<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Simply *allowing* group sales would allow seating together in an assigned seating scenario. Purchase 5 at a time. They can be together. Not really necessary to give some kind of priority to groups over single-ticket purchases. <div><br></div><div>Chance alone potentially allows for the difference in numbers between how many got tickets via group sales versus an individual making a single purchase. More people trying for the same purchase page, better chance of hitting a win for that group. <br><div><br></div><div>But I agree, IF they do actually give some official advantage to groups then that should stop. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Feb 25, 2019, at 3:06 PM, Dave Hubbard via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 10:33 AM Carl Bayless Rutherford via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">I bet it’s safe to say ShowClix is going to give priority to a higher block of tickets, which obviously was seen. Just due to performance, and probably to control seat assignment in arenas, venues…so that 5 tickets bought together are all in a row. <div><br></div><div>If you are going to show alone, they will fill in those empty seat gaps once they have assigned the bigger blocks. I was a single ticket buyer and didn’t get in.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>IF Showclix is giving priority to 5-ticket blocks (that's a big IF, we don't really know for sure) then that absolutely needs to change for next year. This isn't a concert with assigned seats. The concept of everyone getting an equal chance is broken under this system.</div><div><br></div><div> --- Dave </div></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">"Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about."</div></div>
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