Originally Posted by baker8
That's been my experience, though without the end result. Part of the problem also is not being able to view the select seating. Everything in the front appears to be unavailable. It's been since November, so maybe things have improved.
If you use delta.com reservations, specifically this website:
http://www.delta.com/booking/searchFlights.do
And, click the search by schedule option, search for your flight, then pull up the seatmaps, the premium seats will be highlighted in orange.