:( only a handful were signed.

100 Pacer

CC56367 wrote:

SolarWorld wrote:

Mislead? What are you talking about? I bought mine before they even said anything about signatures. Plus it said "some" once they added the note in the description. It didn't say "a lot", "most" or "a bunch". Now if someone posted that they were going to sign as many as they could then I believe they did just that. Or maybe they all got there and decided against the idea of signing away for hours. I kinda like the idea that only a select few were signed, makes them more special. But who the fuck knows. If you think the ten club was wringing their hands together thinking "Ha ha ha, we sure fooled them!" you have a distorted sense of reality.

Santos said they were going to come in and sign as many as they can. Unfortunately the new board isn't allowing us to search previous posts by specific users so I can't find it. Mislead was the wrong word but based on this thread, I wasn't the only person who interpreted that as more than 30 or 40. I highly doubt they think they fooled us but they absolutely got more sales out of it by posting that. At that point, I doubt Santos knew how many they were going to sign so I doubt it was deliberate deception. The band was probably just lazy about it. They already got paid for the sets.

Why are we arguing about this? It is what it is....no one has gotten or not gotten an autographed set yet. It's just some people writing their names on a box anyway. As long as my set has everything in it then i'm all set. Autographs would be a bonus but I won't cry if I don't get them. What a stupid argument

What is worth bitching about is WHERE ARE OUR CHRISTMAS SINGLES??? IT'S MARCH!

that's where you're wrong - Santos never made that claim. someone posted that he/she emailed the 10C inquirying about how the band would go about signing the Deluxe boxsets, and the response that person shared was the now-infamous "as many as they can",...

CC56367

100 Pacer wrote:

that's where you're wrong - Santos never made that claim. someone posted that he/she emailed the 10C inquirying about how the band would go about signing the Deluxe boxsets, and the response that person shared was the now-infamous "as many as they can",...

Ok well either way, an employee of the 10 Club said that. We have had no reason to dispute that would we? I guess our opinion of "as many as they can" vastly differs from that of those holding the sharpies. Their opinion is the only one that matters.

pjtradeking

norm wrote:

Mrs_Vedder78 wrote:

I dont know about you guys, but this thread made my day, I haven't laughed this much in a long time.. and this is going on even before the sets leave Seattle, imagine what it would be like next week! LOL!

this just fascinates me

all this bitching for an 18 year old album and 5 guys scribbling their names on it

i quote speedy.....who gives a rats ass?!

It is that whole "ENTITLEMENT" thing.... I paid my $25...THEY OWE ME!!! Worst thing 10C did was even MENTION the whole signed thing.(imho)

I get the whole business aspect of it all, (mention it and prob sell more), but I KNEW MONTHS ago that this was going to happen. Just didnt think it would happen BEFORE they arrived. AMAZING!!

For some it has NEVER been and will NEVER be about the music. While I am about the "stuff" as well to a point. It has ALWAYS and will ALWAYS be about the music for me. The collecting thing is just a bonus in my eyes, and I enjoy it. SIGNED OR UNSIGNED!! Grow up folks! :-)

mjb

I remember the thread - the OP of that thread had stated he contacted the 10c and was told of the "plan" to sign as many as possible in the day...I agree if only 30-40 ended up being signed, that is a little disappointing. That said, I ordered day 1 without knowing if the no. to be signed was 5 or 500. I was happy to give my $$$ to the band as opposed to a retailer even if I could save a few bucks. I looked at it as though I was supporting the band and getting a free lottery ticket for an autograph. For those who jumped on board when they heard the chances of getting a signed copy were somewhat "better", I understand why they are bummed. Mods could have quashed that "rumour" when it was posted. Anyway, that's life, good luck to everyone. Certainly makes cracking the box exciting...

A satellite forever orbiting

i don't understand the argument that the 10c deserves this money more than retailers. why? are the people that work for the 10c better people or more deserving to earn money than people that work for those "evil" corporations? i swear some of you live with pearl jam branded blinders on. the band still gets paid for the sale of the record no matter where it's purchased.

mjb

A satellite forever orbiting wrote:

i don't understand the argument that the 10c deserves this money more than retailers. why? are the people that work for the 10c better people or more deserving to earn money than people that work for those "evil" corporations? i swear some of you live with pearl jam branded blinders on. the band still gets paid for the sale of the record no matter where it's purchased.

I would assume the further you go down the food chain, the less money in the hands of the artists - I would also imagine some of this money goes back into the fanclub. It just seems logical to me as fan of the band.

benjs

I think Bob Marley said it best - why must the people believe in rumours? If people hadn't circulated "news" like this about the signatures, we could all be excited for this package to arrive, rather than this aura of disappointment/anger that some people seem to be emitting. I think a huge problem is that people don't seem to realize that there is etiquette associated with text, as well as speech. The person who, a few months ago, posted an email that they were sent from 10C should never have done so, especially without asking the 10C whether they could quote it first. This way, we could've nipped the distribution of (potentially) false information in the bud.

CC56367

A satellite forever orbiting wrote:

i don't understand the argument that the 10c deserves this money more than retailers. why? are the people that work for the 10c better people or more deserving to earn money than people that work for those "evil" corporations? i swear some of you live with pearl jam branded blinders on. the band still gets paid for the sale of the record no matter where it's purchased.

I brought this up a week or 2 ago. I don't get it either. The band probably makes just about the same. Some people willingly pay more money just to "support the band". Pretty assanine if you ask me. I ordered it here becuase I figured it would ship faster than Amazon and there was a chance of getting a signed one. Not to damn the "evil corporations". Remember people....10 Club is a business too.

CC56367

mjb wrote:

A satellite forever orbiting wrote:

i don't understand the argument that the 10c deserves this money more than retailers. why? are the people that work for the 10c better people or more deserving to earn money than people that work for those "evil" corporations? i swear some of you live with pearl jam branded blinders on. the band still gets paid for the sale of the record no matter where it's purchased.

I would assume the further you go down the food chain, the less money in the hands of the artists - I would also imagine some of this money goes back into the fanclub. It just seems logical to me as fan of the band.

I would be willing to bet that probably isn't the case. In the event that it is the case, it would be nice if they invested that money in good servers the next time there are ticket sales.

3legged dog

pjtradeking wrote:

norm wrote:

Mrs_Vedder78 wrote:

I dont know about you guys, but this thread made my day, I haven't laughed this much in a long time.. and this is going on even before the sets leave Seattle, imagine what it would be like next week! LOL!

this just fascinates me

all this bitching for an 18 year old album and 5 guys scribbling their names on it

i quote speedy.....who gives a rats ass?!

It is that whole "ENTITLEMENT" thing.... I paid my $25...THEY OWE ME!!! Worst thing 10C did was even MENTION the whole signed thing.(imho)

This is America, people can bitch and take their ball and go home if they want. Is this a free society? Let the tears rain down or put ur blindfold on. Learn ur admendments sons.

I get the whole business aspect of it all, (mention it and prob sell more), but I KNEW MONTHS ago that this was going to happen. Just didnt think it would happen BEFORE they arrived. AMAZING!!

For some it has NEVER been and will NEVER be about the music. While I am about the "stuff" as well to a point. It has ALWAYS and will ALWAYS be about the music for me. The collecting thing is just a bonus in my eyes, and I enjoy it. SIGNED OR UNSIGNED!! Grow up folks! :-)

surforia

A satellite forever orbiting wrote:

i don't understand the argument that the 10c deserves this money more than retailers. why? are the people that work for the 10c better people or more deserving to earn money than people that work for those "evil" corporations? i swear some of you live with pearl jam branded blinders on. the band still gets paid for the sale of the record no matter where it's purchased.

No, they're not better, per se, but if everybody bought box sets, merch, etc through Best Buy, and no one supported smaller institutions like the ten club, then one day, we wouldn't have the ten club, at all... Best Buy makes plenty of profit from the countless other goods and services they offer - they don't need our support.

CC56367

surforia wrote:

A satellite forever orbiting wrote:

i don't understand the argument that the 10c deserves this money more than retailers. why? are the people that work for the 10c better people or more deserving to earn money than people that work for those "evil" corporations? i swear some of you live with pearl jam branded blinders on. the band still gets paid for the sale of the record no matter where it's purchased.

No, they're not better, per se, but if everybody bought box sets, merch, etc through Best Buy, and no one supported smaller institutions like the ten club, then one day, we wouldn't have the ten club, at all... Best Buy makes plenty of profit from the countless other goods and services they offer - they don't need our support.

We pay them $25 a year for 2 magazines and a $2 vinyl. I highly doubt they would go belly up if we didn't buy box sets here.

A satellite forever orbiting

surforia wrote:

No, they're not better, per se, but if everybody bought box sets, merch, etc through Best Buy, and no one supported smaller institutions like the ten club, then one day, we wouldn't have the ten club, at all... Best Buy makes plenty of profit from the countless other goods and services they offer - they don't need our support.

really? so all the money we pay for memberships and 10c-only goods won't keep the 10c going? c'mon. that's a ridiculous argument.

Eduardo Veduardo

100 Pacer wrote:

that's where you're wrong - Santos never made that claim. someone posted that he/she emailed the 10C inquirying about how the band would go about signing the Deluxe boxsets, and the response that person shared was the now-infamous "as many as they can",...

You are right. Here is the original post...by pdalowsky, not Santos:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=92037&p=2164724#p2164724

not that it makes any difference, but there was never any official word, just rumor.

norm

pjtradeking wrote:

It is that whole "ENTITLEMENT" thing.... I paid my $25...THEY OWE ME!!! Worst thing 10C did was even MENTION the whole signed thing.(imho)

I get the whole business aspect of it all, (mention it and prob sell more), but I KNEW MONTHS ago that this was going to happen. Just didnt think it would happen BEFORE they arrived. AMAZING!!

For some it has NEVER been and will NEVER be about the music. While I am about the "stuff" as well to a point. It has ALWAYS and will ALWAYS be about the music for me. The collecting thing is just a bonus in my eyes, and I enjoy it. SIGNED OR UNSIGNED!! Grow up folks! :-)

funny that the op mentioned that, ain't it

100 Pacer

Eduardo Veduardo wrote:

100 Pacer wrote:

that's where you're wrong - Santos never made that claim. someone posted that he/she emailed the 10C inquirying about how the band would go about signing the Deluxe boxsets, and the response that person shared was the now-infamous "as many as they can",...

You are right. Here is the original post...by pdalowsky, not Santos:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=92037&p=2164724#p2164724

not that it makes any difference, but there was never any official word, just rumor.

Vedder_Girl77

This thread is making me laugh hysterically!!

Everyone is going nuts over these being autographed. Yes, I am disappointed that only a few were signed and No I don't think I will be one of those who gets the signed box but I'm not going to sit here and cry about it. We are all adults...aren't we??

Congrats to those who get the autographed boxes!!

manitouman

Screw the signatures! How 'bout some fucking tour dates!!!!

Lennon_Cobain

Maybe I am naive, but I still think that everyone who preordered the super deluxe edition through Ten Club will have it autographed.

I didn't order it myself, but my girlfriend did. I hope that I am right. In case that I am wrong, best of luck to everyone and DON'T SELL IT ON EBAY!!

PJFAN_seattle

AM59500 wrote:

Screw the signatures! How 'bout some fucking tour dates!!!!

Agreed!
I am very excited to blast the remixes on my speakers though