DSM NCAA Tix
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Yeah it's ridiculous. Are there any halfway decent prices? What's the scalping market like? Even for just going to the day/night session as opposed to all day.
Any info would be helpful for those that have attended other sites. Will be hard to gauge since it is the first time for this; people might go a little crazier than normal for these tickets.
I looked into it a couple months ago. Didn't want to miss this rare opportunity. They're too expensive to be worth it. I've always heard that NCAA tickets are available cheap on game day from scalpers, as they struggle to fill the arena. But given it's our first time hosting, the market will probably be different.
And if Iowa does end up playing here? Forget about it.
And if Iowa does end up playing here? Forget about it.
The problem with actually attending the games at one site is you miss the rest of the tournament during those sessions. Obviously if it's Iowa playing, thats a different story, but if not? meh
That's nuts I got tickets to an opening round in Louisville a few years ago for 60ish bucks for morning round tickets. Straight from ticketmaster
Scalping market will probably be harsh as it's the first year here. If the Hawks are here, it will be big ten football championship level.
I bought full session tickets for DSM through a friend the day they became available sometime last year, and plan to attend every game for sure...whether Iowa is there or not.
I did the same thing the last time the Metrodome hosted 1st and 2nd round tickets (when Fizer and ISU played there). My experience was that there were scalper tickets available, especially for the 2nd round after teams are beaten in the first round. There will be tickets saved until the teams are actually announced for the region, and then offered to the fans/season ticket holders for those schools. But when people fly in for the weekend and their team loses in the first round, a lot of them want to dump their tickets for the rest of the games and leave town.
I did the same thing the last time the Metrodome hosted 1st and 2nd round tickets (when Fizer and ISU played there). My experience was that there were scalper tickets available, especially for the 2nd round after teams are beaten in the first round. There will be tickets saved until the teams are actually announced for the region, and then offered to the fans/season ticket holders for those schools. But when people fly in for the weekend and their team loses in the first round, a lot of them want to dump their tickets for the rest of the games and leave town.
the allotment from the NCAA to the participating schools is very small though. I think I heard like 400 tickets last year for Iowa. Thus, means you have to rely on the secondary market. The problem with Wells Fargo is that it is not very big arena so demand will be very high especially if Iowa goes there which naturally drives up the price. I attended the NCAA wrestling tournament there and ended up with seats in the upper level and they are not good. For one, it was so dark, I had to use my flashlight on my phone to see the program. Stubhub prices for lower level seats (I sat in these for high school championships and they are pretty good) but at $700+ for all session, I'm not sure
They were going to sell out either way, so you really wouldn't have helped them.
I was thinking of going regardless of if Iowa was there or not but not for that price. Like someone mentioned above, you don't get to really see the other games that are going on at the same time. With it being the first year, prices seem to be on the lunacy level right now.
At the Metrodome, they not only showed highlights on the jumbotron from other games going on...but they also had games on in the concourse, so when we knew there was a close game down to the wire, we went out there and watched the finish to a couple games. In this day and age, I can DVR the entire day's worth of games...or decide to watch a game live on my phone from my seat.
I enjoyed watching the 1st and 2nd round games in person so much that I rarely left my seat, though. Pretty fun experience, which is why I bought a full session at face value when they first went on sale for WF Arena. If Iowa ends up there, it's a big bonus.
East site has a school and/or conference serve as the host. ISU is the host for the Des Moines site.
there will only be 6 games total over 2 days and $475 is pretty steep, that's for sure
$425 on stub hub isn't surprising right now. All early tickets are sold out with 99% of those people who bought them wanting them for personal use. StubHub charges a 30% fee basically out of the sale price. The person selling a $240 ticket probably is making about $50 profit on that ticket
Base price for Full sessions is $240 for Upper deck and $270 for 100/200 tickets with $5 ticket fees.
Now IF Iowa ends up there, prices will probably be over $500 for all sessions since Kansas is also likely. But that is still a month or two away.
When you figure 3 sessions is 6 games, $480 is $80 a ticket is high, but not outrageous considering it's first time NCAA is in the state and very few people who have tickets are planning to sell them.
Base price for Full sessions is $240 for Upper deck and $270 for 100/200 tickets with $5 ticket fees.
Now IF Iowa ends up there, prices will probably be over $500 for all sessions since Kansas is also likely. But that is still a month or two away.
When you figure 3 sessions is 6 games, $480 is $80 a ticket is high, but not outrageous considering it's first time NCAA is in the state and very few people who have tickets are planning to sell them.
http://www.ncaa.com/tickets/basketball-men/d1
Public can still buy the NC tickets....DSM is sold out.
There are 8 teams in each region for 1st round games, and 4 of the teams lose on Thursday. So any fans that bought their full session tickets either through their school, or on the secondary market, because they wanted to see their team play will potentially be trying to sell their tickets. I shared this because I saw lots of examples of it in person when I attended the regional at the Metrodome in the early 2000s.
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