Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 02:05 PM UTC
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Financial tip: If you're living from paycheck to paycheck, it's probably not a good idea to spend your money on concert tickets. Build up your savings account, in case you lose your job or suffer some other catastrophe.
Originally posted by megs:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
[QB] If you wanted "your damn tickets" so bad, why did you let the show sell out, forcing you to turn to purchasing them from such a shady source?
Because, dearest Golfer, I was broke. And then I went out of town over 4th of July weekend. When I left, the show hadn't sold out yet. So yeah, it's my fault for not buying them sooner. But I've bought tickets to sold-out shows before, and never had this happen to me. Hence my rage.
hostiledm
Joined: March 27, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 02:21 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Financial tip: If you're living from paycheck to paycheck, it's probably not a good idea to spend your money on concert tickets. Build up your savings account, in case you lose your job or suffer some other catastrophe.
that is so rock and roll….
Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 03:39 PM UTC
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Sadly, there are a lot of dishonest, underhanded people out there. Generally, being a member of an internet chatboard automatically makes someone a better human being, but unfortunately, you ran into an exception to that rule.
The silver lining of course is that you're that much further from financial ruin and homeless. Comforting, aint it? Also, look at it this way…it was just one concert…the wound will sting for the moment, but will soon be forgotten.
Originally posted by megs:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Financial tip: If you're living from paycheck to paycheck, it's probably not a good idea to spend your money on concert tickets. Build up your savings account, in case you lose your job or suffer some other catastrophe.
Originally posted by megs:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
[QB] If you wanted "your damn tickets" so bad, why did you let the show sell out, forcing you to turn to purchasing them from such a shady source?
Because, dearest Golfer, I was broke. And then I went out of town over 4th of July weekend. When I left, the show hadn't sold out yet. So yeah, it's my fault for not buying them sooner. But I've bought tickets to sold-out shows before, and never had this happen to me. Hence my rage.
I do appreciate the concern, Rhett, but it's neither here nor there. My whole point with this post was to discourage people from selling tickets out from under potential buyers. I am also appalled because this person found me on the forum, and I've never had problems with forum folk before.
Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 03:43 PM UTC
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Shoot me if I ever become as cliche' as being "rock and roll".
Originally posted by hostiledm:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Financial tip: If you're living from paycheck to paycheck, it's probably not a good idea to spend your money on concert tickets. Build up your savings account, in case you lose your job or suffer some other catastrophe.
that is so rock and roll….
ggw
Joined: December 16, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 03:45 PM UTC
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You may not be "rock'n roll" but you are certainly cliched. Can we still shoot you?
El Tee
Joined: October 09, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 03:52 PM UTC
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So Megs, has this show occurred? You can still go try and get a ticket outside the venue.
The worst is: "It's not you it's me." No, wait, sorry, I meant, "Sorry, I no longer can sell you the tickets. I forgot a friend of mine put these tickets on eBay and they sold." :p
What can you do? I've been there and it's frustrating. Tough to change someone w/ no etiquette.
Be provactive and find another person or method to get your tickets.
elj
Joined: October 09, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 03:54 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Shoot me if I ever become as cliche' as being "rock and roll".
You're under the impression "middle-aged iconoclastic hipster" isn't cliche?
Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 03:58 PM UTC
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Hahahaha. We've got a comedian in the house. Look out Margaret Cho, he's going to take your gigs.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
You may not be "rock'n roll" but you are certainly cliched. Can we still shoot you?
Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 03:59 PM UTC
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Another funny guy. Maybe they'll book you for a roll (sic) in the next Dumb and Dumber.
:p
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Shoot me if I ever become as cliche' as being "rock and roll".
You're under the impression "middle-aged iconoclastic hipster" isn't cliche?
bags
Joined: October 30, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 04:10 PM UTC
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If you can believe it, I've been burned the other way – a buyer from Craigslist who never showed up. This was for the sold-out DAR Pixies show, really good seats, and we could have sold them to dozens of people. UNTIL a few minutes before the show, however, which is when we decided we couldn't wait anymore for the buyer we'd promised the tickets to and instead had to try to sell them any way we could. By that time, too late. It was infuriating and I wanted to harrass the hell out of the bitch, posting a warning on Craiglist and anywhere to never do business or trust her, but friends with cooler heads prevailed.
Rhett Miller
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 04:18 PM UTC
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I hear ya. My story aint as bad as yours, but it still stinks. We offered a sold out ticket to a guy at face value, and he was 40 minutes late, causing us to suffer through 40 minutes of Grammy nominated music at a Starbucks that we had no intention of hanging around.
Originally posted by Bags:
If you can believe it, I've been burned the other way – a buyer from Craigslist who never showed up. This was for the sold-out DAR Pixies show, really good seats, and we could have sold them to dozens of people. UNTIL a few minutes before the show, however, which is when we decided we couldn't wait anymore for the buyer we'd promised the tickets to and instead had to try to sell them any way we could. By that time, too late. It was infuriating and I wanted to harrass the hell out of the bitch, posting a warning on Craiglist and anywhere to never do business or trust her, but friends with cooler heads prevailed.
sonickteam2
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 05:16 PM UTC
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this thread is making me sick to my stomach. the whining has gone on long enough.
ggw
Joined: December 16, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: ticket selling etiquette
July 11, 2005 at 05:19 PM UTC
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Originally posted by sonickteam4:
this thread is making me sick to my stomach. the whining has gone on long enough.
Let me make sure I have this straight – When you do it, it's deemed "venting," but when someone else does it, it's labeled "whining?"
