zippo flipping

Dylan Stone

pulaski wrote:

wow, guitar pics? your so awesome, can i be your friend?

No dude.

I'm friends with cool people. That's why I have cool shit.

Not stuff acquired by scamming and slipping vendors $$ so I can get additional merchandise that they have already been told not to sell me.

Danimal

I will take one of off your hands for $200!!!

kurtdiedforyoursins

pulaski wrote:

so whats your take on zippo flipping?? is it just illegal as poster flipping? are people gonna freak out when I put my 10 zippos (i have so far) on ebay?

i wonder how many more i can get in the next 7 shows

i think it sucks. if you care enough about your fellow PJ fans to have an account here and to bother to ask this question, then why are you buying 10 zippos except to make a nice profit? if you're doing it just to make cash, fine, but if you actually care what people think, i would say let the merch table have enough for everyone. if they're out of these by San Diego there will be some bummed people. you obviously have a decent amount of money to be able to go to 10 sold-out EV shows and take that time off to do so. if you're reselling them so you can recoup some of your cost for going to all those shows, then i think you're screwing the fans and Ed.

Motown322

I think this shit is funny... everyone getting so bent out of shape over what other people do.

EDIT: How is someone buying lighters and theoretically financing their shows "screwing Ed"??!?!?! The people in this forum, for the most part, are already wound way too tight... there's no need to try and play on the emotional side of it by bringing in the feelings of one Mr. Vedder into it.

AnnaMelinda

GTFLYGIRL wrote:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o319/gtflygirl/IMG_4235.jpg

That's awesome.

Get_Right

edvedder913 wrote:

I think it sucks.

At San Diego I hope to get 2 and if I don't I will know who to send a nasty PM to. Thanks.

well its time to teach junior how to buy concert merchandise!



and Ill be right behind ya if you get shut out.

pjtaper

yeah, pulaski, if you really need to make cash why are you buying lighters?

Dylan Stone

Motown322 wrote:

I think this shit is funny... everyone getting so bent out of shape over what other people do.

Well...My whole thing was that I thought he was really interested in what others thought...

He asked...

My thoughts are not that I particularly give a shit what he does. I personally will think it sucks if it effects my ability to score a lighter. (And my friend's abilities.) I said that right in the beginning.

He's just an argumentative jack. I'm done on his ridiculous thread.

Have fun dude.

Enjoy the shows. If you go to the fundraisers...PLEASE be sure to let everyone know who you are. Then when people are shut out for lighters they can come to you directly and you won't have to pay any ebay fees...

pearljammer

Smoking is bad for you!

pjtaper

Yeah Pulaski, post a pic of yourself so we all know where to get the lighters from!
I'll be in LA on Friday, working the Wishlist table before the Sat Wiltern show, I'm about 5'4 with long hair(and a guy, sorry), please bring me a zippo, I may not go in early enough to get one, as I'll be workin with my wishlist friends!
I'll be sure to let everyone know how you helped me out after you hook me up!

jbalicki10

Hey OP, (Zippo Guy)
I don't agree on what your doing but your not doing anything illegal or unethical. Just be sure to make sure that the supply meets the demands to be able to keep flipping. If they produce alot more than demand asks for, your sunk. Just becareful and I wish you luck.

Kel Varnsen

kurtdiedforyoursins wrote:

if you're doing it just to make cash, fine, but if you actually care what people think, i would say let the merch table have enough for everyone.

Should it really be the fans responsibility to make sure that there is enough merch for everyone? In my mind it should be up to the band's management to make sure they have enough stuff to meet demand.

pjtaper

pjtaper wrote:

Yeah Pulaski, post a pic of yourself so we all know where to get the lighters from!
I'll be in LA on Friday, working the Wishlist table before the Sat Wiltern show, I'm about 5'4 with long hair(and a guy, sorry), please bring me a zippo, I may not go in early enough to get one, as I'll be workin with my wishlist friends!
I'll be sure to let everyone know how you helped me out after you hook me up!

Waiting on that response/PM mr lighter dealer!

charleswise

I don't believe that there is anyone on here that can tell me they wouldn't buy something cheap if they knew they could turn around and make a profit on it, Pearl Jam related or not. While I do not myself (mostly because I am always broke) there are times where I thought to myself I wish I had bought two where I can sell one. The difference with the lighters here is that 1.) the guy obviously has enough money and 2.) they are not available to everyone. If he had bought 30 Ten cd's and sold them on ebay for a profit, no one would have batted an eye.

pulaski

Kel Varnsen wrote:

Should it really be the fans responsibility to make sure that there is enough merch for everyone? In my mind it should be up to the band's management to make sure they have enough stuff to meet demand.

they havent done it yet with posters, what makes u think they will do it for the zippos

i know there alot of hostile people here, but im planning on going to one of the upcoming fundraisers. I wont identify myself due to the hostility, but if there happens to be an anonymous donation of a lighter for auction, u will know where it came from.

wish you all well

Dylan Stone

charleswise wrote:

I don't believe that there is anyone on here that can tell me they wouldn't buy something cheap if they knew they could turn around and make a profit on it, Pearl Jam related or not. While I do not myself (mostly because I am always broke) there are times where I thought to myself I wish I had bought two where I can sell one. The difference with the lighters here is that 1.) the guy obviously has enough money and 2.) they are not available to everyone. If he had bought 30 Ten cd's and sold them on ebay for a profit, no one would have batted an eye.

Wait...Are you implying that you don't think that many of us already spending $$ on show tickets, airplanes, hotels and all the other little extras involved... don't have any extra $300 to purchase 10 lighters at a show?

You would be joking, right?

Especially if they were to just be turned over and flipped?

Whatever....

I said I was done here and I really need to be.

This thread is ridiculous and the op is a tool and that's my opinion...

Since he asked.

pulaski

pjtaper wrote:

Yeah Pulaski, post a pic of yourself so we all know where to get the lighters from!
I'll be in LA on Friday, working the Wishlist table before the Sat Wiltern show, I'm about 5'4 with long hair(and a guy, sorry), please bring me a zippo, I may not go in early enough to get one, as I'll be workin with my wishlist friends!
I'll be sure to let everyone know how you helped me out after you hook me up!

u sound cute

Dylan Stone

pulaski wrote:

u sound cute

He is.

bye for real. computer off...NOW.

pulaski

GTFLYGIRL wrote:

He is.

bye for real. computer off...NOW.

hey i hold on, i got a question for you

pjtaper

you sound like a dude who wants to hook me up with a zippo... still waiting on that PM... and don't worry, EVERYONE on here will know how you hooked me up so graciously!
Are you not going to hook up someone going to the show who is working for charity and won't be able to get one in time?
I'm calling you out here... You said you would sell them to people at cost, why not someone raising money for a Pearl Jam related charity!!!
Also, why not donate one to the wishlist auctions?