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I guess since the season ticket holder packets are going out in late January instead of early December they had to delay individual tickets.

The sale of individual game tickets this season will be at a later date, though there will be Orioles representatives on hand at FanFest for those looking to become Season Plan holders. Complimentary parking for FanFest is available in Lot B/C.

http://m.orioles.mlb.com/news/article/105658754/orioles-reveal-information-for-2015-fanfest

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I guess since the season ticket holder packets are going out in late January instead of early December they had to delay individual tickets.

The sale of individual game tickets this season will be at a later date, though there will be Orioles representatives on hand at FanFest for those looking to become Season Plan holders. Complimentary parking for FanFest is available in Lot B/C.

http://m.orioles.mlb.com/news/article/105658754/orioles-reveal-information-for-2015-fanfest

I wonder if the Orioles are aware that you cannot actually make money if you don't put the friggin tickets on sale????

Ridiculous!

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I wonder if the Orioles are aware that you cannot actually make money if you don't put the friggin tickets on sale????

Ridiculous!

Open a separate line at the warehouse for ticket packages, but it's absurd to turn away thousands of enthusiasts ready and waiting in town with money to spend.
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I guess since the season ticket holder packets are going out in late January instead of early December they had to delay individual tickets.

The sale of individual game tickets this season will be at a later date, though there will be Orioles representatives on hand at FanFest for those looking to become Season Plan holders. Complimentary parking for FanFest is available in Lot B/C.

http://m.orioles.mlb.com/news/article/105658754/orioles-reveal-information-for-2015-fanfest

I wonder if the Orioles are aware that you cannot actually make money if you don't put the friggin tickets on sale????

Ridiculous!

Open a separate line at the warehouse for ticket packages, but it's absurd to turn away thousands of enthusiasts ready and waiting in town with money to spend.
Yup...its Marketing 101. Guess they failed that class.
...there will be Orioles representatives on hand at FanFest for those looking to become Season Plan holders

Sounds like there is a different model. Seriously, I have no idea why someone who likes the Os would not at least by a single seat, 13 game package. You can trade that in for six games as a twosome and a single at any time.

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The Orioles have a scheduling problem. They started offering 20 and 40 game plans last year during the playoffs and are struggling with how to fit them in with the existing 13/29 and full season plans

I believe you're correct. People finally realized that buying 13 games makes sense when you can trade them in. Being that the team is popular again, 13 game plans flew off he market. If I were the Os, I would restructure all the partials plans starting next year. I know there would be a lot of upset people, but would make more sense to have something like a 20, 40, or 81 game plan (1/4, 1/2, full). Not exactly sure how you would make someone who's had a 13 game plan for years move to 20 though.

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I believe you're correct. People finally realized that buying 13 games makes sense when you can trade them in. Being that the team is popular again, 13 game plans flew off he market. If I were the Os, I would restructure all the partials plans starting next year. I know there would be a lot of upset people, but would make more sense to have something like a 20, 40, or 81 game plan (1/4, 1/2, full). Not exactly sure how you would make someone who's had a 13 game plan for years move to 20 though.

After this summer I'll have two kids in college. Asking an existing 13 plan holder to nearly double their commitment is not going to sit kindly with many people, myself included.

That said, I go to at least 20 games a year anyway, so I MIGHT upgrade if they forced me, but more than likely I would just drop my season ticket plan.

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If they want to permanently eliminate the 13-game plans, the smart thing to do would be to grandfather in any existing 13-game plan holders, but offer some type of incentive to get them to move to 20 (get the additional 7 games for the price of 5 or something like that- at least in year 1).

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I don't have a problem with them not having single-game tickets ready for FanFest, though. Continuing to promote the season ticket packages is the right call, and anyone going to FanFest and wanting to buy single games isn't suddenly going to change their mind and decide in February (or whenever they ARE available) that they don't want them anymore.

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Heck if you must you upgrade to 20 game plan, sell the Yankee and Boston tickets at an incredible mark up and come out ahead.

The Yankee and Red Sox games during the week are not sold at a great markup. You used to get all your season tickets at the same price. The variable pricing does not give you as much room to make an incredible markup.:) No Jeter and not as many marketable players also hurt the Yankee appeal.

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