T's--Limited Produced=Limited Purchase?

JV130312

It's almost easier to just go and pay the $150 on eBay for the shirt... :roll:

kj1nyr

FYI, PJ posters sold at shows are far from "mass produced". They're all hand silk screened, usually in quantities in the hundreds (generally est. 300-500) so they're very limited for a show that packs in thousands of fans. If there truly are piles of posters unsold then I have to believe that the shirt frenzy might be distracting the flippers away from the posters this year. It's easier to shove a tee shirt into a bag and eventually flip it in "mint" condition that it is to carry around posters to flip and ship. The scalpers / flippers also have the double fan base mania, fans of the band as well as fans of the teams = big flipper money. It totally sucks and I don't hold out much hope of getting a shirt for the San Diego show. But maybe, just maybe, 10Club will put some online after the tour. Fingers crossed, some cool shirts (and posters) so far.

Peace,
KJ

bigbadbill

I don't need to buy tshirts and posters to be a fan of Pearl Jam. I've spent $35 on a shirt before, only not to be able to wear it after a few washes (even if I hang dry them). They shrink too fast/too much. They need to make 2-3XLs for all of us big belly fans. Not all of us have six packs. I'm also not really much of a poster person either. This is no way a knock on people who do like shirts and posters. To each his/her own.

beags

I can 100% predict that the T-shirt sale for the last two nights will be massively fucked up. During Night 2 LA, while waiting in line already knowing it had become instantaneously hopeless. I saw the merch Supervisor for the venue (I'm assuming he's a supervisor as he had a headset and was communicating with the employees behind the stand and the lone yellow security guard) He told them to tell everyone the shirt was sold out inside, and then proceeded to say "Yeah I took mine to the car already, don't forget to do the same tuesday and wednesday" So basically, this guy is a supervisor at the venue and is either:
A) Buying 1 shirt for each night because he's a big fan, despite working every night of the 4 night stand.
A really HUGE LA sports fan who knows no matter what he will want all 4 shirts.
C) Figured out really quickly that there was a buck to be made for flipping thsirts, and is using his position to capitalize.

Call me a cynic but I'd say C. This whole situation is really silly, I realize at this point the number of shirts is the number of shirts. But let's hope on future tours they can better gauge the demand for these shirts.

SOLAT319

kj1nyr wrote:

FYI, PJ posters sold at shows are far from "mass produced". They're all hand silk screened, usually in quantities in the hundreds (generally est. 300-500) so they're very limited for a show that packs in thousands of fans. If there truly are piles of posters unsold then I have to believe that the shirt frenzy might be distracting the flippers away from the posters this year. It's easier to shove a tee shirt into a bag and eventually flip it in "mint" condition that it is to carry around posters to flip and ship. The scalpers / flippers also have the double fan base mania, fans of the band as well as fans of the teams = big flipper money. It totally sucks and I don't hold out much hope of getting a shirt for the San Diego show. But maybe, just maybe, 10Club will put some online after the tour. Fingers crossed, some cool shirts (and posters) so far.

Peace,
KJ

Aw, dude! You are right, San Diego's gonna be a bitch to try to get a shirt for! :(

Hawk123

Where is the merch booth at the Gibson Amphitheatre? Is there more than one? After missing out on the Toronto shirts, I need any edge I can get at LA 3 and 4

walkunafraid

Hawk123 wrote:

Where is the merch booth at the Gibson Amphitheatre? Is there more than one? After missing out on the Toronto shirts, I need any edge I can get at LA 3 and 4

There is one past the 10C/will-call booths but before you get to the turnstiles. You don't even need a ticket to get there. Shirts have been selling out there before the gates even open.

There is another past the turnstiles. It is to your left as you walk toward the doors of the theater. Shirts have sold out here incredibly fast as well, but it's a better shot than waiting at the outside booth.

Good luck.

PJ_ROCKS

Hawk123 wrote:

Where is the merch booth at the Gibson Amphitheatre? Is there more than one? After missing out on the Toronto shirts, I need any edge I can get at LA 3 and 4

Their were 3, one just outside of entry, one just on the left side after you scan your ticket, and then one inside the venue on the right side, as you walk straight in from getting your ticket scanned inside, go to the right about 50 feet or so after you get inside... I would be their at the Gibson at 5 if not before to line up just right of the will call booth where you get your fan club tickets. there is a entry gate that is closed, but they open up as people wait. Then they move forward towards the Gibson as more people get in line to wait.

Be one of the first to line up if you want a shirt... i was third in line for the outside one, and didn't get a shirt.
The one outside like all others would have about 6 people across and 2 people behind the merch stand.

SOLAT319

Anyone has a pic of the ACL shirt? I heard it was going to be Longhorns.
Also, I'm curious about the Toronto shirt.

bicyclejoe

If this is any indication, the market for these shirts is collapsing pretty quickly:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MESOX:IT

After eBay fees, etc, this guy barely broke even. Just hold out and you'll probably get one for close to cost. Maybe.

Little Italy

walkunafraid wrote:

Hawk123 wrote:

Where is the merch booth at the Gibson Amphitheatre? Is there more than one? After missing out on the Toronto shirts, I need any edge I can get at LA 3 and 4

There is one past the 10C/will-call booths but before you get to the turnstiles. You don't even need a ticket to get there. Shirts have been selling out there before the gates even open.

There is another past the turnstiles. It is to your left as you walk toward the doors of the theater. Shirts have sold out here incredibly fast as well, but it's a better shot than waiting at the outside booth.

Good luck.

What time does the booth open?

DewieCox

http://cgi.ebay.com/HOT-NEW-PEARL-JAM-B ... %26ps%3D63

Anybody see this?? Isn't this a fan made avatar??

Pegasus

kj1nyr wrote:

FYI, PJ posters sold at shows are far from "mass produced". They're all hand silk screened, usually in quantities in the hundreds (generally est. 300-500) so they're very limited for a show that packs in thousands of fans. If there truly are piles of posters unsold then I have to believe that the shirt frenzy might be distracting the flippers away from the posters this year. It's easier to shove a tee shirt into a bag and eventually flip it in "mint" condition that it is to carry around posters to flip and ship. The scalpers / flippers also have the double fan base mania, fans of the band as well as fans of the teams = big flipper money. It totally sucks and I don't hold out much hope of getting a shirt for the San Diego show. But maybe, just maybe, 10Club will put some online after the tour. Fingers crossed, some cool shirts (and posters) so far.

Peace,
KJ

there was WAY more posters available this year.
actually, there was a lot of the Klausen last year too, but not the Ames.
This year all posters have much larger prints.

way more than 500 trust me, and the Ts are not the reason there's still posters at the end of the show.
proof: they don't even limit the number you can buy this year.

bicyclejoe

Pegasus wrote:

kj1nyr wrote:

FYI, PJ posters sold at shows are far from "mass produced". They're all hand silk screened, usually in quantities in the hundreds (generally est. 300-500) so they're very limited for a show that packs in thousands of fans. If there truly are piles of posters unsold then I have to believe that the shirt frenzy might be distracting the flippers away from the posters this year. It's easier to shove a tee shirt into a bag and eventually flip it in "mint" condition that it is to carry around posters to flip and ship. The scalpers / flippers also have the double fan base mania, fans of the band as well as fans of the teams = big flipper money. It totally sucks and I don't hold out much hope of getting a shirt for the San Diego show. But maybe, just maybe, 10Club will put some online after the tour. Fingers crossed, some cool shirts (and posters) so far.

Peace,
KJ

there was WAY more posters available this year.
actually, there was a lot of the Klausen last year too, but not the Ames.
This year all posters have much larger prints.

way more than 500 trust me, and the Ts are not the reason there's still posters at the end of the show.
proof: they don't even limit the number you can buy this year.

I'm not sure how you think you know this about the posters, but the information I have received is that the posters are just as limited as they have been during the past two tours. In Seattle, night 1, the Ames poster sold out.

rssesq

I'm lookin for an XL or XXL Utah tour shirt. I have hundreds of PJ posters for trade bait. Or can trade ya a philly tour shirt cuz I'm doin all 4 of them shows.

vty
RSS

ComeToTX

SOLAT319 wrote:

Anyone has a pic of the ACL shirt? I heard it was going to be Longhorns.
Also, I'm curious about the Toronto shirt.

don't have a pic. but it was UT themed. I bought it and traded it back in for the stickman austin shirt. the orange was much brighter than UT's and just too eye burning for me.

Meijin

For those interested in the saga:

Tonight in LA the shirts were limited to 2 per person (though I think it was "2 per person per merch stand". Not sure on that). First guy tried to buy by my count, close to 8? Got shot down immediately. Much more civilized merch thing and not the feeding frenzy it looked like it was going to be.

There was a sign saying it was due to Fan Club request.

So - thanks 10C. Well done. Amazed at how fast it turned around.

OceanStone

That's great! Who said 10C/Band don't read our post/request/pleas?

PJ_ROCKS

Great to hear that it was 2 per person!!!!

Thanks 10C

raidermab

Even at two per person, it is extremly difficult to get one of those shirts, last night all 3 or only 3 booths had only smalls, the venue is quite small one would think they would make plenty for all fans, I went to two show and got nothing, there is no way I am going to pay some person on ebay for the shirt. I hope PJ adds them to the goods section.