Comments on: Tickets Sold in the Winnipeg Jets Secondary Ticket Market

By: Anders

Anders — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:47:00 +0000

It’s a necessary evil. How else would you expect to get into a sold out game if no one was reselling them? I hated the secondary market till paperless ticketing came along and then I realized how great it actually is. Paperless ticketing is trash.

By: Shane Bourdage

Shane Bourdage — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:45:00 +0000

95% of events go down as it approaches, a lot of times the best time to buy is 3 days before the event. Tickets held in hand out of town need to be shipped in time for the game, and they cut their prices accordingly. Another good site I found is http://www.coast2coasttickets.com based out of Vancouver the owner is someone I’ve dealt with before and is super honest and the markups don’t seem to be as high as other sites.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:51:00 +0000

All Jets tickets have been released by now… right? I’ll most likely end up buying tix on the secondary market because I want to pick where I sit. I see that Ticketexchange.com and TicketTrump.com already have seats available for most Jets games. Will prices go down?

By: M Remis

M Remis — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:31:00 +0000

Thanks for your comment. I appreciate all of the feedback on the article. This should be an interestingg topic to revisit in a month.

While I’d agree that the Ticketexchange will be a valuable resource for some, I feel that any tickets on there will be bought quickly. Season ticket holders will also be inclined to give tickets away to friends in the first few seasons. Ticket resellers are somehow always in stock and now only a mouse click away.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:46:00 +0000

you guys do an awesome job! i just finished reading that article and the detail is unreal.
I am a P7 ticket holder and I selected my seats the other day. When the representive sat me down to work out payment I asked her flatout. “what constitutes scalping?” and “can I lose my tickets?” she replied “selling tickets for more than the listed price.” (obviously) and “we have ways of finding scalpers and they will lose their tickets.”
scalping may be inevitable, but I hate it. Winnipegers shouldnt have to pay out the a$$ because a bunch of jerks got tickets before they did.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:07:00 +0000

It will be interesting to see how many tickets eventually become available on TicketExchange. This is the site that current season ticket holders can use that is sanctioned by the team. Correct me if I am wrong but the mark up on these tickets is capped. I think once a year or two passes that there will be more tickets available which will push prices down. I know so many people who have 20 or so tickets per year who are not big hockey fans but have them because it is the popular thing to do. Also a lot of people will want to give up a few more tickets per year to reduce the overall costs of going to the games (and the time commitment).

By: ICdave

ICdave — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:50:00 +0000

Really interesting piece Remis. Personally I don’t see the market for Jets tickets cooling anytime soon. Even if one of the above factors take place (such as team’s continuously getting blown out), the novelty is going to last a good 2-3 years (at minimum) in my opinion.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:54:00 +0000

i don’t know why anyone would buy tickets at this point in time. General tickets haven’t been sold yet. I know there will be very few of them available but at least take a shot at getting one before paying for scalped tickets