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Dewey2007 · #1 04-10-2018, 07:41 PM

Good catch on the date in the lower left corner. I totally overlooked that since I didn't realize it was a milestone game too. I will have to keep an eye out for a season ticket or box office printed the actual date of the game to upgrade this one eventually.

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Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

i always keep an eye out for the date. I want to find a season ticket which is rough. It was also a Jim Thome HR game which I collect.

It is also (I'm fairly sure) an after-the-fact ticket. take a look at the date in the lower left corner. Thats the date it was purchased. It was after the game date. They would often do this with unsold seats to a milestone game.

mcgwirecom · #2 04-10-2018, 07:50 PM

Always check that on box office tickets. Season tickets are pre-printed before the season. However in a few cases teams even reprinted season tickets. In 1998 the Cardinals did it for McGwire's 62nd and 70th HRs. Then again in 1999 for his 500th HR. The Mets did it for Santana's no hitter a few years ago.

Scott Garner · #3 04-10-2018, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dewey2007

Good catch on the date in the lower left corner. I totally overlooked that since I didn't realize it was a milestone game too. I will have to keep an eye out for a season ticket or box office printed the actual date of the game to upgrade this one eventually.

Dewey,
The season ticket version of this ticket is a REALLY tough one to find, just as an FYI.

mr2686 · #4 04-11-2018, 08:52 AM

As a follow up, the print date on the box office tickets is not always on the bottom left. It depends on the team, and I've seen some that are kind of buried within some other numbers. If I remember correctly, the Tony Gwynn 3000 hit ticket had the print date in a series of number on the bottom closer to the middle. Also, there are tickets like the 3000 hit for Ichiro that look to me like the print date is the event code. I'll attach a photo of one, and maybe Scott or someone else can comment on that.

mcgwirecom · #5 04-11-2018, 03:28 PM

Yes, you are correct. It can be in other areas. But for a long time it was usually the lower left. I've seen some reprints, like Roy Halladays Perfect Game that don't show a print date . This particular style was reprinted and no print date added. Some other styles had them.

mr2686 · #6 04-11-2018, 06:16 PM

Randall, so I'm a little confused on the Halladay ticket. The one you showed doesn't have a printing number, or is the event code the print code? Also, I found another example with some additional numbers under the event code, but can't really figure a date out of it? Thoughts?

mcgwirecom · #7 04-11-2018, 07:42 PM

all i know is most of that style showed up AFTER the Perfect Game. I think a lot of them were printed and sold by the team to make money. But there is no way to tell they were after the fact. I'm not saying that ALL were after the fact, but a lot were.

Gary Dunaier · #8 04-14-2018, 09:34 PM

Here's a genuine Season Ticket to Johan Santana's no-hitter...

The team-issued reprints have a blank line where "SEASON TICKET" or "PLAN TICKET" appear, and in some cases the club access indicator at the top of the ticket may differ from the original (I've seen one ticket where the original only entitled the holder to Promenade Club access, but the reprint indicated access to Acela, Caesars and Promenade Clubs).

Here's something completely different - a fake ticket to Johan Santana's no-hitter. Not a team-issued reprint, but a digital manipulation.

I created this because I thought it would look cool to see Santana's image on a ticket from his no-hitter. In addition to the picture, I've made other changes - some obvious, some subtle - to ensure this can never be passed off as an actual ticket, or a rare variation. This is just for entertainment value, nothing more. The Johan Santana image and graphics shown here were digitally copied from a real 2012 Mets ticket for a game to be played in the season.

Gary Dunaier · #9 04-14-2018, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

I've seen some reprints, like Roy Halladays Perfect Game that don't show a print date . This particular style was reprinted and no print date added. Some other styles had them.

I ordered a "souvenir commemorative" Halladay Perfect Game ticket from the Marlins after the fact. What I received was printed on Ticketmaster stock. Note the A10JUN0 date in the lower left corner - this indicates the date the ticket was printed (6/10/10), proving this ticket was printed AFTER the game and thus is a "souvenir commemorative" ticket and not an actual ticket that was used, or could have been used, to attend the game.

(The barcode does appear on the ticket. I removed it from the scan for security purposes.)

They were charging actual ticket prices for the "souvenir" tickets, as if you were buying an actual ticket to attend the game. Good for them because they make money but bad for us because, well, what's the point in paying a premium price for a premium seat to a game that you can't attend? It's not like the location of the seat has any bearing on the value of the ticket, right?

mr2686 · #10 04-15-2018, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary Dunaier

I ordered a "souvenir commemorative" Halladay Perfect Game ticket from the Marlins after the fact. What I received was printed on Ticketmaster stock. Note the A10JUN0 date in the lower left corner - this indicates the date the ticket was printed (6/10/10), proving this ticket was printed AFTER the game and thus is a "souvenir commemorative" ticket and not an actual ticket that was used, or could have been used, to attend the game.

(The barcode does appear on the ticket. I removed it from the scan for security purposes.)

They were charging actual ticket prices for the "souvenir" tickets, as if you were buying an actual ticket to attend the game. Good for them because they make money but bad for us because, well, what's the point in paying a premium price for a premium seat to a game that you can't attend? It's not like the location of the seat has any bearing on the value of the ticket, right?

This particular game is such an oddity to me. I have only seen one box office ticket stub (on box office stock paper) for sale that actually had a print date prior to the game. All others have either been without a print date, or a Ticketmaster ticket with a post date.
Some teams, like the Twins don't (or didn't) seem to have print dates on any of their tickets. Both Winfield's and Murray's 3000 hit tickets (both playing the twins) do not have print dates on them, however, the twins at least printed on the ticket "authentic unused game ticket" for those printed after the fact.