{"id":658,"date":"2020-01-19T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T04:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olympics.burps.online\/?p=658"},"modified":"2020-05-11T07:42:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T22:42:12","slug":"third-live-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/en\/2020\/01\/19\/third-live-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Third live sale of Olympic tickets!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I saw controversial articles saying &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?hl=en&amp;prev=_t&amp;sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/html\/20200114\/k10012245531000.html\" class=\"aioseop-link\">500,000 Olympics tickets still left after second lottery sales<\/a>&nbsp;&#8221; here and there in Japan&#8217;s online media, I received an e-mail from United States Olympic Authorized Ticket Reseller, CoSport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mail.png?resize=516%2C373&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" width=\"516\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mail.png?resize=1024%2C741&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mail.png?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mail.png?resize=768%2C556&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mail.png?w=1062&amp;ssl=1 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;New Tickets and Packages on Sale Thursday, January 16 at 3pm EST&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The email also mentions that they have received newly-allocated tickets from the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee&#8221; but the timing is perfectly matching with the announcement regarding the unsold tickets made by the Organizing Committee. I don&#8217;t know what it indicates \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CoSport sent us the email on the afternoon of January 15, which is less than a day before the public sales starting January 16th. Why are they in such a hurry?&nbsp;There&#8217;s a reason behind.&nbsp;Or simply it was because of mis-communication made by the person in charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putting my guess aside, this is the third &#8220;official&#8221; first-come-first-served sale on CoSport US website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1st public sale\uff1a July<\/li><li>2nd public sale\uff1aOctober<\/li><li>3rd public sale\uff1a January\uff08We are here\uff09<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coincidentally or possibly intentionally, it has happened every three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I called it &#8220;official&#8221; because, as I continuously reported multiple times between the public sales, extra tickets went on sale without any announcement.&nbsp;I have greatly benefited from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immediately after receiving this third public sales announcement, I visited CoSport website where I found the announcement of &#8220;New Olympic Ticket Sales Start&#8221; along with the scheduled start time of sales in each country \/ region,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215723-e1579370919528-716x1024.png?resize=280%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470\" width=\"280\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215723-e1579370919528.png?resize=716%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 716w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215723-e1579370919528.png?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215723-e1579370919528.png?resize=768%2C1099&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215723-e1579370919528.png?resize=1074%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1074w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215723-e1579370919528.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><figcaption> Top page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215736-1-e1579370878548-718x1024.png?resize=281%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-469\" width=\"281\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215736-1-e1579370878548.png?resize=718%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 718w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215736-1-e1579370878548.png?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215736-1-e1579370878548.png?resize=768%2C1095&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215736-1-e1579370878548.png?resize=1077%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1077w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200115-215736-1-e1579370878548.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><figcaption>Sport page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All information about unsold tickets have also reset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#f55a0d\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-very-light-gray-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Before sales begin<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ticket sales on the next day starts on weekday.&nbsp;I am at work, and I am in meetings all day.&nbsp;\ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the west coast where I live, sales start from 12:00 noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From my experiences to date, it is too late to access at 12 o&#8217;clock. Preparation is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I visited CoSport website 3 hours before the sales started, there was already a queue!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200116-095007-1.png?resize=235%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-480\" width=\"235\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200116-095007-1.png?resize=654%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 654w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200116-095007-1.png?resize=192%2C300&amp;ssl=1 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200116-095007-1.png?resize=768%2C1202&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200116-095007-1.png?resize=982%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 982w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_20200116-095007-1.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><figcaption>\u201dYou are in queue for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CoSport&#8217;s EU and Middle East Sale<\/span>&#8220;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking at the page closely, I found it says &#8220;You are in queue for CoSport&#8217;s EU and the Middle East Sale&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah, it started earlier in other areas where CoSport has a deal.&nbsp;Needless to say, US residents like me cannot buy tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stand by again at 11:30 which is 30 minutes before sales on the West Coast of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have two browsers on my laptop brought in to conference room and one browser on my mobile phone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I log in to CoSport sites on all the browsers.&nbsp;I remeber I wasted time logging in for last two public sales. I don&#8217;t want to make a same mistake here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-very-light-gray-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Ticket sale started on January 16th (Thursday)<\/strong>&nbsp;!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 11:30 am, I access the CoSport top page on all browsers simultaneously and the sales start countdown begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A half hour later, at 12:00 pm, the number of people ahead of me is displayed in each browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is 4,000 on mobile phone, and It&#8217;s similar on a browser on my laptop but another browser on the same PC did a good job!&nbsp;The queue&nbsp;started with <strong>400 people<\/strong>&nbsp;.&nbsp;I never had such a small number of users in line ahead of me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine.png?resize=434%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-485\" width=\"434\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine.png?resize=1024%2C552&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine.png?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine.png?resize=768%2C414&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine.png?resize=1536%2C827&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine.png?w=1591&amp;ssl=1 1591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number dropped down to 200 shortly, and in half a dozen minutes after the start of sales,  the message changed to &#8220;It is your turn.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine2-1.png?resize=435%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489\" width=\"435\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine2-1.png?resize=1024%2C556&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine2-1.png?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine2-1.png?resize=768%2C417&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine2-1.png?resize=1536%2C834&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine2-1.png?w=1584&amp;ssl=1 1584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CoSport top page is displayed automatically and competition listing page becomes accessible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine3-1.png?resize=476%2C301&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-492\" width=\"476\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine3-1.png?resize=1024%2C650&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine3-1.png?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine3-1.png?resize=768%2C488&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine3-1.png?resize=1536%2C975&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine3-1.png?w=1671&amp;ssl=1 1671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets for about 17 competitions still left 7-8 minutes after the start of sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notable competions are<strong>&nbsp;<strong>swimming, badminton, baseball \/ soft, fencing, golf, shooting, surfing, <\/strong><\/strong>and <strong><strong>table tennis<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First of all,&nbsp;I check <strong>golf<\/strong>, but I can only find tickets for women&#8217;s that I have already purchased.&nbsp;No luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For <strong><strong>Swimming<\/strong><\/strong>, it&nbsp;was the first time for me to find tickets for \u201cMen&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Diving\u201d.&nbsp;But schedule is a bit problem.&nbsp;The session is quite short. It is only one hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Softball<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>tickets are on sale only for bronze medal game that was available before.I do not buy because the session conflicts with the one I already decided to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For <strong>ba<strong>dminton <\/strong><\/strong>and<strong><strong> table tennis<\/strong><\/strong>, I am unlikely able to accommodate my schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Fencing<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>is a no go because Makuhari Messe is to far from my place in Tokyo. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m&nbsp;not so familiar with&nbsp;<strong><strong>surfing<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For <strong>basketball<\/strong>, tickets are still on sale for women&#8217;s final and men&#8217;s semi-finals \/ bronze medal game&nbsp;, but no tickets are available for men&#8217;s final.  No luck. I also have ones for a preliminary round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although it is not shown in the above screenshot, also&nbsp;<strong>tennis<\/strong> was also available.&nbsp;It is for <strong> men&#8217;s singles final<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>women&#8217;s doubles final<\/strong>, which are quite popular sessions including the session below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine4-1.png?resize=525%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-491\" width=\"525\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine4-1.png?resize=1024%2C526&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine4-1.png?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine4-1.png?resize=768%2C394&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine4-1.png?resize=1536%2C789&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine4-1.png?w=1597&amp;ssl=1 1597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men&#8217;s Singles Gold Medal Match &#8230;. I tried to add category D tickets to shopping cart, but the page said &#8220;already sold out&#8221; &#8230;&nbsp;I saw a same message before.  That&#8217;s a bummer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving on to <strong><strong>volleybal<\/strong>l<\/strong>, I found most of the sessions for sale, and Women&#8217;s gold medal match&nbsp;was one of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine5.png?resize=525%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487\" width=\"525\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine5.png?resize=1024%2C437&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine5.png?resize=300%2C128&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine5.png?resize=768%2C328&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine5.png?resize=1536%2C656&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine5.png?w=1579&amp;ssl=1 1579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, when I tried to add tickets to shopping cart, I got an error message saying &#8220;Only 1 ticket can be purchased&#8221;, so I had to pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Am I a bit too picky?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-very-light-gray-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Baseball!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Baseball<\/strong> is my second highest priority sport after golf.  As you know, or it may be hard to believe, baseball is the most popular sport to play and watch in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until yesterday I had never found even a single ticket for baseball. I thought I was totally out of luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But here it comes today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine6-1.png?resize=523%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-490\" width=\"523\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine6-1.png?resize=1024%2C595&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine6-1.png?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine6-1.png?resize=768%2C446&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine6-1.png?resize=1536%2C892&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190116-CoSport-InLine6-1.png?w=1565&amp;ssl=1 1565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s <strong>baseball gold medal game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t quite understand the only available tickets are for the gold medal match. Where are the ones for preliminary round?!   People care more about knockout stage?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was a bit nervous when I was adding tickets to my shopping card. Cosport, please don&#8217;t say &#8220;Already sold out&#8221;. I got my fingers crossed, and I made it!. I was able to get there quickly because I already logged in with my account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wow, I got tickets for baseball final game!  They must be premium tickets for people in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One problem is the baseball final game is completely conflicting with the one for soccer men&#8217;s final.  I will find out how to deal with it.  I got tickets for the soccer with my account and for the baseball with my kid&#8217;s account, respectively, so I believe I can manage the complexity.\uff08I don&#8217;t know how yet though\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-very-light-gray-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ticket purchase history<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this third official public sale on CoSport website, I purchased tickets only for baseball gold medal game this time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a quick summary and history of Olympics tickets I&#8217;ve got so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>JUN<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Lottery sale<\/strong><\/td><td><em>None<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>JUL<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Live sale<\/strong><\/td><td>Equestrian<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>          <\/td><td><strong>Extra live sale<\/strong> <\/td><td>Basketball, 3on3, Handball (x2),<br>Hockey, Weight lifting<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Extra extra live sale<\/strong><\/td><td>Golf (x4), Weightlifting<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <strong>OCT<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2nd live sale<\/strong><\/td><td><em>None<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Extra live sale<\/strong> <\/td><td>Golf, Volleyball (x2),<br>Handball, Wrestling<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>NOV<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Extra extra live sale<\/strong><\/td><td>Water polo, Soccer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Extra live sale again<\/strong><\/td><td><em>Did not purchase<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Extra live sale continues<\/strong><\/td><td>Soccer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>DEC<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Extra sale &#8211; End of year<\/strong><\/td><td>Artistic Swimming<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>JAN<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Extra sale &#8211; New year<\/strong><\/td><td>Golf (x2)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">3rd live sale<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Baseball<\/span><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">1<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;I got&nbsp;tickets for&nbsp;<strong>24 sessions for 13 competitions under<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>13 sports<\/strong>&nbsp;in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will complete my effort when I have added tickets for first round of men&#8217;s golf and softball games to be held in my hometown Fukushima. I am looking forward to additional purchase opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/2020\/02\/07\/\u30c1\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u5148\u7740\u9806\u8ca9\u58f2\u30fb\u7b2c\u56db\u5f3e%ef%bc%81\/\">And here comes the chance \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I saw controversial articles saying &#8220;500,000 Olympics tickets still left after second lottery sales&nbsp;&#8221; here and there in Japan&#8217;s online media, I received an e-mail from United States Olympic Authorized Ticket Reseller, CoSport. &#8220;New Tickets and Packages on Sale Thursday, January 16 at 3pm EST&#8221; The email also mentions that they have received newly-allocated &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/en\/2020\/01\/19\/third-live-sale\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Third live sale of Olympic tickets!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/?p=466","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5","en-US"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=658"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":700,"href":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658\/revisions\/700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olympics.burpsonline.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}