KAT - will we have time to decide, or will it be immediate?

CJMST3K

I think a lot of us are wondering if we'll get a day or so to decide, or if *poof* it'll be up for sale. Can you confirm if we'll get some notice before the on-sale?

(if you're silent, I'm assuming it'll be the *poof* scenario )

PJStatTracker

CJMST3K wrote:

I think a lot of us are wondering if we'll get a day or so to decide, or if *poof* it'll be up for sale. Can you confirm if we'll get some notice before the on-sale?

(if you're silent, I'm assuming it'll be the *poof* scenario )

don't think its quite fair to make that assumption. I would say if she's silent, you should assume that she's not going to tell you...

Jeanwah

Please, Kat, can you tell us? Please???

Ryan_WFC

Decide what?

FrankieG

I have the same question.

Eduardo Veduardo. wrote:

I would say if she's silent, you should assume that she's not going to tell you...

pjsteelerfan

They are deciding between puting them up right away and everyone crying about that, or setting a date and the site crashing and everyone crying about that.

Zoso

decide on what... I'm at all 3 shows no matter what.

CJMST3K

Ryan_WFC wrote:

Decide what?

Decide what dates to go to, figure out work stuff, etc. If they put it on sale immediately, there's not much planning that can be done. Any show I attend is going to cost me much more than the cost of the ticket and travel... It would be cool to know we'll have time to make a decision about which date/dates to attend.

Jeanwah

CJMST3K wrote:

Ryan_WFC wrote:

Decide what?

Decide what dates to go to, figure out work stuff, etc. If they put it on sale immediately, there's not much planning that can be done. Any show I attend is going to cost me much more than the cost of the ticket and travel... It would be cool to know we'll have time to make a decision about which date/dates to attend.

I would be fantastic customer service to allow some time between the announcement and the on-sale date/time.

Ryan_WFC

CJMST3K wrote:

Ryan_WFC wrote:

Decide what?

Decide what dates to go to, figure out work stuff, etc. If they put it on sale immediately, there's not much planning that can be done. Any show I attend is going to cost me much more than the cost of the ticket and travel... It would be cool to know we'll have time to make a decision about which date/dates to attend.

You're interested in the Philly shows, right?

Pretty clear they're either 10/27-29 or 10/28, 10/30, and 10/31.

Either way you'd have three months to make your travel plans, etc.

decides2dream

Zoso wrote:

decide on what... I'm at all 3 shows no matter what.

seriously, that's great for all of you who ARE 100% certain, but not ALL of us are. also, some of us may be splitting tickets between members, so deciding who is buying what, or depending on what dates, what shows you'll actually go to, etc. ya know, MOST bands, hell, most events - period, DO give at a minimum a couple of days notice...so i don't think it so *odd* to request just that. some of us just can't decide like that necessarily....and that could well end up with some 10c seats going to waste if someone jumps the trigger and buys.


and even if those philly dates are correct, it still makes a difference to some of us, ultimately what we'll decide....and can't decide w/o being 100% certain what dates are *it*. i don't understand why some have difficulty understanding this?

Ryan_WFC

decides2dream wrote:

so i don't think it so *odd* to request just that.

It's not "odd," but do you think this idea never crossed 10-C's mind? They've been doing the instant sale because they think it's best, for whatever reason.

As someone who lurks on this board a lot, I love it.

Jeanwah

Ryan_WFC wrote:

CJMST3K wrote:

Ryan_WFC wrote:

Decide what?

Decide what dates to go to, figure out work stuff, etc. If they put it on sale immediately, there's not much planning that can be done. Any show I attend is going to cost me much more than the cost of the ticket and travel... It would be cool to know we'll have time to make a decision about which date/dates to attend.

You're interested in the Philly shows, right?

Pretty clear they're either 10/27-29 or 10/28, 10/30, and 10/31.

Either way you'd have three months to make your travel plans, etc.

Many of us have families, jobs, other life plans...It would be the right thing to do to make an announcement and allow time before the tix actually go on sale.

Ryan_WFC

decides2dream wrote:

and can't decide w/o being 100% certain what dates are *it*. i don't understand why some have difficulty understanding this?

Here's an idea: figure out which dates work for you, and if dates other than that pop up tomorrow, don't click "buy."

I'm not trying to be a dick, but it's really that simple.

Ryan_WFC

Jeanwah wrote:

Many of us have families, jobs, other life plans.

How does that apply to what I wrote?

quelquefois

for some reason i feel like the announcement will be today, with onsale tomorrow. i don't know why i think that though.

EDIT: i just reread the sticky. nevermind. nothing to see here, indeed.

CJMST3K

Ryan_WFC wrote:

You're interested in the Philly shows, right?

Pretty clear they're either 10/27-29 or 10/28, 10/30, and 10/31.

Either way you'd have three months to make your travel plans, etc.

The difference between those two rumored sets of dates makes a big difference on my end of things. I have to manage a Halloween event to manage on 10/30 and 10/31. Would need to cut out of it early on 10/31, and I'd need to see if I can even do that. If the dates are 27-29, I have a little more flexibility, but not much. If I could resell my TC ticket, I wouldn't worry about it - but if I buy it too quickly and find I can't make it after, I've got to eat $170... so, just a little bit of time would be nice.

Jeanwah

Ryan_WFC wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

so i don't think it so *odd* to request just that.

It's not "odd," but do you think this idea never crossed 10-C's mind? They've been doing the instant sale because they think it's best, for whatever reason.

As someone who lurks on this board a lot, I love it.

This is a brand new strategy. No announcement for it, no letting us know what's going on (we are the customers, so basically it's poor business). They are obviously in experimental mode, and not doing this because "they think it's best".

superfuzz30

Agreed with setting a date for the onsale...Im trying to get switched to the late shift tomorrow just so I can be around all day. So some time to plan would be great...

CJMST3K

pjsteelerfan wrote:

They are deciding between puting them up right away and everyone crying about that, or setting a date and the site crashing and everyone crying about that.

fair enough. ...though, it would still be nice to be able to look at a calendar in advance of setting plans which will cost hundreds of dollars or more.

Jeanwah

Ryan_WFC wrote:

Jeanwah wrote:

Many of us have families, jobs, other life plans.

How does that apply to what I wrote?

You're backing up the instant sales strategy, and I'm showing you why it's not the best for everyone.

Ryan_WFC

CJMST3K wrote:

Ryan_WFC wrote:

You're interested in the Philly shows, right?

Pretty clear they're either 10/27-29 or 10/28, 10/30, and 10/31.

Either way you'd have three months to make your travel plans, etc.

The difference between those two rumored sets of dates makes a big difference on my end of things. I have to manage a Halloween event to manage on 10/30 and 10/31. Would need to cut out of it early on 10/31, and I'd need to see if I can even do that. If the dates are 27-29, I have a little more flexibility, but not much. If I could resell my TC ticket, I wouldn't worry about it - but if I buy it too quickly and find I can't make it after, I've got to eat $170... so, just a little bit of time would be nice.

I totally understand that. But what difference does it make if PJ announces it a week early or puts it right on sale? Sounds like you can't do 10/30-31 either way.

pjsteelerfan

No matter what, nothing is going to work for everyone, hence my above post. Do they put tickets on sale now and everyone gets pissed about that, or announce a date, site may crash, and everyone gets pissed about that. But one thing seems fairly certain, that shows are going to be between 10/25/09 and 10/31/09. That should give everyone a pretty big window to plan around, seeing as it is July.

Ryan_WFC

Jeanwah wrote:

Ryan_WFC wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

so i don't think it so *odd* to request just that.

It's not "odd," but do you think this idea never crossed 10-C's mind? They've been doing the instant sale because they think it's best, for whatever reason.

As someone who lurks on this board a lot, I love it.

This is a brand new strategy. No announcement for it, no letting us know what's going on (we are the customers, so basically it's poor business). They are obviously in experimental mode, and not doing this because "they think it's best".

If they do it this way again, that will be three consecutive tours/shows. Not an "experiment."

I completely understand what you're saying, and in a perfect world of 50,000 ten club tickets and mammoth bandwith, I'd be all for a heads up of a week or even a month.

But pjsteelersfan hit the nail on the head -- if they do that, the site will crash and the message board freaks (myself included) will have less chance of getting tickets.

Jeanwah

pjsteelerfan wrote:

No matter what, nothing is going to work for everyone, hence my above post. Do they out tickets on sale now and everyone gets pissed about that, or announce a date, site may crash, and everyone gets pissed about that. But one thing seems fairly certain, that shows are going to be between 10/25/09 and 10/31/09. That should give everyone a pretty big window to plan around, seeing as it is July.

Yet, because they will not be upfront on when this announcement and possible instant onsale will be, it puts a lot of us out now doesn't it. It's poor business.

pjsteelerfan

Jeanwah wrote:

pjsteelerfan wrote:

No matter what, nothing is going to work for everyone, hence my above post. Do they out tickets on sale now and everyone gets pissed about that, or announce a date, site may crash, and everyone gets pissed about that. But one thing seems fairly certain, that shows are going to be between 10/25/09 and 10/31/09. That should give everyone a pretty big window to plan around, seeing as it is July.

Yet, because they will not be upfront on when this announcement and possible instant onsale will be, it puts a lot of us out now doesn't it. It's poor business.

From Kats post, looks to be tomorrow

cowboypjfan

Jeanwah wrote:

Ryan_WFC wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

so i don't think it so *odd* to request just that.

It's not "odd," but do you think this idea never crossed 10-C's mind? They've been doing the instant sale because they think it's best, for whatever reason.

As someone who lurks on this board a lot, I love it.

They are obviously in experimental mode, and not doing this because "they think it's best".

They have been in experimental mode for some time now. I wish I could keep my business in experimental mode, be inconsistent on important decisions, provide poor or no customer service and stay in business:)

CJMST3K

Ryan_WFC wrote:

CJMST3K wrote:

Ryan_WFC wrote:

You're interested in the Philly shows, right?

Pretty clear they're either 10/27-29 or 10/28, 10/30, and 10/31.

Either way you'd have three months to make your travel plans, etc.

The difference between those two rumored sets of dates makes a big difference on my end of things. I have to manage a Halloween event to manage on 10/30 and 10/31. Would need to cut out of it early on 10/31, and I'd need to see if I can even do that. If the dates are 27-29, I have a little more flexibility, but not much. If I could resell my TC ticket, I wouldn't worry about it - but if I buy it too quickly and find I can't make it after, I've got to eat $170... so, just a little bit of time would be nice.

I totally understand that. But what difference does it make if PJ announces it a week early or puts it right on sale? Sounds like you can't do 10/30-31 either way.

I'd have to talk with people and see if they're ok with it for the 31st. The event ends at 3pm, and my store is open until 6pm. I'd also need to think how much money I'd lose having my store closed for a couple of weekdays versus half a Saturday, the drive-time on a Saturday at 3pm, when it's a 4.5 hour drive, etc... plus trying to get a friend to go with me is hard if I don't know what date we're talking about. Lots of stuff... There's wiggle room, but only if I have time to wiggle.

Get_Right

the sudden onsale thing stinks
it may be a decent way of alleviating stress on the servers, but its not really fair to those who are not on a computer all day

given2fly23

Jeanwah wrote:

Yet, because they will not be upfront on when this announcement and possible instant onsale will be, it puts a lot of us out now doesn't it. It's poor business.

and it makes things more difficult than they really need to be.

Better Dan

pjsteelerfan wrote:

Jeanwah wrote:

pjsteelerfan wrote:

No matter what, nothing is going to work for everyone, hence my above post. Do they out tickets on sale now and everyone gets pissed about that, or announce a date, site may crash, and everyone gets pissed about that. But one thing seems fairly certain, that shows are going to be between 10/25/09 and 10/31/09. That should give everyone a pretty big window to plan around, seeing as it is July.

Yet, because they will not be upfront on when this announcement and possible instant onsale will be, it puts a lot of us out now doesn't it. It's poor business.

From Kats post, looks to be tomorrow

Announcement? Or announcement AND ticket sales?

Can we please get some confirmation on this from 10C as it makes all the difference to so many of us with families and jobs! We could really use a head's up to try to see if travel plans are feasible for certain cities/dates!


Thanks!