AmEx Pre-sale concert ticket
Oct 13, 2016, 9:53 am
#1
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AmEx Pre-sale concert ticket
What are people's experience with the online AmEx pre-sales for concert tickets via Ticketmaster?
The only times I've tried, I wasn't impressed with the seat choices.
Have any Centurion members tried to have AmEx purchase them on their behalf by contacting concierge or a relationship manager in advance?
I don't have an RM - does anyone have a good one who has done this?
The only times I've tried, I wasn't impressed with the seat choices.
Have any Centurion members tried to have AmEx purchase them on their behalf by contacting concierge or a relationship manager in advance?
I don't have an RM - does anyone have a good one who has done this?
Oct 13, 2016, 10:32 am
#2
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Not a Cent card holder, but a Platinum card holder.
Recently, I was able to secure 4 Hamilton Saturday night tickets next summer at $199 each. Not sure if this was a pre-sale or Amex allotted seats.
Is there a specific concert/event you are interested?
Recently, I was able to secure 4 Hamilton Saturday night tickets next summer at $199 each. Not sure if this was a pre-sale or Amex allotted seats.
Is there a specific concert/event you are interested?
Oct 13, 2016, 10:53 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 3,054
What are people's experience with the online AmEx pre-sales for concert tickets via Ticketmaster?
The only times I've tried, I wasn't impressed with the seat choices.
Have any Centurion members tried to have AmEx purchase them on their behalf by contacting concierge or a relationship manager in advance?
I don't have an RM - does anyone have a good one who has done this?
The only times I've tried, I wasn't impressed with the seat choices.
Have any Centurion members tried to have AmEx purchase them on their behalf by contacting concierge or a relationship manager in advance?
I don't have an RM - does anyone have a good one who has done this?
For many of the events I get invited to as a Cent, they usually are sold out even if I call the minute I get the mail.
I'll call the Cent line but there's little they can do other than act as a broker which I can do thru StubHub myself.
Oct 13, 2016, 10:56 am
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Yes, Billy Joel. (in response to Troopers)
A few years back I tried to get AmEx pre-sale for Depeche Mode and the seats offered were not interesting enough to purchase. So I wondered if a Centurion relationship manager would be willing and able to do better, i.e. get tickets as soon as they go on sale.
But I wouldn't want to have them tell me they will, not do it myself, and then have it be a bust. I'd have to rearrange my schedule to be able to be online at the time the presale starts.
A few years back I tried to get AmEx pre-sale for Depeche Mode and the seats offered were not interesting enough to purchase. So I wondered if a Centurion relationship manager would be willing and able to do better, i.e. get tickets as soon as they go on sale.
But I wouldn't want to have them tell me they will, not do it myself, and then have it be a bust. I'd have to rearrange my schedule to be able to be online at the time the presale starts.
Oct 13, 2016, 11:40 am
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I've used Amex presale twice this year. I was surprised that I couldn't get better seats despite logging in the second the presale opened. But both times we were happy to get seats; we were worried about a sell-out.
Oct 13, 2016, 2:36 pm
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Amex pre-sale is hit or miss depending on what you want. While you are guaranteed to find tickets, the best ones are often taken before Amex users get access. Concierge is a joke, I've literally gotten tickets before they have. The value of concierge was probably great before the days of the internet but now they basically do what we all do and hit refresh on our screens.
Oct 14, 2016, 9:21 am
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Just tried for some tickets today, and there were two separate Amex categories: Amex Presale, and Amex Preferred seating.
The Presale said any Amex card could be used for purchase, but for the Preferred seats, it said:
Is the current list of specific eligible cards new?
I'm pretty sure I bought an Amex Preferred seat a year or two ago using my SPG Amex.
The Presale said any Amex card could be used for purchase, but for the Preferred seats, it said:
Preferred Seating is available to American Express Gold Card, Platinum Card, Centurion Card, Platinum Delta SkyMiles Credit Card, Delta Reserve Credit Card from American Express, Platinum Delta SkyMiles Business Credit Card, Delta Reserve for Business Credit Card from American Express, American Express Corporate Gold Card, Corporate Platinum Card, Corporate Centurion Card from American Express, and the Executive Business Card, Business Gold Card, Business Platinum Card and Business Centurion Card from American Express OPEN, if issued by American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., an American Express bank.
I'm pretty sure I bought an Amex Preferred seat a year or two ago using my SPG Amex.
Jan 25, 2018, 9:37 am
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Brand New AMEX Partnership for exclusive concert tickets with VIP benefits
Jan 25, 2018, 9:44 am
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Just tried for some tickets today, and there were two separate Amex categories: Amex Presale, and Amex Preferred seating.
The Presale said any Amex card could be used for purchase, but for the Preferred seats, it said:
Is the current list of specific eligible cards new?
I'm pretty sure I bought an Amex Preferred seat a year or two ago using my SPG Amex.
The Presale said any Amex card could be used for purchase, but for the Preferred seats, it said:
Is the current list of specific eligible cards new?
I'm pretty sure I bought an Amex Preferred seat a year or two ago using my SPG Amex.