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Cavs Ticket Questions, Policies, and STH Concerns

Do Not Sell My Personal Information
theSTEREO. said:
Sell? Or Transfer?

Like for instance, my wife and I are gonna go to around 9 or 10 games this year plus playoffs, and we're buying our babysitting by giving some of my other tickets to family and friends for watching our kids. So in no way am I "selling" more than 50%, but I am probably transferring more than 50%.

I'm not worried about it because I already told my rep and he said no problem since I let him know ahead of time. But still I hate the fact that as a season ticket holder I feel like I'm 16 again skateboarding at some street spot, constantly watching over my shoulder like I'm gonna get busted by the cops or something.

I mean, is there a single season ticket holder anywhere that actually has the time and money to go to every single last game? Seems unlikely to me.
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Not entirely sure but I think just selling.
 
First of all, pardon me for the rather lengthy post. I just had to share this with some of my fellow die hard Cavs fans.

Thanks to this lottery, I was able to score two tickets to the home opener and at a reasonable price considering the second hand market right now. I knew higher ticket amounts would have a slim to none chance of being available, so I just started at two off the bat. I almost lost all hope when my first search returned nothing (two tickets @ the second lowest price point). I switched to best available for two tickets and they came back with almost $300 per ticket. It was a little too steep for me, so I decided to scrap that search and gamble for a single ticket in the lower price ranges. But then I hesitated. I started to reconsider going with two expensive tickets over going alone (possibly for the same high price). Oh man! I can't believe I just scrapped what might have been my only chance at tickets to this home opener! Time was of the essence, so I quickly selected two tickets, home opener, and best available. Holy shit! Lo and behold, the search came back with two tickets in section 220 for $67/ticket! Oh. My. God. My palms were sweating the entire time I went through the checkout process, and it didn't settle in until I had my purchase confirmation email from Flashseats in my inbox.

I consider myself one of the luckiest SOBs right now to have ended up with two home opener tickets! You see, I moved out of the state about six months ago for a great job opportunity. Having been born in Cleveland, Ohio and having lived there my whole life up until now, you can imagine my chagrin when LeBron announced he was coming back to the Cavs and we started assembling a championship caliber super-team only a few months after I had just moved from my comfy downtown apartment.

I've been a diehard Cavs fan since a few years before that momentous 2003 draft. For a couple of years, I sufferred alongside most of you watching the likes of Darius Miles and Ricky Davis wear a Cavs uniform. And like all of you, I was hugging friends and family the night we drafted our very own home grown hero. Since that night, I've been there for every dribble and every shot during our first rollercoaster ride where the Cavs franchise balanced on the shoulders of a young LeBron James. Like all of you, I went through numerous occasions where I reflected on the impact the Cavs, and their countless playoff nail biters, were having on my health. I often debated whether or not I, and more importanlty my heart, could take the stress much longer. Then I was there, withering in pain, crying alongside friends, when LeBron broke my heart and the hearts of so many other fans on national TV. I didn't give up. I didn't follow LeBron to Miami like some chose to do. I remained loyal to my city and to my team. I chose to suffer through these past years, watching the likes of Alonzo Gee and Omri Casspi drive our consolation prize, Kyrie Irving, out of town.

Then it happened. Last year's NBA finals came to a close, and LeBron James missed a chance at three straight NBA titles. Even more, his team was dismantled by an "old and tired" Spurs team quite similarly to how it went during his sole finals run with the Cavs. For days, I sat at my desk hundreds of miles away following with bated breath as we waited to see what LeBron was going to do. The entire time, I struggled to get an ounce of work complete as Twitter was bursting with new information every few minutes. And then the day finally came. I got a text from a friend and, without looking at it, I immediately checked Twitter... "I'm coming home"... Time stopped. My entire world felt surreal. The reality of what this meant for the Cavs, for the city of Cleveland, and for the entire state of Ohio, didn't really settle in for the next few weeks that followed. We all know what happened afterwards. Over the next few months, and several twitter bombs later, we had assembled our very own super team with championship hopes in the immediate future.

Now I'm sitting here watching streams of scrimmages and preseason games, and ordering NBA League Pass so that I don't miss a beat of this upcoming season. Of course, I never could have seen this happening so there was no way I was going to buy a season ticket package after having moved. As the ticket demand skyrocketed along with the second hand prices, my hopes for being in that arena on opening night started to dwindle. Then I checked my email when I got into the office this morning to see that I had been drawn for the home opener/November lottery. I tried not to get too psyched, figuring my chances at home opener tickets were still slim. It almost didn't happen, but despite the odds, here I am. I can be 1000% psyched now! I'm going to be back in my hometown city at the end of October, standing in that arena while cheering at the top of my lungs along with a sold out crowd as this new chapter unfolds before my eyes. I'm sure there will be tears and hugs accompanying my ear to ear smile, from player introductions to the final seconds of the game.

I may not be able to attend a handful of games this regular season. I may not be able to do everything in my power to attend as many playoff games as possible, due to travel, expenses, etc.. Heck, I won't even be able to be out and about in downtown Cleveland to watch the games and celebrate with my fellow die hard Cavs fans. But I'll be there when it all begins. And I'll be watching every single game, cheering, worrying like everyone else when we lose our first game, wiping the sweat from my hands the first time one of our players takes a spill, and jolting from my seat when one of our stars hits a game winner as time expires. And hopefully, this all concludes with me being back in Cleveland to cry and hug my fellow Cavs fans as we all watch our team make their way down Euclid Avenue, hoisting up that championship trophy for the world to see.

One thing's for sure, we are all in for an exciting new chapter in Cleveland sports history, and I'm not going to let a few hundred miles make me miss one second of it.

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TL;DR - Against all the crazy odds, I was able to order two tickets to the Cavs home opener through their single game ticket lottery! Go Cavs!
 
sherwin7 said:
First of all, pardon me for the rather lengthy post. I just had to share this with some of my fellow die hard Cavs fans.

Thanks to this lottery, I was able to score two tickets to the home opener and at a reasonable price considering the second hand market right now. I knew higher ticket amounts would have a slim to none chance of being available, so I just started at two off the bat. I almost lost all hope when my first search returned nothing (two tickets @ the second lowest price point). I switched to best available for two tickets and they came back with almost $300 per ticket. It was a little too steep for me, so I decided to scrap that search and gamble for a single ticket in the lower price ranges. But then I hesitated. I started to reconsider going with two expensive tickets over going alone (possibly for the same high price). Oh man! I can't believe I just scrapped what might have been my only chance at tickets to this home opener! Time was of the essence, so I quickly selected two tickets, home opener, and best available. Holy shit! Lo and behold, the search came back with two tickets in section 220 for $67/ticket! Oh. My. God. My palms were sweating the entire time I went through the checkout process, and it didn't settle in until I had my purchase confirmation email from Flashseats in my inbox.

I consider myself one of the luckiest SOBs right now to have ended up with two home opener tickets! You see, I moved out of the state about six months ago for a great job opportunity. Having been born in Cleveland, Ohio and having lived there my whole life up until now, you can imagine my chagrin when LeBron announced he was coming back to the Cavs and we started assembling a championship caliber super-team only a few months after I had just moved from my comfy downtown apartment.

I've been a diehard Cavs fan since a few years before that momentous 2003 draft. For a couple of years, I sufferred alongside most of you watching the likes of Darius Miles and Ricky Davis wear a Cavs uniform. And like all of you, I was hugging friends and family the night we drafted our very own home grown hero. Since that night, I've been there for every dribble and every shot during our first rollercoaster ride where the Cavs franchise balanced on the shoulders of a young LeBron James. Like all of you, I went through numerous occasions where I reflected on the impact the Cavs, and their countless playoff nail biters, were having on my health. I often debated whether or not I, and more importanlty my heart, could take the stress much longer. Then I was there, withering in pain, crying alongside friends, when LeBron broke my heart and the hearts of so many other fans on national TV. I didn't give up. I didn't follow LeBron to Miami like some chose to do. I remained loyal to my city and to my team. I chose to suffer through these past years, watching the likes of Alonzo Gee and Omri Casspi drive our consolation prize, Kyrie Irving, out of town.

Then it happened. Last year's NBA finals came to a close, and LeBron James missed a chance at three straight NBA titles. Even more, his team was dismantled by an "old and tired" Spurs team quite similarly to how it went during his sole finals run with the Cavs. For days, I sat at my desk hundreds of miles away following with bated breath as we waited to see what LeBron was going to do. The entire time, I struggled to get an ounce of work complete as Twitter was bursting with new information every few minutes. And then the day finally came. I got a text from a friend and, without looking at it, I immediately checked Twitter... "I'm coming home"... Time stopped. My entire world felt surreal. The reality of what this meant for the Cavs, for the city of Cleveland, and for the entire state of Ohio, didn't really settle in for the next few weeks that followed. We all know what happened afterwards. Over the next few months, and several twitter bombs later, we had assembled our very own super team with championship hopes in the immediate future.

Now I'm sitting here watching streams of scrimmages and preseason games, and ordering NBA League Pass so that I don't miss a beat of this upcoming season. Of course, I never could have seen this happening so there was no way I was going to buy a season ticket package after having moved. As the ticket demand skyrocketed along with the second hand prices, my hopes for being in that arena on opening night started to dwindle. Then I checked my email when I got into the office this morning to see that I had been drawn for the home opener/November lottery. I tried not to get too psyched, figuring my chances at home opener tickets were still slim. It almost didn't happen, but despite the odds, here I am. I can be 1000% psyched now! I'm going to be back in my hometown city at the end of October, standing in that arena while cheering at the top of my lungs along with a sold out crowd as this new chapter unfolds before my eyes. I'm sure there will be tears and hugs accompanying my ear to ear smile, from player introductions to the final seconds of the game.

I may not be able to attend a handful of games this regular season. I may not be able to do everything in my power to attend as many playoff games as possible, due to travel, expenses, etc.. Heck, I won't even be able to be out and about in downtown Cleveland to watch the games and celebrate with my fellow die hard Cavs fans. But I'll be there when it all begins. And I'll be watching every single game, cheering, worrying like everyone else when we lose our first game, wiping the sweat from my hands the first time one of our players takes a spill, and jolting from my seat when one of our stars hits a game winner as time expires. And hopefully, this all concludes with me being back in Cleveland to cry and hug my fellow Cavs fans as we all watch our team make their way down Euclid Avenue, hoisting up that championship trophy for the world to see.

One thing's for sure, we are all in for an exciting new chapter in Cleveland sports history, and I'm not going to let a few hundred miles make me miss one second of it.

--

TL;DR - Against all the crazy odds, I was able to order two tickets to the Cavs home opener through their single game ticket lottery! Go Cavs!
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Lol I was laughing the entire time reading those first couple of paragraph's because tahts' exactly how I was when I bought openers last week! So intense but so worth it! Go Cavs!
 
@sherwin7 now the hard part is waiting 24 more days :) I was already fired up but your post just got me even MORE excited for that night!
 
No luck in today's drawing. How many more are there?

I cant justify spending what people on flash seats are asking.
 
bigfoot5415 said:
No luck in today's drawing. How many more are there?

I cant justify spending what people on flash seats are asking.
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  • During the first full week of each month at approximately 9:00 a.m. each day, randomly selected lottery registrants will be notified via email that they can purchase tickets for one (1) game in the upcoming month. (For example, selected registrants of the November lottery can purchase tickets to December games, and so on.)
    • Oct 6- Oct 7: November Lottery order fulfillment
    • Nov 3-4: December Lottery order fulfillment
    • Dec 1-2: January Lottery order fulfillment
    • Jan 12-13: February Lottery order fulfillment
    • Feb 2-3: March Lottery order fulfillment
    • Mar 2-3: April Lottery order fulfillment
  • The Lottery selected registrants will be provided a unique password and link to access a Flash Seats site to purchase tickets that same day between 12:00 p.m. – 11:59 p.m.
  • The lottery selected registrant forfeits their opportunity for tickets, if tickets are not purchased during the allotted 12-hour time frame. Once the sales window closes, new lottery registrants will be selected and notified the following morning. The process repeats itself until all tickets have been sold for the designated month.
So it looks like they will keep having drawing today and tomorrow unless they all get sold.
 
MH32246 said:
Honestly their should be a cap of how much you can sell tickets on flashseats for because honestly its not much of a difference between Stubhub and Ebay as far as prices go.
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who would sell them of flash seats if there was a cap? People would buy them just to sell them on the other sites.
 
I think a lot of people or getting to worried about it. As long as you are not a broker you will be fine. I think the Cavs are just trying to make a point to look good for the fans who could not get seats. At the end of the day, if you follow the rules, sell on flash seats, and attend some of the games you should fine. I am sure we will hear more about it at the meeting in October.
 
cavsfan1985 said:
I think a lot of people or getting to worried about it. As long as you are not a broker you will be fine. I think the Cavs are just trying to make a point to look good for the fans who could not get seats. At the end of the day, if you follow the rules, sell on flash seats, and attend some of the games you should fine. I am sure we will hear more about it at the meeting in October.
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Exactly. A lot of overreaction, which is fine.
 
I'm just more concerned about what my view is going to look like from my seats. I know about the 3D viewer, but there is a zoom in/out feature on that thing that makes the views look entirely different lol. Not sure how realistic it is to the actual view.
 
Looks like the asking prices on Flashseats for opening night are starting to go down just a little.
 
Ticket prices for opener have decreased. People used the lottery to resell!?
 
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