Will Benny Sets Be Offered For Wrigley GA Pit Tickets?

RobbyD462

With all the craziness of the Lottery fiasco's going on.
The demand has steadily increased for 10C tickets.

I've seen members offer up prized (rare) possesions for
sought after premium tickets. Backpacks, Limited Bluerays,etc.

Will this get to the point where people will take it to the Benny level?
There are members that bought this set for $35 back in the day.

*For the record I Don't have tickets but I would make that trade!

I didn't try.I wanted everybody in that area to have a good chance.
Considering now we don't even have that anymore.It being out off our hands with the Lottery.

How crazy will it get?

Benny Set for 2 GA tickets

Would you do it? Thoughts :corn:

I Don't have tickets but if I did.......

AfghanTwilight

I find it a bit much to offer up rare pieces in a collection for tickets to a show. It's not like it's the band's last gig. A show lasts 2-3 hours tops, whereas something like Benaroya Hall lasts 2+hours over and over again.

And yes, i'm someone who bought it for $35 back in the day...and I have a low-number copy.

RobbyD462

AfghanTwilight wrote:

I find it a bit much to offer up rare pieces in a collection for tickets to a show. It's not like it's the band's last gig. A show lasts 2-3 hours tops, whereas something like Benaroya Hall lasts 2+hours over and over again.

And yes, i'm someone who bought it for $35 back in the day...and I have a low-number copy.

I wouldn't trade a Benny but I'd trade the tickets. lol

Porchsitter

Only if I'm trading for tickets, hotel, poster, shirt, and backstage passes with the opportunity to meet the boys. Only THEN would I even consider trading it.

63schoefflin

I still don't understand the insane demand for GA. I mean nobody will get shut out of the show and I have Lower Bowl tix. I'm pumped as hell I got them but I would never consider moving up a little bit for 2 or 3 times the price. I'd probably pay another $15-20 a ticket but outside of that I just am baffled since there are more shows to come.

With that being said I hope everyone that wants GA truly does find a way that doesn't involve parting with memorabilia. Unless someone wants to offer me a Benny for 2 Bowl tix

AfghanTwilight

RobbyD462 wrote:

AfghanTwilight wrote:

I find it a bit much to offer up rare pieces in a collection for tickets to a show. It's not like it's the band's last gig. A show lasts 2-3 hours tops, whereas something like Benaroya Hall lasts 2+hours over and over again.

And yes, i'm someone who bought it for $35 back in the day...and I have a low-number copy.

I wouldn't trade a Benny but I'd trade the tickets. lol

I would, too. Or more for my preferences a blue VS. The only problem is the tickets need to be picked up by the original buyer. You can't simply trade in advance of the show.

RobbyD462

AfghanTwilight wrote:

RobbyD462 wrote:

AfghanTwilight wrote:

I find it a bit much to offer up rare pieces in a collection for tickets to a show. It's not like it's the band's last gig. A show lasts 2-3 hours tops, whereas something like Benaroya Hall lasts 2+hours over and over again.

And yes, i'm someone who bought it for $35 back in the day...and I have a low-number copy.

I wouldn't trade a Benny but I'd trade the tickets. lol

I would, too. Or more for my preferences a blue VS. The only problem is the tickets need to be picked up by the original buyer. You can't simply trade in advance of the show.

Yeah a lot of trust!
And it would help if both parties lived in Chicago or London.

JMo

I would trade merch for tickets. Without the band, there would be no merch. What's wrong with trading a backpack for tickets to see this band live?

It's a record. The record and the music on it can be obtained several ways. The live experience can only be had live.

I have 'things' but I look back and value my experiences, much more.

En La Clandestinidad

JMo wrote:

I would trade merch for tickets. Without the band, there would be no merch. What's wrong with trading a backpack for tickets to see this band live?

It's a record. The record and the music on it can be obtained several ways. The live experience can only be had live.

I have 'things' but I look back and value my experiences, much more.

That's why I finally started to pass on a bunch of my posters to other folks, plus the fact I was broke!

Greatplainsman...

I smell a hoarder

2-feign-reluctance

Not worth a show at Wrigley. Sorry fan boys! That vinyl is pure sonic goodness that will last FOREVER.

mcgruff10

to trade a benny for a ga is just plain stupid. you're telling me two ga tickets are worth $400/ticket? if you wanted to be ga then you could have went to three shows last year. and just because you are ga doesn't mean you are going to be the first ten rows. to me it just isn't worth it. some people just feel they have to be up close each and every show. does even flow really sound that much better in ga as compared to the many many many lower bowl tickets you could have? just my 2 cents.

100 Pacer

Did the person that offered up a Benaroya Hall LP for tickets to the 12/12/12 benefit have remorse after the fact?

mcgruff10

awesome point 100pacer!

JMo

100 Pacer wrote:

Did the person that offered up a Benaroya Hall LP for tickets to the 12/12/12 benefit have remorse after the fact?

Why should they? I mean, that's like asking if the people that waited in line for 24 hours and spent $400 on a record that they'll never play, have remore after the fact?

To each their own. I totally respect those people. I also respect the fact that someone may value seeing the band live rather than seeing a record sit on their shelf.

Now, I wouldn't pay $1000 for a GA ticket. But hey, if someone bought that record for under $100, they might think it's a fair trade.

JMo

By the way, I'm not digging at anyone. I just think it's silly when I see posts like "No way man! Don't do it! You'll regret it!" or "You have a real gem, hold onto it! Don't be stupid!"

I'm not sure if this is coming from people who own the Benny or not. I'm not an owner of said record, so maybe that's why I don't understand this peer pressure.

AfghanTwilight

For many, Benaroya Hall is the pinnacle of their PJ collectible desires. Can the same be said of this show at Wrigley? Is this anywhere near the pinnacle of a Pearl Jam concert in the making? At this point, their most recent stuff is still going to be Backspacer, which is working on 4 years old.

I think perhaps if it was the band's last show ever, then maybe we're taking about something. The problem becomes that you still have to find a way to get to the show, meet up with the ticketholder, and hope it all goes smoothly from A to B before the band takes the stage. There is no opener, so anything missed is a Pearl Jam performance someone may have given up their most prized PJ item for.

As I said: I own one, and paid $35 for it back in the day. It's quite an item, if you've never seen it in person.

Suziemay

100 Pacer wrote:

Did the person that offered up a Benaroya Hall LP for tickets to the 12/12/12 benefit have remorse after the fact?

Nope. We're buddies now. I actually PMed him many times to make sure he was sure because I felt really bad to be honest, I just wanted to recoup the cost of the ticket. He went, he had a blast, I had a blast and we've been in touch since. I guess for that the face value of the ticket was closer in value to the Benny.

Not everyone values material things. No one has the right to tell someone else what *should* matter more to them. Honestly, the fact that we can bicker about whether a Benny is "worth more" than a Wrigley pit ticket is a privilege.

Hugh Freaking Dillon

experience trumps stuff. sell the benny, and pay for the tickets and your whole fucking trip, including hookers and blow after the show.

dugangsxr

Fuck that! Before the show!!

djmikeyz28

As a life-long Cubs and Pearl Jam fan, being ON the field means something special to me. Doubly so because I was supposed to be GA for Springsteen at Wrigley last fall, and couldn't go because of my wife and I separating.

I will settle for hopefully solid seats from the public sale, but being up close would have been really special. There's something about being close, being part of the crowd, and having everything as loud as possible that can't quite be replaced.

If I had a Benny, I'd trade it. As it is, if I'm shut out at the public sale, I'll probably take my Alpine trio down off the wall and sell them for funds to cover good seats. End of the day, as much as I like my "stuff", it's just that. Stuff.