Verified Fan Presale Strategery Thread

SS49057

ddeschler said:

Got Sec 114 Row P for Nashville.  Not too shabby!  Helped that I only needed 1 ticket.

I got Sec 107 Row P for Nashville (single seat), directly across from you. When I finally got in it looked to me like there were only 3 or 4 scattered singles in both of those sections.

MR242791

I've been sitting tight waiting to secure my tickets for like 15 minutes.  anyone else having this issue?

on2legs

halshakarchi said:

on2legs said:

Its pretty crazy there are no pearl jam tickets on stubhub, etc. other than MSG.  I definitely feel like this is a good thing.  It's become tough as a fan to see multiple shows this tour - which I hope will ease up with more plentiful dates in the fall - but better they go to other fans for face than scalped by ticket brokers. 

Do you think it stings less knowing you didn’t get a ticket due to the lottery or verified fan presale not granting you access vs fighting an uphill battle against the scalper bots?

I think it stings either way.  But if I'm missing out I'd prefer it to be because another fan got the ticket for face rather than a scalper making 10x the face value.

BV84003

demonscars said:

Look at all these wonderful “Verified Fans” just re-selling at massive profit. All the behind stage was VF. Also Pearl Jam is on the front page of Stubhub. 

You can thank NY scalper friendly laws for that. Not necessarily a TM fault. Yes, it's a "verified fan" but how on earth can they actually limit it to people who won't resell. That's impossible.

incidental immortality

BennyLaRue said:

incidental immortality said:

JimmyV said:

Man...that Quebec availability is heartbreaking. Should've been Montreal. 

Or Augusta, ME...

Or literally anywhere in the northeast.

Quebec City IS northeast. Closer than Baltimore for a lot of the NE people. So are Ottawa and Hamilton.

OK.  I'll change my statement.  Four shows in eastern Canada versus two shows in the northeast United States may not have maximized the demand.

halshakarchi

on2legs said:

halshakarchi said:

on2legs said:

Its pretty crazy there are no pearl jam tickets on stubhub, etc. other than MSG.  I definitely feel like this is a good thing.  It's become tough as a fan to see multiple shows this tour - which I hope will ease up with more plentiful dates in the fall - but better they go to other fans for face than scalped by ticket brokers. 

Do you think it stings less knowing you didn’t get a ticket due to the lottery or verified fan presale not granting you access vs fighting an uphill battle against the scalper bots?

I think it stings either way.  But if I'm missing out I'd prefer it to be because another fan got the ticket for face rather than a scalper making 10x the face value.

Yeah it stings either way but it definitely is lessened knowing, as you said, that it went to someone who wants to go instead of making a buck

dustinpardue

MR242791 said:

I've been sitting tight waiting to secure my tickets for like 15 minutes.  anyone else having this issue?

Yeah for about an hour now

BennyLaRue

jamesbrown1832 said:

PLENTY still available for QC...

Tabarnak!

RF283499

Jed said:

I bought two tickets for Ottowa. It's only 7 hours from NYC... worth it!

About the same as driving to Buffalo from NYC. 

mpedone

on2legs said:

Its pretty crazy there are no pearl jam tickets on stubhub, etc. other than MSG.  I definitely feel like this is a good thing.  It's become tough as a fan to see multiple shows this tour - which I hope will ease up with more plentiful dates in the fall - but better they go to other fans for face than scalped by ticket brokers. 

There were Baltimore tickets on StubHub this morning. Toronto, too, I think.

SPiNMeRouND_RoLLMeOVeR

Anybody know if TM sets aside tickets for the General Public Onsale? Try this all again tomorrow - don't care where I sit as long as I'm in the building.

grizaham

looks like Nashville just opened up behind stage tickets.  SOOO many available

MR242791

dustinpardue said:

MR242791 said:

I've been sitting tight waiting to secure my tickets for like 15 minutes.  anyone else having this issue?

Yeah for about an hour now

OMG.  well at least I'm not the only one.  we just gotta be patient.  thanks and good luck

LaFleur

JimmyV said:

incidental immortality said:

JimmyV said:

Man...that Quebec availability is heartbreaking. Should've been Montreal. 

Or Augusta, ME...

Or literally anywhere in the northeast.

I'm nodding. 

I'm checking my globe (smart ass, i had to)

mcdevittpb

I sat through the queue, entered my code successfully, successfully chose my 3 seats, and was waiting to secure my tickets for 45 minuets. I finally got an error message, and then was shut out - after my code was accepted and I had selected seats.  I tried to log back in, and I was shut out.  This is total BS. Anyone else have trouble?

TP128347

on2legs said:

chukdotcom said:

Did anyone start out below 2k?

278

2000 in OKC.  It took @ 5.5 minutes.

PJNB

mcdevittpb said:

I sat through the queue, entered my code successfully, successfully chose my 3 seats, and was waiting to secure my tickets for 45 minuets. I finally got an error message, and then was shut out - after my code was accepted and I had selected seats.  I tried to log back in, and I was shut out.  This is total BS. Anyone else have trouble?

Yes I did not wait that long but it happened to me over and over again in an endless loop. 

MR242791

mcdevittpb said:

I sat through the queue, entered my code successfully, successfully chose my 3 seats, and was waiting to secure my tickets for 45 minuets. I finally got an error message, and then was shut out - after my code was accepted and I had selected seats.  I tried to log back in, and I was shut out.  This is total BS. Anyone else have trouble?

oh no that's terrible.  i'm waiting to secure my tickets too

rgeorgenes

demonscars said:

Look at all these wonderful “Verified Fans” just re-selling at massive profit. All the behind stage was VF. Also Pearl Jam is on the front page of Stubhub. 

TM will be able to tell if the account does not utilize their tickets and the likely-hood of them every getting re-verified is slim to none. They are able to track those tickets on the open market...so be careful if you are a flipper.

andrew68

Debacle. Fiasco.  Shameful. 

grizaham

Guess Nash won’t be a sellout

andrew68

mcdevittpb said:

I sat through the queue, entered my code successfully, successfully chose my 3 seats, and was waiting to secure my tickets for 45 minuets. I finally got an error message, and then was shut out - after my code was accepted and I had selected seats.  I tried to log back in, and I was shut out.  This is total BS. Anyone else have trouble?

TM baby.  Fckn   J O K E 

Alpine Bound

grizaham said:

Guess Nash won’t be a sellout

They just opened up those behind stage bc everything else is sold out. You can bet your a$$ these will be gone by 10:15am on Friday

guitar101

At least we arent seeing any tickets other than NYC and Denver on stubhub.  That in and of itself is pretty impressive.  The other shows arent even listed.

RS65573

At least if they are on stubhub you can get in. This is worse IMO.

CrownofThornsMSG1

There were 2,000 people on line ahead of me for the MSG show. Only behind the stage were available. I missed out on two lower level initially. But even though the seating chart only showed singles available at the lower level when I scrolled down under the best seats available, I was able to get a pair in section 112. I had sat behind the stage before when Ten Club limited 1 show per venue in the past and for the Temple of the Dog show.

RF283499

The verified fan presale thing has only worked out for me once in the last few years. I have used it several times now. I never get my hopes up. I actually have better luck in the public sale. 

JP218404

If they really wanted to stop the scalping all they have to do is look who bought what is listed and cancel the orders.  They don’t. They don’t care

alex_sc

I could see some decent options when I first got in for Nashville but could never get the splash screen about non-transferable tickets to go away...all I could do was watch in the background as everything got snapped up. Was trying to get a pair for a couple friends...no dice, I guess.

tdawe

Someone already said this (sorry can't find the post in the avalanche from this morning) but we really should appreciate how awesome it is that this band still generates this kind of demand. I know it's frustrating when you get shut out, but the crazy demand contributes to what makes these shows so amazing. Everybody wants their favorite band to be at a precise level of popularity where they can sell exactly enough seats to fill the local venue but nobody gets shut out and everyone at the show is still losing their minds with enthusiasm, but shit doesn't work that way.