2012 Season Ticket Renewal thread

Discussion in 'Sporting Kansas City' started by Buzz Killington, Aug 9, 2011.

  1. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  2. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm nitpicking here, but the email I got is incredibly hard to read with the dark blue background and black print.
     
  3. DemDave

    DemDave Member

    Jun 8, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Click on the "Having trouble viewing this e-mail? View it online." link at the top of the e-mail.
     
  4. NorthbankHighbury

    Jan 25, 2009
    Liberty, MO
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Here is a link direct to the PDF with the information for those of you at work or who simply don't want to watch the promo video everytime you look at the info.

    http://www.sportingkc.com/sites/default/files/2012_sportingrenewal_guide.pdf

    I'll be waiting until the very last possible moment next season to renew.

    $260 for a Members Stand ticket in 2012 is $13 a game. No arguments from me, I thought it might go up...
     
  5. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I know, it just didn't make sense to have those colors by default.

    Fixed your URL, for some reason it had Bigsoccer in front of it.

    20 tickets again, wonder if we'll keep the 17 home games.
     
  6. kcfooty

    kcfooty Member

    Feb 16, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is the "2012 Service Fee & Village West Tax" a flat per seat fee of $2 per seat per game? Both the East Stand and East Stand Midfield have the $2 per game per seat charge. Could someone in the Member's stand post what you see?

    Frankly, I'm very torn about renewing my East Stand, "Sol y Sombra" tickets. It's just been so hot. Then, factoring in all the give-aways (I can only imagine that these will be less generous next year) and the other opportunities (supplier/vendor offers) I've had to go, I have trouble pulling the trigger.

    I'm considering going to the Member's stand next year, but I've not yet made it down there for a game, so I don't really have a good benchmark as to how it compares to my current seats. I can imagine them to be very nice for taking a kiddo, as one can retreat inside to some AC and the seats are not "assigned". Rain coverage won't be as good though. Ugh... I'm just not ready to decide yet.
     
  7. Jweav24

    Jweav24 New Member

    Sep 29, 2010
    Overland Park, KS
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I checked on ticketmaster.com and for the season total (in the Members stand-where my tickets are now) there is an apparent $40 village west tax & service fee which coupled with the $260 season ticket price brings the grand total to $300, If I read everything correctly.
     
  8. NorthbankHighbury

    Jan 25, 2009
    Liberty, MO
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Can't comment on the fees - I can't be bothered logging in. The members stand is nice with a kid because of the members club and frankly not having an assigned seat makes it easy to move if you get some loud mouth yelling about drinking seamen next to you ..... Raid coverage isn't going to be great, but then depending on the way the wind is blowing pretty well anywhere can get wet.

    It is too early to make decisions --

    Tickets are not had to come by on the gray market, we have a thread here, twitter and facebook making the trade free and often cheaper than face. I flog my extras for $10-$12. If push comes to shove I can save money over the season ticket so I am really only buying convenience. if the free tickets are still in play then it is almost a no brainer for me not to buy ... especially with a kid due a few short weeks before the season.

    Basically it depends on where the extra ABC class tickets are going.
     
  9. Jweav24

    Jweav24 New Member

    Sep 29, 2010
    Overland Park, KS
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Per Ticketmaster Season Ticket holder HQ, when choosing to go through the season ticket renewal process:


    Renew during First Touch campaign (August 9th through September 6th) and choose a bonus package to a game of your choice.
    Access Pack A
    Access Pack B

    Pay in Full during First Touch campaign (August 9th through September 6th) and choose a bonus incentive to a game of your choice.
    Victory Suite Passes for you and 1 guest
    Access to the all-inclusive Budweiser Corner for 4
     
  10. snoopj123

    snoopj123 Member

    Jun 15, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    17 was this season's MLS season amount of home games. Aren't we going to 18 next year with Montreal on board? I would assume another friendly with a EPL team on preseason. Don't know what the other would be?
     
  11. Felixx219

    Felixx219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 8, 2004
    Kansas City, MO
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's not something you will know until next season. It could be a friendly, it could be the CCL, it could be a USOC match, or it could be saved for the players or it could be a WCQ.
     
  12. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Unlikely, Garber has said we're not going to have a balanced schedule next year. 17 games and 3 special games, same as this year.
     
  13. TheSmokingPun

    TheSmokingPun Member

    Mar 31, 2010
    Kansas City, MO
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Unbalanced schedule next year eh? How about we lose at least one game against the Flounders? :D
     
  14. KopRules

    KopRules Member+

    May 31, 2011
    Beautiful South KC
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    RE INCENTIVE PLAN.

    does anyone else find the "up to" language a little counterintuitive? I can refer one friend who buys a season ticket and get my 15% discount, or I can refer four friends who all buy a season ticket, and my discount remains at 15%.

    btw, certianly not complaining. I'll take the 15%. You guys may be way more popular than I am, and have a bevy of friends who are already wanting to purchase.
     
  15. snoopj123

    snoopj123 Member

    Jun 15, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    I hadn't heard that Garber said that. I just assumed we'd be going to 18 home games like most every other league.
     
  16. snoopj123

    snoopj123 Member

    Jun 15, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    I have the same thing. I have at least one friend who's going in with Member's Stand STs next season.
     
  17. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He basically said at MLS Cup last year I believe that he doesn't see the league expanding their schedule beyond 34.
     
  18. glenthas

    glenthas Member

    Apr 3, 2009
    Kansas City
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    "Refer up to four new full season ticket accounts and receive
    15% credit from the total purchase on the new tickets"

    I believe you receive 15% of the total *they* pay for their tickets.
     
  19. snoopj123

    snoopj123 Member

    Jun 15, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Which would be like getting 15% off my tickets because I'm doing Member's Stand next season as well.
     
  20. glenthas

    glenthas Member

    Apr 3, 2009
    Kansas City
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, yeah, but the initial question was about the amount being the same for 1-4 tickets and I don't think that's accurate. If you refer 4 people I think you get 15% of the total they spend on their tickets.
     
  21. Abracadabra

    Abracadabra BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 11, 2006
    Olathe, Kansas
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That does seem to be pretty close to the full capacity of our soccer calendar. We could do round robin intra-division and single game inter-division, and that would bring it all the way back to 27 games for teams in the east, but I can't see the owners going for that because they want to keep their stadiums programmed non-stop.
     
  22. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Especially with an odd number of teams, it'd mean a lot more mid-week games.
     
  23. Abracadabra

    Abracadabra BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 11, 2006
    Olathe, Kansas
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I hate to say this, but I think we need to get used to mid-week fixtures. Any slack in the schedule the teams are going to want to fill with something to keep the doors open and generating revenue.
     
  24. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That'd be stupid in the long run of doing what this team has said they want to do, win trophies.

    And I'd put good money on that not happening. There's not much more space to add more games. And we're never going to have a 2 game a week league.
     
  25. KopRules

    KopRules Member+

    May 31, 2011
    Beautiful South KC
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Which is another issue.

    Assuming you're correct, it could mean that my account will be owed "credit" (SKC's words, not mine) in excess of my current season ticket expense. Its very possible that 15% of the combined 'X' is greater than the current cost of my season tickets. Anyone know anybody looking to purchase a suite next season...? Ha, if so, please PM me.

    My point is, Im glad theyre doing it, but the referral incentive is worded terribly. Coughing up friends' personal contact info may kick it out of the relm of legal gratuity, thus constituting words of contract binding on SKC.

    The only fine print on the offer, says that credit will be applied after payment has been made in full. Nothing else to explain.
     

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