Is ticketmaster able to block me out

fanvan · Post by **fanvan** » March 17, 2008 10:09 pm

this is my story----I was on tm this am for Pittsburgh tics---getting thru over and over again for pavilion tics---kept tossing them back because I wanted something in the first 15 rows---I could have bought over 100 tics today---finally about 11:45--i started getting the page that says i cannot access the tm page---it is now 10:05pm and i still cannot access the site on 3 different computers in my house-- any ideas?????

FunkHouse9 · Post by **FunkHouse9** » March 17, 2008 10:22 pm

I know they block people for a few minutes when they refresh too much/quickly. I haven't heard about getting blocked for your situation. Try deleting your cookies and see if that helps anything. I suppose it is possible they could have blocked your ip address if they think your computer is some kind of ticket program.

MrBill64 · Post by **MrBill64** » March 17, 2008 11:12 pm

fanvan wrote:this is my story----I was on tm this am for Pittsburgh tics---getting thru over and over again for pavilion tics---kept tossing them back because I wanted something in the first 15 rows---I could have bought over 100 tics today---finally about 11:45--i started getting the page that says i cannot access the tm page---it is now 10:05pm and i still cannot access the site on 3 different computers in my house-- any ideas?????

This has happened before. TM, I believe, locks out your IP address after you attempt to search for tickets many times over a realitively short time frame. Even though you said you tried different computers, if they are all using the same interenet connection through a router in your home, you are essentially using the same IP address. You will find that probably by tomorrow you will be able to access TM again. Or you could log on from a neighbor's house or via a different method from your own house (dial-up perhaps) right now.

TM will not admit locking you out and if you call them the customer service rep will deny it and try to blame other factors...mainly that your computer is not working properly or there is something wrong with your connection. This differs from the short lockout you might encounter when refreshing your screen right before tickets go on sale. If you refresh your screen too many times within a very short period of time, you won't be able to access the site for a few minutes. It's only after searching for tickets multiple times that you get the dreaded 24hr lockout.

Bill

fanvan · Post by **fanvan** » March 18, 2008 9:13 am

Thanks guys----Cleaned up cookies and that did not help----guess I caught the 24 hour virus---we will see---tried to fool tm by going in thru aol---got as far as search for tics page but then I was blocked---I thought it was strange to get thru so often--but it is strange that they blocked me without me actually buying any tics

jeepndd · Post by **jeepndd** » March 21, 2008 11:04 am

Wow, you were picking up tickets all morning? Sounds like Jimmy should cancel the Pittsburgh show and add a show up in Mansfield, MA. That show was sold out in minutes. I'm sure you don't want to hear that but 2 shows in Mansfield leaves tens of thousands of Northeast Parrotheads out in the cold.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » March 21, 2008 11:12 am

What about the tens of thousands of fans in cities that don't have any shows?

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » March 21, 2008 11:27 am

LIPH wrote:What about the tens of thousands of fans in cities that don't have any shows?

they aren't "entitled" like MA fans..

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » March 21, 2008 11:29 am

Sorry, my bad.

jeepndd · Post by **jeepndd** » March 21, 2008 12:07 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
LIPH wrote:What about the tens of thousands of fans in cities that don't have any shows?
they aren't "entitled" like MA fans..

Geesh, tough crowd. No shows in NY this year huh?

Rob N Kim · Post by **Rob N Kim** » April 25, 2008 8:07 pm

fanvan wrote:this is my story----I was on tm this am for Pittsburgh tics---getting thru over and over again for pavilion tics---kept tossing them back because I wanted something in the first 15 rows---I could have bought over 100 tics today---finally about 11:45--i started getting the page that says i cannot access the tm page---it is now 10:05pm and i still cannot access the site on 3 different computers in my house-- any ideas?????

I had never heard of this until today, but it seems to have happened to me. I can't connect to their website at all, it gives an error in both IE and Firefox -

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

OR

Unable to connect
Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.ticketmaster.com

My internet connection is working fine though. I can even ping them by hostname. By using a proxy, or connecting from work, I can verify that their site isn't down though. Maybe they use it to try to reduce scalpers or something, but obviously they are impacting regular customers.

Dutch Harbor PH · Post by **Dutch Harbor PH** » April 25, 2008 8:10 pm

fanvan wrote:this is my story----I was on tm this am for Pittsburgh tics---getting thru over and over again for pavilion tics---kept tossing them back because I wanted something in the first 15 rows---I could have bought over 100 tics today---finally about 11:45--i started getting the page that says i cannot access the tm page---it is now 10:05pm and i still cannot access the site on 3 different computers in my house-- any ideas?????

I've had this happen several times in the past.......And in about 24 hours it lets me back on...tho by then it doesn't matter.....

pete00000 · Post by **pete00000** » April 26, 2008 9:27 am

fanvan wrote:this is my story----I was on tm this am for Pittsburgh tics---getting thru over and over again for pavilion tics---kept tossing them back because I wanted something in the first 15 rows---I could have bought over 100 tics today---finally about 11:45--i started getting the page that says i cannot access the tm page---it is now 10:05pm and i still cannot access the site on 3 different computers in my house-- any ideas?????

Sorry to sound cold but its kinda hard to feel sorry for someone who had multiple chances to buy tickets and did not. There are many people who get shut out and would be happy with anything.

hloon · Post by **hloon** » April 30, 2008 8:41 pm

I don`t feel soory for him

hloon · Post by **hloon** » April 30, 2008 8:42 pm

I don`t feel soory for him

murPH · Post by **murPH** » April 30, 2008 9:02 pm

pete00000 wrote:
fanvan wrote:this is my story----I was on tm this am for Pittsburgh tics---getting thru over and over again for pavilion tics---kept tossing them back because I wanted something in the first 15 rows---I could have bought over 100 tics today---finally about 11:45--i started getting the page that says i cannot access the tm page---it is now 10:05pm and i still cannot access the site on 3 different computers in my house-- any ideas?????

Sorry to sound cold but its kinda hard to feel sorry for someone who had multiple chances to buy tickets and did not. There are many people who get shut out and would be happy with anything.[/quote

Yeah--I guess I am a fool. I pushed "buy" the first set of tickets that showed up on the screen, and felt happy to get them! And they were more than decent seats, so I guess I was lucky. Anyway, any seat at a Buffett concert is a good one. Remember, according to the
"Bob Roberts Society Band:"

"It's the magic of the music that still draws a crowd. "

BuffettNews.com

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