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    Blacksheep76Blacksheep76 Houston, TX Posts: 167
    I believe you have to cancel the order then re-submit to change the order but I may be mistaken.
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    So...

    1. Aug 10 GA (priority)
    2. Aug 8 GA
    3. Aug 10 Res
    4. Aug 8 Res

    As explained to me (with my thanks again)... if I hit a GA... I will not be charged with a Res pair for the same show.

    This has to be my list for my preferences. Now I cross my fingers and hope for the best. I looked at my previous and saw I struck out on Eddie Vedder solo shows. I guess I must have gotten lucky in the ticketmaster public sales because I was there.
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    RK50065RK50065 St. Louis, MO Posts: 885
    JB288319 said:
    I can only afford 1 of 2 for Fenway and I have a pretty low seniority (522XXX) so I'm going for night 2 thinking that it will be less in demand since it's on a weeknight meaning maybe slightly better seats for me. Hopefully that turns out to be true. I live walking distance to the park so it's killing me not being able to put in for both shows but oh well. Considering offering up my guest room in exchange for a ticket to the first show =)
    Is a parking spot included?!
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    Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,146
    Fenway1 now 98% :-(
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    RK50065 said:
    JB288319 said:
    I can only afford 1 of 2 for Fenway and I have a pretty low seniority (522XXX) so I'm going for night 2 thinking that it will be less in demand since it's on a weeknight meaning maybe slightly better seats for me. Hopefully that turns out to be true. I live walking distance to the park so it's killing me not being able to put in for both shows but oh well. Considering offering up my guest room in exchange for a ticket to the first show =)
    Is a parking spot included?!
    Hah unfortunately not. In my neighborhood they don't allow overnight street parking at all, the plus side of this is that if you're willing to pay the ticket there are plenty of spots available. Some people just look at is as paying $30 for an overnight spot when visitors come.
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    varty yovarty yo Posts: 105
    I just went with Reserved for both Seattle shows. No muss no fuss. No need to go to the show 5hrs early I have a good FC# 197XXX so im pretty confident in my seats
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    Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,146
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    rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,354
    varty yo said:
    I just went with Reserved for both Seattle shows. No muss no fuss. No need to go to the show 5hrs early I have a good FC# 197XXX so im pretty confident in my seats
    My plan, too. Although my seats won't be as near as nice as yours. 
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    bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,931
    If my selections are as follows, and the odds for Fenway 2 remain at 99%, do I have a 99% chance of winning those tickets? Or would it only be 99% if Fenway 2 was my 1st overall selection.

    Disclaimer:  I’ve read all the rules in great detail.  If it’s there and I overlooked it, my mistake.  Thanks. 

    Selection 1:  WRIGLEY GA N1
    Selection 2:  WRIGLEY GA N2 (I’m aware odds of landing this are near zero).
    Selection 3:  FENWAY RESERVED N2

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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,813
    bbiggs said:
    If my selections are as follows, and the odds for Fenway 2 remain at 99%, do I have a 99% chance of winning those tickets? Or would it only be 99% if Fenway 2 was my 1st overall selection.

    Disclaimer:  I’ve read all the rules in great detail.  If it’s there and I overlooked it, my mistake.  Thanks. 

    Selection 1:  WRIGLEY GA N1
    Selection 2:  WRIGLEY GA N2 (I’m aware odds of landing this are near zero).
    Selection 3:  FENWAY RESERVED N2

    Odds do not take priority into account. 99% means they have enough tickets to satisfy all picks. When it drops that means the later picks are in jeopardy while earlier picks still have a great chance. 
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    I can’t sleep at night 
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    bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,931
    PJNB said:
    bbiggs said:
    If my selections are as follows, and the odds for Fenway 2 remain at 99%, do I have a 99% chance of winning those tickets? Or would it only be 99% if Fenway 2 was my 1st overall selection.

    Disclaimer:  I’ve read all the rules in great detail.  If it’s there and I overlooked it, my mistake.  Thanks. 

    Selection 1:  WRIGLEY GA N1
    Selection 2:  WRIGLEY GA N2 (I’m aware odds of landing this are near zero).
    Selection 3:  FENWAY RESERVED N2

    Odds do not take priority into account. 99% means they have enough tickets to satisfy all picks. When it drops that means the later picks are in jeopardy while earlier picks still have a great chance. 
    Thanks bud. If Fenway odds remain strong, I’m going to put it as my 3rd/4th pick then. 
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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,813
    bbiggs said:
    PJNB said:
    bbiggs said:
    If my selections are as follows, and the odds for Fenway 2 remain at 99%, do I have a 99% chance of winning those tickets? Or would it only be 99% if Fenway 2 was my 1st overall selection.

    Disclaimer:  I’ve read all the rules in great detail.  If it’s there and I overlooked it, my mistake.  Thanks. 

    Selection 1:  WRIGLEY GA N1
    Selection 2:  WRIGLEY GA N2 (I’m aware odds of landing this are near zero).
    Selection 3:  FENWAY RESERVED N2

    Odds do not take priority into account. 99% means they have enough tickets to satisfy all picks. When it drops that means the later picks are in jeopardy while earlier picks still have a great chance. 
    Thanks bud. If Fenway odds remain strong, I’m going to put it as my 3rd/4th pick then. 
    I am doing the same. Hoping Night 1 at the 3rd spot is solid. 
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    bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,931
    PJNB said:
    bbiggs said:
    PJNB said:
    bbiggs said:
    If my selections are as follows, and the odds for Fenway 2 remain at 99%, do I have a 99% chance of winning those tickets? Or would it only be 99% if Fenway 2 was my 1st overall selection.

    Disclaimer:  I’ve read all the rules in great detail.  If it’s there and I overlooked it, my mistake.  Thanks. 

    Selection 1:  WRIGLEY GA N1
    Selection 2:  WRIGLEY GA N2 (I’m aware odds of landing this are near zero).
    Selection 3:  FENWAY RESERVED N2

    Odds do not take priority into account. 99% means they have enough tickets to satisfy all picks. When it drops that means the later picks are in jeopardy while earlier picks still have a great chance. 
    Thanks bud. If Fenway odds remain strong, I’m going to put it as my 3rd/4th pick then. 
    I am doing the same. Hoping Night 1 at the 3rd spot is solid. 
    I’m actually going to try Fenway N1 3rd and N2 4th. If I go I’ll do both shows.  You doing Wrigley or Seattle for your others? 
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    Lukin66Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    edited February 2018
    So, I put in for Seattle 2 GA, Seattle 1 Reserved and then Seattle 2 Reserved as my choices. I enter my billing information and click Submit, but nothing happens and the tickets don't show up the in My Tickets area. Has anyone else experienced this?
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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,813
    Lukin66 said:
    So, I put in for Seattle 2 GA, Seattle 1 Reserved and then Seattle 2 Reserved as my choices. I enter my billing information and click Submit, but nothing happens and the tickets don;t show up the in My Tickets area. Has anyone else experienced this?
    Usually this is a CC input error on your part(expirey date/Auto fill incorrrect) or you CC company is declining the request. Call them up and verify.
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    D-RodD-Rod Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 1,804
    rummy said:
    varty yo said:
    I just went with Reserved for both Seattle shows. No muss no fuss. No need to go to the show 5hrs early I have a good FC# 197XXX so im pretty confident in my seats
    My plan, too. Although my seats won't be as near as nice as yours. 
    That’s also my plan.  Flying in from Toronto. We would rather enjoy the city than wait in line for hours in GA.  I have 46XXXX.  Also not as good as yours 
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    Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,146
    PJNB said:
    bbiggs said:
    If my selections are as follows, and the odds for Fenway 2 remain at 99%, do I have a 99% chance of winning those tickets? Or would it only be 99% if Fenway 2 was my 1st overall selection.

    Disclaimer:  I’ve read all the rules in great detail.  If it’s there and I overlooked it, my mistake.  Thanks. 

    Selection 1:  WRIGLEY GA N1
    Selection 2:  WRIGLEY GA N2 (I’m aware odds of landing this are near zero).
    Selection 3:  FENWAY RESERVED N2

    Odds do not take priority into account. 99% means they have enough tickets to satisfy all picks. When it drops that means the later picks are in jeopardy while earlier picks still have a great chance.
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    Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,146
    It took two full days for Fenway1 to drop 1%, then a little over an hour to drop another %. Seems impossible. I guess I really don't understand math. Or tons of fans are flooding the site at same time
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    It took two full days for Fenway1 to drop 1%, then a little over an hour to drop another %. Seems impossible. I guess I really don't understand math. Or tons of fans are flooding the site at same time
    It makes sense, those first two days were basically how long it took for them to get one request for each available ticket. Now that the threshold for that has been reached, the odds will fall faster as it relates to new requests coming in
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    It took two full days for Fenway1 to drop 1%, then a little over an hour to drop another %. Seems impossible. I guess I really don't understand math. Or tons of fans are flooding the site at same time
    Assuming there's 10,000 pairs or tickets it means it took two full days for over 10,000 people to submit their requests for that show (about 200 requests an hour over 48 hours).  Odds would drop another 1% every time 100 new people also request that show. 
    (The number of pairs of tickets of 10,000 was just used as an example)
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    jmug23jmug23 Posts: 778
    It took two full days for Fenway1 to drop 1%, then a little over an hour to drop another %. Seems impossible. I guess I really don't understand math. Or tons of fans are flooding the site at same time
    I seem to remember last time the odds dropped really quickly towards the end. Seemed lots of people waited until the last day. I assume the same this time as well. 
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    MalrothMalroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,485
    Chi night 1.  What percentage should I change my 2nd pick reserve to 1rst pick reserve to guarantee entry.
    I'm borderline dumb.
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
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    pjl44pjl44 Posts: 8,077
    Malroth said:
    Chi night 1.  What percentage should I change my 2nd pick reserve to 1rst pick reserve to guarantee entry.
    I'm borderline dumb.
    Now? 28% seems pretty low. Anyone's guess how many of those are 1st choices.
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    MalrothMalroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,485
    pjl44 said:
    Malroth said:
    Chi night 1.  What percentage should I change my 2nd pick reserve to 1rst pick reserve to guarantee entry.
    I'm borderline dumb.
    Now? 28% seems pretty low. Anyone's guess how many of those are 1st choices.
    Reserved is at 87 now, that is the # that haunts my mid morning dreams these days.
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
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    Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,146
    Thanks for the math lessons! Way back I used to be good at math.
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    rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,354
    D-Rod said:
    rummy said:
    varty yo said:
    I just went with Reserved for both Seattle shows. No muss no fuss. No need to go to the show 5hrs early I have a good FC# 197XXX so im pretty confident in my seats
    My plan, too. Although my seats won't be as near as nice as yours. 
    That’s also my plan.  Flying in from Toronto. We would rather enjoy the city than wait in line for hours in GA.  I have 46XXXX.  Also not as good as yours 
    Toronto, eh? Me too. Will be on west coast vacation with wife and kids. Having some "me time" on the nights of the 8th and 10th. (Will have to do some serious "them time" before, in between, and after).
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    PJNBPJNB Posts: 12,813
    bbiggs said:
    PJNB said:
    bbiggs said:
    PJNB said:
    bbiggs said:
    If my selections are as follows, and the odds for Fenway 2 remain at 99%, do I have a 99% chance of winning those tickets? Or would it only be 99% if Fenway 2 was my 1st overall selection.

    Disclaimer:  I’ve read all the rules in great detail.  If it’s there and I overlooked it, my mistake.  Thanks. 

    Selection 1:  WRIGLEY GA N1
    Selection 2:  WRIGLEY GA N2 (I’m aware odds of landing this are near zero).
    Selection 3:  FENWAY RESERVED N2

    Odds do not take priority into account. 99% means they have enough tickets to satisfy all picks. When it drops that means the later picks are in jeopardy while earlier picks still have a great chance. 
    Thanks bud. If Fenway odds remain strong, I’m going to put it as my 3rd/4th pick then. 
    I am doing the same. Hoping Night 1 at the 3rd spot is solid. 
    I’m actually going to try Fenway N1 3rd and N2 4th. If I go I’ll do both shows.  You doing Wrigley or Seattle for your others? 
    Ya night 2 for both. Going to be interesting! May just skip Seattle GA for the draw or throw a reserve in as a last pick.
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    BRONDOBRONDO Columbus, OH Posts: 400
    So is the sandbagging done??? Can we now make decisions or is there a “wave” coming??
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    bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,931
    PJNB said:
    bbiggs said:
    PJNB said:
    bbiggs said:
    PJNB said:
    bbiggs said:
    If my selections are as follows, and the odds for Fenway 2 remain at 99%, do I have a 99% chance of winning those tickets? Or would it only be 99% if Fenway 2 was my 1st overall selection.

    Disclaimer:  I’ve read all the rules in great detail.  If it’s there and I overlooked it, my mistake.  Thanks. 

    Selection 1:  WRIGLEY GA N1
    Selection 2:  WRIGLEY GA N2 (I’m aware odds of landing this are near zero).
    Selection 3:  FENWAY RESERVED N2

    Odds do not take priority into account. 99% means they have enough tickets to satisfy all picks. When it drops that means the later picks are in jeopardy while earlier picks still have a great chance. 
    Thanks bud. If Fenway odds remain strong, I’m going to put it as my 3rd/4th pick then. 
    I am doing the same. Hoping Night 1 at the 3rd spot is solid. 
    I’m actually going to try Fenway N1 3rd and N2 4th. If I go I’ll do both shows.  You doing Wrigley or Seattle for your others? 
    Ya night 2 for both. Going to be interesting! May just skip Seattle GA for the draw or throw a reserve in as a last pick.
    Very cool. Good luck with your picks! 
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