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1 hour and 25 minutes - Life Wasted

PillowPantsPillowPants Posts: 4,873
edited July 2009 in The Porch
i really don't want to add another bitch thread

i can deal with not getting tix to a popular event - it happens

but i just wonder if there isn't a better way??? (like constanza's dad inventing festivus!!)


i don't get why it took 85 minutes for Out Of Stock to appear

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    over bendsover bends Posts: 1,568
    Are you never going back again?
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    pearljam_addictionpearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    yes.. iknow.. 1 hour 30 minutes refreshing my computer...and no luck for me ... : (
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    Got Some If You Need ItGot Some If You Need It Posts: 435
    they could do it the way they just did ed's shows with a raffle. even though i was 0-2 on my requests for that, at least i felt like their was a fair shot at it.
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    FP61580FP61580 Posts: 30
    I agree, homies. It sucks.
    remember back in the day when we were GUARANTEED tix ?
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    PillowPantsPillowPants Posts: 4,873
    AND my finger hurts!!

    i may have to call in sick tomorrow ;)
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    SwantonSwanton Posts: 77
    I just wrote a loooooong response about this in another thread.

    I proposed a new system that would be much more fair.
    You will try.
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    Got Some If You Need ItGot Some If You Need It Posts: 435
    SpaghettiEddie wrote:
    AND my finger hurts!!

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    cbbjrcbbjr Posts: 232
    Got Some If You Need It wrote:
    they could do it the way they just did ed's shows with a raffle. even though i was 0-2 on my requests for that, at least i felt like their was a fair shot at it.

    I'm with you. I was also 0-2 on the raffle, but at least I didn't have to spend an hour and half to come away with nothing.
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    U R A Crazy BreedU R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    over bends wrote:
    Are you never going back again?

    :mrgreen::mrgreen:
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    nadja_veddernadja_vedder Posts: 291
    I have never experienced this before!!! I don't even know how many times I got the "BUY" button, the site crashed, "This order cannot be processed" or whatever else was there!!! There is got to be a better way for this!!! Last year, I got both MSG and Hartford with no problem and never saw any of this messages before. This really sucks and they should try to make this site better...
    :cry:
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    peteblancopeteblanco Posts: 19
    I still think they should do a 10C only night. Every member who wants in gets in, then anyone else. Especially for a town like Philly that will pack the house three nights in a row.

    Doesn't anyone remember mailing in for tix back in the 90's. Shit, I never missed out on Ten Club seats then, and it kept the fine people at the US Postal Service from layoffs. Everyone was a winner.
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    U R A Crazy BreedU R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    nadja_vedder wrote:
    I have never experienced this before!!! I don't even know how many times I got the "BUY" button, the site crashed, "This order cannot be processed" or whatever else was there!!! There is got to be a better way for this!!! Last year, I got both MSG and Hartford with no problem and never saw any of this messages before. This really sucks and they should try to make this site better...
    :cry:


    when people win..it's all good...but when they lose....then there must be a better way! :lol::lol:

    I've been on both sides....that's just how life is...cheer up!!....there are still plenty of ways to get tickets!
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    PillowPantsPillowPants Posts: 4,873
    i understand the math behind this

    i'm just asking that they improve the process so that i don't waste this much time

    i'm ok with being shut out... it happens

    but now my wife is going to beat me for dinner being not ready!!!!
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    carveyournichecarveyourniche Posts: 21
    definetely feeling your pain....in my wrist as well, lol for nothing!
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    NeilJamNeilJam Posts: 1,191
    FP61580 wrote:
    I agree, homies. It sucks.
    remember back in the day when we were GUARANTEED tix ?


    10 Club has never guaranteed every member could get a ticket.
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    U R A Crazy BreedU R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    SpaghettiEddie wrote:
    i understand the math behind this

    i'm just asking that they improve the process so that i don't waste this much time

    i'm ok with being shut out... it happens

    but now my wife is going to beat me for dinner being not ready!!!!

    take her out to eat with the money you saved not getting tickets. :mrgreen:
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    PillowPantsPillowPants Posts: 4,873
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
    SpaghettiEddie wrote:
    i understand the math behind this

    i'm just asking that they improve the process so that i don't waste this much time

    i'm ok with being shut out... it happens

    but now my wife is going to beat me for dinner being not ready!!!!

    take her out to eat with the money you saved not getting tickets. :mrgreen:

    i gave her ramen

    gotta save up for fleabay tix!!!



    i'm guessing we never got an official answer as to why it took 1hr and 25 minutes?
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    pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
    nadja_vedder wrote:
    I have never experienced this before!!! I don't even know how many times I got the "BUY" button, the site crashed, "This order cannot be processed" or whatever else was there!!! There is got to be a better way for this!!! Last year, I got both MSG and Hartford with no problem and never saw any of this messages before. This really sucks and they should try to make this site better...
    :cry:


    when people win..it's all good...but when they lose....then there must be a better way! :lol::lol:

    I've been on both sides....that's just how life is...cheer up!!....there are still plenty of ways to get tickets!

    I was on the losing effort for both seattle shows....I think the system is fair, and I wouldnt change it. That said, the SECOND I knew I was shut out, I did a little networking and focused my energies on making sure I would be at both shows. Guess what...I am going to both shows thank to some very cool folks inside of a couple of hours. Why not try and exhaust all options and avenues before being pissed and trying to change something you have NO CONTROL over. Maybe I am becoming old and a little complacent as I approach 40 later this year, but I just dont see the point getting worked up over this. just my opinion...In the grand scheme it means nothing, just saying...See you in seattle kiddies! :-)
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    12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    over bends wrote:
    Are you never going back again?
    lol
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    hitmanhitman Posts: 469
    yer always saying that there's something wrong
    getting tickets shouldn't take this fucking long
    forgive me man, just trying to hear your songs
    this stupid server can't be depended on....


    i can taste it
    my life wasted
    i ain't never going online again
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    PJStatTrackerPJStatTracker Posts: 2,400
    SpaghettiEddie wrote:


    i'm guessing we never got an official answer as to why it took 1hr and 25 minutes?

    I don't think we really need an official answer. Philly aside, all of the presales take 45 minutes to an hour to officially sell out...That's because people put them in their carts and don't check out right away for whatever reason. They decide not to take them, their credit card gets declined, site issues, whatever.

    It would be weird if they said they were sold out as soon as they got put in people's carts...I think 'temporarily out of stock' is a perfect term for what they are. Aside from site issues, 10C can't control how long people hold on to them, without building a huge system like TMs. But this kind of stuff happens w/ ticketmaster as well, and any ticketing site. If they're not available right away, keep trying and you eventually get lucky or you don't.

    Site issues they can control to an extent, and there were certainly some w/ Philly sale yesterday, but pretty much every presale takes a good chunk of time before they are all officially sold out.
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    pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    Eduardo Veduardo. wrote:
    SpaghettiEddie wrote:


    i'm guessing we never got an official answer as to why it took 1hr and 25 minutes?

    I don't think we really need an official answer. Philly aside, all of the presales take 45 minutes to an hour to officially sell out...That's because people put them in their carts and don't check out right away for whatever reason. They decide not to take them, their credit card gets declined, site issues, whatever.

    It would be weird if they said they were sold out as soon as they got put in people's carts...I think 'temporarily out of stock' is a perfect term for what they are. Aside from site issues, 10C can't control how long people hold on to them, without building a huge system like TMs. But this kind of stuff happens w/ ticketmaster as well, and any ticketing site. If they're not available right away, keep trying and you eventually get lucky or you don't.

    Site issues they can control to an extent, and there were certainly some w/ Philly sale yesterday, but pretty much every presale takes a good chunk of time before they are all officially sold out.

    Sounds so easy to understand, I wonder why people dont get this! :-)
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    over bends wrote:
    Are you never going back again?
    yea yea yea ..the fixer.. :D
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    WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,516
    peteblanco wrote:
    I still think they should do a 10C only night. Every member who wants in gets in, then anyone else. Especially for a town like Philly that will pack the house three nights in a row.

    The venues/Ticketbastard won't let this happen. It's not PJ/10c fault. :(
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    High Fidelity 2000High Fidelity 2000 New Mexico USA Posts: 4,435
    After seeing how fast everything sold out this week (I can't go to any of these shows personally), I yearn for the return of the index cards of '03.
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,169
    nadja_vedder wrote:
    I have never experienced this before!!! I don't even know how many times I got the "BUY" button, the site crashed, "This order cannot be processed" or whatever else was there!!! There is got to be a better way for this!!! Last year, I got both MSG and Hartford with no problem and never saw any of this messages before. This really sucks and they should try to make this site better...
    :cry:
    yep..is an endless situation..they have to do something for it..
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