Texas Athletics Ticket Resale Policy

Discussion in 'In The Stands' started by Texas Taps, Mar 9, 2015.

  1. BananaChipBettor

    BananaChipBettor 100+ Posts

    It might not be the right thing to do, but they will make a lot more by running off grandfathered season ticket holders. Lets say they run off someone in section 4 or 5, with four seats, who is making a $150 donation. The new donation on those four seats will be $3,500 x 4 or $14,000 for $13,850 in new profit.
     
  2. SabreHorn

    SabreHorn 10,000+ Posts

    BCB,

    There is NOBODY getting by with a $150 donation. As for the math, they are going to move out the $500 older donors, replace them with people sitting in Sections 8-10 or 107-109, then Patterson won't be able to sell those seats at any price.

    Anyone old enough to remember the "knothole section"? Kids seats for $0.25 or free of you asked an Austin policeman for one?
    I guess Patterson thinks he can raise the ticket prices with such outstanding games as Rice, Berzerkley, and Kansas at home. At least the Rice band is worth part of the admission.
     
  3. Texas Taps

    Texas Taps 5,000+ Posts

    Besides that, if grandfathered and discount season ticket holders follow policy, then UT is limiting the supply of donation free season tickets.
    I know at least one longtime LHF member that is, but they're not in section 4 or 5
     
  4. SabreHorn

    SabreHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Is he sitting in Section 3, 4, 5, or 6?

    As the first check to LF from Houston in 1986, I'd like to know how/
     
  5. Dogbert

    Dogbert 500+ Posts

    So how do you tell if you are grandfathered? I see grandfathered per seat contributions in several places on my application. How is grandfathering defined? I'm going to be pissed if I have to go to a wedding again (WTF with the fall weddings) and can't sell my tickets for that game.
     
  6. Texas Taps

    Texas Taps 5,000+ Posts

    If the Grandfathered per seat Contribution amount listed to the right is lower than the Regular Seat Contribution: (amount in red), you are grandfathered.
     
  7. Texanne

    Texanne 5,000+ Posts

    This does not sit well with me.
     
  8. IvanDiabloHorn

    IvanDiabloHorn 1,000+ Posts

    I just looked at last years purchase and if my math is correct, the grandfathered purchase this year is a 30.9% increase over last year.
    Tier 2 discounted season ticket price goes up from from $420.00 to $525.00. The 2015 regular tier 2 price per season ticket is $550.00, so there is only a $25.00 discount. There is now an additional $100.00 parking pass cost. I get four season tickets, so my season ticket cost is now $550.00 which means there was no discount. $420.00 to $550.00 = 30.9% increase and they tell us we better not resell our tickets ???
     
    Last edited: Mar 11, 2015
  9. yelladawgdem

    yelladawgdem 2,500+ Posts

    As is often the case, Texanne has hit the nail on the head. This is troubling on so many different levels.
     
  10. Texas Taps

    Texas Taps 5,000+ Posts

    On a positive note, it might be a deterrence to obnoxious visitors from sitting in my section
     
  11. Dogbert

    Dogbert 500+ Posts

    Ah, so I'm grandfathered by a slight amount. I've had four weddings to go to over the past two years on game days. This sort of sucks and vastly complicates getting rid of tickets. And in some of these cases I used to donate them to cancer patient fundraisers and non-profits doing fundraisers. Can't do that anymore either.
     
  12. Brad Austin

    Brad Austin 2,500+ Posts

    Anybody have an answer for this one. What if you hold a certain number of tix and wish to reduce them in half? In my case I have held a rather decent amount of tix since prior to Mack's arrival. Yes I sat through some very painful seasons in DKR, and have several fond memories of those game day events that trump some of the top seasons.

    Moving on, without the ability to sell a pair here and there for various reasons and recoup face value, it's now too costly to keep the same total amount. So what happens if I reduce my number of seats in half? Shouldn't be a problem with half already located in a different row.

    Are they then gonna jack up my donation rate per seat to the same as new buyers? Would they really have the nerve to toss aside the discount prices I've earned over 21 years of loyalty (financial and personal)? How would they even justify that if the remaining seats I'm keeping are being renewed just like every year?

    This is all very disturbingly as they're leaving me no choice here other than to reduce my seats in half and disappoint some huge UT fans/family members that have gone with me for years, or just release all of my tix. Needless to say I'd be dropping my handful of baseball season tix too (I've had since Gus), if I get shoved out of all the football seats because of cold shouldered greed over loyalty. I love my live UT sports, but I also enjoy my pocket not getting fleeced, and loyalty not being spit on after so many years of faithful devotion.
     
    Last edited: Mar 12, 2015
  13. PecosBill

    PecosBill 1,000+ Posts

    My understanding is you can reduce the number of seats you purchase and maintain your loyalty points level as long as you pay the minimum donation to LHF.

    Likewise you can increase the number of seats but the additional seats will not be grandfathered in.

    Call your rep.
     
  14. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Unless the rep doesn't return your calls.
     
  15. PecosBill

    PecosBill 1,000+ Posts

    If you log in to Texas Sports or the LHF to your account and click renewal you will see a picture of your rep with a cell phone number and an email address. My rep responds to both.

    But I'm pretty sure they are busy this week.
     
  16. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Thanks! The e-mail worked (rep called me). All straightened out.
     
  17. fw_horn

    fw_horn 25+ Posts

    So I am currently NOT grandfathered. However, if they raise the "Contribution" amount each year (and I keep my current contribution); will I eventually become grandfathered? Therefore being able to resale my tickets is an incentive to contribute more each year.
     
  18. PecosBill

    PecosBill 1,000+ Posts

    Are you a member of the Longhorn Foundation?
     
  19. fw_horn

    fw_horn 25+ Posts

    Yes
     
  20. BananaChipBettor

    BananaChipBettor 100+ Posts

    If they raise the price for your seats each year, you will have to stay current or you'll be grandfathered. Hopefully, it won't go that far, but we'll see.
     
  21. PecosBill

    PecosBill 1,000+ Posts

    As long as you pay the LHF minimum each year by the deadline my understanding is that you are grandfathered for the same tickets as you had in 2014.(prior year) Is that not correct?
     
  22. BananaChipBettor

    BananaChipBettor 100+ Posts

    As long as you pay less than the current value, you're grandfathered. However, he's asking if he is currently up to "value" what if the contributions go up each year. If there is a price increase each year, you'll have to keep up with that, to stay out of grandfathered status. If you pay less than full contribution/ticket price, its my understanding that you're grandfathered.

    Edit -- Lets say your total seat price (con + seats) is $1,025 this year. You're up to value and good to go. Next year, those section 2 seats go up to $1,125 total price per seat, but you're able to keep them at $1,025. You can pay $1,025, but you're not at the current market value and you will be grandfathered.

    Grandfathered might be done after this season. Who knows?
     
    Last edited: Mar 13, 2015
  23. PecosBill

    PecosBill 1,000+ Posts

    I think the restriction on the resale of tickets is a cookie cutter approach to target the few that actively broker tix for resale. It has been cheaper in the past to join LHF at the minimum, upgrade to above RRS cutoff and then have six homes games, RRS, parking and maybe End Zone Club passes to sell.

    These are the people selling online not someone who sells a ticket to a friend who pays face value cash when your wife is headed to a wedding.
     
  24. dang-str8

    dang-str8 1,000+ Posts

    So when is the deadline for purchase?
     
  25. PecosBill

    PecosBill 1,000+ Posts

    Early Bird March 23, 2015
    Ticket renewal or new purchase Apr 10,2015
     
  26. BevoJoe

    BevoJoe 10,000+ Posts

    When I don't make a game I give them to UT fans that I know will go or the last few years I donate them to the Wounded Warriors.
     
  27. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Okay, I just got my season ticket renewal package in the mail! What a joke. What if I didn't read blogs? Never got an e-mail either. Finally, why are the dollar amounts in the mailing for loyalty and regular prices different than what was on my web account? This whole thing is a disaster.
     
  28. yelladawgdem

    yelladawgdem 2,500+ Posts

    Got ours in the mail on Saturday. Is is just me, or do the wheels appear to be coming off?
     
  29. Texas Taps

    Texas Taps 5,000+ Posts

    The web account numbers changed for many due to an error. Whatever numbers they have in the mailer is old info
     

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