To Ten Club – Merch suggestion (fellow fans, please add your support)

slabahn13 said:

So 50-60 hours of sales at outside merch stands, 2 nights of inside merch stands during the shows with 10-12 different stands open, artists drops and 10 Club drops equal LITTLE opportunity to purchase merch?? NO ONE says you have to buy anything on eBay. If you don't like the price, wait for it to fall or don't buy it. Also, 10 Club is NOT in charge of merch at the shows, MrTsurt is, so complaining to 10 Club won't do anything. 

The fact is, no one is entitled to anything. If you want something bad enough, put in the time and effort to get it. 

There's a lot of truth here.  The ones that want the merch bad enough are doing what it takes to ensure that they get it.  

Honesty, I don't understand why they couldn't operate as they do now and then offer a follow up 'to order' run. Or do a pre order 'blind' option and then sell as normal afterwards. I just want posters from shows i've been to - effectively i don't care what they look like. I find myself now buying posters I don't especially want (i.e. shows i've not been to) to then try and trade for ones i've missed out on - which is a vicious circle as there's going to be people who want the ones i have but in turn have themselves missed out.

Poncier said:

Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob said:

Agree wholeheartedly with this Idea, but it's also been suggested a million times on here and it's obvious the current System is never going to change. Sad! 

But, do you feel like we do?

W-w-w wah wah wahhhhhh..... (that was talk box for yes.) 

they are well aware of the situation and the fans' desire for a 'better' way.  

Personally, I would prefer a pre-order for poster(s), and a sticker(s) for a verified ticket purchaser as well

Fenway N1 was my 11th PJ show. I have been able to purchase a poster the night of the show exactly twice. 

I've stood in the lines for hours like many of you only to find that posters sold out in the first hour. Apparently this is pretty common so I decided to not waste precious time standing in a line for a poster anymore. 

It does sting a little when you see people walking around with 5 or 10 tubes full of posters. I'm not really interested in paying flipper prices so I just don't. 

I would gladly pay the cost of the poster for a show that I bought tickets to at the time I purchased the tickets.

The modern PJ merch situation just makes me sad.

slabahn13 said:

fgalpern said:

Dear Ten Club,

I'm sure you're aware of the number of posters, shirts, hats, etc. being sold for exorbitant prices on eBay, immediately after they first go on sale at concerts. Fans have little opportunity to get these items at the shows and wind up paying these unfair eBay prices
fattening the wallets of flippers who do nothing but hurt this great community. That money could go direct to the Ten Club, or even better, go to support worthy charities.

To solve this problem, please consider offering posters, setlist shirts and other items for sale online directly to Ten Club members who have purchased tickets through the club for those specific shows. You could even offer these items in a bundle and charge an extra dollar or two for charities.

Thanks for considering!

So 50-60 hours of sales at outside merch stands, 2 nights of inside merch stands during the shows with 10-12 different stands open, artists drops and 10 Club drops equal LITTLE opportunity to purchase merch?? NO ONE says you have to buy anything on eBay. If you don't like the price, wait for it to fall or don't buy it. Also, 10 Club is NOT in charge of merch at the shows, MrTsurt is, so complaining to 10 Club won't do anything. 

The fact is, no one is entitled to anything. If you want something bad enough, put in the time and effort to get it. 

This is correct ^. Also there is a psychology of sale in play as well.  Once there is a line the line only gets longer as people want what others want as well, peeceptionnif demand fear if missing out.  If just posted on the site it will sit and linger as customers procrastinate or question whether they really need it or not.  This is also I assume why there are limited runs in everything.  Better to sell it and meet a determined profit expectation than to sit on unsold inventory that ended up costing you money and in turn could actually make the endeavor unprofitable to begin with.  

OceansJenny said:

slabahn13 said:

OceansJenny said:

slabahn13 said:

fgalpern said:

Dear Ten Club,

I'm sure you're aware of the number of posters, shirts, hats, etc. being sold for exorbitant prices on eBay, immediately after they first go on sale at concerts. Fans have little opportunity to get these items at the shows and wind up paying these unfair eBay prices
fattening the wallets of flippers who do nothing but hurt this great community. That money could go direct to the Ten Club, or even better, go to support worthy charities.

To solve this problem, please consider offering posters, setlist shirts and other items for sale online directly to Ten Club members who have purchased tickets through the club for those specific shows. You could even offer these items in a bundle and charge an extra dollar or two for charities.

Thanks for considering!

So 50-60 hours of sales at outside merch stands, 2 nights of inside merch stands during the shows with 10-12 different stands open, artists drops and 10 Club drops equal LITTLE opportunity to purchase merch?? NO ONE says you have to buy anything on eBay. If you don't like the price, wait for it to fall or don't buy it. Also, 10 Club is NOT in charge of merch at the shows, MrTsurt is, so complaining to 10 Club won't do anything. 

The fact is, no one is entitled to anything. If you want something bad enough, put in the time and effort to get it. 

Please count the hours where the merch being sought after was available. Mumford 45 mins first day after waiting over 2 hrs, same story next day... Mumford probably clocks in at less than 1 hr availability each day ONLY if you queued hours earlier.

So now you are talking about 1 specific item, the OP was not. Again, you have multiple opportunities to purchase outside, inside at the venue for 2 separate shows, artists drops and the 10 Club drop. If you want it bad enough, line up earlier. 

I don’t think anyone was complaining about the items in stock the entire duration. 

Ok, so now you are referring to the "hot" poster being out of stock. There is no certain way to determine which poster will sell the best, and therefore, increase production for it. Do you really want to know why the posters have been a little more difficult to get this time around at Fenway? Go look in the 10 Club shop and see that 4 of the 5 posters from 2016 are now on clearance. They were burned last time, and most likely, decreased the amount printed so they don't end up in the same situation. 

As far as setlist shirts, I agree that making them available online would be a great move. Not everyone has an opportunity to line up to get those the day after a show. 

Foo Fighters did pre-order here in Seattle for Merch.

patrickwieczore said:

Foo Fighters did pre-order here in Seattle for Merch.

Posters are not included in the FF merch available for pre-order & pick up.