mexico city flea market appreciation thread

YieldToNothing
YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
edited December 2011 in The Porch
that shit was epic

for those who were at the show- what kinda shit did ya buy?

got a t shirt
2 track jackets
gloves
scarf
keychain
lighter
coffee mug
2 wristbands (one stickman, one riot act skull)
pillow

total cost was less than the price of two official t's at a north american show.

gotta fucking love mexico
i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
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  • ItIsAllAboutPJ
    ItIsAllAboutPJ S.B., CA Posts: 829
    I was reading about that in the fan review of the show.
    I really wanted someone to post pictures of all the great bootleg goods.
    Please post pics of what you got. :)
  • schapp
    schapp Posts: 161
    ItIsAllAboutPJ wrote:
    I was reading about that in the fan review of the show.
    I really wanted someone to post pictures of all the great bootleg goods.
    Please post pics of what you got. :)

    I knew I should've taken some pics of it! That bootleg merchandising is about the coolest thing you can ever find. Every concert in Mexico features hundreds of cool items!

    I didn't take pics from this, but go to 1:39:18 in the following video:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/MetallicaLi ... zuSR_JJWJc

    It's Metallica's, but the merchandising is similar and the flea market is pretty much the same, just adapting itself to the band in turn. :)

    Hopefully someone did take some cool pics!
  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX-v8kC-8n4


    a former 10c member sent me this video and asked me to post it in the thread.


    so now you know its real


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX-v8kC-8n4
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • Tboz51
    Tboz51 Posts: 2,808
    The Rob posted up some awesome shit. Illegal or not... There was stuff at the show infinitely better then 90% of the stuff in here. Just being honest.... If reach out to some of those people down there to get them inboard.
    "Honesty will always be construed as negative to a dumbass"
    :-)
  • PJLuis
    PJLuis Posts: 385
    Did you see that they already have the Critical KRASS t-shirt?

    I'm amazed how fast they reproduce (illegally) the merch.

    but yes, they have tons of merch and at a very good price
  • ChicaGrunge
    ChicaGrunge Posts: 4
    It was definitely overwhelming! I picked up some shirts, a hoodie, a scarf, a license plate frame, keychains, mugs, pens, wristbands, just about anything I thought I could stuff into my luggage on the flight home. Just curious, what happens to the stuff that didn't sell? I regret not picking up one of those pillows! :lol:
  • GivenToLukinKP
    GivenToLukinKP Chicago Posts: 3,076
    ChicaGrunge wrote:
    It was definitely overwhelming! I picked up some shirts, a hoodie, a scarf, a license plate frame, keychains, mugs, pens, wristbands, just about anything I thought I could stuff into my luggage on the flight home. Just curious, what happens to the stuff that didn't sell? I regret not picking up one of those pillows! :lol:


    Now I wish I was in mexico city even more!
    I would love to see more merch at shows besides the regular line up of shirts, hats, hoodies....
    how about a fleece blanket?? I'd buy a couple.

    Pillows??
    Makes much more sense...

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  • Dirty Frankk
    Dirty Frankk Posts: 4,274
    This is paradise for me :shock: I've seen similar shit in Italy but this way bigger and more items.
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  • schapp
    schapp Posts: 161
    YieldToNothing wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX-v8kC-8n4


    a former 10c member sent me this video and asked me to post it in the thread.


    so now you know its real


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX-v8kC-8n4

    Awesome video!!! :D
  • schapp
    schapp Posts: 161
    ChicaGrunge wrote:
    It was definitely overwhelming! I picked up some shirts, a hoodie, a scarf, a license plate frame, keychains, mugs, pens, wristbands, just about anything I thought I could stuff into my luggage on the flight home. Just curious, what happens to the stuff that didn't sell? I regret not picking up one of those pillows! :lol:

    I asked the guys selling stuff last time Rammstein was in town, and they told me that when the band is touring the country (most bands touch Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey) they take the stuff to the other cities. Whatever is left, some sellers take it to another well known weekend flea market called "el Chopo"; leftovers without dates are sold in other shows. Others simply told me they were just employees and whatever was left they returned to whoever the "owner" is.

    Maybe others do something different with their stuff; I still believe some items go to waste though.
  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,192
    man its killing me not being able to watch the youtube links. blocked at work :cry:
    www.operationyellowribbon.org
  • PillowPants
    PillowPants Posts: 4,877
    i saw rob's pics too... loved the stickman panties ;)


    but there were pillows?????????? and no one bought ME one????? ;)
  • MayDay Malone
    MayDay Malone Posts: 641
    Great video man. Thanks.
  • JMo
    JMo Posts: 1,071
    I want a Pearl Jam scarf! There has to be a TON of that stuff left over.
  • PJLuis
    PJLuis Posts: 385
    ChicaGrunge wrote:
    Just curious, what happens to the stuff that didn't sell? I regret not picking up one of those pillows! :lol:

    I know a place that has all the leftovers (not the "El Chopo" flea market). If you want I can go there and see if they still have pillows.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,320
    Dirty Frankk wrote:
    This is paradise for me :shock: I've seen similar shit in Italy but this way bigger and more items.

    Paradise? It's all bootlegged stuff man. They are all selling / making profit using someone's image without any official consent. Why is it OK for them to sell these products on the street (especially @ this flea market) but if people here in Canada & USA make / sell a single shirt or poster, all hell breaks loose from Pearl Jam Co? I don't understand.
  • schapp
    schapp Posts: 161
    PillowPants wrote:
    i saw rob's pics too... loved the stickman panties ;)


    but there were pillows?????????? and no one bought ME one????? ;)

    Were can we see those pics? :)
  • Mango
    Mango Brisbane, Australia (via Dublin, Ireland) Posts: 1,052
    Did anyone come across the Pearl Jam Pregnancy Kit?
    "Life comes from within your heart and desire"
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,320
    Mango wrote:
    Did anyone come across the Pearl Jam Pregnancy Kit?

    :lol:

    With build in image detector. Stickman fig if it's yes. Stickman fig with the ghostbuster like circle with the line across if it's no.
  • PJLuis
    PJLuis Posts: 385
    demetrios wrote:
    Dirty Frankk wrote:
    This is paradise for me :shock: I've seen similar shit in Italy but this way bigger and more items.

    Paradise? It's all bootlegged stuff man. They are all selling / making profit using someone's image without any official consent. Why is it OK for them to sell these products on the street (especially @ this flea market) but if people here in Canada & USA make / sell a single shirt or poster, all hell breaks loose from Pearl Jam Co? I don't understand.

    Bingo!!!

    I agree with you Demetrios, 100%.

    Thing is nobody "knows" who allows this and who makes them. Grupo CIE is the company who manages all the venues and sells all the tickets in Mexico (ticketmaster partner in Mexico) for every show.

    Someone once told me that Grupo CIE is the one that allows this; they even make those products. They do this for ANY type of show (music shows, WWE, NFL preseason games, NBA games, Cirque du soleil, etc, you name it)

    I avoid buying anything from those merch stands. It is illegal.

    But from a foreigner point of view it is something new. You don't have this in your country. Also, sometimes, they even have better stuff than the official merch stands and cheaper. Mexico is not a healthy country and that's why people prefer buying from this merch stands (they save some money).

    I think it would be a slow and costly process for Pearl Jam Co to try to avoid this. Even mexican artists know this and do nothing about it.

    And I posted this on the Mexico City Fanviews thread:

    In 2003 Eddie himself got out of the venue and bought that illegal merch on such merch stands. During the concert, Sleater Kinney girls were wearing some of those t-shirts.

    This time, it was Eddie body guard the one doing the shopping in those merch stands

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