October 16, 2002
Sorry..

The information I provided (which was just public ping plotter data, nothing internal) is getting misrepresented elsewhere.. I can't allow that, so I'm taking this down.

CNet news:

Tickets.com spokeswoman Melissa Zukerman acknowledged the problems, but said that some fans were able to get through and buy tickets. She likened the Web site problems to fans trying to buy tickets over the phone to a popular concert and getting a busy signal.

"(Giants) fans were very anxious to get tickets," Zukerman said. "The bottom line is that the tickets were sold out."

Ping Plotter graph from Steve.

Posted October 16, 2002 06:28 PM in Geek Stuff
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On October 17, 2002 07:59 AM kasia added:

We're a very busy site.. that's only the gateway.

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On October 17, 2002 02:26 PM SteveG added:

I had the same problem at Ticketmaster.com last week, trying to buy Angels tickets. Never got through once online.

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On October 17, 2002 03:05 PM Steve added:

I've posted on this as well in my weblog

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