2025 Fan to Fan Exchange and ISO/FT/FS Thread

eddievedderspants · April 17

bootleg said:

steven87 said:

It’s so much harder than it used to be having to constantly monitor a million different sources. Ah how I miss the good ole’ days of just sitting around refreshing F2F for hours on end lol.

Yeah that was at least only 1 day of pain. Now the pain lasts for months.

Literally. I've been banging on both of the FLA shows since December, pretty regularly at all hours of day and night, just looking for a single. I've carted a few, but never able to finish.

The F2F marketplace is a complete failure, IMO, and not just because I haven't had success. Its the speed (< 5 seconds) in which the tickets are snatched up and the huge number that end up on secondary sites within hours and listed for 10x the original price. TM doesnt care that their "non-transferrable" rules are easily skirted. 10C is powerless since they already negotiated their allocation and are out of the picture once they distribute their tickets.

spankyMP · April 17

Literally looked away for 2 seconds to check something and missed GA for Nash 1. UGH!!!

superfuzz30 · April 17

Ugh FLA 2 in 113 pair...came and went. Didnt even get to checkout.

Chrrie · April 17

Just saw these, couldn’t cart— hopefully it was a link

jaredzim · April 17

Same issue here!

spankyMP · April 17

Chrrie said:

Just saw these, couldn’t cart— hopefully it was a link

It was posted on the Pearl Jam Tour 2025 facebook page with no link, so probably gone before anybody had a chance.

Chrrie · April 17

Seems like it was probably the same ten club member who dropped the 113 P’s for N1 earlier

The_Giant_Midget · April 17

my FL2 horror story was getting 2 GA in my cart somehow a few weeks ago, wanted to pay with my new debit over credit and like an idiot i decided to update the new info instead of just using a stored card and of course i lost them. i just keep telling myself there would've been an error in checkout anyway. at this point im just hoping the resale site sellers panic and really cut their prices starting a day or so before Saturday night.

steven87 · April 17

100 Pacer said:

steven87 said:

It’s so much harder than it used to be having to constantly monitor a million different sources. Ah how I miss the good ole’ days of just sitting around refreshing F2F for hours on end lol.

In 2023 a couple of months before the tour kicked off our son crawled into bed with us at 3am, waking me in the process on my birthday no less, so of course I reached for my phone as he got settled in and comfortable. Naturally within 5 minutes I pulled a GA pair for St Paul.

I’d gladly be woken up several times this weekend for the same result to help others out.

💯 I have so many similar stories from 2023 and the first half of 2024. Scoring GA while waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, randomly checking my phone after spending 3 hours in the hot sun pulling weeds out of my garden, walking out of a bar late at night, etc. Every time I logged on, I got this exciting feeling that this could be the time I upgrade. F2F was good while it lasted, but ever since the bots took it over during the second half of last year, those days have been long gone.

SPEEDY MCCREADY · April 17

bootleg said:

SHZA said:

I got to checkout but didn't bother trying since it looks like pretty extreme side stage

I would have taken them. I don’t have a problem with side stage.

Agree 100%
Those side stage seats are better than 90% of the rest of the venue, in my opinion. After GA, those side stage seats are my choice.

gotthebottle · April 17

spankyMP said:

Chrrie said:

Just saw these, couldn’t cart— hopefully it was a link

It was posted on the Pearl Jam Tour 2025 facebook page with no link, so probably gone before anybody had a chance.

Stupid FB... they OFTEN (not always) get the fans who are new or not on boards so the tix get wasted

estarr31 · April 17

Im in one FB group, another one denied me earlier in the week lol even tho i didnt even get to answer their questions before.

Chrrie · April 17

steven87 said:

100 Pacer said:

steven87 said:

It’s so much harder than it used to be having to constantly monitor a million different sources. Ah how I miss the good ole’ days of just sitting around refreshing F2F for hours on end lol.

In 2023 a couple of months before the tour kicked off our son crawled into bed with us at 3am, waking me in the process on my birthday no less, so of course I reached for my phone as he got settled in and comfortable. Naturally within 5 minutes I pulled a GA pair for St Paul.

I’d gladly be woken up several times this weekend for the same result to help others out.

💯 I have so many similar stories from 2023 and the first half of 2024. Scoring GA while waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, randomly checking my phone after spending 3 hours in the hot sun pulling weeds out of my garden, walking out of a bar late at night, etc. Every time I logged on, I got this exciting feeling that this could be the time I upgrade. F2F was good while it lasted, but ever since the bots took it over during the second half of last year, those days have been long gone.

Okay my “back in the good old days of f2f” story is I had a dream that someone dropped a GA pair for one of the Austin shows and when I woke up and checked TM (because that’s what I did as soon as I woke up 🤣) what do you know there was a GA pair sitting there.

I say “good old days” somewhat as a joke, in that it was seriously an obsession and a lot of work, but there was always a payoff. I guess that’s just my personality where if I want something that much I’ll just do whatever it takes even if my TM app screen time stat was embarrassingly high back then.

Reissy · April 17

gotthebottle said:

spankyMP said:

Chrrie said:

Just saw these, couldn’t cart— hopefully it was a link

It was posted on the Pearl Jam Tour 2025 facebook page with no link, so probably gone before anybody had a chance.

Stupid FB... they OFTEN (not always) get the fans who are new or not on boards so the tix get wasted

All the tickets getting tossed into the wind on Facebook really aggravates me. With a little coordination, so many people could be landing great seats to in-demand shows. That said, I’ve managed to snag four sets of tickets through posts over there—so I’m trying to balance my frustration with some appreciation.

aisleseats · April 17

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

bootleg said:

SHZA said:

I got to checkout but didn't bother trying since it looks like pretty extreme side stage

I would have taken them. I don’t have a problem with side stage.

Agree 100%
Those side stage seats are better than 90% of the rest of the venue, in my opinion. After GA, those side stage seats are my choice.

That's my preferred spot. I'm just sitting here waiting for a 113 drop for Nashville.

Merkin Baller · April 17

Reissy said:

gotthebottle said:

spankyMP said:

Chrrie said:

Just saw these, couldn’t cart— hopefully it was a link

It was posted on the Pearl Jam Tour 2025 facebook page with no link, so probably gone before anybody had a chance.

Stupid FB... they OFTEN (not always) get the fans who are new or not on boards so the tix get wasted

All the tickets getting tossed into the wind on Facebook really aggravates me. With a little coordination, so many people could be landing great seats to in-demand shows. That said, I’ve managed to snag four sets of tickets through posts over there—so I’m trying to balance my frustration with some appreciation.

What FB groups are you in?

I guess I should join them hoping to score for Nashville 2.

deb1211 · April 17

aisleseats said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

bootleg said:

SHZA said:

I got to checkout but didn't bother trying since it looks like pretty extreme side stage

I would have taken them. I don’t have a problem with side stage.

Agree 100%
Those side stage seats are better than 90% of the rest of the venue, in my opinion. After GA, those side stage seats are my choice.

That's my preferred spot. I'm just sitting here waiting for a 113 drop for Nashville.

Same here. I'm a side stage connoisseur. I'm still holding out for Nashville 2. I get great photos from side stage and i love to see all the crew action band's faces

Reissy · April 17

Merkin Baller said:

Reissy said:

gotthebottle said:

spankyMP said:

Chrrie said:

Just saw these, couldn’t cart— hopefully it was a link

It was posted on the Pearl Jam Tour 2025 facebook page with no link, so probably gone before anybody had a chance.

Stupid FB... they OFTEN (not always) get the fans who are new or not on boards so the tix get wasted

All the tickets getting tossed into the wind on Facebook really aggravates me. With a little coordination, so many people could be landing great seats to in-demand shows. That said, I’ve managed to snag four sets of tickets through posts over there—so I’m trying to balance my frustration with some appreciation.

What FB groups are you in?

I guess I should join them hoping to score for Nashville 2.

Official Pearl Jam Ten Club Members, Pearl Jam Ten Club Members, Pearl Jam Have/Need a Ticket 2025, Pearl Jam Nashville 2025, Pearl Jam Pittsburgh 2025, etc.

There's a LOT of junk to sift through - get ready to see MTV Unplugged videos posted four times a day.

sted24 · April 17

Not my post and not looking for Pitt tickets but someone just posted this on one of the FB groups (I’m in the UK so hence time difference but should be in 5 min)

- figured someone would want the heads up if not on FB!

100 Pacer · April 17

Chrrie said:

steven87 said:

100 Pacer said:

steven87 said:

It’s so much harder than it used to be having to constantly monitor a million different sources. Ah how I miss the good ole’ days of just sitting around refreshing F2F for hours on end lol.

In 2023 a couple of months before the tour kicked off our son crawled into bed with us at 3am, waking me in the process on my birthday no less, so of course I reached for my phone as he got settled in and comfortable. Naturally within 5 minutes I pulled a GA pair for St Paul.

I’d gladly be woken up several times this weekend for the same result to help others out.

💯 I have so many similar stories from 2023 and the first half of 2024. Scoring GA while waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, randomly checking my phone after spending 3 hours in the hot sun pulling weeds out of my garden, walking out of a bar late at night, etc. Every time I logged on, I got this exciting feeling that this could be the time I upgrade. F2F was good while it lasted, but ever since the bots took it over during the second half of last year, those days have been long gone.

Okay my “back in the good old days of f2f” story is I had a dream that someone dropped a GA pair for one of the Austin shows and when I woke up and checked TM (because that’s what I did as soon as I woke up 🤣) what do you know there was a GA pair sitting there.

I say “good old days” somewhat as a joke, in that it was seriously an obsession and a lot of work, but there was always a payoff. I guess that’s just my personality where if I want something that much I’ll just do whatever it takes even if my TM app screen time stat was embarrassingly high back then.

Amen.

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