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Post by festivalfan on May 5, 2013 17:02:34 GMT -8
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Post by Fig on May 5, 2013 18:29:45 GMT -8
Rustuuuuuuuuuuu get on that shit.
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Post by emptyfox on May 5, 2013 21:18:42 GMT -8
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Post by rüstü on May 6, 2013 6:39:16 GMT -8
Damn, I can't believe I didn't check the board just one night and that's the night a ticket gets posted I could use. I replied, hopefully nobody else jumped on it too quickly before me.
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Post by nater on May 6, 2013 6:51:46 GMT -8
I feel like the thread title should be... "The Post Fake Face Value Wrist Band Ads Thread". I'm aware of a few people doing this to drive prices down (and it appears to have worked in some areas). Maybe post a wanted ad if you don't want to keep replying to fake ones. Thats how Megatron got her wristband this weekend.
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Post by rüstü on May 6, 2013 7:05:04 GMT -8
I've got a wanted ad posted already. Some people reply, but none of them are actually willing to sell at face value like I'm asking for. Eventually somebody will!
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Post by nater on May 6, 2013 7:05:59 GMT -8
Yup! There's good folks out there.
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Post by festivalfan on May 6, 2013 7:43:08 GMT -8
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Post by rüstü on May 6, 2013 9:57:51 GMT -8
There was an ad posted for $500 on the Portland craigslist, so I sent an email saying "people who sell tickets for over face value are bad people". He replied to inform me that if I'd simply asked nicely, he would've sold it for face value even though it was listed at $500. I called his bluff and made fun of him even more, then secretly emailed him on a different email address offering face value and being very polite about it to see if he was lying. I'll report back soon on the jerk.
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Post by Drew on May 6, 2013 11:24:46 GMT -8
Hahaha excellent tactic. I wonder if he'll be able to parse together the clues to reveal your true identity.
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Post by nater on May 6, 2013 11:31:03 GMT -8
I'm gonna start replying to ads, politely asking them to sell me their tickets at face value.
Think itll work?
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Post by rüstü on May 6, 2013 12:10:31 GMT -8
Of course he was lying, I didn't even get a response to the face value offer.
And I totally agree, if we can gently and nicely shame people who are trying to scalp, then we just might be able to get a face value ticket or two out of it.
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Post by Professor Pancakes on May 6, 2013 12:28:02 GMT -8
I'm gonna start replying to ads, politely asking them to sell me their tickets at face value. I was literally thinking this same thing this morning. I'm going to email them my sob story about me having mine and my girlfriend not having hers yet to see if anyone will take pity on me. Of course it's still going to be a couple days til I have the rest of the money for hers. But, when I do, that's totally what I'm doing.
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Post by Drew on May 6, 2013 13:18:00 GMT -8
I'm sure one of our fine mods would be happy to do that for you. Thanks
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Post by festivalfan on May 6, 2013 13:33:31 GMT -8
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Post by rüstü on May 6, 2013 14:16:45 GMT -8
The idiots who post wanted ads on craigslist for $400-$450 are going to make it impossible for me to buy a ticket there. If you see people posting those, message them and ask them to please not buy from scalpers and to wait out for face value. Go team!
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Post by davers on May 6, 2013 14:33:08 GMT -8
Post deleted. That was fucking fast.
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Post by rüstü on May 6, 2013 14:44:52 GMT -8
I emailed someone nicely asking them to not offer $450 on craigslist because it only encourages scalpers and will make it impossible to buy face value tickets. They responded by saying "if you're not willing to spend an extra $100 on a ticket, maybe you shouldn't be going to an expensive festival."
That really set me off, what a fucking moron.
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Post by emptyfox on May 6, 2013 14:53:47 GMT -8
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Post by davers on May 6, 2013 15:01:08 GMT -8
Shhhhhh. I already emailed that guy.
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