IPTAY Question

Feb 18, 2024, 9:20 PM

Hey TNetters,

I have a Clemson/IPTAY issue to bring up that I am sure some on here have experienced, and I am curious if anyone has “fought the power” on this issue or what the history behind the issue is.

I am a fourth generation Clemson Alumni, who graduated in 2022 from Clemson. My grandfather was a paying IPTAY member since the 60’s, and when he died in 2019, his IPTAY membership was transferred to his wife, my grandmother. Needless to say, my grandmother has many many IPTAY points that have been earned over all these years, resulting in great 50-yard-line seats in the upper deck. With my grandmother unfortunately declining in her health, my family began looking further into whether or not her IPTAY membership can be transferred to the younger generation(s) of Tiger fans. It cannot be transferred, and for the first time in 50 years my family is facing not purchasing our season tickets, since we are better off starting our own IPTAY memberships.

I am about as big of a Clemson fan as one can be, and for me Clemson is held in as high of regard as a man can hold it. For that reason, I just cannot accept the fact that our “Clemson Family”, tradition-rich school does not allow you to transfer IPTAY memberships. What other asset or investment works like this? When my grandfather/ grandmother die after donating to the school for 50 years, our family just gets reset like none of it ever happened?

I KNOW, I KNOW cash is king and it is a money grab. But if you continue down the “pay to win” road, one day that Stadium is going to be full of a bunch of rich, shallow Clemson “fans” who have no true family ties to Clemson, but just had the money to buy 50 years’ worth of IPTAY points in one fowl swoop.

What do you know about IPTAY transferring, and is this a common issue that has had push-back before? Thanks, and sorry for the long post. Just baffles me.

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In the early 1990's he was paying $100 a year for 50 yardline seats. When he died his tickets went to my aunt (his daughter) under his name, and my cousin paid for them and his $100 IPTAY dues to get those 50 yardline seats. This went on until about what would have been my grandfather's 95th birthday, when IPTAY learned of his death. AT THAT TIME, they gave my cousin an option, pony up your IPTAY donation to a level to keep the seats, or lose them. He's now paying the seat equity requirement and still has the same seats.

Now my father was an IPTAY member since 1965 when he graduated until he passed in 2020. His membership is now under my mother's name. I have paid his membership dues, and bought tickets using his account now for over 10 years now. Paying the seat equity amount, plus 4 season tix. I have asked and been told that when my mother passes the account will close with IPTAY. I will have to start a new account, lose the points, and lose the seats and parking. If that is the case, IPTAY will lose me.

I am more than happy to pay the seat equity price to buy the tickets for the rest of my life. BUT if I am forced to start at square one, I'm out. I would HOPE IPTAY would give us the opportunity to keep our current seats I've sat in for 47 years if I keep paying the seat equity donation as I've been doing for 10+ years now. I know parking is now tied to your points level as well, so I would accept losing the parking space. But if I'm literally out and have to start all over again as a new IPTAY member, even though I've spent 10 years paying (a higher level x3 now btw) dues under my father's account, then sobeit.

I thought the whole purpose of seat equity was to fix this issue. But I am now told this isn't the case. We will see. Ball's in IPTAY's court. If I'm paying the same as they would receive anyway if I lost the seats with seat equity, I see no reason to be booted from those seats. Your points help with a parking space upgrade and away game tix, etc., but the seats cost what they cost IMO. If that sales pitch was wrong, or incorrect, sobeit.

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