12-17-2019, 10:40 PM
(12-17-2019, 05:26 PM)eb388 Wrote: Sorry to go off topic a bit here from the pro sports discussion but I was thinking of trying to nab Final Four tix since I am sort of in the area, and I was wondering if you guys had any advice on 1) what's decent seating for a volleyball game? (I mostly have watched on TV) and 2) does this PrimeSport third-party (?) site that's linked to on the NCAA Volleyball tickets site seem legit?
I don't mind paying up to get a good seat but want to make sure I'll be able to see/that I'm not falling for a scam site.
https://www.primesport.com/e/sports/2019...1000998228
Thanks all!
Volleyball is a very easy sport to watch. The ball hits the ground and in most cases it's obvious how that happened.
If you watch from the sidelines you will likely be fine.
112 & 102 are clearly best, but probably expensive. Depends on your tolerance to spend $$$
101, 103, 111 & 113 are probably assigned to the teams. I am not 100% certain our allocation has sold out, but it does explain why they are blocked on your site link.
The corner-ish sections are probably good. Probably best to be a few rows up to see the opposite corner, but no need to be at the top of the 100s sections.
The sections behind the end lines will be harder for a volleyball novice. This is a big arena so my guess is the 200 sections will be too high.
Seems clear that ticket sales are robust as Wisconsin and Minnesota both are likely travelling in big numbers.
It seems like other big time ticket sites have compelling re-sale rates. Remember this is in Pittsburgh, PA. Pitt was the #6 seed, so my guess is a lot of people got tickets anticipating they would make the Final Four. Penn State was #11, and they may have also had people buying early. They likely anticipated that if the teams didn't get in they would be able to sell their tickets at decent prices to Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin types as long as at least one of those schools got through.
The secondary market appears strong, but it does seem like tickets are going for credible prices. I am not sure how much ticket fraud exists in women's NCAA volleyball events. It is a popular event, but IMHO not popular enough to really be a opportunity for big time fraud.

