All the merch gone bad!

lastexitlondon

What the hell is going on with the merch situation.  Ok It's  always been something most get excited about but it's become a joke . 
A money maker .
People attending the show queue for hours to find no posters. Or whatever.
Because someone is allowed to buy as many as they like to sell on eBay. . 
The attendees  at the gig can t get a momento  of the show. Unless they have 100s to spend on eBay after . It's all gone bad.  Not what a gig should be about. 
Shameful 

drakeheuer14

For someone that claims to be done with merch all the time, you sure care a lot

kramer73

Are you new here?

lastexitlondon

I do care

lastexitlondon

No

lastexitlondon

It just seems horrible . I've been going to pj shows since 93. I'm sure most have but it's like vultures and more important  than the gig

lastexitlondon

People  at the actual show want to buy something and can't then have to pay on eBay 10 times more  it can t be right 

lastexitlondon

I sometimes get a sticker now from a show but that s it. 

drakeheuer14

It’s a game. 

Until a pre-order is in place, that’s all it is.

lastexitlondon

It seems that way . Maybe I'm just to naive or honest. Not part of the game then i guess .

cp3iverson

Fun for me but i dont do merch lines. 

I like the excitement of the AP going live, making trades, and being around for the psssts

lastexitlondon

I guess i feel sorry for the folk at show that's all wasn't  looking for sarcasm . Just being human

lastexitlondon

cp3iverson said:

Fun for me but i dont do merch lines. 

I like the excitement of the AP going live, making trades, and being around for the psssts

Yeah I hear ya

willbarclay

kramer73 said:

Are you new here?

He's just a good dude looking out for others. He stands in line to get other people stuff

wndowpayne

Been said before,,Just have the option of a poster with the tix...

lastexitlondon

Yes would be cool. And a limit of course . In London there was a limit on posters  and amsterdam . But not elsewhere
 Seem s odd

Peasant Tents

I’m with you - in all other tours I’ve attended except in the States, posters and event shirts and stickers all readily available.   
This time nope.  Not even with lining up.  I’ve never done that before!
tonights the first of of any show I couldn’t get the event shirt ...

is is it outside merch maybe?

lastexitlondon

Peasant Tents said:

I’m with you - in all other tours I’ve attended except in the States, posters and event shirts and stickers all readily available.   
This time nope.  Not even with lining up.  I’ve never done that before!
tonights the first of of any show I couldn’t get the event shirt ...

is is it outside merch maybe?

Thanks that s all I'm saying.

lastexitlondon

I've walked out at the end of shows in Europe and seen merch still on sale even last tour.  Not anymore. And ed shows were insane 

dades

What about, when you collect your 10C tickets they ask if you want a poster. If yes then they give you a ticket to go to a specified queue at the merch to pay and pick up your poster. I know that there will be problems with this but they have to do something for the fans that are actually going to the show. 

lastexitlondon

I thought that in line for my tickets at London and next to me were 100s queuing  for merch. I said to my friend. Why can t it be one queue get your ticket and go into merch place then all done in one go.

dades

To much common sense there 

lastexitlondon

Yeah

Lost In Ohio

lastexitlondon said:

Yes would be cool. And a limit of course . In London there was a limit on posters  and amsterdam . But not elsewhere
 Seem s odd

It's my belief the local merch sellers sometimes care or don't care. There are supposed to be limits, but if an employee can sell someone 20 posters and 15 stickers, they get out of there earlier.

It all depends on the people running the stands.

Lost In Ohio

lastexitlondon said:

I've walked out at the end of shows in Europe and seen merch still on sale even last tour.  Not anymore. And ed shows were insane 

At Fenway 2, some stuff was still on sale after the show. Of course, the "catch" poster was long gone by the people who lined up across the street (or even at the booth) before the official start time... Some people were there at 7 or 8 am, even though such wasn't allowed.

on2legs

It’s been like this every tour for the last 15 years.  Nothing new to see here.  

Sarava

The situation does seem to be getting worse. In the past, I recall hearing Europe wasn't nearly as bad as the USA for merch situations. It sounds like it is on this tour.

For posters... bands that print unlimited posters tend to not sell very many. People want something that is hard to get, desirable, rare, collectible, etc. It's a catch 22, and ultimately the band makes a lotmore money the way the system is now, and that's apparently going to drive their decisions.

lastexitlondon

on2legs said:

It’s been like this every tour for the last 15 years.  Nothing new to see here.  

I disagree it's not been like it here the last 25 years at all

buck502000

Wrigley 13 was the proverbial straw that broke the camels back 

lastexitlondon

I remember  people  saying about that at the time 

cp3iverson

buck502000 said:

Wrigley 13 was the proverbial straw that broke the camels back 

I enjoyed those pictures.  Blocks and blocks of grown men lining up in Chicago for stickers.  

In 2016 someone here posted a great fake coversation about a bystander questioning someone in line.  It was about the Molly Ringwald poster.  Wish i could read that again. Summed up the merch madness better than anything ive ever read