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Just another observation on the topic of buying tickets. Please do not take this post as gloating or anything of the sort, but this has always worked for me for the last three years.
Ahead of time, have the local telephone number of the Ticketmaster that is selling the tickets to the show that you want. Give this number to a friend on the opposite side of the United States and have them call at the time the tickets go on sale. I have done this for the past three years.....a friend in Eau Claire, Wisconsin buys my tickets for the Nissan shows. In return, I buy his for East Troy. I just have to assume that this comes back to the post I read somewhwere a while back about the switching and forwarding of calls that the TM system uses. This has worked flawlessly the last three years and I can only assume that it will continue to work. It will not get you any better seats......I could only get lawn last year in East Troy at 10:06....but it gets us our tickets to get in the show, which is the main objective anyway, regardless of where the seats are. I have been on the lawn the last two years in Manassas, but this year in the pavillion by this method. Not in front, not in rear but nonetheless in the pavillion. He also bought my tickets for Greensboro this past February and got front row in upper section in a middle section. Not the best seats by any means, but a great view.
Thank you for letting me share my method and wish everyone luck in the oncoming onsale. I hope this method will work for some of you.
Ahead of time, have the local telephone number of the Ticketmaster that is selling the tickets to the show that you want. Give this number to a friend on the opposite side of the United States and have them call at the time the tickets go on sale. I have done this for the past three years.....a friend in Eau Claire, Wisconsin buys my tickets for the Nissan shows. In return, I buy his for East Troy. I just have to assume that this comes back to the post I read somewhwere a while back about the switching and forwarding of calls that the TM system uses. This has worked flawlessly the last three years and I can only assume that it will continue to work. It will not get you any better seats......I could only get lawn last year in East Troy at 10:06....but it gets us our tickets to get in the show, which is the main objective anyway, regardless of where the seats are. I have been on the lawn the last two years in Manassas, but this year in the pavillion by this method. Not in front, not in rear but nonetheless in the pavillion. He also bought my tickets for Greensboro this past February and got front row in upper section in a middle section. Not the best seats by any means, but a great view.
Thank you for letting me share my method and wish everyone luck in the oncoming onsale. I hope this method will work for some of you.
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I don't think your gloating at all, as i said in a prior post it takes a little effort to get tickets, we had 11 people trying to get tickets this year spread out at Ticket Outlets and on the phones and computers, we ended up with 12 tickets. Life isn't fair and people p*** and moan that Ticketmaster screws them every year but with a little effort tickets can be had. Some people think that because they have been life long Buffett fans that are entitled to tickets each year, and if they don't get them its Ticketmaster fault. Well it may be TM fault but going into the ticket sale you know how Ticketmaster runs, why would this time be different? For weeks leading up to this years on sale here on this message there were plenty of post talking about Ticketmaster and how hard it is to get tickets, there were tips on how to buy tickets, there were ideas and thoughts shared by others. Reading some of these post these people think they can just show up at 9 with a Buffett shirt and a lei on and get tickets, well it doesn’t work that way. If a scalper gets a better lottery number than you, if you were there all night and someone got there 5 min ago and got a better number than you, don’t blame them don’t blame Ticketmaster blame it on bad luck.
Just a Tuesday morning Rant.
I don't think your gloating at all, as i said in a prior post it takes a little effort to get tickets, we had 11 people trying to get tickets this year spread out at Ticket Outlets and on the phones and computers, we ended up with 12 tickets. Life isn't fair and people p*** and moan that Ticketmaster screws them every year but with a little effort tickets can be had. Some people think that because they have been life long Buffett fans that are entitled to tickets each year, and if they don't get them its Ticketmaster fault. Well it may be TM fault but going into the ticket sale you know how Ticketmaster runs, why would this time be different? For weeks leading up to this years on sale here on this message there were plenty of post talking about Ticketmaster and how hard it is to get tickets, there were tips on how to buy tickets, there were ideas and thoughts shared by others. Reading some of these post these people think they can just show up at 9 with a Buffett shirt and a lei on and get tickets, well it doesn’t work that way. If a scalper gets a better lottery number than you, if you were there all night and someone got there 5 min ago and got a better number than you, don’t blame them don’t blame Ticketmaster blame it on bad luck.
Just a Tuesday morning Rant.
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Bottle of Rum:
You said "it takes a little effort to get tickets, we had 11 people trying to get tickets this year spread out at Ticket Outlets and on the phones and computers, we ended up with 12 tickets." I don't think you meant to be insulting, but don't you think a lot of people who *didn't* get tickets put just as much effort into their attempts as you did? My boyfriend and I spent several hours working the phones and computers, as did 5 other couples. *One* of the six couples got tickets (not us).
You go on to say: "Life isn't fair and people p*** and moan that Ticketmaster screws them every year but with a little effort tickets can be had." Speaking for myself, my boyfriend, his friends and I put a lot of effort into our attempts to get tickets. I strongly believe that these days it's practically impossible for the average fan to get Buffett tickets at face value. Yes, tickets can be had - the scalpers have hundreds of tickets up for sale at prices which are well out of the reach of many fans. I like Jimmy, but I'm not willing to fork out $400 for *lawn* seats.
"Reading some of these post these people think they can just show up at 9 with a Buffett shirt and a lei on and get tickets, well it doesn’t work that way. If a scalper gets a better lottery number than you, if you were there all night and someone got there 5 min ago and got a better number than you, don’t blame them don’t blame Ticketmaster blame it on bad luck."
Bottle of Rum, I think that most of the posters on this topic are fairly intelligent people who simply want a fair chance to get tickets. With Jimmy's reduced tour schedule, it's obvious that many of the people who want to see him aren't going to be able to. What has people p*** off is the fact that TicketMaster policies supposedly designed to discourage scalping have backfired. The lottery is a joke - as has been pointed out by an ex-scalper. I have railed against the lottery system in previous posts elsewhere. Most fans realize that they haven't a hope in Hades of obtaining front-row tickets. They've accepted this. But when the average fan can't even get lawn seats without resorting to scalpers, something is seriously wrong - and I *do* blame TicketMaster for that.
JMHO,
Deb.
You said "it takes a little effort to get tickets, we had 11 people trying to get tickets this year spread out at Ticket Outlets and on the phones and computers, we ended up with 12 tickets." I don't think you meant to be insulting, but don't you think a lot of people who *didn't* get tickets put just as much effort into their attempts as you did? My boyfriend and I spent several hours working the phones and computers, as did 5 other couples. *One* of the six couples got tickets (not us).
You go on to say: "Life isn't fair and people p*** and moan that Ticketmaster screws them every year but with a little effort tickets can be had." Speaking for myself, my boyfriend, his friends and I put a lot of effort into our attempts to get tickets. I strongly believe that these days it's practically impossible for the average fan to get Buffett tickets at face value. Yes, tickets can be had - the scalpers have hundreds of tickets up for sale at prices which are well out of the reach of many fans. I like Jimmy, but I'm not willing to fork out $400 for *lawn* seats.
"Reading some of these post these people think they can just show up at 9 with a Buffett shirt and a lei on and get tickets, well it doesn’t work that way. If a scalper gets a better lottery number than you, if you were there all night and someone got there 5 min ago and got a better number than you, don’t blame them don’t blame Ticketmaster blame it on bad luck."
Bottle of Rum, I think that most of the posters on this topic are fairly intelligent people who simply want a fair chance to get tickets. With Jimmy's reduced tour schedule, it's obvious that many of the people who want to see him aren't going to be able to. What has people p*** off is the fact that TicketMaster policies supposedly designed to discourage scalping have backfired. The lottery is a joke - as has been pointed out by an ex-scalper. I have railed against the lottery system in previous posts elsewhere. Most fans realize that they haven't a hope in Hades of obtaining front-row tickets. They've accepted this. But when the average fan can't even get lawn seats without resorting to scalpers, something is seriously wrong - and I *do* blame TicketMaster for that.
JMHO,
Deb.
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I guess I should have said "with a little effort and *LUCK* tickets can be had"! Please get that I did not make the post to stir trouble I was just venting that’s all, and if you read through some of the posts from when tickets did go on sale many people complained that they waiting for hours only to have people show up just prior and get tickets while they were shut out. All I was saying is if these people are making posts here then they knew the system going in. TM has fouled up policies but with what they do I think they do it best, its like traffic during rush hour, you know about it so if you drive through it deal with it! TM went from a first come first serve, to a wrist band - to the current lottery and I think the latter works best. I am sure many people put an effort in to get tickets but like you I live in Boston and we got up early and drove out to Holyoke (2 hours) to wait while the other group drove to New Hampshire (2 hours) plus people on the phones, I'M sorry that’s effort on our part. We planned it out, called several Ticketmaster outlets, asked questions and figured out where was best. We got lucky. The comment about “people showing up with a Buffett shirt and a lei on and think they can get tickets” wasn’t meant in a bad way, I meant just because you have been a fan since the 70’s doesn’t entitle you to a ticket. I am sorry but we are going to disagree on this I don’t blame Ticketmaster, I think they do a great job with everything considered. I haven’t heard of a better solution. It’s in Jimmy’s hands as what to do, Pearl Jam had issues with them and stopped touring to locations TM was involved, so what did they do last year? The met with Ticketmaster and came up with an agreement which was, Pearl Jam would sell all the pavilion tickets themselves to people of their fan club and a chunk of Lawn tickets, anything left over Ticketmaster would sell to the Public. THIS WORKED! Ask scalpers and brokers they had a tough time getting tickets. I love Buffett and can’t wait for next Saturday and although this will not be a popular opinion but I blame Jimmy for not stepping up for his fans and doing something about it like Pearl Jam did for their fans. Jimmy is about the dollar, and Ticketmaster is working well for him so why should he change it!
Just my 2 cents not meant to start trouble!
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I guess I should have said "with a little effort and *LUCK* tickets can be had"! Please get that I did not make the post to stir trouble I was just venting that’s all, and if you read through some of the posts from when tickets did go on sale many people complained that they waiting for hours only to have people show up just prior and get tickets while they were shut out. All I was saying is if these people are making posts here then they knew the system going in. TM has fouled up policies but with what they do I think they do it best, its like traffic during rush hour, you know about it so if you drive through it deal with it! TM went from a first come first serve, to a wrist band - to the current lottery and I think the latter works best. I am sure many people put an effort in to get tickets but like you I live in Boston and we got up early and drove out to Holyoke (2 hours) to wait while the other group drove to New Hampshire (2 hours) plus people on the phones, I'M sorry that’s effort on our part. We planned it out, called several Ticketmaster outlets, asked questions and figured out where was best. We got lucky. The comment about “people showing up with a Buffett shirt and a lei on and think they can get tickets” wasn’t meant in a bad way, I meant just because you have been a fan since the 70’s doesn’t entitle you to a ticket. I am sorry but we are going to disagree on this I don’t blame Ticketmaster, I think they do a great job with everything considered. I haven’t heard of a better solution. It’s in Jimmy’s hands as what to do, Pearl Jam had issues with them and stopped touring to locations TM was involved, so what did they do last year? The met with Ticketmaster and came up with an agreement which was, Pearl Jam would sell all the pavilion tickets themselves to people of their fan club and a chunk of Lawn tickets, anything left over Ticketmaster would sell to the Public. THIS WORKED! Ask scalpers and brokers they had a tough time getting tickets. I love Buffett and can’t wait for next Saturday and although this will not be a popular opinion but I blame Jimmy for not stepping up for his fans and doing something about it like Pearl Jam did for their fans. Jimmy is about the dollar, and Ticketmaster is working well for him so why should he change it!
Just my 2 cents not meant to start trouble!
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Bottle of Rum:
"I guess I should have said "with a little effort and *LUCK* tickets can be had"! Please get that I did not make the post to stir trouble I was just venting that’s all."
I understand that you didn't want to stir up trouble - I was just pointing out that what you said could be construed in a negative way. TM is one of my sore spots - I have been screwed by them one too many times (e.g. tickets never sent, paid for tickets in orchestra - got tickets in balcony, etc.).
"TM has fouled up policies but with what they do I think they do it best, its like traffic during rush hour, you know about it so if you drive through it deal with it! TM went from a first come first serve, to a wrist band - to the current lottery and I think the latter works best."
I've been a concert-goer for 15 years, so I've seen all of these systems in action. The only reason the wristband and lottery systems were enacted is because the outlets didn't want people camping out for tickets anymore. The nice thing about camping out was that you were fairly sure of getting a ticket if you had a good spot in line. You needed to put forth some effort, but it was doable. I waited out all night for Bryan Ferry tickets on South Street in Philly for his Bete Noire tour (many years ago now). It was a pain, but I got third row center (he played the Tower Theatre, a fairly small venue - about 2,000 seats). I waited out for Depeche Mode and got first level in the old Spectrum. I waited out for the Cure and got second level. The point: I got face value tickets to shows which sold out. I have waited out for shows with both wristband and lottery systems and can't stand either. The intent was to minimize scalper hogging of the front of the line, but it actually penalizes fans, who can end up shut out if they don't get a reasonable lottery number. My guess is that they want to drive people onto the phones or the Net, but they just don't have the infrastructure to handle the load.
"I am sure many people put an effort in to get tickets but like you I live in Boston and we got up early and drove out to Holyoke (2 hours) to wait while the other group drove to New Hampshire (2 hours) plus people on the phones, I'M sorry that’s effort on our part." I'm not saying you didn't put forth considerable effort. I'm saying that a lot of other people put forth equally considerable efforts and came up with nothing. As you stated, your initial posts did not mention the element of luck. You were lucky - a lot of people weren't.
"I am sorry but we are going to disagree on this I don’t blame Ticketmaster, I think they do a great job with everything considered. I haven’t heard of a better solution. It’s in Jimmy’s hands as what to do."
We disagree about TicketMaster, but I wholeheartedly agree that Jimmy needs to get off his a** and do something. The scalpers are making a buttload of money off his work. I quite liked the solution Pearl Jam came up with - Jimmy could quite easily do the same thing. I can't think why he doesn't. And yes, I have written to the fine folks over at Margaritaville on this. Got no response - really didn't expect one.
"I love Buffett and can’t wait for next Saturday and although this will not be a popular opinion but I blame Jimmy for not stepping up for his fans and doing something about it like Pearl Jam did for their fans. Jimmy is about the dollar, and Ticketmaster is working well for him so why should he change it!"
It may not be a popular opinion, but after the fiasco of this summer tour, it may be an opinion that takes hold in the Phlock. A *lot* of people got screwed over this year. I understand that Jimmy wants to spend more time with his family, but if he's going to cut his tour schedule drastically, he should take minimal steps to ensure that his fans don't get screwed. And let's not forget that Jimmy doesn't see a cent of the scalper markup...
BOR, I understand you aren't trying to stir up trouble. You are expressing your honest opinions, and while we disagree on some issues, I respect you for telling it like you see it.
Best regards,
Deb.
"I guess I should have said "with a little effort and *LUCK* tickets can be had"! Please get that I did not make the post to stir trouble I was just venting that’s all."
I understand that you didn't want to stir up trouble - I was just pointing out that what you said could be construed in a negative way. TM is one of my sore spots - I have been screwed by them one too many times (e.g. tickets never sent, paid for tickets in orchestra - got tickets in balcony, etc.).
"TM has fouled up policies but with what they do I think they do it best, its like traffic during rush hour, you know about it so if you drive through it deal with it! TM went from a first come first serve, to a wrist band - to the current lottery and I think the latter works best."
I've been a concert-goer for 15 years, so I've seen all of these systems in action. The only reason the wristband and lottery systems were enacted is because the outlets didn't want people camping out for tickets anymore. The nice thing about camping out was that you were fairly sure of getting a ticket if you had a good spot in line. You needed to put forth some effort, but it was doable. I waited out all night for Bryan Ferry tickets on South Street in Philly for his Bete Noire tour (many years ago now). It was a pain, but I got third row center (he played the Tower Theatre, a fairly small venue - about 2,000 seats). I waited out for Depeche Mode and got first level in the old Spectrum. I waited out for the Cure and got second level. The point: I got face value tickets to shows which sold out. I have waited out for shows with both wristband and lottery systems and can't stand either. The intent was to minimize scalper hogging of the front of the line, but it actually penalizes fans, who can end up shut out if they don't get a reasonable lottery number. My guess is that they want to drive people onto the phones or the Net, but they just don't have the infrastructure to handle the load.
"I am sure many people put an effort in to get tickets but like you I live in Boston and we got up early and drove out to Holyoke (2 hours) to wait while the other group drove to New Hampshire (2 hours) plus people on the phones, I'M sorry that’s effort on our part." I'm not saying you didn't put forth considerable effort. I'm saying that a lot of other people put forth equally considerable efforts and came up with nothing. As you stated, your initial posts did not mention the element of luck. You were lucky - a lot of people weren't.
"I am sorry but we are going to disagree on this I don’t blame Ticketmaster, I think they do a great job with everything considered. I haven’t heard of a better solution. It’s in Jimmy’s hands as what to do."
We disagree about TicketMaster, but I wholeheartedly agree that Jimmy needs to get off his a** and do something. The scalpers are making a buttload of money off his work. I quite liked the solution Pearl Jam came up with - Jimmy could quite easily do the same thing. I can't think why he doesn't. And yes, I have written to the fine folks over at Margaritaville on this. Got no response - really didn't expect one.
"I love Buffett and can’t wait for next Saturday and although this will not be a popular opinion but I blame Jimmy for not stepping up for his fans and doing something about it like Pearl Jam did for their fans. Jimmy is about the dollar, and Ticketmaster is working well for him so why should he change it!"
It may not be a popular opinion, but after the fiasco of this summer tour, it may be an opinion that takes hold in the Phlock. A *lot* of people got screwed over this year. I understand that Jimmy wants to spend more time with his family, but if he's going to cut his tour schedule drastically, he should take minimal steps to ensure that his fans don't get screwed. And let's not forget that Jimmy doesn't see a cent of the scalper markup...
BOR, I understand you aren't trying to stir up trouble. You are expressing your honest opinions, and while we disagree on some issues, I respect you for telling it like you see it.
Best regards,
Deb.
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Well Deb it’s a shame you don’t have tickets and under your name is says Boston but you made comments about Philly so I am not sure where you are now but if you are in Boston maybe you can go the day of the show and get tickets. Madonna released a bunch of tickets for the Fleet Center. I should say that over the past few years he hasn’t released many if any tickets. Flashback to last year at Great Woods, we had tickets, we got there at 11, I was with a first timer who wanted a Buffett T-shirt so we walked over to the front gate near the ticket booth(s) so while he was looking at T-shirts I was observing the line there was a line longer than you can see, some of the people looked like they have been waiting for hours if not days, one person stuck out b/c he was dressed pretty funky (even funky for Buffett) he was near the front of the line. Ok fast forward to 5 or so hours later I see this same funky dressed guy walking by with a sign that’s says “I need tickets” I stop him and say did I see you at the front of the line earlier he says yes and they didn’t release any tickets. Sucks, but that’s how it was last year more people looking for tickets than people selling. I went once without tickets The Havana Daydreaming Tour, only one friend took the chance and came along, we got there at 10, drank and partied a bit a guy walked by about noon selling 2 tickets we bought the $75 ea, he wanted $100 we talked him down, after that I saw 3 or 4 more people selling so you never know. Good luck. A tip though they were checking tickets as you pulled in last year, if they ask say you drove out from Western Massachusetts and you friends are already in with your tickets, they should let you slide.
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Hi BOR:
Thanks for the tips. We're going in for the tailgate at the least (my man is already planning the car decor). If we get into the arena, fine; if not, there's always Radio Margaritaville. I am originally from Philly, but have lived in Boston since '94. My family is still down there, so I have crash space when M'ville Philly opens up.
I've been checking the TM Web site continually, hoping to get lucky. So far, nada.
All the best,
Deb.
Thanks for the tips. We're going in for the tailgate at the least (my man is already planning the car decor). If we get into the arena, fine; if not, there's always Radio Margaritaville. I am originally from Philly, but have lived in Boston since '94. My family is still down there, so I have crash space when M'ville Philly opens up.
I've been checking the TM Web site continually, hoping to get lucky. So far, nada.
All the best,
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Hey all I did a little research because I an on vacation and have nothing better to do on this raining day, Ok as far as Pearl Jam tickets this is what they did. They have an active fan club, here is txt taken from their website pertaining to members of the fan club and tickets Once a tour is confirmed, ticket and tour information will be mailed to all of our active members. (((Members will have an opportunity to buy two tickets for one show per tour--before they go on sale to the general public. You will be asked to list your first and second choice of shows when you place an order. If we sell out of our allotted Ten Club seats in one city, we can hopefully accommodate your second choice.) They charge $10 per year to be a member of the Ten Club (their fan club name) in order to GET tickets you have to be an existing member when the ticket sale is announced, so if you are not a member you can’t join just to get tickets (this must drive the scalper nuts) Ok so I do see a small problem if Buffett ever tried this like most people go to Buffett in groups so getting only 2 tickets, however if every member of your group was a member you could get all you need for the show and that problem would be solved! Charge me $10 Jimmy I will pay that! As part of Pearl Jam’s fan club members get a Newsletter 2 times a year and a free xmass CD. Jimmy offers a free newsletter if you buy an item from his website. I don’ know if this would ever work but Jimmy is bigger than Pearl Jam (Sorry he is) so if ( actually I am not sorry) they can do it He sure can especially with his tickets going on sale 5-6 months before the show. Next Saturday I am going with a group of 9 I say out of the 9 maybe 4 are die hard fans the others are like Jimmy but are not die hards and are only going because we got the tickets, if we didn’t have tickets they wouldn’t go, I would just for the tailgating. I am sure there are many people like that so if he went to a fan club ticket sale only the real die hard fans would get tickets.
Well that allot so I am done, onto other things!
BoR
Well that allot so I am done, onto other things!
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The next problem you have is people then join the fan clubs with the sole intention of getting the tickets,and believe me scalpers would join long before ticket sales were announced. If every member were gaurenteed 2 tickets most scalpers would just register about 10 names to get 20 tickets, so it costs them $100 extra to get good tickets, they'll just pass it on to their customers. Also, since not all parrotheads are perfect, they may turn into scalpers and pretty soon we are right back where we started. I say that even though it is not a perfect system the way it goes now it is the least complicated. If you are really desperate try using the scalpers own methods, get yourself a herd of kids, tell them you will treat them to pizza and have them stand out at ticketmaster, when they start handing out the wristbands or other lottery system, you will have an added chance. It's all about how bad you want them.
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Observation: So many posts rant against 'scalpers' who "pay kids to stand in line to get lottery numbers" or whatever. "This is so unfair and deprives real fans ......" yada, yada, yada. Then in the very next breath the post says something along the lines of "I took 5 of my friends to wait in line", etc.
What's the difference between you and your 5 friends all buying the maximum number of tickets, say 6 apiece or 36 total tickets, and someone else getting their tickets from a broker who had people stand in line?
Either way people who didn't even stand in line are getting tickets and depriving people who did stand in line the opportunity (not that there's anything wrong with that). The only difference is that you and your 5 friends in line are getting the tickets for your 30 friends who are not in line out of the goodness of your heart (although many of you are reselling the extras on eBay), and the broker is giving others the opportunity to buy tickets to a sold out show without having to wait in line.
What's the difference between you and your 5 friends all buying the maximum number of tickets, say 6 apiece or 36 total tickets, and someone else getting their tickets from a broker who had people stand in line?
Either way people who didn't even stand in line are getting tickets and depriving people who did stand in line the opportunity (not that there's anything wrong with that). The only difference is that you and your 5 friends in line are getting the tickets for your 30 friends who are not in line out of the goodness of your heart (although many of you are reselling the extras on eBay), and the broker is giving others the opportunity to buy tickets to a sold out show without having to wait in line.
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I think you need to re-read the above posts before you start making a--umptions about people. First I will explain to you the difference between scalpers getting a bunch of kids to wait in line and Me getting friends to wait in line. First scalpers pay the kids and are only getting the tickets to re-sell them, I am not paying my friends, the payment we get is the tickets. Yes we needed only 11 tickets or so, and we had 11 people trying so IF we all got tickets we would have ended up with 66, well that wasn’t going to happen, see when the lottery numbers are drawn we called each other to see where we were in line, we were in the top 10, they were in the 40-50 range after we got in and got our tickets we called them aback and told them we got 12 so they left the line. As far as the people at home, noting we could do about them because their were tied up on the phone trying to get through and had no idea how we did, if they got through on the phone or internet (they didn’t) and got tickets I don’t know what they would have done worth the tickets but it’s didn’t happen. The following comment you make is unfounded ((Either way people who didn't even stand in line are getting tickets and depriving people who did stand in line the opportunity)) I never said the people going to the show in my group aren’t the ones who waiting in line! We had 11 people trying too get tickets, 9 of them are going, the other 2 play college sports and have team meetings and practice that day, THEY may drive down at 6 and meet up with us if not their ticket will go unused. So to a--ume we screwed people in line is unfounded. Besides, if I did get a bunch of kids to wait for me and pay them so what you got to do what you have to do to get tickets. Your post makes is look like if you don’t wait in line for tickets you have no right to go to the show. Give me a break!
BoR
I think you need to re-read the above posts before you start making a--umptions about people. First I will explain to you the difference between scalpers getting a bunch of kids to wait in line and Me getting friends to wait in line. First scalpers pay the kids and are only getting the tickets to re-sell them, I am not paying my friends, the payment we get is the tickets. Yes we needed only 11 tickets or so, and we had 11 people trying so IF we all got tickets we would have ended up with 66, well that wasn’t going to happen, see when the lottery numbers are drawn we called each other to see where we were in line, we were in the top 10, they were in the 40-50 range after we got in and got our tickets we called them aback and told them we got 12 so they left the line. As far as the people at home, noting we could do about them because their were tied up on the phone trying to get through and had no idea how we did, if they got through on the phone or internet (they didn’t) and got tickets I don’t know what they would have done worth the tickets but it’s didn’t happen. The following comment you make is unfounded ((Either way people who didn't even stand in line are getting tickets and depriving people who did stand in line the opportunity)) I never said the people going to the show in my group aren’t the ones who waiting in line! We had 11 people trying too get tickets, 9 of them are going, the other 2 play college sports and have team meetings and practice that day, THEY may drive down at 6 and meet up with us if not their ticket will go unused. So to a--ume we screwed people in line is unfounded. Besides, if I did get a bunch of kids to wait for me and pay them so what you got to do what you have to do to get tickets. Your post makes is look like if you don’t wait in line for tickets you have no right to go to the show. Give me a break!
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That whole having someone on the other side of the U.S. buying tix for you does work. Places like ticketmaster have different lines for different areas, so when all the lines for your state are filled with calls, the ones for other states may be open. This is why people in obscure parts of the world tend to win nationwide contests. Try it....it works.
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You don't even have to have someone else do it for you. You can call the number yourself make sure you use the long distance prefix if the city your calling happens to use the same 7 numbers your city does. This way you can handle this and get the tix sent right to you. Some time ago I used this method for JB, and called Philly for Alpine Valley tix.
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BottleofRum ...... My post wasn't specifically to address this thread in particular, just a general observation from reading many threads. My point was simply that the net result is the same. If a broker has stand-ins getting the maximum number of tickets each, and everyone else is also getting the maximum number of tickets, and these people are in line in front of me, then my chances of getting tickets diminishes. And I know that most people in line are not broker stand-ins so the reason that I may be shut out of tickets is caused primarily by non-brokers getting the maximum number of tickets. Obviously I am not suggesting that only people in line be allowed to get tickets (1 per person).
Your ability to get tickets is directly proportionate to the amount of effort you spend to get tickets. The lottery system makes that very difficult, but I do my homework each year, and have always found locations that adhere to the the notion of a 'list', usually maintained by the 1st person in line, and do not use the lottery. I arrive well in excess of 24 hours before tickets go on sale to insure that I am 'keeper of the list' and 1st in line.
Some people believe that getting up early in the morning and arriving a few hours before tickets go on sale is effort enough. These days its not. Once I've identified a ticket sale location that doesn't use the lottery, I drive several hours to the location and camp out for 24+ hours. I realize that this isn't an option for some people. But if the only effort you put in is the online internet sales or hitting repeat dial to phoneline sale ....... well .... why is anyone ever surprised that they couldn't get through? When you're first in line, you at least know where you stand.
Hope that clears things up.
Your ability to get tickets is directly proportionate to the amount of effort you spend to get tickets. The lottery system makes that very difficult, but I do my homework each year, and have always found locations that adhere to the the notion of a 'list', usually maintained by the 1st person in line, and do not use the lottery. I arrive well in excess of 24 hours before tickets go on sale to insure that I am 'keeper of the list' and 1st in line.
Some people believe that getting up early in the morning and arriving a few hours before tickets go on sale is effort enough. These days its not. Once I've identified a ticket sale location that doesn't use the lottery, I drive several hours to the location and camp out for 24+ hours. I realize that this isn't an option for some people. But if the only effort you put in is the online internet sales or hitting repeat dial to phoneline sale ....... well .... why is anyone ever surprised that they couldn't get through? When you're first in line, you at least know where you stand.
Hope that clears things up.
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Crystal clear you are now. BUT, and of course there is a but.... Up in New England every Ticketmaster uses the lottery, there are no "list" so to speak up here anymore BUT I know what you mean I to used to camp out over night for tickets with friends, getting there at 9pm the night before and being first we made a list and were keeper of it, It was a fun night playing touch football in the parking lot, meeting new people and stuff, then getting tickets and going home and sleeping for 3 days. Not like that anymore. The bottom line though is most people will buy the max number of tickets no matter how many they need, some to resell
but some just in case they need them for a friend. Example: Up here tickets went on sale in April for his show this Saturday, so who knows who you will meet or run into over the Summer? You may get in line thinking only 4 people are going buy 6 tickets figuring you may or may not need them. Of course if you relize you don't need then either you sell them ofr a profit on Ebay (If that your cup of chowah good for you) or bring them to the show and sell the for face to a person in need.I We personally bought 3 more than we needed at the time (2 people got 6 each) but as the Summer went on we found friends who took them, now I have even more friends who want some, I could use about 6 more. So thats my thoughts on it.
Crystal clear you are now. BUT, and of course there is a but.... Up in New England every Ticketmaster uses the lottery, there are no "list" so to speak up here anymore BUT I know what you mean I to used to camp out over night for tickets with friends, getting there at 9pm the night before and being first we made a list and were keeper of it, It was a fun night playing touch football in the parking lot, meeting new people and stuff, then getting tickets and going home and sleeping for 3 days. Not like that anymore. The bottom line though is most people will buy the max number of tickets no matter how many they need, some to resell
but some just in case they need them for a friend. Example: Up here tickets went on sale in April for his show this Saturday, so who knows who you will meet or run into over the Summer? You may get in line thinking only 4 people are going buy 6 tickets figuring you may or may not need them. Of course if you relize you don't need then either you sell them ofr a profit on Ebay (If that your cup of chowah good for you) or bring them to the show and sell the for face to a person in need.I We personally bought 3 more than we needed at the time (2 people got 6 each) but as the Summer went on we found friends who took them, now I have even more friends who want some, I could use about 6 more. So thats my thoughts on it.
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Mail order system, mail order system, mail order system. Worked for The Dead, will work for Jimmy too. If you make it 4 or 6 tickets per name AND address it will become to much of a pain in the a-- for the brokers to use the system for more than one order. It's not too tough to keep a database, anyone who violates the rules with duplicate orders doesn't get to use mail order again. Brokers will wait till ticketbastard sells the rest. Must of us die hards will have our tickets by then! We should all push for this!!!
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I have been a big advocate of mail order on this board and on margaritaville.com. And yes, I have written to the Margaritaville folks. Parrot Heads unite - write to Margaritaville and ask them to institute a mail order system. If enough of us do so they *will* take us seriously. We are their meal tickets folks - it's time for us to stand up and be counted!
Fins up!
All the best,
Deb.
I have been a big advocate of mail order on this board and on margaritaville.com. And yes, I have written to the Margaritaville folks. Parrot Heads unite - write to Margaritaville and ask them to institute a mail order system. If enough of us do so they *will* take us seriously. We are their meal tickets folks - it's time for us to stand up and be counted!
Fins up!
All the best,
Deb.