'The Home Shows' X 'The Away Shows' Merch

mpedone · August 2018

pjl44 said:

KC138045 said:

JP218404 said:

bootlegger10 said:

I wonder if a few 15 item or less lines would be beneficial. It could hurt sales I guess if people want to buy 20 items but buy only 15 to wait less.

Or instead of putting a limited per item just say 10 items max per person

I'm just hoping I can grab a shirt and maybe a hat once inside night 1 at Wrigley before we settle into our seats. I'm counting on at least one poster being available on the site after the show. No way I am standing in a merch line for 5+ hours.

For Fenway the very open of day 1 was the peak wait. If you were there a day or two before the shows and went a little later you could be in and out in 30 minutes. Keep an eye on Seattle to gauge things but 2016 was not bad at all.

Yeah, we went the day between the shows, between 11 and 12. Hit one stand, didn't have the shirt I liked in my size, went to the next stand, got what we wanted, and were done in about an hour.

stateofloveandpj · August 2018

I think I waited maybe 10 mins on the off day between the Fenway shows at one of the locations. They also had lots of stuff inside (minus The Catch poster).

mpedone · August 2018

JP218404 said:

hihobibo said:

JP218404 said:

A 10C ticket lottery winner bundle would be best IMO. ya win the lottery you get to buy the unique show shirt and poster only. works better for a full tour rather than the stadium shows but still would help. my guess is some people would still line up and flip but at least you can get those items easier if you choose to. I bet we are all willing to pay a little extra for this type of option too.

But then you'd get flippers willing to forfeit the cost of one ticket in order to makeup their loss by transfer /selling the other ticket and flipping the pre sale merch. Nothing will work until everything is mass produced to take away the limited nature of the items.

Hey I’m just trying to think of a way that people who want that can get it problem free. Of course there will be issues but at least a good group of fans will get takin care of

So, you solve a problem for a select group of fans, while possibly making it worse for others, while completely ignoring that this "Gotta have it!" attitude is what enables flippers (and general craziness) in the first place. I don't know how to fix that, but making some merch MORE exclusive is not the answer.

JP218404 · August 2018

mpedone said:

JP218404 said:

hihobibo said:

JP218404 said:

A 10C ticket lottery winner bundle would be best IMO. ya win the lottery you get to buy the unique show shirt and poster only. works better for a full tour rather than the stadium shows but still would help. my guess is some people would still line up and flip but at least you can get those items easier if you choose to. I bet we are all willing to pay a little extra for this type of option too.

But then you'd get flippers willing to forfeit the cost of one ticket in order to makeup their loss by transfer /selling the other ticket and flipping the pre sale merch. Nothing will work until everything is mass produced to take away the limited nature of the items.

Hey I’m just trying to think of a way that people who want that can get it problem free. Of course there will be issues but at least a good group of fans will get takin care of

So, you solve a problem for a select group of fans, while possibly making it worse for others, while completely ignoring that this "Gotta have it!" attitude is what enables flippers (and general craziness) in the first place. I don't know how to fix that, but making some merch MORE exclusive is not the answer.

More about people waiting 45 minutes to an hour for one person to buy everything as well attempting to make it a little more difficult for the flippers.

Ultimately I will always believe a bundle for people who won ten club tix would be best

reedrothchild · August 2018

ZeldaZonk said:

jdopj said:

I’ve been around this band for awhile and have traveled to see them since ‘94. I pick cities I want to go to, enjoy my time there and go see my favorite band. Didn’t line up in ‘03 when there were “blocks”, don’t line up for GA, and sure as fuck won’t line up for merch. I go for the music.
The most disheartening thing about this band right now is the fans. All the craziness with merch, the rail, etc...

It really has become quite the circus, hasn't it?

Agree with all of this.

demetrios · August 2018

Was anyone able to purchase a box of baseball cards yesterday?

MickeyMouse · August 2018

dutz054 said:
Side note: the person next to me in line got turned away for a Faile poster because they were out at the time. The lines inside hadn’t been opened 15 minutes. They were all being restocked as they went, but he didn’t get a Faile because it was out at the time.

This is a problem and really shitty. When I was waiting for merch in Boston in 2016 the same thing happened with The Catch. They sold out about 20 people ahead of me and then by the time I got up they had restocked.

If they know they have more coming they should accommodate people who have waited hours and don’t get what they want simply because of bad timing.

MUZIK · August 2018

Ahhhh the days when you used to buy posters to the shows you are going too online.

10C enjoys watching people’s time being waisted.

I’m so glad I have zero interest in any of these circus shows.

F Me In The Brain · August 2018

MickeyMouse said:

dutz054 said:
Side note: the person next to me in line got turned away for a Faile poster because they were out at the time. The lines inside hadn’t been opened 15 minutes. They were all being restocked as they went, but he didn’t get a Faile because it was out at the time.

This is a problem and really shitty. When I was waiting for merch in Boston in 2016 the same thing happened with The Catch. They sold out about 20 people ahead of me and then by the time I got up they had restocked.

If they know they have more coming they should accommodate people who have waited hours and don’t get what they want simply because of bad timing.

This is another reason I am not waiting in line. Too many uncertainties. I would love to have two BK posters -- one for myself and one for the fund raiser/contest we are in (I committed to providing a poster from Seattle to the pool) but I cannot abide standing in line for a long time and having something like this happen. I would, foolishly, let that rain on my parade. F it. I am there to enjoy the people,the place, and the band...if I get lucky and someone grabs 1 for me, great. Otherwise I will overpay after for the 1 that I committed to providing and somewhere down the road will hunt/trade for 1 for my own wall.

Just sell the darn things as options when we buy tickets! (Please)

NickyNooch · August 2018

Anyone waiting in line today... how long are the wait times today? I'm looking at checking it out tomorrow if the lines aren't crazy long.

tschav · August 2018

I'd love to see one small items/poster express line. No apparel. Just things that either you want or don't - posters, stickers, cards, etc. Faster restocking because the focus of that line would be a limited set of items. No waiting behind someone trying on things, faster movement of the general line, and most poster fans (and at worst casual flippers vs $1,000+ order flippers) will get their stuff quicker.

pjl44 · August 2018

Not to keep harping on Fenway, but the super long order person wasn't really a problem. Once you got to the front of the line, someone was there to help direct you to the next available staff member. There was no risk of choosing the wrong line - turnover was pretty constant. Seems to be the best way to manage this issue.

andyfarrimond · August 2018

F Me In The Brain said:

MickeyMouse said:

dutz054 said:
Side note: the person next to me in line got turned away for a Faile poster because they were out at the time. The lines inside hadn’t been opened 15 minutes. They were all being restocked as they went, but he didn’t get a Faile because it was out at the time.

This is a problem and really shitty. When I was waiting for merch in Boston in 2016 the same thing happened with The Catch. They sold out about 20 people ahead of me and then by the time I got up they had restocked.

If they know they have more coming they should accommodate people who have waited hours and don’t get what they want simply because of bad timing.

This is another reason I am not waiting in line. Too many uncertainties. I would love to have two BK posters -- one for myself and one for the fund raiser/contest we are in (I committed to providing a poster from Seattle to the pool) but I cannot abide standing in line for a long time and having something like this happen. I would, foolishly, let that rain on my parade. F it. I am there to enjoy the people,the place, and the band...if I get lucky and someone grabs 1 for me, great. Otherwise I will overpay after for the 1 that I committed to providing and somewhere down the road will hunt/trade for 1 for my own wall.

Just sell the darn things as options when we buy tickets! (Please)

Just get them on the 10c drop, got to think they won't be insta sell outs

F Me In The Brain · August 2018

andyfarrimond said:

F Me In The Brain said:

MickeyMouse said:

dutz054 said:
Side note: the person next to me in line got turned away for a Faile poster because they were out at the time. The lines inside hadn’t been opened 15 minutes. They were all being restocked as they went, but he didn’t get a Faile because it was out at the time.

This is a problem and really shitty. When I was waiting for merch in Boston in 2016 the same thing happened with The Catch. They sold out about 20 people ahead of me and then by the time I got up they had restocked.

If they know they have more coming they should accommodate people who have waited hours and don’t get what they want simply because of bad timing.

This is another reason I am not waiting in line. Too many uncertainties. I would love to have two BK posters -- one for myself and one for the fund raiser/contest we are in (I committed to providing a poster from Seattle to the pool) but I cannot abide standing in line for a long time and having something like this happen. I would, foolishly, let that rain on my parade. F it. I am there to enjoy the people,the place, and the band...if I get lucky and someone grabs 1 for me, great. Otherwise I will overpay after for the 1 that I committed to providing and somewhere down the road will hunt/trade for 1 for my own wall.

Just sell the darn things as options when we buy tickets! (Please)

Just get them on the 10c drop, got to think they won't be insta sell outs

Hi there - yeah, not a bad idea, but I dont know about the insta sell outs.

One friendly soul is happy to grab one for me if they have one when he goes through the line.

laughingday · August 2018

What time did they stop letting people line up last night?

jdopj · August 2018

This is all just insane. 5 days of merch sales for two 3 hours concerts.......
people waited in line longer than the actual show!!! For merch!!!
i get a little bit wanting first row but a poster? Hat?

Tim Simmons · August 2018

The popularity for merch is crazy and that a band almost 30 years into their careers is still crazy popular. But I get peoples desire to have a poster/hat/shirt/ephemera. Especially since they don't play many shows any more and that the merch is generally show exclusive.

D-Rod · August 2018

pjl44 said:

Not to keep harping on Fenway, but the super long order person wasn't really a problem. Once you got to the front of the line, someone was there to help direct you to the next available staff member. There was no risk of choosing the wrong line - turnover was pretty constant. Seems to be the best way to manage this issue.

I experienced that as well. The staff kept things moving along

pjpitt89 · August 2018

As said above, Fenway 2016 was very well organized in my opinion. Multiple set ups, multiple times. I basically walked right up at one point and everything was available except the catch poster.

Given2Fly · August 2018

Hopefully they fix some of the bullshit today.. I'm heading down about 11 to "work from line." Hoping it goes better than yesterday with the combo of no Mariners game and it being a work day.

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