Inside Job: 10C Tickets Stolen at box office in Tampa?

nadja_vedder

Hello everyone, I have read this discussion at the touringfans.net forum website, and I am posting this here because I beleive that everyone should be aware of what happened to Blythewood and he wanted people to be aware as well. Please fell free to check the original discussion at http://touringfans.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=2056760%3ATopic%3A4742


Posted by Blythewood on June 14, 2008 at 7:56pm
Is it me or should I have been a little closer than the 5th floor clublevel? I think I probably won the lottery and some lowlife scum inside the box office stole my tickets and sold them. Check out my Tampa Show in the seat tracker. I was so pisssed I left the show early. Been in the fan club since 96. I tried to buy other tickets or speak to someone at the ticket counter but was left with nothing. Here is a picture that I took right before I left. http://api.ning.com/files/42Cwvdo27V.../crapseats.JPG


Replies to This Discussion

Reply by kylewilliam on June 17, 2008 at 11:03am
Ouch. that is certainly not a 10C ticket. Did you write to 10C ?

Reply by Blythewood on June 17, 2008 at 11:52am
Yes, they were very nice but didn't refund my money. What do you think should happen? Is a refund too much to ask or is it a legitimate request? My letter is below:

Hi,
I have sent several emails to individuals and just ran across this address. If you are getting multiple emails I apologize but I am so annoyed with what happened to me I just can't go without some resolution. I am from Columbia SC, have been a member since 1996 and have always appreciated what you have done for the fans of the band. I'm not much of a complainer but after driving 1400 miles to go see my favorite band I feel empty and violated and want someone to find out what happened and who is responsible. My number is 142xxx.

I went to pick up my tickets at the Fan Club window. An older black gentleman gave me my tickets after shuffling around for a few minutes. I never thought anything suspicious was happening until the next day. I ended up with tickets in the "Cannon" suite. My tickets read Sec: "Cannon" Row: GA2 Seat:33,34 which ended being across the arena on the 5th floor. After it sunk in that there was no way I could identify who was on stage I returned to the ticket window to seek better tickets then returned to the Fan Club window where I was told that there was "nothing that they could do, sorry". There is really no way to fix what has happened but I want to make sure that it never happens to anyone ever again. I ended up trying to sneak around to better vacant seats but security was doing there job and I don't believe there was an empty seat anywhere. After an hour or so of frustration and lack of a "home base" I called it quits and left the venue prior to the 1st encore. I feel so violated and cheated and I hope that you understand what it took for me to walk out of that arena. I would really like to have my money refunded. I believe that it was an "Inside Job" at the ticket window and they should be held responsible. I will be happy to speak to anyone over the phone, by email or even face to face. I live in Columbia will to speak to someone in person so that they see I am not dishonest or trying to get something for nothing. Again I apologize if I am sending multiple emails to the same individual but once again...I can't let this go to the wayside. My number is and I will be available at any time of day or evening except for Monday between 9am-11am.

PS Thanks for booking a show in Columbia SC!! 3rd time PJ has played in our state and everyone is excited.


Response

Your situation seems very suspicious and we deeply apologize for the experience. I was present at the time the tickets were allocated for the show and I am quite certain none of the fan club tickets were in the “Cannon” section. It is quite a shame that the tickets were switched out and we will do our best to secure these tickets for all fan club members in the future. Thanks for bringing this to our attention and again, we apologize dearly for the situation.

Thanks
10club

pjl44

Wow...that's rough. Did he pick up his tickets the day before the show? He mentions something about not noticing until the next day.

nadja_vedder

pjl44 wrote:

Wow...that's rough. Did he pick up his tickets the day before the show? He mentions something about not noticing until the next day.

I know i didn't get that either, I am going to ask him.

FrankieJ

That sucks big time. I hope 10c does something. Thanks for letting me know, now I knowwhat to look for at MSG.

obiwon76

This is very unfortunate, especially since the ticket prices aren't exactly cheap either and it's a shame that you didnt get what you paid for and deserve membership wise. I hope this doesnt sour your outlook on future shows, it's sad that the actions of one individual can ruin an otherwise memorable experience.

mouthfulofsoup

My tix got fucked last tour & I ended up in the boonies when they didn't have any for me. I was pissed of course, but after the initial being pissed off, I didn't let it ruin the show for me. I enjoyed the kickass show regardless of my seat. (Continued being pissed after.) Leaving cuz he had a bad seat was stupid & his own fault. Believe me, I understand the frustration, but at that point nothing could be done, so why not stay & enjoy the show? & Trust me when I got screwed again the next night & couldn't get in, I woulda taken the worst seat in the house, it certainly woulda beat not being in the building at all. I agree that mistakes like this need to be prevented & he should be compensated for his experience...it's just a shame he chose to make the experience worse for himself by not staying for the show.

ACCBootlegGoddess

Wow that doesn't sound like 10C intends to do ANYTHING to compensate him....I hope that he replied back. I would have gone up the chain if the tickets or info e-mail proved fruitless. I had to do that once over a bogus shipping charge and it worked.

Regardless...that is just FUCKED UP (the situation). One thing I advise everyone to do is after they pick up their seats go straight to a seating chart and see where your tickets are. That way you can complain right away, while 10C reps and the ticket office supervisors are still around so if there is a problem you can go up the chain right then and there. I dunno if you'll get any further but at least you'll have the knowledge that you fought as hard as you could at that time.

Good luck I REALLY hope he gets some kind of compensation.

panthergirl

yeah, something screwy happened there...

things are bound to happen but it sucks when it happens to you...

very frustrating!!!
:(

Fighting Hellfish

nadja_vedder wrote:

I know i didn't get that either, I am going to ask him.

to me that sounds more like it dawned on him the next day that the guy at the pickup window was suspicious. NOT that he picke dup his tickets the day before

erik768

At the WPB show my fan club tickets were identical to another member's tickets (section, row, and seat). Luckily there was enough room for us all to fit in our row during the show but if security had come by they probably would have thrown us out saying we were using fake tickets which would have sucked.