Boston Frozen Four tickets

[gscott13]

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how much are the remaining balcony tix going for?

There are $160 seats and $200 seats in the balcony depending on where the seats are... when you are in the site, you can filter based on location or by price....

 

[mookie1995]

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I got 3 on Friday.

I went with the 160 offering since everything was 8th row or higher

 

[pgb-ohio]

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I got 3 on Friday.

Glad it worked out; going with the $160 seats sounds like the right call in your case.

I went with the 160 offering since everything was 8th row or higher

Spun another way, there are balcony sections with 7 rows left -- meaning you can still get seats together in the middle of the balcony, as opposed to total nosebleeds. And the singles in the lower bowl strategy should still be viable. Not dream seats, but reasonably positive news for those at Level 5.

Paging Level 5... Paging Level 5... Your Ordering Window Opens Monday Morning...

 

[LTsatch]

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Glad it worked out; going with the $160 seats sounds like the right call in your case.

Spun another way, there are balcony sections with 7 rows left -- meaning you can still get seats together in the middle of the balcony, as opposed to total nosebleeds. And the singles in the lower bowl strategy should still be viable. Not dream seats, but reasonably positive news for those at Level 5.

Paging Level 5... Paging Level 5... Your Ordering Window Opens Monday Morning...

Sellout odds via the lottery? Aka, Will there be tixs left after Level One? Aftermarket site shows 340 tickets between $397 and $950, which is a slight drop in the upper price tier below 1K from last week. The majority of the seats for sale are in the lower bowl, with blocks of 12-18 seats in a row available. Not sure how 17 tickets each in both rows 4 and 5 in Section 1 @ center ice could have found their way on to Vivid Seats at $800 a pop without cooperation from someone in the ticket loop.

 

[Priceless]

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Sellout odds via the lottery? Aka, Will there be tixs left after Level One? Aftermarket site shows 340 tickets between $397 and $950, which is a slight drop in the upper price tier below 1K from last week. The majority of the seats for sale are in the lower bowl, with blocks of 12-18 seats in a row available. Not sure how 17 tickets each in both rows 4 and 5 in Section 1 @ center ice could have found their way on to Vivid Seats at $800 a pop without cooperation from someone in the ticket loop.

It won't be sold out, but the seats left will be nosebleeds.

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We still have a few seats remaining for the private suite. Email jhfhockey(at)gmail to reserve.

 

[Priceless]

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Ace Ticket has a few seats available, but are selling them separately, not as a 2-day package. That way you get to pay their "convenience" fee twice! So, to sit in the 15th row of Section 323 you'll have to shell out $931 (plus shipping) for a pair of seats. Front row club costs more than $3100. Do they seriously think anyone is going to pay that much?

 

[RaceBoarder]

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Ace Ticket has a few seats available, but are selling them separately, not as a 2-day package. That way you get to pay their "convenience" fee twice! So, to sit in the 15th row of Section 323 you'll have to shell out $931 (plus shipping) for a pair of seats. Front row club costs more than $3100. Do they seriously think anyone is going to pay that much?

Right now it's just a fishing expedition by them.... If they sell them at this price, they are more than content with their profit... There is no immediate need to dump the tickets... They have plenty of time to whittle down the price to "market value"...

 

[The Freds]

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Ace Ticket has a few seats available, but are selling them separately, not as a 2-day package. That way you get to pay their "convenience" fee twice! So, to sit in the 15th row of Section 323 you'll have to shell out $931 (plus shipping) for a pair of seats. Front row club costs more than $3100. Do they seriously think anyone is going to pay that much?

So much for the rule that forbids the sale of tickets above face value.

 

[pgb-ohio]

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Sellout odds via the lottery? Aka, Will there be tixs left after Level One?

It won't be sold out, but the seats left will be nosebleeds.

Possible, but I'd say that's a best case scenario from the buyers' side. To be arbitrary, let's label the top three rows of the balcony the nosebleeds. We're not very far from that point already. And when the Level 4 Window opens, things get really interesting.

To repeat a point I made earlier in the thread, attending the following tournaments would net the priority holder 4 points: Boston (1998); Providence (2000); Albany (2001); and Boston (2004). That's a list of the tournaments commutable for the New England-based fan. I've got to believe that quite a few New Englanders have 1 to 4 priority points for this reason. As such, it wouldn't surprise me at all if the tournament sold out before tickets go on sale to the public.

As for anything more specific, we're really just firing blindly. My gut says all of Level 4 will be able to get seats together. Below that, who knows? All I can say is that if you're part of the group at Levels 1-4, I'd log onto the system right away at 10:00 AM the day your window opens.

If the lottery fails to sell out to priority holders, those $600 glass seats would be my prime suspect. The lowest priority levels will likely contain a good number of cost conscious buyers. But it certainly could work out as Priceless predicts. After all, the nosebleeds are the most numerous among the categories left.

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[gscott13]

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Lower Bowl $250 Seats
Section 8: 5 singles, though row 23 and 24 seat 10 are available
Section 6: 2 seats
Section 5: 5 seats
Section 18: 1 seat
Section 19: 1 seat

14 Total Seats

Lower Bowl $600 Seats
Section 5: 2 seats
Section 6: 2 seats
Section 7: 2 seats
Section 8: 2 seats
Section 9: 4 seats
Section 15: 2 seats
Section 16: 2 seats
Section 17: 2 seats
Section 18: 2 seats
Section 19: 2 seats

22 Total Seats

36 seats total in the lower bowl (all singles, save for two mentioned above)

No time to look at the balcony tonight....

 

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To repeat a point I made earlier in the thread, attending the following tournaments would net the priority holder 4 points: Boston (1998); Providence (2000); Albany (2001); and Boston (2004). That's a list of the tournaments commutable for the New England-based fan. I've got to believe that quite a few New Englanders have 1 to 4 priority points for this reason. As such, it wouldn't surprise me at all if the tournament sold out before tickets go on sale to the public.

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Regarding Providence and Albany there are factors that tug both ways. They are small (i.e. sub-NHL size, maybe around 10,000 seat) venues, so a lot of tickets may have gone to diehards who were not necessarily from New England. They were also very tough tickets. I tried to buy tickets to Providence but was shut out, so I bought my way into Albany (they had a deal that if you bought tickets for the 2000 regionals, you were guaranteed tickets for the 2001 FF).

I'll admit I'm surprised that there are so few $600 seats left. I thought they were overpriced, but looks like they're going to sell out in the initial sale to me.

 

[pgb-ohio]

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Regarding Providence and Albany there are factors that tug both ways. They are small (i.e. sub-NHL size, maybe around 10,000 seat) venues, so a lot of tickets may have gone to diehards who were not necessarily from New England. They were also very tough tickets. I tried to buy tickets to Providence but was shut out, so I bought my way into Albany (they had a deal that if you bought tickets for the 2000 regionals, you were guaranteed tickets for the 2001 FF).

Correct. As you will see, my experience closely parallels yours.

It's relevant to note that in 2000, tickets were sold on a first come, first served basis. That was the normal arrangement during those years. Tickets went on sale right after the Anaheim tournament was over, and were gone by the end of the Summer -- a startling development at the time. During the 90's it was common for the regulars to buy tickets a full year in advance. In return, you generally got very good seats. But while the initial flurry typically took lots of prime seats off the market, it didn't come anywhere close to a sellout. So if you didn't buy in the first couple of weeks of the sale, the tendency was keep your wallet closed, then attend to the matter after hockey resumed in the Fall. But those of us who did that for Providence got shut out of the public sale. FWIW, that's why my personal priority point total is one below the maximum.

I'm not sure who snapped up all the Providence tickets. Haven't thought about this for quite a while, but my ongoing assumption has been that local people got the memo that tickets were going fast, and made purchases quickly. In other words, before the news spread nationally. But as per your alternative theory, the defining characteristic could have simply been shrewdness. In other words, people who were smart enough -- regardless of mailing address -- to realize that given the experiences of 1995 & 1998, Providence 2000 might be a really tough ticket. Gotta admit, your theory sounds plausible too.

As for Albany, I believe that the crowd was mostly New Englanders. For one thing, BC had a very heavy presence that year. But while I personally did the 2000 Regional + 2001 FF deal, my observation was that few other Midwesterners did. Then, as now, traveling to a distant regional as a neutral fan just wasn't very common.

What does all this mean for 2015? Maybe there's fewer potential buyers at Level 4 than I've been projecting, and perhaps at Level 3 as well. If so, that would be good news for those at Levels 1 & 2, if nothing else.

I'll admit I'm surprised that there are so few $600 seats left. I thought they were overpriced, but looks like they're going to sell out in the initial sale to me.

They are moving surprisingly well.

 

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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But those of us who did that for Providence got shut out of the public sale. FWIW, that's why my personal priority point total is one below the maximum.

Slacker I would be a 6 this year if I would have bought in the lottery but have had pretty good luck in the secondary market. This year I am wondering if I should see what I can get when my number comes up on Friday and sell them on the secondary market. I have a 13 buddy that was kind enough to buy four tickets for me so I'm set for tickets.

 

[pgb-ohio]

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Slacker

I would be a 6 this year if I would have bought in the lottery but have had pretty good luck in the secondary market. This year I am wondering if I should see what I can get when my number comes up on Friday and sell them on the secondary market.

I'm going to recommend against buying Level 3 tickets as an investment vehicle. Consider your two thoughts as a pair. In recent years you've experienced the FF secondary market as favorable to buyers. Why would that inspire you to become a seller?

Another big factor: Seat Location. The secondary market can be lucrative if you have excellent seats. But with ordinary seats, not so much. With your best case scenario being the upper half of the balcony, I just don't see a large upside potential.

The great unknown: The tournament field. If two Hockey East teams make the final, then sure -- it would be very nice to have extras to use or to sell. Or if you believe a team you root for is likely to make it to Boston, then once again -- those extra tickets would be great to have. But if you wind up with only average luck regarding the tournament field, no easy money.

Given that the tournament is in Boston, I've gotta believe you'd be able to get your money back out of any extra tickets. So maybe there isn't much downside risk either. But why tie up your money if the most probable outcome is breaking even?

Of course you should go online Friday and see what's available. Naturally you'll be posting your observations on this thread. But beyond that, buyer beware. If you see a set of tickets you find attractive, good luck and God bless. But before pulling the trigger, at least keep the issues I've raised in mind.

I have a 13 buddy that was kind enough to buy four tickets for me so I'm set for tickets.

Thumbs Up!

 

[Hoover]

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...This year I am wondering if I should see what I can get when my number comes up on Friday and sell them on the secondary market. I have a 13 buddy that was kind enough to buy four tickets for me so I'm set for tickets.

I'm a priority 2 and have been concerned about not getting tickets at all - and I don't want to overpay on the secondary market. Fortunately for me, I have a priority 11 friend who purchased 4 tickets and has offered to let me buy 2 from him, so I'm set. I was thinking of checking next Monday (when priority 2 opens) for tickets, knowing that if there are any still available they'll probably be high upper level seats. I was thinking of purchasing a pair and trying to sell them (at no more than face-value) just to keep adding to my priority total. I know it's a bit of a gamble just to break even. I haven't decided yet...Monday may come and I may have no decision to make...

 

[pgb-ohio]

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I'm a priority 2 and have been concerned about not getting tickets at all - and I don't want to overpay on the secondary market. Fortunately for me, I have a priority 11 friend who purchased 4 tickets and has offered to let me buy 2 from him, so I'm set. I was thinking of checking next Monday (when priority 2 opens) for tickets, knowing that if there are any still available they'll probably be high upper level seats. I was thinking of purchasing a pair and trying to sell them (at no more than face-value) just to keep adding to my priority total. I know it's a bit of a gamble just to break even. I haven't decided yet...Monday may come and I may have no decision to make...

Of course you should check the availabilities on Monday.

Once you have the live options in front of you, your motivation for buying the tickets is the primary consideration. My response to siouxfaninseattle was based on his desire to re-sell any additional purchase. Perhaps I read too much into his post, but it appeared that building up priority points was no longer a significant concern for him. In contrast, if earning the point matters, that does change things. Remember that all you have to do to earn the point is to buy a single.

Can hardly believe I'm typing this, but in your specific situation, buying a single on the glass might make sense. You'd earn the point, and your group members could take turns sitting in the special seat.

Beyond that, if there's a serious chance you'll use additional tickets for family/friends/clients, then locking in seats at face value makes perfect sense. Should the "right" teams make the tournament field, scalpers' prices aren't a concern; you're already in the building. The fact you'd likely get face value back for any extras provides a nice safety net if the friends' plans don't work out. The only thing I'm recommending against is jumping into the market as an amateur scalper.

 

[MN Magic]

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[Hockeyfan0862]

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Hi I am a priority 4 and just bought my tickets. I could not get two seat together in the loge sections so I brought two singles near each other. Same section, one row behind the other and a few seats away. I am hoping that I will be able to switch with the person next to me or my other seat. Only other seats available is the balcony and I cant do stairs very well. Good luck to priorities 3 and under.

 

[Siouxfaninseattle]

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Once you have the live options in front of you, your motivation for buying the tickets is the primary consideration. My response to siouxfaninseattle was based on his desire to re-sell any additional purchase. Perhaps I read too much into his post, but it appeared that building up priority points was no longer a significant concern for him.

You are right, priority points don't mean that much to me, even though I had looked at trying to do that starting about, oh, say Denver. And based on not being able to buy seats together and the great unknown of what teams make the tournament (as well as the post quoted below), I most likely won't buy tomorrow. With my luck if I buy tickets looking to sell and make a profit, the FF teams would turn out to be teams that would bring about 12 fans.

I know some of you are concerned about Frozen Four tickets in Boston, but it almost takes a "Perfect Storm" for tickets not be available to whoever wants them at face value or below. I have been to eleven of the past thirteen Frozen Fours (skipped Detroit and Pittsburgh). St Paul (2002) and Milwaukee (2006) with the local teams winning it were the only times I paid slightly over face value. Last year in Philly with North Dakota/Minnesota/BC (large followings) I still paid under face value to sit lower level blue line. I'm not saying you shouldn't buy your seats now (peace of mind), but between the venue releasing seats late, Brokers trying to unload their unsold seats, and fans who decide not to go you should have little problem finding seats just as good or better than the Priority 18's.

Thanks for the info.

 

[mookie1995]

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I've not been to as many as y'all, but I go (been to 9) and I bought last week as a 6. I do lottery because--

If I can drive I take my two oldest boys and want three together and have no desire to sweat it out.

If I fly I go myself and can buy a single down low no problem.

So that's why I do the cash and carry. Next 3 yrs I'll be buying a single at priority levels 7/8/then 9.