THEWOOD

no one has been called yet, that i know of....I sure hope they start calling people so that we will know what is going on

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 09:42 AM) I'm not bitter. I'm a long time season ticketholder who will be at the games. As I said, there will be a few people getting these tickets with good intentions. I just think the majority will wind up in ticket broker hands which is a shame. IMO, there at least should be some tickets available for the general public. true...and from the sound of things there are not many tickets left...just heard there are only about 2000 per game left

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 09:36 AM) The current deal is 50% of the cost of the package. I understand that....the usual amount I thought was only 205 per seat...or is it 10% as dick allen stated?

dick allen...why are you so bitter?

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 09:30 AM) Let me ask you and everyone else here who has put down a deposit. If the White Sox were to call you this morning and inform you that this deal was sold out for the WS tickets, would you still put the 10% down which is required for season tickets next season? 10 percent? i thought it was only 205 per seat...I could be wrong, but yes I would do it

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 09:23 AM) As I said, there are a few that will be in it for the long haul. Do you plan on attending each game or are you looking to sell? They had a season ticketholder on the news yesterday who sold all his seats to a broker for $12,000 cash. They did offer this same deal near the end of the regular season and didn't have much interest. I would imagine at least 90% of the people putting down deposits will either never be season ticket holders or will cancel their plans if the Sox don't make the playoffs next year. I don't blame people for buying them. My brother in law bought a couple. I just think they would be better off in the long run making these few tickets available for people to watch and fall in love with baseball and the Sox rather than making them available to people who are looking to make money. I plan on being at every game

QUOTE(rangercal @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 09:20 AM) so I put my deposit down last night..... anticipation............. I call it's busy. Call again I get 2 ring tones and then it cuts to a busy signal.. i have been calling since 830....no luck

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 09:08 AM) I am assuming there will be a few people who are buying these tickets to attend the games. But the fact that they offered this deal earlier and didn't have a huge response would indicate to me that most of these people that are purchasing tickets are looking for a one-time thrill or looking to make money. Believe me, the majority of WS tickets sold to these new accounts will wind up in the hands of brokers, or are corporations noticing the prices of quality seats are around $2500 and are securing tickets for their clients. There will definitely be a bump up in season tickets next season, but this promotion isn't going to have a long-term impact on the base. Think about it, even the people on this site who are buying, why did it take them until now to put down a deposit? They could have had all the playoff games. If they are die hards why didn't they have tickets for this season? They were selling season tickets up until the beginning of August. They could have purchased a grinder plan. Bandwagon jumpers don't last long. Expecting the White Sox to be in the WS next year would be silly given their and every other team's history. I purchased the ozzie plan this past year, I was waiting till after the 1st of the year to purchase season tickets. I wanted to see how much I was going to have to pay in taxes this year, but I figured what the hell, why not do it now this is the WS.

anyone try calling 674 1000 today? i just did....its already busy

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 08:14 AM) Some comments from Brooks.. ________________________________________ From: Brooks Boyer Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:08 AM To: Stephanie Subject: RE: Ticket Sale I know some of the decisions I make will not be popular with the fans. It is the tough part of the job. I realize we are decreasing the pool of WS tickets that will go on sale to the general public, but I would prefer to be good every year and have October baseball in our park be an annual occurance. To do that, we have to pay the players. The more tickets we can move for next year leveraging WS tickets gives us the ability to be flexible and aggressive when it comes to player acquisition in the off season. Building the season ticket base is the key to that. I know you understand this because of our past conversations. I look at this as a smart long term decision even though I will take some heat from fans in the short run. In the end, it gives us an opportunity to put a better product on the field. Of anyone, you know how much I appreciate the core fans at WSI and Soxtalk. I know many will not agree with the process and there will many diehards that are pissed off at about 12:30pm today, but I do believe it gives us the best opportunity to field a better team, which I believe we all want. Regardless, it is a great problem to have because it means we are in the WS. Brooks thats sure is the truth...i think they are doing the right thing, aslong as they call me before 11 today...steff do you have any idea if its 1 WS ticket per season ticket purchased or 1 WS per GAME for every season ticket purchased?

oh and they have not charged my card yet either

QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 08:07 AM) So has it been determined that is one ticket for every season ticket for every game or just one game? Basically my purchase hangs on which one of these is the case.... i still have yet to get phone call or email

we will find out tomorrow for sure...i will post as soon as I get off the phone with the rep...hopefully the others will do the same

he smashed that thing

QUOTE(rangercal @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 10:16 PM) Are you sure? i got all that but if you read the last paragraph it says your order is not final until you are contacted by a account rep....so obviously they do not charge your card until they call you and make sure you understand all the details and what each party agrees to do

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 10:00 PM) So wait, you guys bought season tix and didn't find out IMMEDIATELY if you have WS tix???!!! Man, I sure hope you guys don't end up getting screwed. "Your order is not accepted until you have been contacted by an account executive, your credit card has been charged and the charge of your credit card has been authorized by the applicable network." so if they say no we dont have any WS tickets left then I just say ok goodbye you may not charge my card

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 09:48 PM) Whoa! They're giving out massages along with the Season and WS tix?!?! That is a good deal. yeah i didnt get a massage with my tickets.....

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QUOTE(hi8is @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 06:42 PM) also guys, if you locals could clue me in... where in the chicago vacinaty is a place to stay that has easy access to a train/tram/etc. ? like: Rockford or : Lincolnshire or any information about public transportation that would show me a website with route info? im an outter towner with the same heart =D help an amigo out =D www.transitchicago.com this website has all info for public transportation in chicagoland sorry missed the last post in topic...thought i saw them all sorry for the repost

yeah hopefully its early in the morning, so i dont have to sit and think about it all morning long

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 08:56 PM) May I ask what you do for a living sir..... financial advisor

QUOTE(chimpy2121 @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 08:51 PM) Hey could you PM me when you get a call. I just bought Premium Upper deck tickets for next year. Im so friggin happy just to get Season tix, let alone World Series tix. i splurged and got club...

but thanks hopefully all goes well

hopefully someone calls me before noon tomorrow or im not going to know what to do