Verified Fan Presale Strategery Thread

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  • SPiNMeRouND_RoLLMeOVeR
    SPiNMeRouND_RoLLMeOVeR Washington D.C. Posts: 35
    Wouldn't it be cool if they did smaller venue, 10C exclusive shows? I imagine they could mix one or two of those in during each leg of a tour. I think the the Stones used to do something like that.  I'd pay top dollar for those.
  • RS65573
    RS65573 Posts: 2,500
    Ill try, MSG I think thatll be impossible, will try for Baltimore.
  • pistol pete
    pistol pete Posts: 15
    Question for next time....is your place in the queue completely random?  Me and two other buddies each had invites to the VF presale for Baltimore and the last guy (out of the 3 of us) that made it into the waiting room (the screen before the queue opens up), ended up with the best spot in the queue with only 350 people ahead of him.  Me and my other buddy had 2,000+ people in front of us when we entered the queue, even though we got in the waiting room ahead of him.

    Just trying to figure out how this madness works.  I can accept it being random...but would just like to know so I'm not trying everything I can do to get into the waiting room as quickly as possible if there's absolutely no benefit to your spot in the queue.
  • ecdanc
    ecdanc Posts: 1,814
    pistol pete said:
    Question for next time....is your place in the queue completely random?  Me and two other buddies each had invites to the VF presale for Baltimore and the last guy (out of the 3 of us) that made it into the waiting room (the screen before the queue opens up), ended up with the best spot in the queue with only 350 people ahead of him.  Me and my other buddy had 2,000+ people in front of us when we entered the queue, even though we got in the waiting room ahead of him.

    Just trying to figure out how this madness works.  I can accept it being random...but would just like to know so I'm not trying everything I can do to get into the waiting room as quickly as possible if there's absolutely no benefit to your spot in the queue.
    Yes, it’s random. 
  • pistol pete
    pistol pete Posts: 15
    ecdanc said:
    pistol pete said:
    Question for next time....is your place in the queue completely random?  Me and two other buddies each had invites to the VF presale for Baltimore and the last guy (out of the 3 of us) that made it into the waiting room (the screen before the queue opens up), ended up with the best spot in the queue with only 350 people ahead of him.  Me and my other buddy had 2,000+ people in front of us when we entered the queue, even though we got in the waiting room ahead of him.

    Just trying to figure out how this madness works.  I can accept it being random...but would just like to know so I'm not trying everything I can do to get into the waiting room as quickly as possible if there's absolutely no benefit to your spot in the queue.
    Yes, it’s random. 
    Thanks.  Makes more sense now.  Guess I didn't have to freak out about how quickly I got into the waiting room.
  • given2fly23
    given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 6,042
    SPiNMeRouND_RoLLMeOVeR said:
    Wouldn't it be cool if they did smaller venue, 10C exclusive shows? I imagine they could mix one or two of those in during each leg of a tour. I think the the Stones used to do something like that.  I'd pay top dollar for those.

    This is essentially a 10C tour. We should be grateful they're playing arenas where we can actually get in. 
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  • Paige
    Paige Posts: 365
    tdawe said:
    Paige said:
    BennyLaRue said:
    RS65573 said:
    At least if they are on stubhub you can get in. This is worse IMO.
    I guess. But the cheapest ticket is $335 for a single in the 400-level behind the stage. Most are >$600.
    Are people really gonna pay that? Cause I love Pearl Jam and I've been in the fan club for 25 years ... but ... uh uh.
    I didn't bother taking a screen shot, but I just checked on the tickets that have sold on StubHub so far this morning, and the answer is a definitive "yes".

    tdawe said:

    I didn't bother taking a screen shot, but I just checked on the tickets that have sold on StubHub so far this morning, and the answer is a definitive "yes".
    Wow!! Well, at least Eddie will sing "Last Kiss" to them. ;)
  • gvillian
    gvillian Clarks Summit, PA Posts: 148
    pistol pete said:
    Question for next time....is your place in the queue completely random?  Me and two other buddies each had invites to the VF presale for Baltimore and the last guy (out of the 3 of us) that made it into the waiting room (the screen before the queue opens up), ended up with the best spot in the queue with only 350 people ahead of him.  Me and my other buddy had 2,000+ people in front of us when we entered the queue, even though we got in the waiting room ahead of him.

    Just trying to figure out how this madness works.  I can accept it being random...but would just like to know so I'm not trying everything I can do to get into the waiting room as quickly as possible if there's absolutely no benefit to your spot in the queue.
    I logged into waiting room (Baltimore) about 30 seconds before 10am - had about 450 people ahead of me- got 2 tickets in 200 level side stage after about 2 minute wait.  Had to be some sort of randomness.
  • SJD3232
    SJD3232 Posts: 2,203
    ISO: 1 ticket to Baltimore  =)
  • PJammin
    PJammin Posts: 606
    Was able to get Section 101 Row H (Side Stage - Stone) for St. Louis about 10 minutes into the verified fan sale. Looks like they sold uppers first and them moved to the lower side stage tix and then behind stage.
  • Lostpawn
    Lostpawn Posts: 414
    Got 4 for Denver, upper bowl, Mike side. 
  • leddead
    leddead Posts: 158
    gvillian said:
    pistol pete said:
    Question for next time....is your place in the queue completely random?  Me and two other buddies each had invites to the VF presale for Baltimore and the last guy (out of the 3 of us) that made it into the waiting room (the screen before the queue opens up), ended up with the best spot in the queue with only 350 people ahead of him.  Me and my other buddy had 2,000+ people in front of us when we entered the queue, even though we got in the waiting room ahead of him.

    Just trying to figure out how this madness works.  I can accept it being random...but would just like to know so I'm not trying everything I can do to get into the waiting room as quickly as possible if there's absolutely no benefit to your spot in the queue.
    I logged into waiting room (Baltimore) about 30 seconds before 10am - had about 450 people ahead of me- got 2 tickets in 200 level side stage after about 2 minute wait.  Had to be some sort of randomness.
    I logged into Baltimore Waiting Room exactly 10 minutes before 10 AM as suggested.  There were 2,000+ in front of me.  Finally got in at 10:25 and couldn't even pull a single.
  • jwhjr17
    jwhjr17 Posts: 2,081
    Good stuff popping up for PHX
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  • Alpine Bound
    Alpine Bound Posts: 1,809
    jwhjr17 said:
    Good stuff popping up for PHX
    Ugh. I wish I had won. I need a pair my wife and cousin :(
  • chukdotcom
    chukdotcom Posts: 757
    leddead said:
    gvillian said:
    pistol pete said:
    Question for next time....is your place in the queue completely random?  Me and two other buddies each had invites to the VF presale for Baltimore and the last guy (out of the 3 of us) that made it into the waiting room (the screen before the queue opens up), ended up with the best spot in the queue with only 350 people ahead of him.  Me and my other buddy had 2,000+ people in front of us when we entered the queue, even though we got in the waiting room ahead of him.

    Just trying to figure out how this madness works.  I can accept it being random...but would just like to know so I'm not trying everything I can do to get into the waiting room as quickly as possible if there's absolutely no benefit to your spot in the queue.
    I logged into waiting room (Baltimore) about 30 seconds before 10am - had about 450 people ahead of me- got 2 tickets in 200 level side stage after about 2 minute wait.  Had to be some sort of randomness.
    I logged into Baltimore Waiting Room exactly 10 minutes before 10 AM as suggested.  There were 2,000+ in front of me.  Finally got in at 10:25 and couldn't even pull a single.
    Same here.
  • whitepants
    whitepants Posts: 729
    I'm drinking some chamomile tea before the 10am PST pre-sale for the LA shows. I can't believe after almost 30 years, it is still a very stressful event to buy friggin concert tickets for Pearl Jam.


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  • tdawe
    tdawe Posts: 2,091
    SPiNMeRouND_RoLLMeOVeR said:
    Wouldn't it be cool if they did smaller venue, 10C exclusive shows? I imagine they could mix one or two of those in during each leg of a tour. I think the the Stones used to do something like that.  I'd pay top dollar for those.
    Oh, I had forgotten all about the rumored SiriusXM show...more fun times to look forward to on this board.
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  • Paige
    Paige Posts: 365
    Congrats to everyone who successfully traversed the VF process, by the way! It helps to see people going through it too, much less isolated. (And good luck to the rest of us tomorrow!)
  • tombellanca
    tombellanca Posts: 120
    I'm debating being logged in via iphone tm app vs. desktop webpage...any quick thoughts?
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  • rey
    rey Monmouth County, NJ Posts: 308
    chukdotcom said:
    leddead said:
    gvillian said:
    pistol pete said:
    Question for next time....is your place in the queue completely random?  Me and two other buddies each had invites to the VF presale for Baltimore and the last guy (out of the 3 of us) that made it into the waiting room (the screen before the queue opens up), ended up with the best spot in the queue with only 350 people ahead of him.  Me and my other buddy had 2,000+ people in front of us when we entered the queue, even though we got in the waiting room ahead of him.

    Just trying to figure out how this madness works.  I can accept it being random...but would just like to know so I'm not trying everything I can do to get into the waiting room as quickly as possible if there's absolutely no benefit to your spot in the queue.
    I logged into waiting room (Baltimore) about 30 seconds before 10am - had about 450 people ahead of me- got 2 tickets in 200 level side stage after about 2 minute wait.  Had to be some sort of randomness.
    I logged into Baltimore Waiting Room exactly 10 minutes before 10 AM as suggested.  There were 2,000+ in front of me.  Finally got in at 10:25 and couldn't even pull a single.
    Same here.


    Same here.  I was able to get into the waiting room for Baltimore about 13 minutes before 10 AM.  When the queue opened, I had 2000+ in front of me.  Got in for tickets at close to 10:30.  I was only looking for a single and got the someone beat you to it message several times.  Finally pulled one where the "Sit tight, we're securing your Verified Tickets" screen didn't disappear immediately so I thought it was processing my purchase.  Almost two hours later I still had the same screen and eventually had to pull the plug.

    Beyond frustrating to hear that people who entered the waiting room right before 10:00 ended up in the queue with only 450 or 350 ahead of them.  It seems like the spot you are given in the queue is totally random.

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