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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: sweetcell on August 11, 2006, 10:13:00 am
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Anyone here have any success in getting a pair of tickets for Justin Timberlake?
I hit the link in the e-mail exactly one second after 10 AM - and proceded to spend the past twelve minutes watching a pretty 30-second count-down timer, 24 times in a row. It was awesome! much better than actually getting tickets!!! In fact, I'm going to stop bitching here and go back to my other browser window so I can watch that count-down again!!!
This system SUCKS. I mean, gimme something - either tickets, or a "sorry sold out" message. Lame "please hold" type screens are insulting.
Bah, I didn't *actually* want to impress my GF, for once, anyways.
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I actually got to a window that says "We're sorry, we were unable to process your request due to high transaction volumes. Please try to submit your request again." And I just keep hitting the "continue" button over and over and over...
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Keep trying, I got mine about 10:15 after waiting through all those messages.
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damn it-I got the same message over and over again and now the 930 site says it is sold out. I hope they add another show.
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dhinojwala: so, how much were service charges etc on top of the 2 X $55 for the tickets?
i know this won't make me popular here, but here goes anyways: for crazy over-subscribed shows (like foo fighters, JT, etc), maybe the 9:30 should consider tasking (brace for it) Ticketmaster with the selling job. Tickets.com just doesn't seem to be able to deal with the traffic.
25+ minutes after I hit the link, I'm still getting count-downs. the show MUST be sold-out by now. normally i'm happy with tickets.com, slightly lower fees that ticketbastard, but at times like these I'd pay a bit more for better service.
flame on.
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The main 930 page says it's sold out.
Still can't get past the waiting room though.
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You guys should have gone to a tickets.com outlet for a high-demand show like this :)
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move him to DAR you can sell 3x the tickets :-)
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Originally posted by dhinojwala:
I actually got to a window that says "We're sorry, we were unable to process your request due to high transaction volumes. Please try to submit your request again." And I just keep hitting the "continue" button over and over and over...
I got as far as entering the number code thingie and then it sent me right back to this. Bah.
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I hear you on that.... I did the same thing right at the stroke of 10am and waited and waited til I finally went to the 930 website to see they were already sold out. I am really really disappointed!!!
Originally posted by sweetcell:
Anyone here have any success in getting a pair of tickets for Justin Timberlake?
I hit the link in the e-mail exactly one second after 10 AM - and proceded to spend the past twelve minutes watching a pretty 30-second count-down timer, 24 times in a row. It was awesome! much better than actually getting tickets!!! In fact, I'm going to stop bitching here and go back to my other browser window so I can watch that count-down again!!!
This system SUCKS. I mean, gimme something - either tickets, or a "sorry sold out" message. Lame "please hold" type screens are insulting.
Bah, I didn't *actually* want to impress my GF, for once, anyways.
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(made a listake in my previous post - meant to ask rakked about surcharges, not dhinojwala)
You guys should have gone to a tickets.com outlet for a high-demand show like this :)
true dat, Joe - thanks for the tip.
I hope they add another show.
doesn't look likely. JT is playing a bunch of club dates (chicago, boston, etc) and they're all one-offs. looks like we're all S.O.L.
and in other news, it's now 35 minutes since i hit the link, still in the waiting room. amazing. can't the system figure out it's sold out?!? of course not.
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What about that nice little note at the top that reads "Please Note: Tickets No Longer Available"?
Originally posted by sweetcell:
and in other news, it's now 35 minutes since i hit the link, still in the waiting room. amazing. can't the system figure out it's sold out?!? of course not.
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happens everytime theres a big name (beaties, audioslave...)
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Look at this F'er on CL-we should all spam him
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Timberlake at 9:30!! - $1
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Reply to: sale-192808375@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-08-11, 10:15AM EDT
Fri Night Aug 25th
2 tickets Gen Admission, get as close as you want!!
$399 or B.O.
this is in or around GA
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the tickets.com virtual waiting room is definetely a skill you have to aquire. one of the worst ticketing systems ever.
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wait here's a better one...we can call the bastard!
2 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE @ The 9:30 930 Club 8/25 VERY RARE = VERY SOLD OUT - $499
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Reply to: sale-192814333@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-08-11, 10:31AM EDT
I have a pair of tickets to the sexiest show to hit DC in years.
Justin Timberlake @ The 1200 capacity 9:30 Club.
Serious callers only on this one.
$599 gets you the pair delivered directly to your door.
Please call
720-917-0077
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
dhinojwala: so, how much were service charges etc on top of the 2 X $55 for the tickets?
i know this won't make me popular here, but here goes anyways: for crazy over-subscribed shows (like foo fighters, JT, etc), maybe the 9:30 should consider tasking (brace for it) Ticketmaster with the selling job. Tickets.com just doesn't seem to be able to deal with the traffic.
25+ minutes after I hit the link, I'm still getting count-downs. the show MUST be sold-out by now. normally i'm happy with tickets.com, slightly lower fees that ticketbastard, but at times like these I'd pay a bit more for better service.
flame on.
I didn't get as far as service charges. I saw the "type this slightly deformed number to confirm you're not a bot" window, typed in the number, and then saw the "high volume" message over and over. Eventually it said "tickets not available in the quantity you want" message. I kept trying until a minute or two ago...I thought I remembered some people claiming to get tickets for the B&S concerts last fall even after it was "sold out"...apparently tickets are thrown back into the system sometimes when credit card numbers are mis-typed or don't go through properly.
When I saw the "virtual waiting room" screen when I first logged on at 9:59am, I figured I was in trouble...does Ticketmaster have a similar method for high-demand shows? I'm disappointed I didn't get tickets, but there's also a "thrill of the hunt" element to getting tickets for shows. I tried...girlfriend will understand...hopefully :roll:
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this is a bunch of crap.
I didn't even move past the waiting room; my friends did and they got online after me... we all got screwed out of tickets though
who the hell did get tickets? 9:30 probably reserved 90% of the tickets and left the rest for us.
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Service charge was $17.00 and it'll cost another $4.00 to be mailed to your place.
Keep trying!
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Service charge was $17.00 and it'll cost another $4.00 to be mailed to your place.
huh? that's ticketbastard-type surcharges!
let's keep spamming those CL bastards (check ebay too). that telephone number is for a professional ticket seller. the first CL email address isn't working anymore.
does Ticketmaster have a similar method for high-demand shows?
yeah, they make you wait for a a few minutes during high demand, but you get an answer quickly. they just have the server capacity to deal with massive demand. tickets.com is great for 99% of the 9:30's shows... just a few need a bigger and better system.
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Keep trying!
I got through and 11:35am and a friend got through at 11:40am. Go directly to the tickets.com site and locate the event. It will indicate "currently unavailable", after you request but just keep hitting refresh... reset the ticket quantity to 2 and click continue.
Keep trying again and again. I must have tried 30 times within a few minutes before I finally got through at 11:30am. Then my friend tried the same thing after me from the same computer and got through as well after about 20 refreshes.
Keep trying!
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I've been doing that for 2 hours. If tickets do magically appear I'll get so confused and probably click refresh again.
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This is very entertaining.
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I just got two!!
Keep trying!
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I bet you didn't just get 2--- you just want me to click the damn refresh button for 2 more hours :-)
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^^ Hahaha. I fully expect my finger to fall off from all the refreshing. :mad:
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I just got two. I called tickets.com
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Shit. I just called and nothing. Did you use the 800 number?
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I just tried the 703 number on the tickets.com website, telling me to try the 800 number. Called that, no dice. I give up.
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^^ Same here.
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Once he revealed that he was gay, his audience size nearly doubled.
It's no wonder tickets are twice as hard to get this time.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Once he revealed that he was gay, his audience size nearly doubled.
It's no wonder tickets are twice as hard to get this time.
Haha! Wait...which boy-droid came out of the closet again?
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You people are lacking in your boyband knowledge. :p
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Haha! Wait...which boy-droid came out of the closet again?
lance bass... but you're right, they're interchangeable. but try explaining that to the GF :)
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Once he revealed that he was gay, his audience size nearly doubled.
It's no wonder tickets are twice as hard to get this time.
Hey Smackie, are you having fun throwing eggs today? :D
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
I'm still wondering if you are actually going to the concert? Or was that just another egg? :D
You know me Jag. Nobody likes a Sexyback more than me. When I heard this wasn't 21+, there was no way I could miss it!
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
I'm still wondering if you are actually going to the concert? Or was that just another egg? :D
You know me Jag. Nobody likes a Sexyback more than me. When I heard this wasn't 21+, there was no way I could miss it! [/b]
See, that's the part that threw me off and why I wasn't sure if it was real. :D
That's dedication. 3,000 miles of dedication!
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Consolation: for the face value of $55/ticket that would have gone to Mr. Timberlake, I can now see...
Wed 9/13 - Band of Horses & Chad VanGaalen @ BC = $15
Thu 9/14 - Rogue Wave @ BC = $15
Tue 9/19 - Magnolia Elec Co & Shearwater @ BC = $12
Mon 9/25 - Architecture in Helsinki @ BC = $13
...for the same price. Now, if I can sell this as a *good thing* to the g/f...
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I think this is what I'll do for the massive attack shows. Probably won't sell out as fast but I bet they'll be gone within the first hour.
Originally posted by Joe M.:
You guys should have gone to a tickets.com outlet for a high-demand show like this :)
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Originally posted by dhinojwala:
Consolation: for the face value of $55/ticket that would have gone to Mr. Timberlake, I can now see...
Wed 9/13 - Band of Horses & Chad VanGaalen @ BC = $15
Thu 9/14 - Rogue Wave @ BC = $15
Tue 9/19 - Magnolia Elec Co & Shearwater @ BC = $12
Mon 9/25 - Architecture in Helsinki @ BC = $13
...for the same price. Now, if I can sell this as a *good thing* to the g/f...
Yeah...Good luck with those bands.
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A much better option in my opinion.
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i had no idea so many members of this elite board actually want to see JT.
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i had no idea so many members of this elite board actually want to see JT.
do you have any idea what state the ladies will be in??? easy pickings! (incidentally, the only way i ever get anywhere...)
all joking aside, i really don't care for his music but i'm betting he puts on a good performance. plus, a large part of any show is the crowd - i'm sure the place will be abuzz. add that my GF sorta digs him, and there ya go.
i guess the fact that i can also appreciate big-name commercial acts excludes me from being a member of this board's "elite"... :)
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once upon a time, i wrote:
i know this won't make me popular here, but here goes anyways: for crazy over-subscribed shows (like foo fighters, JT, etc), maybe the 9:30 should consider tasking (brace for it) Ticketmaster with the selling job. Tickets.com just doesn't seem to be able to deal with the traffic.
Looks like that probably won't happen... (http://www.tickets.com/aboutus/PR062806.html) I fear this is an exclusive deal. Anyone? Anyone?
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They're both evil, but I'd prefer tickets.com
anytime.
Originally posted by sweetcell:
once upon a time, i wrote:
i know this won't make me popular here, but here goes anyways: for crazy over-subscribed shows (like foo fighters, JT, etc), maybe the 9:30 should consider tasking (brace for it) Ticketmaster with the selling job. Tickets.com just doesn't seem to be able to deal with the traffic.
Looks like that probably won't happen... (http://www.tickets.com/aboutus/PR062806.html) I fear this is an exclusive deal. Anyone? Anyone? [/b]
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as i was sadly far away from a computer and cell phone service friday morning when tickets when on sale, i'd be most grateful if someone had an extra ticket they might want to off load to a friendly forumite!
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as i was sadly far away from a computer and cell phone service friday morning when tickets when on sale
cell phone and web access had nothing to do with getting a ticket. i had both, as did many others on this forum, and very very few of us scored tickets. they just weren't available. so don't feel bad :)
and with those kind words - looking for a ticket (ideally two) myself. please let me know if you have one available.
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quick update: pairs of tickets are averaging $280 on ebay. between ebay and craigslist, i'd say at least 150 tickets are being resold. through in stubhub and the like, i'm sure we're into the 200-300 range.
so my guestimate is that at least a quarter of the tickets ended up on the secondary market, possibly more. sweet.
930 needs to do something about these popular shows - bracelets, more will-call (either all tickets or random ones), printing names on tickets (or requiring receipts) and needing to show ID, not delivering tickets until a day or two before the show... something. sucks that us regulars couldn't get tickets (despite putting in a valiant effort) while these leeches make a ton of money and the crowd is being packed with K Street'ers.
hum, maybe i should re-post this in "Hey Seth".
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i'm REALLY surprised this show wasn't wristband like foo fighters last year. that would have solved a lot of re-sale problems.
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It is NOT up to the 930 club, it is up to the artist. I've attended will-call only shows of artists playing in small venues and all of them were will-call (other times non-transferable)because of the request of the artist. Obviously, Justin Timberlake doesn't care where the tickets go, but Wilco, Tori Amos, Foo Fighters, Prince, Tom Petty care......
Originally posted by sweetcell:
quick update: pairs of tickets are averaging $280 on ebay. between ebay and craigslist, i'd say at least 150 tickets are being resold. through in stubhub and the like, i'm sure we're into the 200-300 range.
so my guestimate is that at least a quarter of the tickets ended up on the secondary market, possibly more. sweet.
930 needs to do something about these popular shows - bracelets, more will-call (either all tickets or random ones), printing names on tickets (or requiring receipts) and needing to show ID, not delivering tickets until a day or two before the show... something. sucks that us regulars couldn't get tickets (despite putting in a valiant effort) while these leeches make a ton of money and the crowd is being packed with K Street'ers.
hum, maybe i should re-post this in "Hey Seth".