This week I managed to tear myself away from boring back-end work long enough to push out a new feature we’ve been wanting to get out practically since we launched:  Ticket Availability Checking.  Sometimes, between the time that we index a ticket listing and a user clicks on it, the tickets are bought.  In some cases this ends with the user looking at an error page or being sent back to the event listings on the partner site.  Now, instead, we check for current availability where possible so that we don’t send you on a wild goose chase.

I say, “where possible,” because not all providers support a way for us to check for ticket availability.  For those that do not provide a standard way, we often make up our own standard.  Unfortunately, sometimes that’s just not possible.  We apologize in advanced if you get sent to a page that doesn’t contain the tickets your heart so desires; we did our best, promise!

There is nothing you need to do to use this feature.  When you click on “Buy Tickets!” you will be sent to a page that quickly checks to make sure those tickets are available.  It will either send you on your way or implore you to close the window and try your luck again.  As always, please let us know how we can improve this new feature for the benefit of all mankind.

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