thousand miles away. I think you want to hold open the door to new converts. In the long run that seems like a really good option.
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Post by honeybadger88 on Jun 26, 2024 12:50:24 GMT -5
Really surprising Smrek's not even named in Canada's NORCECA team considering she's one of the better players at NCAA considering that she was second team AA especially with her hitting efficiency both in an out of system and her blocking at RS. Sarah and Carter have been named in the USA team for obvious reasons but Anna hasn't even been considered for the Canadian team.
Is she injured? Coz there doesn't seem to be any reports that Anna is injured. Either that she's injured or she simply declined for whatever reason because there's no way that she would be left out because she's not good enough UNLESS the MBs or OPPs named ahead of her are genuinely better which I find hard to believe tbh.
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Post by badgerguru on Jun 27, 2024 10:32:46 GMT -5
Hoping Sarah & Carter get the start for USA today
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Post by jwvolley on Jun 27, 2024 10:34:25 GMT -5
Hoping Sarah & Carter get the start for USA today No match today.
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Post by skolgophers on Jun 27, 2024 10:46:23 GMT -5
Really surprising Smrek's not even named in Canada's NORCECA team considering she's one of the better players at NCAA considering that she was second team AA especially with her hitting efficiency both in an out of system and her blocking at RS. Sarah and Carter have been named in the USA team for obvious reasons but Anna hasn't even been considered for the Canadian team. Is she injured? Coz there doesn't seem to be any reports that Anna is injured. Either that she's injured or she simply declined for whatever reason because there's no way that she would be left out because she's not good enough UNLESS the MBs or OPPs named ahead of her are genuinely better which I find hard to believe tbh. In the other thread it was mentioned that she opted out.
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Post by honeybadger88 on Jun 27, 2024 12:04:06 GMT -5
Really surprising Smrek's not even named in Canada's NORCECA team considering she's one of the better players at NCAA considering that she was second team AA especially with her hitting efficiency both in an out of system and her blocking at RS. Sarah and Carter have been named in the USA team for obvious reasons but Anna hasn't even been considered for the Canadian team. Is she injured? Coz there doesn't seem to be any reports that Anna is injured. Either that she's injured or she simply declined for whatever reason because there's no way that she would be left out because she's not good enough UNLESS the MBs or OPPs named ahead of her are genuinely better which I find hard to believe tbh. In the other thread it was mentioned that she opted out. Ah, I didn't see tbh. Which thread is it exactly?
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Post by skolgophers on Jun 27, 2024 12:05:58 GMT -5
In the other thread it was mentioned that she opted out. Ah, I didn't see tbh. Which thread is it exactly? Norceca Final 6 Roster
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Post by badgerguru on Jun 27, 2024 15:02:29 GMT -5
Hoping Sarah & Carter get the start for USA today No match today. Tomorrow then
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Post by badgerbreath on Jun 28, 2024 11:54:41 GMT -5
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Post by rainbowbadger on Jun 28, 2024 12:22:51 GMT -5
It’s hella exciting.
The other nominees are Haleigh Bryant (gymnastics), Izzy Scane (lacrosse)… and Caitlin Clark.
So I just kind of assume we know the outcome.
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Post by swaggyp on Jun 28, 2024 12:25:53 GMT -5
It’s hella exciting. The other nominees are Haleigh Bryant (gymnastics), Izzy Scane (lacrosse)… and Caitlin Clark. So I just kind of assume we know the outcome. On the other hand, pretty rare air.
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