Time to start limiting sticker purchases

CranMalReign

dfishberg said:

Stickers already gone in St. Louis. (only 5 hours before show time).

Dude in front of us bought 60 and cleaned them out. Was confronted for flipping. He said he bought them all on behalf of people in GA line.

BS either way if you ask me.

Implement something to stop the abuses.

dfishberg

CranMalReign said:

dfishberg said:

Stickers already gone in St. Louis. (only 5 hours before show time).

Dude in front of us bought 60 and cleaned them out. Was confronted for flipping. He said he bought them all on behalf of people in GA line.

BS either way if you ask me.

Implement something to stop the abuses.

I cant believe a vendor would sell someone 60 when they see a long line of people waiting. You have to have a lot of nerve to step up and ask for 60.

PP193448

Maybe instead of tossing guitar picks into the crowd, they should toss stickers!!! 8-}

CM189191

dfishberg said:

CranMalReign said:

dfishberg said:

Stickers already gone in St. Louis. (only 5 hours before show time).

Dude in front of us bought 60 and cleaned them out. Was confronted for flipping. He said he bought them all on behalf of people in GA line.

BS either way if you ask me.

Implement something to stop the abuses.

I cant believe a vendor would sell someone 60 when they see a long line of people waiting. You have to have a lot of nerve to step up and ask for 60.

Saw the same thing at Wrigley. Only thing going thru their heads was, "Sweet, I'm getting off early tonite!"

ComeToTX

It's laughable that someone would buy 60 and it's crazy that they're allowed to.

simkin7074

Not saying it isn't wrong to buy them with the intent on selling them, but it's up to the rest of us to stop paying the crazy ebay prices for these things. If people keep paying $10-$15 regularly for a $2 item, the sellers are just going to buy more and more of them

given2fly23

datfly1 said:

datfly1 said:

Consider it done.

The getting you stickers part that is.

Wow, thank you! Hope we can meet up tonight!

cmarch007

We were in line as they ran out of posters twice. Stickers also ran out, but we're replenished as I was paying. I'm glad to have one for my beer fridge, but they're already on eBay. WTF?!?

I agree to limit them like the posters.

EdsonNascimento

I haven't read this entire thread, so if this has been said, I apologize. But, if they did what some folks suggest - sell stickers here - the demand would plummet and it wouldn't be worth it for them.

Collecting's fine. But hording is not normal. I wish they would sell them here just so the hording would stop. Problem is it's not a very good business model and it's not their responsibility to police our lunacy.

I do believe thinking of others and not just your own desires and wants is a positive thing.

rustneversleeps

EdsonNascimento said:

I haven't read this entire thread, so if this has been said, I apologize. But, if they did what some folks suggest - sell stickers here - the demand would plummet and it wouldn't be worth it for them.

Collecting's fine. But hording is not normal. I wish they would sell them here just so the hording would stop. Problem is it's not a very good business model and it's not their responsibility to police our lunacy.

I do believe thinking of others and not just your own desires and wants is a positive thing.

100% on point. they want the demand.

JV130312

It's funny that he bought 60 stickers...that sticker is trash.

wwsuicide

All stickers and buttons were sold out before doors opened. They did not even hold any for merch booths inside. Witnessed a lady buy 100 stickers and 50 buttons. Gotta be regulated at some point for sure.

Paul-Jam

wwsuicide said:

All stickers and buttons were sold out before doors opened. They did not even hold any for merch booths inside. Witnessed a lady buy 100 stickers and 50 buttons. Gotta be regulated at some point for sure.

this just keeps getting better and better. When is someone going to step in and make a decision?

r00thless91

jamburger said:

rustneversleeps said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

What if I only want to buy 2? If you're in front of me and I see you buying 30, I'm gonna be a tad annoyed man. Especially if I get up there and they tell me you just bought the last of them. Just saying! Hahaha!

early bird gets the worm

Gluttonous birds should choke on their feed

) my thoughts exactly

buck502000

I just want to party, I don't have time for this sh*t.

CP123338

Walked in Louie at 8, stopped by an outside booth, had stickers, buttons, St. Louis specific t, nothing like cincy. Scooped 2 stickers and was one my way. Checked inside a bit and Besides the poster one could grab anything they wanted with ease inside for a while too.

gimmesometruth27

limit it. 10 stickers per person at outdoor merch trailers. no more than that.

back in the day, people would buy posters and send them to each other. plunking down $35 was a huge gesture, nowadays people do not want to pay for double sided posters, pay for shipping, plus pay $300 for custom framing. at least with stickers more people can be taken care of with much greater ease. throwing down $ for stickers for 50 different people is still bad..

MayDay10

How many people are financing tours doing shit like this? 50 stickers on ebay at an easy 10 to 12 dollars a pop. Nothing to ship.

deadendp

MayDay10 said:

How many people are financing tours doing shit like this? 50 stickers on ebay at an easy 10 to 12 dollars a pop. Nothing to ship.

I can't remember if it is on this thread or another, but one guy commented that he offset part of his travel expenses from Europe by reselling merch on eBay. :shakes of the head:

hsohi

It is not in the interest of PJ or the merch people to limit sales.

Sold is sold and money is money.

wwsuicide

hsohi said:

It is not in the interest of PJ or the merch people to limit sales.

Sold is sold and money is money.

Poster sales are limited to 2 per person.

DragonsAfter3or4

Funny to see peeps complaining about stickers. I can say with happiness that I didn't visit a merch booth, no need for stickers and posters and went straight to GA and had a GREAT time. I guess I have no need for the merch anymore and am there just to see PJ. Back in the day it was different. As I get older, could care less about stickers and posters and trinkets. Just give me great music and a hell of a show!

on2legs

Stickergate.

whofeelslikeadrank

wwsuicide said:

hsohi said:

It is not in the interest of PJ or the merch people to limit sales.

Sold is sold and money is money.

Poster sales are limited to 2 per person.

all depends on who's selling the poster

bootlegger10

Nothing wrong with being an adult and collecting stickers.

I say put the stickers and pins inside the venue only, or make a strict limit outside.

rustneversleeps

hsohi said:

It is not in the interest of PJ or the merch people to limit sales.

Sold is sold and money is money.

you and edsonnascimento understand something that many others don't get

PP193448

on2legs said:

Stickergate.

Sticker sellers, sticker makers, sticker company lawyers, government sticker laws. Conspiracy???

on2legs

I demand an investigation!

SS9981

If I want to stand outside for 1 to 2 hours waiting in line for the merch truck to open. Patiently wait my turn to be waited on by the people selling said merch, then who are any of you to try whining, complaining & attempting to force some kind of rule change. Here's a little fact for all the sticker-nazi's out there, if you don't like it, quit sleeping 'til noon, having a a few drinks with your "bro's", sitting in your hotel rooms smoking a joint & then get there half an hour before the show just to be outraged that you were too "busy" or lazy to get off your ass & get what you wanted. I have purchased multiple stickers on multiple occasion's, only to turn around and trade them to someone who wanted it or missed out on it. And yes have given them away many times to try & help people in this "community". i love collecting stickers! I have made many friends doing so. But to watch the "entitled" jump off their high horses, get on their soapbox and try to change merch sales policy, that's pretty heavy handed even for them. We traded Wrigley cards too. Nobody was up in arms about that. Several of us got complete sets just helping each other out instead of paying flipper's prices. Same with the stickers or posters or vinyl etc. Yes there will alway's be bad apples in every bunch, whether they are buying item's to flip or trying to get their way by belittling people who enjoy something they don't even understand and trying to change the rules that won't affect them anyway. One last thought, at the end of the day when the totals from the merch trucks are added into the bands revenue, do you think they care if I but 2 or 200?

rustneversleeps

SS9981 said:

If I want to stand outside for 1 to 2 hours waiting in line for the merch truck to open. Patiently wait my turn to be waited on by the people selling said merch, then who are any of you to try whining, complaining & attempting to force some kind of rule change. Here's a little fact for all the sticker-nazi's out there, if you don't like it, quit sleeping 'til noon, having a a few drinks with your "bro's", sitting in your hotel rooms smoking a joint & then get there half an hour before the show just to be outraged that you were too "busy" or lazy to get off your ass & get what you wanted. I have purchased multiple stickers on multiple occasion's, only to turn around and trade them to someone who wanted it or missed out on it. And yes have given them away many times to try & help people in this "community". i love collecting stickers! I have made many friends doing so. But to watch the "entitled" jump off their high horses, get on their soapbox and try to change merch sales policy, that's pretty heavy handed even for them. We traded Wrigley cards too. Nobody was up in arms about that. Several of us got complete sets just helping each other out instead of paying flipper's prices. Same with the stickers or posters or vinyl etc. Yes there will alway's be bad apples in every bunch, whether they are buying item's to flip or trying to get their way by belittling people who enjoy something they don't even understand and trying to change the rules that won't affect them anyway. One last thought, at the end of the day when the totals from the merch trucks are added into the bands revenue, do you think they care if I but 2 or 200?

Amen