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I turned down $4,000 today!

pearljammer14pearljammer14 Posts: 11
edited June 2008 in The Porch
So I wait in line for about an hour in the rain to get my ten club tickets for the first MSG show tonight. The line is organized like a cattle shoot but whatever it seemed to get people through for tickets at a reasonable rate. So our line is released and I roll up to the window and the gentlemen hands me my tickets and I sign the envelope hand shaking. I look them over and say to myself....hmmmm Section 2....Row B.....Seat 2.....hm.......... My heart immediately starts racing and I rush over to the seating chart and low and behold DEAD CENTER SECOND ROW!!!! So I run out and find my best friend and we go ape shi$ Not two seconds later a gentlemen approaches us and asks what seats we got so we we tell him. He offers us $4,000 cold hard cash for the tickets and shows us the cash.......I can hardly comprehend what's going on. I look at my buddy, pause for a second to comprehend.....then crack the biggest smile........turn to the gentlemen and say....."I can't do it."

I'v been a die hard PJ fan from the beginning, this experience is "priceless" to me and I wouldn't pass it up for anything.

I'd just like to say "Thank You" to the Ten Club for this once in a lifetime experience. The show starts in 3 hours so I gotta get runnin!!
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  • woundedorganwoundedorgan Posts: 607
    would have taken the loot...that is just me
    God Loves Pearl Jam
  • TiaMijaTiaMija Posts: 597
    It was probably counterfeit money anyway!
    Have a blast!
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Congrats!! That's AWESOME!!!! :D
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  • foxymophandlemommafoxymophandlemomma Posts: 103
    YOU RULE and totally deserve those seats. enjoy the show!
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  • spnoonespnoone Posts: 633
    congrats. this random seating deal gives me hope.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    He was probably a scalper looking to turn them over for 10K.
    ...
    You passed the test, my Padawan friend.
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  • woundedorganwoundedorgan Posts: 607
    spnoone wrote:
    congrats. this random seating deal gives me hope.


    Some guy 6 spots ahead of me in the line at Camden I got front row...he was totally in disbelief...IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!
    God Loves Pearl Jam
  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,864
    Holy shit! It would have been hard to turn down 4 grand in cash, but I probably would have done the exact same thing..
  • jxchambjxchamb Posts: 55
    I would've taken the cash and gone to another show. Those stupid student loans make me greedy and that 4K would be very helpful.
  • pjstarrpjstarr Posts: 270
    That is what I call dedication.
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  • eduardoeduardo Posts: 151
    i dont win the lottery at wpb, fucking section 6, my number is 401xxx
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  • arakiasarakias Posts: 281
    pearljammer14 wrote:
    So I wait in line for about an hour in the rain

    the rain was 10-15 mins at most, you might be a diehard fan, but dont make it sound like you suffered more...

    congrats on lotto win though
  • manhattanmanhattan Posts: 258
    I got an offer as I was leaving the ticket window, too. But mine was for a measly $1900. Not even tempted.
  • stickfig13stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    The guy trying to buy tickets probably works for 10c!
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  • svaughansvaughan Posts: 18
    I won the lottery and got front row center for DC, and it's an absolutely priceless experience. Enjoy it!
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    pearljammer14 wrote:
    So I wait in line for about an hour in the rain to get my ten club tickets for the first MSG show tonight. The line is organized like a cattle shoot but whatever it seemed to get people through for tickets at a reasonable rate. So our line is released and I roll up to the window and the gentlemen hands me my tickets and I sign the envelope hand shaking. I look them over and say to myself....hmmmm Section 2....Row B.....Seat 2.....hm.......... My heart immediately starts racing and I rush over to the seating chart and low and behold DEAD CENTER SECOND ROW!!!! So I run out and find my best friend and we go ape shi$ Not two seconds later a gentlemen approaches us and asks what seats we got so we we tell him. He offers us $4,000 cold hard cash for the tickets and shows us the cash.......I can hardly comprehend what's going on. I look at my buddy, pause for a second to comprehend.....then crack the biggest smile........turn to the gentlemen and say....."I can't do it."

    I'v been a die hard PJ fan from the beginning, this experience is "priceless" to me and I wouldn't pass it up for anything.

    I'd just like to say "Thank You" to the Ten Club for this once in a lifetime experience. The show starts in 3 hours so I gotta get runnin!!

    Winning the Ten Club lottery....priceless....I would have turned down that kind loot for my front row seats in Columbia.
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  • The ChampThe Champ Posts: 4,063
    manhattan wrote:
    I got an offer as I was leaving the ticket window, too. But mine was for a measly $1900. Not even tempted.

    I got the same offer, probably from the same fucker ;)..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,577
    This is probably the same guy who paid off the worker at the last show where people got screwed.

    Nice job not giving in. This is like when Charlie got the golden ticket and that scary dude was there immediately and wanted to tempt him into stealing an everlasting gobstopper.
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  • mjbmjb Posts: 1,315
    meistereder wrote:
    This is probably the same guy who paid off the worker at the last show where people got screwed.

    Nice job not giving in. This is like when Charlie got the golden ticket and that scary dude was there immediately and wanted to tempt him into stealing an everlasting gobstopper.

    Exactly - tell Slugworth to fuck off - that shit will ruin your PJ karma forever
  • meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,577
    mjb wrote:
    Exactly - tell Slugworth to fuck off - that shit will ruin your PJ karma forever


    That's right!
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  • LROMLROM Posts: 13
    For those of you saying you'd have taken the cash... aside from the bad PJ karma that would probably follow you forever after that, keep this in mind:

    The kind of guy who approaches you and shows you $4000 in hard cash for great tickets makes his living on the street hustling people. I GUARANTEE YOU that if you'd said yes and traded the tix for the cash... when you walked away and counted what you had, it would be nowhere near $4000. Even if he counted it out in front of you, what you got handed would be way less.

    It's a huge mistake to think you can get a fair deal from super professional scalpers. And it's a huge risk to take. You could easily end up out all the cash AND your 2nd row center seats.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    After having been front row for several shows (not Pearl Jam), I'm sorry, there's no way I would take that money! I was front row (GA) for Foos, dead centre (On the corner of where the caltwalk meets the main stage, if you know what I'm talkin about). After i got the spot, if someone offered me money to give it up.. HELL no!

    Good job man!
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  • LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    this made me laugh soo loud

    counterfit PJ dollars!

    TiaMija wrote:
    It was probably counterfeit money anyway!
    Have a blast!
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  • meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,577
    Here's the thing. If I hit the lottery, I think it may be my only chance to ever be that close. Is that worth $4,000? Ah, no. Throw in the risk of getting caught, and the fact that you are supporting people who were likely behind the scam to rip off people a few days ago, and it's just not good.
    San Diego 10/25/00, Mountain View 6/1/03, Santa Barbara 10/28/03, Northwest School 3/18/05, San Diego 7/7/06, Los Angeles 7/9/06, 7/10/06, Honolulu (U2) 12/9/06, Santa Barbara (EV) 4/10/08, Los Angeles (EV) 4/12/08, Hartford 6/27/08, Mansfield 6/28/08, VH1 Rock Honors The Who 7/12/08, Seattle 9/21/09, Universal City 9/30/09, 10/1/09, 10/6/09, 10/7/09, San Diego 10/9/09, Los Angeles (EV) 7/8/11, Santa Barbara (EV) 7/9/11, Chicago 7/19/13, San Diego 11/21/13, Los Angeles 11/23/13, 11/24/13, Oakland 11/26/13, Chicago 8/22/16, Missoula 8/13/18, Boston 9/2/18, Los Angeles 2/25/22 (EV), San Diego 5/3/22, Los Angeles 5/6/22, 5/7/22, Imola 6/25/22, Los Angeles 5/21/24, [London 6/29/24], [Boston 9/15/24]
  • kcherubkcherub Posts: 961
    mjb wrote:
    Exactly - tell Slugworth to fuck off - that shit will ruin your PJ karma forever

    Take care,
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

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  • walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,613
    Good for you, man. Good for you.

    I was recently offered $3,000 for tickets to Game 5 of the NBA Finals at the Staples Center. I laughed at the fucker and told him that I wouldn't sell him my seats for $10,000, much less $3,000.

    Whenever I am "tempted" to do something like this, I always ask myself: 5 years from now, will I even remember what I did with the money? Probably not. For the most part, it would go to paying off bills and/or buying things that I wouldn't much remember down the line.

    But the memory of attending an event can last forever. 5 years from now I guarantee you that you will remember and treasure being 2nd row as MSG for Pearl Jam.

    Just like 5 years from now I will remember and treasure watching the Lakers beat the Celtics in the only NBA Finals game I may ever be able to attend, and walking away from it with some awesome pictures, a lost voice, and 2 free tacos. :)
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    PearljamJen & Small Town Beck pulled 1st row tonight :eek: Lucky beeyotches ;)
    NERDS!
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    this made me laugh soo loud

    counterfit PJ dollars!
    ...
    The thing that gave it away were the 100 dollar bills with George W. Bush's picture printed on them.
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  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    pearljammer14 wrote:
    So I wait in line for about an hour in the rain to get my ten club tickets for the first MSG show tonight. The line is organized like a cattle shoot but whatever it seemed to get people through for tickets at a reasonable rate. So our line is released and I roll up to the window and the gentlemen hands me my tickets and I sign the envelope hand shaking. I look them over and say to myself....hmmmm Section 2....Row B.....Seat 2.....hm.......... My heart immediately starts racing and I rush over to the seating chart and low and behold DEAD CENTER SECOND ROW!!!! So I run out and find my best friend and we go ape shi$ Not two seconds later a gentlemen approaches us and asks what seats we got so we we tell him. He offers us $4,000 cold hard cash for the tickets and shows us the cash.......I can hardly comprehend what's going on. I look at my buddy, pause for a second to comprehend.....then crack the biggest smile........turn to the gentlemen and say....."I can't do it."

    I'v been a die hard PJ fan from the beginning, this experience is "priceless" to me and I wouldn't pass it up for anything.

    I'd just like to say "Thank You" to the Ten Club for this once in a lifetime experience. The show starts in 3 hours so I gotta get runnin!!


    Good for you! I wouldn't have taken the money either.... I know that for sure... you won't regret it!
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  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    that's AWESOME to get those seats.


    and those Willy Wonka references are GREAT!

    :)
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
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