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Post by showtoones on Jan 30, 2017 15:28:22 GMT
I started checking at 12pm on the dot and it kept spinning and spinning and now all of December is sold out. Doesn't seem fair at all.
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Post by dizzieblonde on Jan 30, 2017 15:33:02 GMT
OH MY GOD! I just went back in and scored the last ticket in the stalls for the date in December that I wanted, at a price I could actually afford!!! Ticketmaster must have refreshed their seat availability, after the lunchtime crazy, because I couldn't get anything a couple of hours ago. Sure, it's on the last row in the rear stalls, but I have my Christmas present to myself!!! Don't care, just happy!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 15:35:14 GMT
I started checking at 12pm on the dot and it kept spinning and spinning and now all of December is sold out. Doesn't seeom fair at all. What's not fair about it - it's a random process! It was exactly the same in pre-sale and there isn't really any other way to do it! And I say that as someone who didn't get the ticket she wanted either!
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Post by infofreako on Jan 30, 2017 15:50:04 GMT
OH MY GOD! I just went back in and scored the last ticket in the stalls for the date in December that I wanted, at a price I could actually afford!!! Ticketmaster must have refreshed their seat availability, after the lunchtime crazy, because I couldn't get anything a couple of hours ago. Sure, it's on the last row in the rear stalls, but I have my Christmas present to myself!!! Don't care, just happy! It could be as simple as peoples transactions failing so the seats returning to sale.
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Post by flgirl5 on Jan 30, 2017 15:55:23 GMT
Still in the Searching... sit tight. queue (with the ticket that fils and refills with blue) Wondering if I will ever get through. Suggest you open up a new tab and try again - there is NO sit tight queue happening for new enquiries right now. Thank you! I would have spent the rest of my night waiting as I still have the same message on my computer. Just went and checked the date I was in the queue for and no seats in my price range. Wonder if Ticketmaster can fix this glitch so people know to move on to a new date while there are still tickets to be purchased.
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Post by daniel on Jan 30, 2017 16:02:49 GMT
Adverts on the buses!
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Post by showtoones on Jan 30, 2017 16:17:49 GMT
I started checking at 12pm on the dot and it kept spinning and spinning and now all of December is sold out. Doesn't seeom fair at all. What's not fair about it - it's a random process! It was exactly the same in pre-sale and there isn't really any other way to do it! And I say that as someone who didn't get the ticket she wanted either! I hear you and I'm just sad and frustrated...maybe more tix will become available closer to the start of the run?
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Post by longinthetooth on Jan 30, 2017 16:18:45 GMT
I had several windows open in IE, all with the blue ticket, plus just one in Chrome. Yes, it was the single Chrome one that came up trumps for me. Whole transaction done and dusted in 15 minutes, while the IE ones carried on and on and on refilling. I opted for April, as I guessed everyone would want to see it as soon as possible.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 16:23:19 GMT
Just checked out of curiosity right now. Went straight in, and lots of good seats for midweek in June, choose your own. From reports, Ticketmaster didn't do badly at all today, I'm quite impressed as it could have been a lot worse. I do observe that "Potter this isn't," going by the fact there are still tickets compared to what happens a few hours after Harry waves his wand... Though for all intents and purposes, there are twice as many performances of Hamilton per week as there are of Potter.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 16:25:50 GMT
Just checked out of curiosity right now. Went straight in, and lots of good seats for midweek in June, choose your own. From reports, Ticketmaster didn't do badly at all today, I'm quite impressed as it could have been a lot worse. I do observe that "Potter this isn't," going by the fact there are still tickets compared to what happens a few hours after Harry waves his wand... Filth Monkey. What you and Potter do with his wand on your own time is your business
But yeah, odd tickets here and there aside with Potter you're screwed after that initial day. For priority and general (having just had a nosey) as long as it's the later months there's still a fair bit out there for Hammy. Hope everyone on here managed/manages at some point who wanted to.
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Post by dizzieblonde on Jan 30, 2017 16:34:07 GMT
OH MY GOD! I just went back in and scored the last ticket in the stalls for the date in December that I wanted, at a price I could actually afford!!! Ticketmaster must have refreshed their seat availability, after the lunchtime crazy, because I couldn't get anything a couple of hours ago. Sure, it's on the last row in the rear stalls, but I have my Christmas present to myself!!! Don't care, just happy! It could be as simple as peoples transactions failing so the seats returning to sale. For which I'm infinitely grateful! I refreshed and queued for 1.5hrs at lunchtime, for a few different dates, and each time was either a failure or no seats available. it does look like the odd one will pop up for the early dates, if there are returns etc, but it's still a total game of luck! Glad to have it all done anyway.
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Post by CG on the loose on Jan 30, 2017 16:39:30 GMT
I hear you and I'm just sad and frustrated... maybe more tix will become available closer to the start of the run?They've already said that more seats will be released in the Autumn when the seating plan is finalised
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Post by daniel on Jan 30, 2017 16:51:51 GMT
Just checked out of curiosity right now. Went straight in, and lots of good seats for midweek in June, choose your own. From reports, Ticketmaster didn't do badly at all today, I'm quite impressed as it could have been a lot worse. I do observe that "Potter this isn't," going by the fact there are still tickets compared to what happens a few hours after Harry waves his wand... Though for all intents and purposes, there are twice as many performances of Hamilton per week as there are of Potter. Is that the saying?! Please tell me I'm not the only person who's been saying "for all intensive purposes" their entire life? *facepalm*
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Post by d'James on Jan 30, 2017 16:56:57 GMT
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Post by kathryn on Jan 30, 2017 17:36:24 GMT
Though for all intents and purposes, there are twice as many performances of Hamilton per week as there are of Potter. Is that the saying?! Please tell me I'm not the only person who's been saying "for all intensive purposes" their entire life? *facepalm* Take heart! For years Mark Kermode thought there was a something called a croaf that was known for either its dishonesty or being very lazy ('as the croaf lies').
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Post by flgirl5 on Jan 30, 2017 17:41:55 GMT
Just out of curiosity, why does Hamilton in NY have seats that say available from venue (vice resale) in Row E for November 3, 2017 at $849. Is that dynamic pricing?
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Post by justafan on Jan 30, 2017 18:01:59 GMT
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Post by justafan on Jan 30, 2017 18:03:37 GMT
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Post by justafan on Jan 30, 2017 18:03:47 GMT
I do enjoy how educational this forum can be! 😀
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Post by flgirl5 on Jan 30, 2017 18:15:18 GMT
Just checked out of curiosity right now. Went straight in, and lots of good seats for midweek in June, choose your own. From reports, Ticketmaster didn't do badly at all today, I'm quite impressed as it could have been a lot worse. I do observe that "Potter this isn't," going by the fact there are still tickets compared to what happens a few hours after Harry waves his wand... There are still a few singles here and there on dates that say sold out.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 18:16:53 GMT
I would imagine the team are very happy with how ticket sales have gone. 6 months worth of tickets almost sold out when they will have had minimal amounts of scalpers buying and their marketing campaign only started a couple of days ago. I think it's fair to say that despite those that had doubts, this show will be a big success in London.
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Post by feminenemy on Jan 30, 2017 19:08:22 GMT
Hamilton NYC premium ticket prices from the venue increased from $549 to $849 effective 1/1/17.
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Post by Kenneth_C on Jan 30, 2017 19:25:15 GMT
Just out of curiosity, why does Hamilton in NY have seats that say available from venue (vice resale) in Row E for November 3, 2017 at $849. Is that dynamic pricing? No, it's Ticketmaster linking to its "secondary ticketing" website, so that those who bought (touts / scalpers) can re-sell on the main site alongside regular sales. Just checked. It's a single ticket* available directly from the venue for $849 (which, as feminenemy says, is now the Premium Price in NYC). The Ticketmaster resales for that date in the same general seating area (Center, Rows C & D) are over $1,600. *Note: This is how I ended up finally seeing Hamilton on Broadway. A year ago, I started a day-by-day search starting in September 2016. I went through about 6 weeks worth of performances and had only found one single ticket available in the first week of October, located way over to the side. Not happy with the side view, I kept searching -- until I at last reached my birthday (end of October). I kid you not: There was a single ticket located dead center on my birthday. I was powerless to resist.... (Although had the price been $849 back then, I probably would have.)
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Post by infofreako on Jan 30, 2017 19:46:38 GMT
Thats incredible and not in a good way
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Post by achristinekim on Jan 30, 2017 20:11:12 GMT
Hello all!
I (like others I'm sure) got several hamilton tickets today, hedging my bets and hoping for better seats. Now I have 4 tickets and only need 2. Classic. Hamilton FAQs say to contact ticketmaster and cancel for £3/ticket (but I can't seem to call them). They also direct me to Get Me In to resell. Which is it? So confused...
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