Leg 2 NA 2022 Pearl Jam Posters

PJ-Cubs · September 2022

CROJAM95 said:

there is probably a reason they did away with poster preorders

bunch of whiners that they didnt get a masterpiece cough cough Flippable poster

If I had to choose, I think I would rather risk spending $50 and getting a "bad" poster than wait 5 hours and possibly come up empty handed

JojoRice · September 2022

PJ-Cubs said:

CROJAM95 said:

there is probably a reason they did away with poster preorders

bunch of whiners that they didnt get a masterpiece cough cough Flippable poster

If I had to choose, I think I would rather risk spending $50 and getting a "bad" poster than wait 5 hours and possibly come up empty handed

This ^

CROJAM95 · September 2022

PJ-Cubs said:

CROJAM95 said:

there is probably a reason they did away with poster preorders

bunch of whiners that they didnt get a masterpiece cough cough Flippable poster

If I had to choose, I think I would rather risk spending $50 and getting a "bad" poster than wait 5 hours and possibly come up empty handed

oh I agree....im just throwing out why i think its gone

I like Merch too....but most of it isnt well thought out, pricey & generic

rey · September 2022

apirk72 said:

I went down to Wrigley 13 at like noon or something looked at the line and decided to get some and drinks instead. I know people enjoy it it so good for them but I can't imagine doing it again. I am pretty patient and will wait out anything I would want until it drops in price, not sure why anyone buys anything the days after a concert, especially posters since there is the AP drop( I scored today hope others here did as well) and usually a drop in PJs shop.

I did the same thing at Wrigley 13. I do now wish that I had the Cracker jack poster but there is no way it would have been worth waiting in that line in that heat for that long.

AS9006 · September 2022

Shame for those that waited in line 6 hours in nashville. What a cool town as we enjoyed our time bar hopping around rather sweating our rears off in line to grab some merch. Maybe a flipper who posts on here can answer this, poster cost $45, you in turn sell on ebay for $200, is your life/job that needy where u need to profit 155 minus ebay fees by waiting in line 6 hours to stiff other pearl jams fans?

kosteva2 · September 2022

AS9006 said:

Shame for those that waited in line 6 hours in nashville. What a cool town as we enjoyed our time bar hopping around rather sweating our rears off in line to grab some merch. Maybe a flipper who posts on here can answer this, poster cost $45, you in turn sell on ebay for $200, is your life/job that needy where u need to profit 155 minus ebay fees by waiting in line 6 hours to stiff other pearl jams fans?

It's not just for the poster. If flipper getting show-specific shirt, hat, sticker, pin, license plate, then profit margin goes way up for time waiting in line. With a 2 per person limit on these items can make even more.
Just looking at stuff from MSG. conservative sales prices on eBay (before fees) last few days ~$180 poster, ~$130 shirt, ~$170 hat, $140 license plate, ~$40 sticker/pin set. I'm not a flipper, but when you add it all up someone near front of the outdoor early merch line can really cash in

CarryTheZero · September 2022

In Nashville, I looked at my son and put the question to him. Wait in line or not? He chose not to wait. We did some sightseeing plus TMR tour. So, I resigned myself to not waiting and possibly missing out on the Klausen poster. We lined up at 5:30 on a side entrance. Got in right at 6, and scored a poster! I repeated this at St. Louis and was able to get what I needed. I may be done with the merch lines! 5 hours is too much.

shep · September 2022

euchrid said:

shep said:

Can someone give a reminder about the dates of the bootleg releases so I set a marker on my calendar to hawkishly watch the forums and shop around those dates for posters?

Frustrated by these artist drops... Never used to have a problem catching them and now 0/2.

Thanks.

Just had a st. Louis in my cart and sold out before I could pay for it. Not happy.

North America Leg 2 Bootleg Schedule
September 20 – Quebec City, QB (from September 1)
September 23 – Ottawa, ON (from September 3)
September 27 – Hamilton, ON (from September 6)
September 30 – Toronto, ON (from September 8)
October 7 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (from September 11)
October 11 – Camden, NJ (from September 14)
October 14 – Nashville, TN (from September 16)
October 18 – Louisville, KY (from September 17)
October 21 – St. Louis, MO (from September 18)
October 25 – Oklahoma City, OK (from September 20)
October 28 – Denver, CO (from September 22)

Thank you.

hihobibo · September 2022

While the city specific shirts are cool, in 2016, I really wanted the Tampa shirt. Didn't get it. Kept looking around online for the next few weeks after the show, and never saw any that were reasonably priced. After 2 months, I didn't care anymore. I had my fun at the actual event. In 2022, I really don't care anymore. Its just a t-shirt. Think about other events you have been to, and not got a souvenir. Does that really affect your happiness now?

JojoRice · September 2022

The reason I waited nearly 6 hours in line in Nashville is because I didn't want to pay the ridiculous ebay prices and I didn't want to hold merch during the show either. At one of the LA shows back in May I waited and bought merch inside the venue. Was able to get everything I wanted. Then during the show there was 2 different people sitting around me that spilled their drinks and my stuff was almost ruined. It's a damned if you do and damned if you don't scenario.

CantKeepmedown · September 2022

I can probably count on one hand the amount of things that I'd wait in line 6 hours for. Probably wouldn't even need all the fingers lol. Pearl jam merchandise is not even sniffing that list.

However......about 5-6 years ago, I once waited in line 2 hours for a special beer release so I should not be judging. People waiting in line has zero effect on my life so have at it!

OceansJenny · September 2022

CarryTheZero said:

In Nashville, I looked at my son and put the question to him. Wait in line or not? He chose not to wait. We did some sightseeing plus TMR tour. So, I resigned myself to not waiting and possibly missing out on the Klausen poster. We lined up at 5:30 on a side entrance. Got in right at 6, and scored a poster! I repeated this at St. Louis and was able to get what I needed. I may be done with the merch lines! 5 hours is too much.

Yes! This is the way! So no go outside merch lines!

OceansJenny · September 2022

JojoRice said:

The reason I waited nearly 6 hours in line in Nashville is because I didn't want to pay the ridiculous ebay prices and I didn't want to hold merch during the show either. At one of the LA shows back in May I waited and bought merch inside the venue. Was able to get everything I wanted. Then during the show there was 2 different people sitting around me that spilled their drinks and my stuff was almost ruined. It's a damned if you do and damned if you don't scenario.

I hear you here. When they started outside merch I thought it was great bc I could avoid holding/watching it during the show. But once I realized I was blowing the whole day in those outside merch lines, I reverted back to just getting merch at the show when doors opened. I put it on my seat in a bag and periodically check on it and I haven’t had an issue in 15+ shows. Before the 2010s they didn’t allow or give you tubes so I would roll and put in plastic newspaper bags. Still no problem. Definitely avoid putting your merch on the floor as people spill.

If someone spilled on your bag on the seat I would consider that very unlucky. Probably need to switch to holding it if you see sloshers behind you. Kind of annoying but to me better than 6+ hours in line. Or bring some plastic bags and wrap your stuff a few times in it.

I waited in NYC February weather outside the Beacon to make sure I got the N2 Earthings poster. My hands and toes were numb when I left and the energy drained out of me. When I went back for the actual show the poster would have been easy to get. Waste of my time and energy earlier in the day.

Same with Fenway 18 - stood in a lot of outside merch lines (early!) to make sure I got my posters. When the gates opened for the actual show I could have gotten them easily. Another waste.

tdawe · September 2022

CantKeepmedown said:

I once waited in line 2 hours for a special beer release

I don’t think I’d be able to hold it that long.

AlaG · September 2022

I don’t think there’s enough talk about the relationship between high ticket prices (especially for MSG), the band encouraging folks to travel to see them through some combination of serving very specific markets/not playing many shows in said markets and going out of their way to provide a different experience each night, and the tendency of fans to flip merch AND tickets if they can for insane prices.

I’m not sure what can really be done about it at this stage. But a lot of the merch and ticket scalping that occurred as MSG had to, to some extent, be related to folks doing whatever they could to make ends meet after going above their means to afford being in attendance that night.

drfox · September 2022

AlaG said:

I don’t think there’s enough talk about the relationship between high ticket prices (especially for MSG), the band encouraging folks to travel to see them through some combination of serving very specific markets/not playing many shows in said markets and going out of their way to provide a different experience each night, and the tendency of fans to flip merch AND tickets if they can for insane prices.

I’m not sure what can really be done about it at this stage. But a lot of the merch and ticket scalping that occurred as MSG had to, to some extent, be related to folks doing whatever they could to make ends meet after going above their means to afford being in attendance that night.

Tend to agree with some of these points. The band plays so few shows compared to others and you are forced to travel. Eg here in the U.K. we got only 2 shows (compared say to the Killers who did 12) so it meant many of us travelled to Amsterdam, Berlin etc to see them. Turns into quite a costly activity

DE4173 · September 2022

https://twitter.com/mrtsurt/status/1572903962722078721?t=-Yx80luaP0df4ZXlC1mxOQ&s=19

Kearn5y · September 2022

Nice shirt but not a fan of the poster

OceansJenny · September 2022

People were flipping merch to “fund shows” when PJ played 60 shows a year and tickets were $60. It’s not a new concept unfortunately. Where there’s a buck to be made, someone will take advantage.

mpedone · September 2022

I do wonder if Nashville and St Louis were worse because they were Friday and Sunday in the US (MSG was going to be crazy anyway, but that was also a Sunday). So, more people took the entire day off on Friday than they would on a day mid-week. Haven't seen anything about the OKC merch being crazy. Curious to hear how Denver goes today.

Leg 2 NA 2022 Pearl Jam Posters

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