Ticketb*stard

Barry was good enough to ask me to contribute here, so here's a post on my own blog at www.thesomethingorothers.com detailing how I almost had two heart attacks while trying to get World Series tickets.


Monday - 09:59:57
Mike logs on to Ticketmaster.com to select tickets for game 2 of the World Series in Detroit.

10:00:02
Mike logs on to Ticketmaster.com with his laptop on another wireless network to select tickets for game 6 of the World Series

10:14:21
Mike is told he has a ticket for game 2. He is pleased, as his strategy of avoiding the rush for game 1 appears to have worked.

10:14:23
Mike selects email delivery to ensure he has his tickets.

10:14:25
Mike begins filling in his info. He has 60 seconds before his ticket is released. After entering his credit card info and muttering, "I can't believe this is happening," he finds that the "country" field under "billing info" is locked. Apparently, if you want your tickets emailed, you have to live in the United States. Quickly backtracking, Mike changes his delivery choice, then re-enters his credit card number, only to find that his session has timed out. Mike looks quickly to his laptop, and finds that his browser has lost his data and is no longer refreshing. Having lost his game 2 ticket, and any chance at a game 6 ticket, Mike hears a crack. He looks down to his hands to see that the remote to his office television has somehow been crushed to pieces.

10:26:00
All games are sold out.

10:26:30
Mike adds Ticketmaster to "The List"


Later that night, however, I was told about Stubhub by a friend, so I had a look. Not sure how, but I managed to find a nice Upper Deck club seat for not much of a markup. So, I'm going to game one. I'll blog the heck out of Saturday for anyone who cares to read.

Mike.