No-go on tix for JT

[chokeychicken]

the tickets.com virtual waiting room is definetely a skill you have to aquire.  one of the worst ticketing systems ever.

[6949]

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

[crevers]

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:

[short_up]

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.

[shinhye14]

Service charge was $17.00 and it'll cost another $4.00 to be mailed to your place.
 
 Keep trying!

[sweetcell]

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.

[rfarfaglia]

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!

[6949]

I've been doing that for 2 hours. If tickets do magically appear I'll get so confused and probably click refresh again.

[freakoretardo]

This is very entertaining.

[vansmack]

I just got two!!
 
 Keep trying!

[6949]

I bet you didn't just get 2--- you just want me to click the damn refresh button for 2 more hours :-)

[chipoman81]

^^ Hahaha.  I fully expect my finger to fall off from all the refreshing.    :mad:

[Vas Deferens]

I just got two. I called tickets.com

[chipoman81]

Shit.  I just called and nothing.  Did you use the 800 number?

[crevers]

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.