Billy String just swept the leg from flippers

JP218404

Kudos Billy! 

on2legs

That’s cool.  How do they stop people with a ticket from getting back in line after they buy one?

2-feign-reluctance

on2legs said:

That’s cool.  How do they stop people with a ticket from getting back in line after they buy one?

Loujoe

Lol

Go Beavers

on2legs said:

That’s cool.  How do they stop people with a ticket from getting back in line after they buy one?

Maybe stamp the ticket with something or hole punch it. 

JP218404

I guess we will
find out. 

hairgrowth2001

Punch a hole through your phone.

pjl44

Man, I would just print more posters. Come one and all - it's a recession and the music industry is ablaze.

Go Beavers

hairgrowth2001 said:

Punch a hole through your phone.

Oh yeah. Whoops

CM189191

on2legs said:

That’s cool.  How do they stop people with a ticket from getting back in line after they buy one?

...scan the bar code...??? 

Robbert

Finally! Maybe PJ can also work with something like this, stamp it, scan it. 1 item of each product per ticket. 1 sticker, 1 button, 1 poster etc

on2legs

CM189191 said:

on2legs said:

That’s cool.  How do they stop people with a ticket from getting back in line after they buy one?

...scan the bar code...??? 

Possibly. But wouldn’t that require Ticketmaster to provide the merch vendor access to their ticket database to confirm its a valid ticket? Just seems overly complicated for selling some merch. 

drfox

Robbert said:

Finally! Maybe PJ can also work with something like this, stamp it, scan it. 1 item of each product per ticket. 1 sticker, 1 button, 1 poster etc

Honestly why would they need to. In 2022 they printed more and all the posters were generally obtainable if you wanted them. 

Robbert

drfox said:

Robbert said:

Finally! Maybe PJ can also work with something like this, stamp it, scan it. 1 item of each product per ticket. 1 sticker, 1 button, 1 poster etc

Honestly why would they need to. In 2022 they printed more and all the posters were generally obtainable if you wanted them. 

Yeah good story. I mentioned it before. Was in Budapest last year, spoke with some local guys there in line dor the early merch. They were not attending the show, even worse they couldnt name 3 bandmembers. They were there to buy a lot of merch, resell it with a crazy ass profit.

Same year...Amsterdam.....same story.

If i were in charge i wpuld shake things up a bit, let people wake up

Weston1283

Robbert said:

Finally! Maybe PJ can also work with something like this, stamp it, scan it. 1 item of each product per ticket. 1 sticker, 1 button, 1 poster etc

They would never.  They embrace the merch craze and resale market.  It’s what allows them to make a living while touring 50% the amount of comparable acts. 

Sarava

Robbert said:

drfox said:

Robbert said:

Finally! Maybe PJ can also work with something like this, stamp it, scan it. 1 item of each product per ticket. 1 sticker, 1 button, 1 poster etc

Honestly why would they need to. In 2022 they printed more and all the posters were generally obtainable if you wanted them. 

Yeah good story. I mentioned it before. Was in Budapest last year, spoke with some local guys there in line dor the early merch. They were not attending the show, even worse they couldnt name 3 bandmembers. They were there to buy a lot of merch, resell it with a crazy ass profit.

Same year...Amsterdam.....same story.

If i were in charge i wpuld shake things up a bit, let people wake up

Yeah that happens. My guess is the vast majority of flipping is done by fans attending the show. And some of them may not be able to name 3 band members either.

And I think we've seen when artists touring have unlimited posters available, generally few people want them. The scarcity is the engine that drives the crazy demand.

Robbert

The whole system is sick. Said it in another topic, i would embrase it if they skip the whole outside merch for 1 tour (just to see what would happen), only inside. Once inside you can only buy 1 of each item (stickers and buttons maybe 2). Month later sell it true the 10club, registered fans only.

tino_11

Sarava said:

Robbert said:

drfox said:

Robbert said:

Finally! Maybe PJ can also work with something like this, stamp it, scan it. 1 item of each product per ticket. 1 sticker, 1 button, 1 poster etc

Honestly why would they need to. In 2022 they printed more and all the posters were generally obtainable if you wanted them. 

Yeah good story. I mentioned it before. Was in Budapest last year, spoke with some local guys there in line dor the early merch. They were not attending the show, even worse they couldnt name 3 bandmembers. They were there to buy a lot of merch, resell it with a crazy ass profit.

Same year...Amsterdam.....same story.

If i were in charge i wpuld shake things up a bit, let people wake up

Yeah that happens. My guess is the vast majority of flipping is done by fans attending the show. And some of them may not be able to name 3 band members either.

And I think we've seen when artists touring have unlimited posters available, generally few people want them. The scarcity is the engine that drives the crazy demand.

I agree, was at both shows mentioned and all fans around me were genuine. Merch sold out but the posters were in the online store for ages. Just annoying to have to pay shipping and taxes when they do sell out at the show. 

JP218404

Just like the band pretty much killed the secondary ticket market last tour (take note taylor swift and others. It can be done ya just have to want to), there are way watch over merch better than they currently do (if they want to)

Strings at least is trying something. Will
it work? It could. I’ll find out in Atlantic City in two weeks

CM189191

on2legs said:

CM189191 said:

on2legs said:

That’s cool.  How do they stop people with a ticket from getting back in line after they buy one?

...scan the bar code...??? 

Possibly. But wouldn’t that require Ticketmaster to provide the merch vendor access to their ticket database to confirm its a valid ticket? Just seems overly complicated for selling some merch. 

I don't think so - bar codes are pretty universal.

hihobibo

on2legs said:

That’s cool.  How do they stop people with a ticket from getting back in line after they buy one?

I never heard of this guy, but if he is going through this process for his merch sales, I assume he has a long line for stuff. If they are getting back in line while holding their merch from the first go-around, I think staff can refuse service if they wanted to, but if the buyer is dropping stuff somewhere else, then that is a lot of effort to make a minimal profit from flipping.