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

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  • RobbyD462
    RobbyD462 Victoria BC Posts: 4,812
    edited August 2018
    What I don’t understand is why do you need multiples of the same shirt in different sizes?
    Shouldnt have to try shirts on your an adult you should know what size you are or have your mom come with you for guidance to speed things along.
    -Seattle,Wash-Key Arena-9/21/9 -Vancouver,B.C-Rogers Arena-12/4/13 -Vancouver,BC-Rogers Arena-5/6/24
    -Seattle,Wash-Key Arena-9/22/9 -Pemberton,B.C-7/17/16
    -Vancouver,B.C-GM Place -9/25/9 -Seattle,Wash-Safeco Field-8/8/18
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited August 2018
    Seeing Pearl Jam in Seattle is a bucket list item for a lot of fans. A lot of those fans are also hardcore collectors. I’ve seen many photos of collections of fans here that have duplicates of duplicates of damn near everything one could think of—none of which is for sale or trade. Seems crazy to me, but it takes all kinds. 

    I no longer have much of a collector mentality, but in my opinion, if I did and I were fortunate enough to be able to see my favorite band in their hometown for an event such as this, I could see myself making a 40-minute transaction. (I would also trust in my fellow fans to have some common decency and not film me and put it on the Internet for the pitchfork mob, but that’s just me being stupid again.)

    I think the situational awareness falls more to the stand operators to recognize that they have a serious buyer on their hands and to handle who’s got next among the separate lines a little less rigidly until the big buyer has completed his/her transaction. 
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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,220
    What a bizarre thing this has turned into. 
  • trentk
    trentk Posts: 62
    There should be a "Merch Line Cam".  I would love go down and get a shirt today, but I don't want to late in line for two hours to do it.
  • pashapasaman
    pashapasaman Posts: 499
    KC138045 said:
    Don't open the booth until the day of the show(s) and you must show that you have a ticket to the concert(s) to be able to enter the merch line.  After the shows are over leave them open for another day or so open to the general public.  I'm really curious if all these people buying thousands of $ of merch are actually going to the concerts or if the majority are flippers.
    Most of them are fans just like that girl in the photo
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,527
    edited August 2018
    mickcasey said:
    I'm sure this has been answered before but why can't they sell this merch on their website?  Maybe donate 10% to different charities?  T-Shirts are going for 80 bucks on ebay.  If PJ really cared about their fans why make them wait for hours in a line when they could purchase merch from their homes?  
    You can't order tickets anymore because it crashes the website. Can you imagine if they put all that merch up for sale? Merch lotteries in no time.

    Despite all the grousing about a couple weird situations, this has been pretty successful I think. Seems like late yesterday was a short wait with most stuff available. That should be a theme for the next couple days, too.
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  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 15,956
    edited August 2018
    I’m sure she is a nice person if Dimi is vouching for her... but come on.  The video shows her buying multiples of so many items.  It strains common sense to believe that the extra items she is ‘collecting’ won’t be flipped for money or other items.  There is no way all that stuff is for her.  
    Post edited by on2legs on
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  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited August 2018
    In 98 i never waited more than ten minutes in any merch line. 

    and the posters and shirts were actually nice and stuff

    And we only cared about the performance and the opening bands. 

    the end. 


  • Given2Fly
    Given2Fly Seattle Posts: 169
    So, back to important stuff. Anybody who got shirts yesterday, how did they fit? Are they the normal "run smaller than normal so no way in heck Given2Fly is getting a Large" sizing? :) Curious on hoodies too if they're unisex or women's sizing since they're on the women's sheet, but assuming unisex?
  • gvn2fly1421
    gvn2fly1421 Posts: 935
    dankind said:
    Seeing Pearl Jam in Seattle is a bucket list item for a lot of fans. A lot of those fans are also hardcore collectors. I’ve seen many photos of collections of fans here that have duplicates of duplicates of damn near everything one could think of—nine of which is for sale or trade. Seems crazy to me, but it takes all kinds. 

    I no longer have much of a collector mentality, but in my opinion, if I did and I were fortunate enough to be able to see my favorite band in their hometown for an event such as this, I could see myself making a 40-minute transaction. (I would also trust in my fellow fans to have some common decency and not film me and put it on the Internet for the pitchfork mob, but that’s just me being stupid again.)

    I think the situational awareness falls more to the stand operators to recognize that they have a serious buyer on their hands and to handle who’s got next among the separate lines a little less rigidly until the big buyer has completed his/her transaction. 
    Unfortunately, I have read every single post of this thread, and there is not one instance of someone trying to gain this womans identity or one instance of going after her with the "Internet pitchfork mob".  Google Justine Sacco if you want to see that in action. 

    In fact, read the initial post from the guy who posted the video:
    "Yep, once I entered the merch tent it was very nice with about 10 or more individual lines, I ended up in a line where three people (they all knew each other, perhaps traveling together) from Brazil each bought over $1,500.  Each one of the three bought over $1,500, it looked like they bought the limit of each item available.  I asked the young lady who helped me how much each order was and she said $1,500.  One of the three had previously been in another line and completed a large order and joined the other two in my line, we didn't expect him to do another purchase.  The bummer for me as each order took about 40 minutes to assemble, add up, and check out.  Two other folks ahead of me and several behind me must have waited over two hours for those three people to finish.  I got in line at 10:50 and left the merch tent at 3:30.  I'm not even exaggerating.  Link to some video I took:"

    So first you blame Trump and now you go to Internet mobs...  What's next?
  • comatose_253
    comatose_253 Posts: 271
    pjl44 said: Despite all the grousing about a couple weird situations, this has been pretty successful I think. Seems like late yesterday was a short wait with most stuff available. That should be a theme for the next couple days, too.
    I totally agree, I just went at the wrong time and was in the wrong line.  I feel better now that I have vented a little.  Good therapy and other folks to help with perspective.  
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    gvn2fly1421 said:
    dankind said:
    Seeing Pearl Jam in Seattle is a bucket list item for a lot of fans. A lot of those fans are also hardcore collectors. I’ve seen many photos of collections of fans here that have duplicates of duplicates of damn near everything one could think of—nine of which is for sale or trade. Seems crazy to me, but it takes all kinds. 

    I no longer have much of a collector mentality, but in my opinion, if I did and I were fortunate enough to be able to see my favorite band in their hometown for an event such as this, I could see myself making a 40-minute transaction. (I would also trust in my fellow fans to have some common decency and not film me and put it on the Internet for the pitchfork mob, but that’s just me being stupid again.)

    I think the situational awareness falls more to the stand operators to recognize that they have a serious buyer on their hands and to handle who’s got next among the separate lines a little less rigidly until the big buyer has completed his/her transaction. 
    Unfortunately, I have read every single post of this thread, and there is not one instance of someone trying to gain this womans identity or one instance of going after her with the "Internet pitchfork mob".  Google Justine Sacco if you want to see that in action. 

    In fact, read the initial post from the guy who posted the video:
    "Yep, once I entered the merch tent it was very nice with about 10 or more individual lines, I ended up in a line where three people (they all knew each other, perhaps traveling together) from Brazil each bought over $1,500.  Each one of the three bought over $1,500, it looked like they bought the limit of each item available.  I asked the young lady who helped me how much each order was and she said $1,500.  One of the three had previously been in another line and completed a large order and joined the other two in my line, we didn't expect him to do another purchase.  The bummer for me as each order took about 40 minutes to assemble, add up, and check out.  Two other folks ahead of me and several behind me must have waited over two hours for those three people to finish.  I got in line at 10:50 and left the merch tent at 3:30.  I'm not even exaggerating.  Link to some video I took:"

    So first you blame Trump and now you go to Internet mobs...  What's next?
    I never blamed Trump. Your reading comprehension is lousy. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    MickeyMouse said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Redrumh2o said:
    Banjo said:
    Running In The Dark said:
    Is it just me or does anyone else find it strange that not a single poster named the venue?
    I noticed that too. Thought maybe they didn't want to include the corporate sponsor's name on the posters.
    Probably this.....have they named corporate locations on previous posters?
    Almost every arena/stadium is named after a corporation. 
    Not the KFC Yum! Center. 
    I hope that's sarcasm.
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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,063
    these threads always make me think of the scene in Bad Santa where Billy Bob is asking the other two "why do you need all this crap?"
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    ComeToTX said:
    these threads always make me think of the scene in Bad Santa where Billy Bob is asking the other two "why do you need all this crap?"
    Not the dressing room scene?
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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,063
    dankind said:
    ComeToTX said:
    these threads always make me think of the scene in Bad Santa where Billy Bob is asking the other two "why do you need all this crap?"
    Not the dressing room scene?
    hahaha
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
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    edited August 2018
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