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Did one person really buy all the FL plates?!?!

EvilClosetMonkeyEvilClosetMonkey Posts: 519
edited April 25 in The Porch
There's a rumor going around that one single person bought all the plates at the merch stand due to no limits?  Discuss...
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  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 14,350
    I think so
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    i wish i wish i wish i wish, i guess it never stops
  • 100 Pacer100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,200
    EvilClosetMonkey said:
    There's a rumor going around that one single person bought all the plates at the merch stand due to no limits?  Discuss...
    One person purchased at least 25 that we could see.
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  • DE4173DE4173 Posts: 1,827
    edited April 25
    The reason for the show stoppages was the dude dropped his box of license plates on people's toes. 😁
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 95,083
    100 Pacer said:
    EvilClosetMonkey said:
    There's a rumor going around that one single person bought all the plates at the merch stand due to no limits?  Discuss...
    One person purchased at least 25 that we could see.

    What a piece of shit. 
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,945
    demetrios said:
    100 Pacer said:
    EvilClosetMonkey said:
    There's a rumor going around that one single person bought all the plates at the merch stand due to no limits?  Discuss...
    One person purchased at least 25 that we could see.

    What a piece of shit. 
    Big time 
  • BSullyBSully Indiana Posts: 1,376
    I know it would never happen, but it would be great if he couldn't sell a single one of those for profit.
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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,736
    Flippers are going to take advantage of these kinds of situations if you let them. 

    It is up to the bands merch team and the venue to do better. 
  • pjpjpaulpjpjpaul Posts: 1,697
    What's worse, the fact that they did it, or the fact that they were allowed to do it? 
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  • gotthebottlegotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,240
    pjpjpaul said:
    What's worse, the fact that they did it, or the fact that they were allowed to do it? 
    The second
  • elvistheking44elvistheking44 Posts: 4,491
    My guess is they were buying extras for all the people here that weren’t going to the show but wanted one. Sure you offered something in trade, but fans at the show that were standing in line still ended up with nothing. Same thing.
  • DE4173DE4173 Posts: 1,827
    pjpjpaul said:
    What's worse, the fact that they did it, or the fact that they were allowed to do it? 
    People who buy from flippers are part of the equation.
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  • pjrusspjruss Posts: 610
    Then the trickle down effect that occurs causes more problems: “damn, they sold out of plates, the thing I really wanted. Hmmm, I should now buy an extra poster and a couple tokens and event T-shirts so that I can try to trade for a plate”.

    After this, posters run out, event T-shirts, etc. 

    it’s a lose-lose 👎🏻
  • BSullyBSully Indiana Posts: 1,376
    gotthebottle said:
    pjpjpaul said:
    What's worse, the fact that they did it, or the fact that they were allowed to do it? 
    The second
    100% the second one.
    People will do as much as they are allowed to do. If that same guy was told to only buy 2, he would have probably only bought the 2 and not thought a single thing about it after.
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  • gotthebottlegotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,240
    BSully said:
    gotthebottle said:
    pjpjpaul said:
    What's worse, the fact that they did it, or the fact that they were allowed to do it? 
    The second
    100% the second one.
    People will do as much as they are allowed to do. If that same guy was told to only buy 2, he would have probably only bought the 2 and not thought a single thing about it after.
    Well... he'd probably go get his minions together and see if they all got 2. Obviously a flipper
  • Shaindli1Shaindli1 MA Posts: 1,203
    Jfc for me, the only reason to buy multiple if something (stickers or buttons) would be to gift them to my many PJ fans coworkers. Would never flip and screw over other fans!
  • gotthebottlegotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,240
    Shaindli1 said:
    Jfc for me, the only reason to buy multiple if something (stickers or buttons) would be to gift them to my many PJ fans coworkers. Would never flip and screw over other fans!
    I only trade stickers. But man.. being a Steeler and Penguins fan I want a license plate and not from a flipper. I'll wait in line but if you wait hours for one thing and it's gone right away it is infuriating 
  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,131
    elvistheking44 said:
    My guess is they were buying extras for all the people here that weren’t going to the show but wanted one. Sure you offered something in trade, but fans at the show that were standing in line still ended up with nothing. Same thing.

    And many of those people will pay $50 if not more per plate.

    Sadly, as said, there'll always be people who feed into the flippers because they just see it as their money for someone else's time.

    I can certainly understand a situation where someone would have to pay a reasonable fee ("My merch bill is $150 and that's what I charge you") or "just a little so I can get a beer during the show" but something like $199.95+50ship for a poster is ridiculous. You can usually spot the obvious flippers because they're the ones on eBay asking stupid shipping prices and in the groups with those dumb raffles the day after the tour ends.
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  • Shaindli1Shaindli1 MA Posts: 1,203
    gotthebottle said:
    Shaindli1 said:
    Jfc for me, the only reason to buy multiple if something (stickers or buttons) would be to gift them to my many PJ fans coworkers. Would never flip and screw over other fans!
    I only trade stickers. But man.. being a Steeler and Penguins fan I want a license plate and not from a flipper. I'll wait in line but if you wait hours for one thing and it's gone right away it is infuriating 
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 95,083
    PJNB said:
    Flippers are going to take advantage of these kinds of situations if you let them. 

    It is up to the bands merch team and the venue to do better. 

    Exactly. Staff member probably didn't care or didn't know what they were doing. Maybe not trained well by their supervisors. 
  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,131
    demetrios said:
    PJNB said:
    Flippers are going to take advantage of these kinds of situations if you let them. 

    It is up to the bands merch team and the venue to do better. 

    Exactly. Staff member probably didn't care or didn't know what they were doing. Maybe not trained well by their supervisors. 

    How many of those staff are third-party contractors or venue staff and do they really care about limits? If someone comes up wanting to buy a whole box of women's medium shirts, does that employee really care?
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  • DE4173DE4173 Posts: 1,827
    Lost In Ohio said:
    demetrios said:
    PJNB said:
    Flippers are going to take advantage of these kinds of situations if you let them. 

    It is up to the bands merch team and the venue to do better. 

    Exactly. Staff member probably didn't care or didn't know what they were doing. Maybe not trained well by their supervisors. 

    How many of those staff are third-party contractors or venue staff and do they really care about limits? If someone comes up wanting to buy a whole box of women's medium shirts, does that employee really care?

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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,736
    Why pretend like there are limits in place then if you don’t give a shit to make the extra step to enforce those limits. 
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 10,136
    edited April 25
    Easy to see where human error comes into play. One or more people in the communication chain neglects to inform the next person.. Or maybe the cashier themselves wasn't told or forgot. The software is apparently not set up to catch it either. It sucks but come on friends they're souvenir license plates.
  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,736
    edited April 25
    Every tour it is the same problem. If they cared they would make the simple extra step.
  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,131
    pjl44 said:
    Easy to see where human error comes into play. One or more people in the communication chain neglects to inform the next person.. Or maybe the cashier themselves wasn't told or forgot. The software is apparently not set up to catch it either. It sucks but come on friends they're souvenir license plates.
    Or else what they'd do is use five different cards to get around the limits.
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  • Bart.niessenBart.niessen The Netherlands Posts: 52
    edited April 25
    One item a head solves the problem, no exclusions with different cards etc. Saw a couple with a kid walk away with 6 posters as well, that’s just plain stupid. 
    Don’t understand the 2 items limit either. Apart from buying one for a friend, what the hell does a guy need 2 decks for.. 
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 10,762
    A while ago I was buying stuff and cashier asked if my 8yr old was getting anything. Thinking back I should have grabbed a couple more stickers!
  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,691
    A guy at Sydney 2 last year was trying to buy multiple posters. The lady serving him just said “There’s a limit so I’ll need to do more than one transaction”, then processed 3 or 4 separate sales for the same guy while the rest of us waited.
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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 10,136
    Loujoe said:
    A while ago I was buying stuff and cashier asked if my 8yr old was getting anything. Thinking back I should have grabbed a couple more stickers!
    When I used to hit the limited beer releases back in the day there were a lot of confused grandmothers and annoyed spouses in those lines
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