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Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:02 pm
What is the solution to this problem?
There aren't enough student tickets for the demand. Many (most?) freshmen don't get season tickets. A few get full season, most get 2 games (crappy games) or none at all. The international students (Chinese primarily), who care nothing about football, have learned that they can order tickets and then resell them on the black market to freshmen. The student ticket season book costs $140 from AU. On the black market, they are up to $600 - $700+.
How do you curb this Chinese black market?
There aren't enough student tickets for the demand. Many (most?) freshmen don't get season tickets. A few get full season, most get 2 games (crappy games) or none at all. The international students (Chinese primarily), who care nothing about football, have learned that they can order tickets and then resell them on the black market to freshmen. The student ticket season book costs $140 from AU. On the black market, they are up to $600 - $700+.
How do you curb this Chinese black market?
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:10 pm to tom1987
Market sets the price.
As a school, I can't deprive them of the chance to order tickets. So the only other ways I could prevent it is if I 1. Become strict on you can only use your own ticket (which would be wildly unpopular with all the students) or 2. Expand the student section (which wIll cut into my revenue)
So the only real solution is if those freshman try to hold out until the price goes down. Luckily I was fortunate enough to get a full season my freshman year. I had plenty of friends that managed to find season tickets at a much better price than the Asian students asked for.
As a school, I can't deprive them of the chance to order tickets. So the only other ways I could prevent it is if I 1. Become strict on you can only use your own ticket (which would be wildly unpopular with all the students) or 2. Expand the student section (which wIll cut into my revenue)
So the only real solution is if those freshman try to hold out until the price goes down. Luckily I was fortunate enough to get a full season my freshman year. I had plenty of friends that managed to find season tickets at a much better price than the Asian students asked for.
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:10 pm to tom1987
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The students who care nothing about football, have learned that they can order tickets and then resell them on the black market to freshmen. The student ticket season book costs $140 from AU. On the black market, they are up to $600 - $700+.
How do you curb this student black market?
Fixed this for you. Its not a China issue. The student ticket black market has been running for at least 15 years, likely much much longer.
This post was edited on 8/11/15 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:12 pm to Big_Sur
The majority of those selling their season tickets are Asain. That is a fact.
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:14 pm to Weagle25
I must have missed that from a recent issue of OANow or Birmingham News.
Every time I sold my student ticket I was white. And every time I bought one, I bought it from a white person. Again, this was 15 years ago so perhaps asian folks have infiltrated the ticket market but they certainly didn't create or cause it.
I applaud their American capitalist spirit!
Every time I sold my student ticket I was white. And every time I bought one, I bought it from a white person. Again, this was 15 years ago so perhaps asian folks have infiltrated the ticket market but they certainly didn't create or cause it.
I applaud their American capitalist spirit!
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:16 pm to Big_Sur
My first game as a student I bought a ticket from a 6'5 black guy with dreads past his shoulders. I am neither 6'5 or black. The lady scanning the ticket just laughed when she saw it.
Auburn's system is better than most IMO. Hell, a friend of mine went to Texas, and he said it was very common for a student to never get student tickets to their games.
Auburn's system is better than most IMO. Hell, a friend of mine went to Texas, and he said it was very common for a student to never get student tickets to their games.
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:19 pm to tom1987
quote:At a lot of schools its a much bigger problem
here aren't enough student tickets for the demand.
quote:sucks being a freshmen
Many (most?) freshmen don't get season tickets
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:26 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
Back when I was in school we got a ticket book.
Made things easy.
Made things easy.
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:27 pm to NYCAuburn
It kind of gets annoying that the student section is consistently over-sold.
It's only annoying as you're trying to get settled into your spot, but it's crazy seeing thousands standing in aisles as I go buy my mixers.
It's only annoying as you're trying to get settled into your spot, but it's crazy seeing thousands standing in aisles as I go buy my mixers.
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:46 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
quote:That's because UT Austin has like 80,000 undergrad
Hell, a friend of mine went to Texas, and he said it was very common for a student to never get student tickets to their games.
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:47 pm to tom1987
quote:There isn't one. It and parking go hand in hand
What is the solution to this problem?
Posted on 8/11/15 at 1:51 pm to tom1987
Option 3. Less fricking Chinese students.
Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:04 pm to tom1987
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What is the solution to this problem?
Students start showing up earlier and staying later. Hard to justify taking seats from cash paying fans and giving discounted tickets to students who are drunk and barely make it to halftime
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There aren't enough student tickets for the demand.
There aren't enough student tickets to meet the demand for big games. You will have a hard time giving your tickets away for the non FBS Power5 games
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The international students (Chinese primarily),
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How do you curb this Chinese black market?
Curbing the resale market is one of the dumbest things you can do. Right now you have a large number of suppliers trying to sell goods to someone who values it cash wise more than they do.
I know a bunch of "non international" students who are willing to sell season tickets for 400-500$ because that $300 profit is worth more than going to the game.
If you somehow restrict the resale market, there likely will be a large number of people who value the tickets at $140 but not at $300 (profit from selling). Therefor, you will have an even larger shortage of tickets as you decreased the price while simultaneously reduced suppliers.
Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:06 pm to GenesChin
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Students start showing up earlier and staying later. Hard to justify taking seats from cash paying fans and giving discounted tickets to students who are drunk and barely make it to halftime
Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:08 pm to Weagle25
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The majority of those selling their season tickets are Asain. That is a fact.
People who aren't huge football fans typically take immediate profit at beginning of the season. That is "international students" on average
People who like football but not more than big profits typically take the market risk of how good AU is going to be. In a season like this upcoming 2015, if we go undefeated ticket prices skyrocket per game.
The demographics of who is selling the tickets depends on what time of year you are looking to buy
Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:12 pm to Rig
Rig, as someone who doesn't remember 75+% of 2010 season as a student, I make that comment
For real, AD was pretty insistent when we were redoing some block seating initiatives that people show up a full hour ahead of time. They said it was embarrassing when the student section wasn't full for pregame video feeds + second half of games
**ETA: That was predominantly a block seating issue and why they started letting block seating be a free for all in 2013 if the section wasn't filled.
For real, AD was pretty insistent when we were redoing some block seating initiatives that people show up a full hour ahead of time. They said it was embarrassing when the student section wasn't full for pregame video feeds + second half of games
**ETA: That was predominantly a block seating issue and why they started letting block seating be a free for all in 2013 if the section wasn't filled.
This post was edited on 8/11/15 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:27 pm to GenesChin
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Rig, as someone who doesn't remember 75+% of 2010 season as a student, I make that comment
Old fart.
Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:34 pm to Big_Sur
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I must have missed that from a recent issue of OANow or Birmingham News.
Speaking from experience. I just graduated last spring.
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I applaud their American capitalist spirit!
Me too. I have no problem with them reselling their tickets. If that's the way the system works then take full advantage of it. If the tickets aren't worth 600-700 to you then don't pay it. It's pretty simple.
Posted on 8/11/15 at 2:36 pm to GenesChin
Students show up plenty early enough for pretty much all the games.
The issue you're talking about I think is solely a frat issue. They show up late because of their guaranteed seats.
The issue you're talking about I think is solely a frat issue. They show up late because of their guaranteed seats.
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