you cannot pick the row or section, just the price range without speaking to a live operator for another $5. I just dealt with that for tomorrow nights AHL Home opener for the Texas Stars, thankfully I emailed the director of ticket sales for the Stars and he contacted me direct to sell me a ticket to sit near some season ticket holder friends of mine without the additional $12 worth of charges when it was all said and done with Ticketmaster 8(ticket was $20 before their fees and crap). The mafia is easier to deal with than Ticketmaster, its horrible.

here is my email to them, which they answered

I wanted to go to opening night and watch the Stars raise the banner, planned to sit next to a friend who is a season ticket holder (he sits 105-N-18).

When dealing with Ticketmaster, in order to sit near him, I have to speak to a live agent; their site does not allow choosing of a section, row, or seat. The seat next to Ron is available (105-N-17), but I refuse to purchase it now through Ticketmaster due to the additional fees thru them. $20 for ticket + $4.61 convenience fee + $4 for the convenience to purchase from a live agent + tax is absurd. Unfortunately, I see no reason to go to a game with these types of "conveniences" being charged and no alternate way to purchase.

I would love to be there, but refuse to pay that much of a mark up for a game in these economic times.

Maybe, but all it does is piss people off who think they’re getting a price decrease (because the price tables only show the base price), then sticker shock when they see the total.

… early and late in the year, when night games don’t draw as well as day games.