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Organizational slap in the face
KC Sep 08 2005 06:02 PM |
Post season invoice arrived today, for some seats that are "reserved" some-
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Nymr83 Sep 08 2005 06:51 PM |
mailing them insured is likely under $5 considering the # of packages they are sending out, i cant imagine handling should amount to more than another $5... the Mets are pulling a fast one here...with a less than 10% chance of making the playoffs (and therefore refunding postseason ticket money) i have to think this is a deliberate attempt to suck $40 a person out of ticket holders.
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seawolf17 Sep 08 2005 07:01 PM |
I would send it back and tell them to go shove their handling fee up their asses.
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Yancy Street Gang Sep 08 2005 08:25 PM |
How many tickets do you get for the $630? For how many games? And where are the seats?
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Zvon Sep 08 2005 08:42 PM |
I got 3 Mezzinine box seat tickets in '73 for all three games.
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KC Sep 08 2005 09:31 PM |
I guess it's for four games in upper deck seats that are not determined.
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Edgy DC Sep 08 2005 09:34 PM |
The ticket racket is a exploitative business and has been for a long time. Sorry to see the Mets playing that. They'd do better if they looked to make the same money off the face of the tickets, rather than soak you with ambiguous fees.
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Nymr83 Sep 08 2005 09:40 PM |
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my point above was that if the mets had 90 wins right now there wouldn't be a $40 fee they'd just add it on to ticket prices...but WHEN (not if) they miss the playoffs they refund the ticket money but not the handling fee, THAT is the reason for the fee and it is disgusting.
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Bret Sabermetric Sep 08 2005 09:42 PM |
Poo-holes yanks it out, 1-0.
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KC Sep 08 2005 09:53 PM |
The five dollars per ticket fee probably really does offset some outsourcing
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Bret Sabermetric Sep 08 2005 10:08 PM |
You want some Koolaid? I've got plenty
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KC Sep 08 2005 10:13 PM |
Lol, I did that on purpose to see if Pavlov's dog would salivate.
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Zvon Sep 08 2005 10:14 PM |
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Ill have a swig.........after you
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86-Dreamer Sep 08 2005 11:22 PM |
Can't remember where I read it (Muschnick maybe), but I recall a story a few years ago about how MSG used the handling, convenience and other BS charges as a way to shield income from NBA & NHL revenue sharing arrangements. Don't know if that trick still works or is even relevant to MLB. Regardless, those fees are insulting and not at all surprising.
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