I renounce my Ten Club membership Effective Immediately???

JF92898
JF92898 Posts: 2
edited March 2010 in The Porch
I’ve been a member of the Fan Club for almost ten years. I’ve never ONCE purchased tickets to any New York show since the Ten Club switched over to On Line orders. I’ve never had the chance although trying numerous times. I now feel silly for doing so. The fact that the Ten Club cannot provide a website with the requisite bandwidth to handle the number of people attempting to buy tickets is a joke. It’s negligence.

The newsletter is nice and the “Holiday” single is fun. But the only reason I pay $25 a year is to gain access to fan club tickets. I refuse to pay $25 a year to read “The server at secure.pearljam.com is taking too long to respond.” What's the point?

I've been duped.
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  • Jokertt14
    Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    later .
  • ML212183
    ML212183 Posts: 20
    I'm with you. See my thread called "IF". I think the band owes us a refund of membership fees or the chance to get tickets fair and square.
  • over bends
    over bends Posts: 1,568
    Hope your number is better than mine!
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  • shadowcast
    shadowcast Posts: 2,345
    Here we go.....
  • En La Clandestinidad
    En La Clandestinidad Telford, PA by way of Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ and East Greenbush, NY Posts: 3,694
    I LOVE my TC membership, at least our ten club numbers get better every time all the whiners get outta here!
    Formerly Brew Crew Tix
    “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
  • Boxes&Books
    Boxes&Books USA Posts: 2,672
    I thought the fee was 20?
    .... it was nice exchanging comments with you on the board.... I've heard that Creed doesn't have these type's of issues on there website. The fee over there is $10 or so, you should consider.

    Take care!
  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,981
    Toodles!
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    Sometimes I Live wrote:
    I LOVE my TC membership, at least our ten club numbers get better every time all the whiners get outta here!
    people who complain about an obviously ridiculous system are whiners?
  • eddieskitten
    eddieskitten Posts: 16
    I'm in tears after trying to get through only to find out there's no tix left :!: I couldn't be anymore let down then right now. I still love them, though.
    Stay with me...Let's just breathe.
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,397
    JF92898 wrote:
    I’ve been a member of the Fan Club for almost ten years. I’ve never ONCE purchased tickets to any New York show since the Ten Club switched over to On Line orders. I’ve never had the chance although trying numerous times. I now feel silly for doing so. The fact that the Ten Club cannot provide a website with the requisite bandwidth to handle the number of people attempting to buy tickets is a joke. It’s negligence.

    The newsletter is nice and the “Holiday” single is fun. But the only reason I pay $25 a year is to gain access to fan club tickets. I refuse to pay $25 a year to read “The server at secure.pearljam.com is taking too long to respond.” What's the point?

    I've been duped.
    In regards to tickets, the band provides you with a first-come, first-serve pre-sale opportunity. If the server ONLY crashed for you, then you're right - you would have been duped. Since everyone is trying to get on at the same time, everybody is equally disadvantaged by the pathetic server. Thus, you are no better or worse-off than anyone else trying to get 10C tickets.
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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    JF92898 wrote:
    I’ve been a member of the Fan Club for almost ten years. I’ve never ONCE purchased tickets to any New York show since the Ten Club switched over to On Line orders. I’ve never had the chance although trying numerous times. I now feel silly for doing so. The fact that the Ten Club cannot provide a website with the requisite bandwidth to handle the number of people attempting to buy tickets is a joke. It’s negligence.

    The newsletter is nice and the “Holiday” single is fun. But the only reason I pay $25 a year is to gain access to fan club tickets. I refuse to pay $25 a year to read “The server at secure.pearljam.com is taking too long to respond.” What's the point?

    I've been duped.
    instead of signing up to the message board to and using your first post to bitch about it, why not keep hitting refresh? its wasting energy and wasting time you could be trying for tickets..i got a msg "buy"tab 2 minutes ago..
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • akall
    akall Posts: 25
    Don't let the door hit you on the way out! Buh Bye!!!
  • En La Clandestinidad
    En La Clandestinidad Telford, PA by way of Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ and East Greenbush, NY Posts: 3,694
    MrSmith wrote:
    Sometimes I Live wrote:
    I LOVE my TC membership, at least our ten club numbers get better every time all the whiners get outta here!
    people who complain about an obviously ridiculous system are whiners?


    No but it comes down to the fact that they complain about it on the message board when they should just contact the Ten Club directly.

    I got through, so I have no complaints regardless, but even if I didn't they go on-sale on Friday and would've tried then as well. Wish they would lock some of these topics. Ehh
    Formerly Brew Crew Tix
    “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
  • ML212183
    ML212183 Posts: 20
    benjs wrote:
    JF92898 wrote:
    I’ve been a member of the Fan Club for almost ten years. I’ve never ONCE purchased tickets to any New York show since the Ten Club switched over to On Line orders. I’ve never had the chance although trying numerous times. I now feel silly for doing so. The fact that the Ten Club cannot provide a website with the requisite bandwidth to handle the number of people attempting to buy tickets is a joke. It’s negligence.

    The newsletter is nice and the “Holiday” single is fun. But the only reason I pay $25 a year is to gain access to fan club tickets. I refuse to pay $25 a year to read “The server at secure.pearljam.com is taking too long to respond.” What's the point?

    I've been duped.
    In regards to tickets, the band provides you with a first-come, first-serve pre-sale opportunity. If the server ONLY crashed for you, then you're right - you would have been duped. Since everyone is trying to get on at the same time, everybody is equally disadvantaged by the pathetic server. Thus, you are no better or worse-off than anyone else trying to get 10C tickets.

    Looking at the first few pages of the forum I don't think this guy is alone. Some action should be taken on the part of the band to make things right.
  • Alpine Bound
    Alpine Bound Posts: 1,809
    sweet, my 10C number just got one better!
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    ML212183 wrote:
    benjs wrote:
    JF92898 wrote:
    I’ve been a member of the Fan Club for almost ten years. I’ve never ONCE purchased tickets to any New York show since the Ten Club switched over to On Line orders. I’ve never had the chance although trying numerous times. I now feel silly for doing so. The fact that the Ten Club cannot provide a website with the requisite bandwidth to handle the number of people attempting to buy tickets is a joke. It’s negligence.

    The newsletter is nice and the “Holiday” single is fun. But the only reason I pay $25 a year is to gain access to fan club tickets. I refuse to pay $25 a year to read “The server at secure.pearljam.com is taking too long to respond.” What's the point?

    I've been duped.
    In regards to tickets, the band provides you with a first-come, first-serve pre-sale opportunity. If the server ONLY crashed for you, then you're right - you would have been duped. Since everyone is trying to get on at the same time, everybody is equally disadvantaged by the pathetic server. Thus, you are no better or worse-off than anyone else trying to get 10C tickets.

    Looking at the first few pages of the forum I don't think this guy is alone. Some action should be taken on the part of the band to make things right.
    the band doesn't HAVE to offer tickets in a presale do they?
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Thegeneus
    Thegeneus Posts: 1
    As a member since '93, I did get tickets once through mail order which provided the best seats that I ever had while attending a show (seen every show in the NYC area on all multiple days) but since this on-line bullshit, have not come close, always a fucking excuse with the server or after 4 minutes sold out. I’ve had enough; some of us have been there from the beginning, supporting the band in every manner as possible. This has to be rectified and easy can be, Based on Ten clubs records they should be able to figure out who has been a member from which time and offer tickets based on that information.

    Enough is enough!!!!
  • ML212183
    ML212183 Posts: 20
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    the band doesn't HAVE to offer tickets in a presale do they?

    They also don't HAVE to chanrge $20 - $25 for what most bands offer for free. In this day and age of file sharing I think every band should be kissing their fans' asses for sticking with them. They may not feel my $20 and the thousands of dollars I've spent on them over the years might not have made them rich but I don't think anyone should be taken for granted. The fact remains that they have my membership fees and I still have to go deal with Ticketmaster when they go on sale (oh yeah, remember when they didn't think dealing with Ticketmaster was fair to their fans?).
  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    cool story hansel
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    I JUST GOT 2 MORE BUY TABS...QUIT BITCHING AND KEEP REFRESHING...
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."

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