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Post by Professor Pancakes on Apr 23, 2013 21:33:53 GMT -8
It might be annoying. But it still lowers the price for everyone. Just a thought: maybe include a code word or phrase in the fake adds, so those of us still in the market for a ticket don't waste our time on them
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Post by nater on Apr 23, 2013 21:42:09 GMT -8
Code word is fish magician.
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Post by rüstü on Apr 24, 2013 12:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Drew on Apr 24, 2013 12:59:19 GMT -8
Not Montana? Seriously? Dicks.
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Post by nater on Apr 24, 2013 13:07:27 GMT -8
You live in California, drew.
Sooooooooo maybe I'm a bit foggy brained, but I can't find anything that suggests that scalping is currently illegal in Alberta. I'm reading that the laws were repealed in 2009 and now its perfectly legal in AB to scalp tickets for profit. Confirmation, anyone?
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Post by Drew on Apr 24, 2013 13:08:55 GMT -8
But I have peeps in Montana without passes. And I'm loyal to Montana, and a shitload of people from MT go to sasquatch, close to as many as if not more than from Idaho.
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Post by Jefferin Jeffotash on Apr 24, 2013 13:15:45 GMT -8
But I have peeps in Montana without passes. And I'm loyal to Montana, and a shitload of people from MT go to sasquatch, close to as many as if not more than from Idaho. Does Montana have 76 stations, if they do not than it would make sense to not offer a contest where the winner receives a prize they can't use in their home state(the gas cards)...If they do, I am 100% talking out of my ass and am all the outraged... Although you could enter, win and pass the tickets you already have to a friend and take the winnings, that's what I did when I won the road to sasquatch contest in 2010...
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Apr 24, 2013 21:22:03 GMT -8
You live in California, drew. Sooooooooo maybe I'm a bit foggy brained, but I can't find anything that suggests that scalping is currently illegal in Alberta. I'm reading that the laws were repealed in 2009 and now its perfectly legal in AB to scalp tickets for profit. Confirmation, anyone? Yeah they scrapped it in 2009. Before that people had to get creative to get around it like "For Sale: A one of a kind hand drawn picture of a sasquatch drawn by my 5 year old for $500. The buyer of the picture will receive a free wristband to the Sasquatch festival."
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Post by davers on May 6, 2013 14:53:36 GMT -8
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Post by Drew on May 6, 2013 20:20:05 GMT -8
I think that's my friend 4tomic, who many of you will get to meet at Sasquatch this year.
Like Megatron in Calgary, he is single-handedly sinking the scalper sasquatch market in vancouver right now. He's laser focused on it.
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4tomic
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Post by 4tomic on May 6, 2013 20:36:41 GMT -8
Yes, that is me. It's been really effective at getting people to start flagging. "HG" worded it so beautifully and so I just went ahead and plagiarized his work.
@hg : let me know if you want me to credit you or pull down the ads.
I started a campaign against scalpers yesterday and have since got my tickets at less than face value. The ad was flagged (perhaps by the scalpers themselves?). Now I guess I'm just in it for the lulz.
Anyways, I just hope this isn't a huge stain on my academic honesty.
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Post by 4tomic on May 6, 2013 21:03:14 GMT -8
Additionally :: Next year it would be good to maybe just copy and paste a general message a few times on craigslist right when tickets sell out.
The guy I bought my tickets from today had a sad story. He is a big fan of folk rock and was stoked to see Edward Sharpe, the Lumineers, etc. When he saw the tickets sold out he went online and bought them at $650 each only to later find out he couldn't go because of a work emergency. He sold them to me today for a $600 loss ($700 CAD for 2 instead of $1300 CAD).
Obviously his story is nothing new, but I think there should be some sort of market-awareness education campaign every year. Just a few messages on CL saying "Hey! I know it sold out fast! I know you are bummed! But just sit and wait until May and you'll get your tickets for face!"
If not right after they sell out, then at least right after you boardies finish scalping your extras *wink* *wink*
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Post by kymess_jr on May 6, 2013 21:03:16 GMT -8
I linked to your ad on the peak's facebook page after they had talked about how Sasquatch passes were only $50 above face value and it was a good price... basically I was shaming them for condoning scalping on air. Anyway, they "liked" the link to your ad.
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Post by Drew on May 6, 2013 21:34:44 GMT -8
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Post by Drew on May 6, 2013 21:35:03 GMT -8
I mean, if you have time for this kind of shit.
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Post by Fig on May 13, 2013 18:59:03 GMT -8
I second Drew's motion. You're a hell of an asset to the community, probably moreso than me, and you've been here for like a week.
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Post by davers on May 13, 2013 19:30:24 GMT -8
No one is less of an asset to this board than me.
Wait...
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Post by weenie on May 13, 2013 19:36:15 GMT -8
Don't sell yourself short Davers, you've taught us all a lot about the vagina.
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Post by davers on May 13, 2013 19:39:35 GMT -8
I wish you were at Coachella. I had a 10 minute conversation with megatron about vaginers.
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Post by J-Dawg on May 13, 2013 22:20:58 GMT -8
I wish you were at Coachella. I had a 10 minute conversation with megatron about vaginers. Wasn't all of Coachella a series of those sort of 10 minute discussions with Megatron and the 'Nater?
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