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Post by AztecBill on Jan 14, 2011 16:35:04 GMT -8
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Post by Steve Aztec on Jan 14, 2011 16:37:05 GMT -8
Incredible Bill.
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 14, 2011 16:38:24 GMT -8
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 14, 2011 16:39:16 GMT -8
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 14, 2011 16:40:01 GMT -8
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 14, 2011 16:43:23 GMT -8
The school needs to implement a simple method to combat students selling their tickets. Why should they? Because students who don't care about the Aztecs Basketball team will get tickets (just to turn a profit) at the expense of those who do.
What to do?
Instead of issuing tickets to students, just scan their student cards. Their student ID will be their ticket to the game. This means no student can sell their tickets to the game.
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Post by sancarlosaztec on Jan 14, 2011 16:47:07 GMT -8
Winner! Winner! Winner! ding ding ding ding! The school needs to implement a simple method to combat students selling their tickets. Why should they? Because students who don't care about the Aztecs Basketball team will get tickets (just to turn a profit) at the expense of those who do. What to do? Instead of issuing tickets to students, just scan their student cards. Their student ID will be their ticket to the game. This means no student can sell their tickets to the game.
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 14, 2011 16:49:08 GMT -8
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Post by sancarlosaztec on Jan 14, 2011 16:49:46 GMT -8
Actually, one thing I didn't consider. If you move to a process of scanning ID's then you need to implement some kind of control count to avoid letting in more students than seats. Even in doing so it will suck for the students because they won't know if the have a seat for sure into the pass the turnstiles. Might keep the students away. Winner! Winner! Winner! ding ding ding ding! The school needs to implement a simple method to combat students selling their tickets. Why should they? Because students who don't care about the Aztecs Basketball team will get tickets (just to turn a profit) at the expense of those who do. What to do? Instead of issuing tickets to students, just scan their student cards. Their student ID will be their ticket to the game. This means no student can sell their tickets to the game.
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Post by sancarlosaztec on Jan 14, 2011 16:51:45 GMT -8
To make this policy feasible they should continue issuing student tickets, but require a ticket and a valid student ID to enter the arena. Actually, one thing I didn't consider. If you move to a process of scanning ID's then you need to implement some kind of control count to avoid letting in more students than seats. Even in doing so it will suck for the students because they won't know if the have a seat for sure into the pass the turnstiles. Might keep the students away. Winner! Winner! Winner! ding ding ding ding!
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Post by RB Aztec on Jan 14, 2011 16:57:05 GMT -8
Every game will be sold out.
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 14, 2011 17:00:40 GMT -8
Winner! Winner! Winner! ding ding ding ding! The school needs to implement a simple method to combat students selling their tickets. Why should they? Because students who don't care about the Aztecs Basketball team will get tickets (just to turn a profit) at the expense of those who do. What to do? Instead of issuing tickets to students, just scan their student cards. Their student ID will be their ticket to the game. This means no student can sell their tickets to the game. I am a free market guy who would normally just want the price raised. But students have been forced to buy tickets (via fees) for years. Many wouldn't be able to afford market prices so they must be subsidized because their attendance at the games is beneficial to the team and to the general student population (school spirit). This is a school team afterall.
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 14, 2011 17:04:33 GMT -8
Actually, one thing I didn't consider. If you move to a process of scanning ID's then you need to implement some kind of control count to avoid letting in more students than seats. Even in doing so it will suck for the students because they won't know if the have a seat for sure into the pass the turnstiles. Might keep the students away. Winner! Winner! Winner! ding ding ding ding! I am sorry...I wasn't clear. Students still stand in line to get "tickets" to the game but instead of getting paper their student ID is scanned into the system. When their student ID is scanned at the gate it is removed from the system. Students whose IDs were not earlier scanned do not have a "ticket" to the game.
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 14, 2011 17:06:31 GMT -8
To make this policy feasible they should continue issuing student tickets, but require a ticket and a valid student ID to enter the arena. Actually, one thing I didn't consider. If you move to a process of scanning ID's then you need to implement some kind of control count to avoid letting in more students than seats. Even in doing so it will suck for the students because they won't know if the have a seat for sure into the pass the turnstiles. Might keep the students away. But in that system uninterested students can still get tickets, they would just have to sell them to fellow students at high prices. The long lines to get basketball tickets will be longer because of the profit seekers. They can actually get their tickets and go to the back of the line and sell them. The further back they go the higher the price because of the time required for those students to get tickets and the fear of not getting tickets. Although those closer to the ticket window would tend to be more fanatic. I don't know exactly how it works now but I wouldn't be surprised if that exact thing isn't happening. When you have a limited resource, a market will develop. If you are going to cheat the free market, you need to take steps to force a somewhat fair allocation of that resource. Currently that is not happening. I feel sorry for the students who don't have the time or money to insure they get a ticket to the game, while others with the time get tickets that are only a cash cow to them.
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Post by electricmice on Jan 14, 2011 17:41:39 GMT -8
The way I see it, if a student is going to sell their ticket and a fan is gonna pay some crazy amount for them, they are probably gonna be the kind of fan who will stand in the student section and scream, where as the student selling them wouldn't. I would rather have an enthusiastic fan than an apathetic student.
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Post by goaztecs on Jan 14, 2011 17:52:39 GMT -8
CSU game now sold out.
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Post by resolve on Jan 14, 2011 21:28:54 GMT -8
are the "student" tix sold out as well? or just general admission?
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Post by Blanco on Jan 14, 2011 21:36:21 GMT -8
are the "student" tix sold out as well? or just general admission? Student tickets are sold out. Students were able to pick up tix for the past three home games and AF.
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Post by resolve on Jan 14, 2011 21:46:29 GMT -8
so are all the home games already sold out for student tickets?
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Post by Blanco on Jan 14, 2011 21:50:26 GMT -8
so are all the home games already sold out for student tickets? Not yet, it is my understanding that student tix are only made available a week before a game. Not getting a student ticket was never a problem in the past, used to be able to grab them a couple days before game day. Might have to start camping out.
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