What Bullshit these presales are

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  • samnation
    samnation Los Angeles, CA Posts: 277
    10C is only $20 a year. And for that we do get the opportunity to participate in a presale. We were never guaranteed tickets. Just an opportunity. 10C has done exactly what they promised. I don't expect anything more for such a low annual fee, and 10C doesn't promise anything more.
    Sam
  • Alpine Bound
    Alpine Bound Posts: 1,809
    the presales totally sucked, my finger is cramping on me from refreshing too much lol
  • rtwilli4
    rtwilli4 Posts: 261
    I tried to get tickets to every show that went on sale today, and failed miserably. I have fast internet, I was always logged in, I even used a few tips from a fellow member who was nice enough to tell me his method of dealing with this clusterfuck.

    I'm not blaming 10C or anyone else. I know its all luck. But there are people who are going to multiple shows, while I took a day off work to try and get tickets for ONE SHOW!!! ONE FUCKING SHOW!!! ANY SHOW!!!! I didn't even have a fucking preference. Any show would have been OK.

    Now I have to try for Ticket master which I HATE, or pay some ridiculous price on stubhub. Fuck Fuck Fuck... Eddie isn't gonna do this again. I know it. Someone please help me I am depressed.
  • Zanne
    Zanne Posts: 899
    For the record, I appreciate the fact that 10C does this for us. I think eventually all the bitching could make them change their minds about future 10C sales. That would be very unfortunate for all of us fans. Most of the time I am successful at scoring tix/posters/etc.. but sometimes not. There is a limited supply available and not everyone can get what they hoped for. When I fail to get what I was after, I think of all the times I got what I wanted. I have 0 animosity towards the 10C, to the contrary. They treat us great. Other fan clubs charge way more than 10C and then give you some cheesy TM pre-sale password, which is distributed by idiots to everyone! Some don't give anything at all in the way of ticket pre-sales. Please take the time to let the 10C know you appreciate the lengths they go to for us fans. The servers have been much improved.. whether it's the software they are using for the shopping cart system or heavier duty business machines or a combo of both, things have drastically improved. They are working all the time to make it better for us, which is something they don't have to do!

    Peace
    Just me
  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,778
    jfconnorjr wrote:
    If you think you were in "control" of this.... you are on crack!
    The distribution of tickets is a crap shoot... I prefer a lottery where you know it is random. This process gives you hope that you will get tickets and then crushes all hope.

    I'm not on crack. Perhaps because I was only shut out once ever on any sale I have a different perspective. I find the process works very well, especially with the staggered time sales so the site does not crash. It also rewards fans that don't give up after 1 minute and post on the site how they got screwed. I got Vic tickets 35 minutes after they went sale - sure my fingers and wrist were tired - but it was worth it.

    Random lottery poses other issues - how do they contact you that you won? E-mail. ha - can't wait for the complaints about junk e-mail, my e-mail server rejects 10c e-mails, my work firewall didn't let me get them, didn't check my e-mail in time to get the tickets.......and on and on.

    They tell you time the tickets go sale - they go on sale at the exact time (OK maybe DC 2 was 4 minutes late). You prepare, you execute, you get the tickets - the woe is me attitude - I can't to do it myself so please take control away from me and do a lottery probably reflects a general attitude with everything - the world is out to get me - the world stop me from getting EV tickets and there is nothing I can do about it.................

    OK ramble over - your good.

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  • lowerleftside
    lowerleftside Posts: 14
    I think of the pre-sale like the "chuck-a-puck" at hockey games... Everyone that wants a foam puck buys one (10C membership) and when the time comes (Ticket sale time) chucks the puck at a target (Tickets) in the middle of the rink... Some pucks get bounced (logged off) off the glass others get over the glass but not to the target (Temp out of stock) and a very small number get to the target (Buy button)... And those that are closest to the center of the target win (Get tickets)...

    Kind of like this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Rh-n7ouGw

    Some skill is required to win chuck-a-puck but it's mostly luck just like getting tickets to see Mr. Vedder show...

    Enjoy and chill out... You're alive, the Earth is still here, the sun will rise again tomorrow!

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