Cubs to have post-season ticket lottery

[Jon]

JOn where were your seats at if you don't mind me asking?

222 in the back. Both singles that I got are, actually. And the pair that my brother lost were a section or two over.

 

were you choosing 1 and best available? I was able to type the captcha a couple times but then threw right back into the other screen saying no tickets

I was doing best available for 2 for a bit, but then just 1. It worked for my brother for 2, though.

 

The first single I got took about 5 minutes, which was right after I made my first post. The last one I got took about 40 minutes of resubmitting.

 

I wouldn't try any other option than best available next time.

[Twiggy]

JOn where were your seats at if you don't mind me asking?

222 in the back. Both singles that I got are, actually. And the pair that my brother lost were a section or two over.

 

were you choosing 1 and best available? I was able to type the captcha a couple times but then threw right back into the other screen saying no tickets

I was doing best available for 2 for a bit, but then just 1. It worked for my brother for 2, though.

 

The first single I got took about 5 minutes, which was right after I made my first post. The last one I got took about 40 minutes of resubmitting.

 

I wouldn't try any other option than best available next time.

 

so you kept doing 1 and best available, and did you always have to type the captcha or would sometimes it not go through to that page and you just had to keep on trying?

[nilodnayr]

nothing now...

[Jon]

so you kept doing 1 and best available, and did you always have to type the captcha or would sometimes it not go through to that page and you just had to keep on trying?

The validation code lasts a couple of minutes, I think. I would keep hitting f5 + enter. Each time, it would either say no tickets available but show the seating options or it would say error (sold out). Either way, you keep hitting refresh or resubmit until you either get tickets or the validation code times out and you have to enter a new one.

 

Again, it took 40 minutes for that last one. It was a lot of refreshing.

[ChiCubsFan]

Nothing happened this morning. All 3 games still say sold out.

 

By the way, if anyone wants to automatically check for updates to those pages, I found an easier way:

 

-Install Check4Change Firefox add-on and restart

-Go to http://javascript.about.com/library/blright.htm, right-click on "enable right click," and bookmark it

-Open up one or more of the games

-Go to bookmarks and select "enable right click"

-Highlight some or all of the red sold out text

-Right-click on the text, select Check4Change, and quickly set it up

 

 

You can use the following links for the 3 games:

 

http://frontline.purchasenow3.tickets.com/buy/MLBEventInfo?pid=6336215&roomid=5

http://frontline.purchasenow3.tickets.com/buy/MLBEventInfo?pid=6336227&roomid=5

http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/MLBEventInfo?pid=6347813

 

The third URL is different but works just the same. You could also take the ID # and plug it into the URL format above. Doesn't matter.

 

What will happen if the page changes?

[UMFan83]

Nothing happened this morning. All 3 games still say sold out.

 

By the way, if anyone wants to automatically check for updates to those pages, I found an easier way:

 

-Install Check4Change Firefox add-on and restart

-Go to http://javascript.about.com/library/blright.htm, right-click on "enable right click," and bookmark it

-Open up one or more of the games

-Go to bookmarks and select "enable right click"

-Highlight some or all of the red sold out text

-Right-click on the text, select Check4Change, and quickly set it up

 

 

You can use the following links for the 3 games:

 

http://frontline.purchasenow3.tickets.com/buy/MLBEventInfo?pid=6336215&roomid=5

http://frontline.purchasenow3.tickets.com/buy/MLBEventInfo?pid=6336227&roomid=5

http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/MLBEventInfo?pid=6347813

 

The third URL is different but works just the same. You could also take the ID # and plug it into the URL format above. Doesn't matter.

 

What will happen if the page changes?

 

You get like a little popup that lets you know

[Jon]

It looks like there may be a single or two floating around right now for game 1. It'll probably take a lot of refreshing and resubmitting, though.

[TysonCBulls423]

damnit, I keep on getting 2 tickets available in terrace outfield reserve but then when I enter the code and press continue, it just goes back to the tickets are unavailable crap.

[UMFan83]

I should probably bring up the fact that NLCS lottery winners will be notified some time today, and the NLCS ticket sale is tomorrow

[Jon]

damnit, I keep on getting 2 tickets available in terrace outfield reserve but then when I enter the code and press continue, it just goes back to the tickets are unavailable crap.

Pairs are going to be much tougher to reserve than a single, which is hard enough. It looks like the opportunity may have passed for now, though.

 

UMFan, are you sure? I thought it was email Thursday and on-sale on Friday.

[kujay]

I thought we were going to be notified tomorrow. Now that I go to the website, it's changed and the chronology of deadlines and such isn't there anymore.

[UMFan83]

damnit, I keep on getting 2 tickets available in terrace outfield reserve but then when I enter the code and press continue, it just goes back to the tickets are unavailable crap.

Pairs are going to be much tougher to reserve than a single, which is hard enough. It looks like the opportunity may have passed for now, though.

 

UMFan, are you sure? I thought it was email Thursday and on-sale on Friday.

 

I'm an idiot, I thought today WAS Thursday :oops:

 

You're right, Thursday we will be notified

[David]

Just picked up a single for tonight!

[Jon]

Just picked up a single for tonight!

Awesome. Where's the seat?

[kujay]

damnit, I keep on getting 2 tickets available in terrace outfield reserve but then when I enter the code and press continue, it just goes back to the tickets are unavailable crap.

Pairs are going to be much tougher to reserve than a single, which is hard enough. It looks like the opportunity may have passed for now, though.

 

UMFan, are you sure? I thought it was email Thursday and on-sale on Friday.

 

I'm an idiot, I thought today WAS Thursday :oops:

 

Did we win last night? :wink:

[David]

Just picked up a single for tonight!

Awesome. Where's the seat?

 

 

213-2 Row 9

[David]

LOL False alarm?

 

After I purchased and got the email and everything...

 

We're sorry, you do not have Tickets@Home tickets.

 

Oh, well.

[Jon]

LOL False alarm?

 

After I purchased and got the email and everything...

 

We're sorry, you do not have Tickets@Home tickets.

 

Oh, well.

You may want to wait 5 minutes. Does it say in the email that the delivery method is print at home? The only other option would be will call.

[David]

Probably should've used a different name/address or something but at the time I got through I had no other options.

 

Oh well. Maybe I'll get to use my pair to game 5. But I'd rather not, even though I sort of wanna.

[David]

LOL False alarm?

 

After I purchased and got the email and everything...

 

We're sorry, you do not have Tickets@Home tickets.

 

Oh, well.

You may want to wait 5 minutes. Does it say in the email that the delivery method is print at home? The only other option would be will call.

 

Yea, maybe you're right. I'll click the link for the print at home tickets again in a bit.

[Jon]

Probably should've used a different name/address or something but at the time I got through I had no other options.

 

Oh well. Maybe I'll get to use my pair to game 5. But I'd rather not, even though I sort of wanna.

I highly doubt that they cancel orders automatically and slightly less highly doubt that they'd manually cancel it later on.

[David]

Probably should've used a different name/address or something but at the time I got through I had no other options.

 

Oh well. Maybe I'll get to use my pair to game 5. But I'd rather not, even though I sort of wanna.

I highly doubt that they cancel orders automatically and slightly less highly doubt that they'd manually cancel it later on.

 

I'll give them a call in 20 minutes or so if nothing works out.

 

If they tell me they cancelled my order I'll just play dumb. :oops:

[nilodnayr]

Probably should've used a different name/address or something but at the time I got through I had no other options.

 

Oh well. Maybe I'll get to use my pair to game 5. But I'd rather not, even though I sort of wanna.

I highly doubt that they cancel orders automatically and slightly less highly doubt that they'd manually cancel it later on.

 

I'll give them a call in 20 minutes or so if nothing works out.

 

If they tell me they cancelled my order I'll just play dumb. :oops:

 

 

THAT SUCKS...hopefully they just have it for you at will call.

 

I was right along with you clicking for that terrace reserved...last few hundo refreshes, nothing.

[David]

On hold right now.

 

 

Sweet!

 

They set me up for will call!

[Irrelevant Dude]

I should probably bring up the fact that NLCS lottery winners will be notified some time today, and the NLCS ticket sale is tomorrow

Where are you seeing this on the website?