Eagles Season Ticket Waiting List E-Mail? WTF??

BigEd76 · October 26, 2005, 10:41:12 PM

Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on October 26, 2005, 09:07:52 PM
Interesting. Somebody over at Igglephans also noticed something strange, but in a different way:

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That's the new fan registry Spadaro and Chris McPherson created on PE.com. That one is real. Go check out EMB...

Susquehanna Birder · October 26, 2005, 10:43:08 PM

I just took a quick look there, but I didn't see anything. I'm afraid to keep looking, because I might catch something.

BigEd76 · October 26, 2005, 10:44:33 PM

When you get to EMB, click on the upper right corner to go directly to the page on PE.com. They also set up a forum under the NFL Draft/College Football section...

MURP · October 26, 2005, 10:50:56 PM

About a week ago I read an article about season ticket waiting lists and teams who have real lists where you know what # you are. The Eagles were looking into something like that. Dunno if this is their attempt. ha.

ParkingLotFlagDude · October 26, 2005, 11:24:32 PM

Quote from: MURP on October 26, 2005, 10:50:56 PM
About a week ago I read an article about season ticket waiting lists and teams who have real lists where you know what # you are. The Eagles were looking into something like that. Dunno if this is their attempt. ha.

Give the man a cookie he got it right.

The Eagles are folding their waiting list into their "normal" ticketing operations (oss.ticketmaster.com is the correct domain for current online account management, so one could make the conclusion...well do I have to draw a picture here?)

This email was likely shotgunned to all the email addys they have to get everybody to enter their contact info into the new database, saving the staff a ton of work, hopefully dropping a few names along the way, trimming the fat, and winding up with a shiny new accurate list that is...... still 5 miles long.

I was not on their list, maybe they assumed since I have tickets I would always want more... (their right) Greed is Good

QB Eagles · October 27, 2005, 12:06:23 AM

I got that registry bullshtein. Looks legit but also looks like something I don't care about.

Rome · October 27, 2005, 07:21:18 AM

The worst that can happen is, my e-mail gets flooded with bullshtein. They have my address & telephone number but they don't have my driver's license or SSN which is really sensitive information. If my e-mail has been corrupted, I'll delete it.

The best that could happen is I'm at the top of the list and I'll get the opportunity to buy more season tickets. If that happens, there's a good possibility that at least one of you will be able to buy them.

Let the ass kissing commence.

MURP · October 27, 2005, 08:52:16 AM

here is that article I was talking about:

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Posted on Tue, Oct. 18, 2005
Dealing with on line fans

WHEN THE EAGLES take the field Sunday, they'll have about 61,000 season ticketholders in the stands. Another 60,000 fill a waiting list for those occupied seats. Maybe the answer is to just build a second stadium and alternate home sites. OK, maybe not.

They could do what the New York Jets did a couple of years ago: charge folks an annual $50 fee to stay on the list. Absorbing an all-out blitz of negative reaction, the fee served its purpose, serving to separate those who weren't all that serious. The list was cut in half, to 10,000.

"We cleaned out a lot of people," said Ron Colangelo, the team's VP of public relations. "But it just made for a better process of managing the list."

Tweaking the initial policy, the team now deducts the fees from the price of the season ticket if a person gets them. It also refunds the initial fee for fans who take themselves off the list, and has capped the lifetime fee at $500.

The Jets now have what Colangelo referred to as a "preferred list," offering those fans yearbooks and other perks.

The size of the Jets' waiting list is on the low side, compared with a sampling of other teams: New England (upward of 50,000); Pittsburgh (33,000) and Green Bay (69,000).

And then there's the Eagles, who are discussing a program to develop better communications with folks on their list, according to Leo Carlin, the director of ticket client relations.

"We're looking at ways to keep them informed," he said. "It's not where we're going to say, 'You're No. 2 on the list.' "

There's no plan at this point to assess a fee. Probably the only way the Birds can reduce their list (besides charging) is have a couple of losing seasons. Example A, the Jets, who have played less than .500 ball since 2003. That's helped turn over 500 accounts; a small dent, anyways, that offers others on the list some hope for down the road.