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  • eyes43
    9 years 3 months ago
    Tickets for night two
    Checkout this site. Has tix for relatively good prices! Seem to be about what they sold for and they have a ton, at least for night two. Havent checked it yet for halloween, but id imagine if they have this many for night two??? Heres the link XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Good luck!! Peace y'all! Hello. I take this post back. Someone let me know that people have gotten ripped off on this site. Sorry, should have researched it first. Was just trying to help. Peace.
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    tom hanlon
    9 years 3 months ago
    Dynamic pricing... really? How nice
    Yikes.. The Official Platinum seats dynamic pricing thing is really rude. Dynamic pricing.. got to love it. Set a fixed tier of prices for your tickets!! Fight scalping by fighting scalping, not by becoming scalpers. Lottery for example.. remember Santa Clara, fans got tickets, secondary market was controlled by fans, tickets went for face value. Do not claim free market on this tactic... Free markets are transparent. How many of these platinum seats are being bought? For how much? Only you know that that is not fair. In a free market we would know as well as you what prices are being paid. The Amex presale is just a way to gauge demand so you can set your price. That feels predatory to me because it is. The ticket counter should be a place where all are equal, not an auction where the price changes moment by moment. The game being played this week is to see who bites at what price. I wish it was scalpers who were playing this cruel game with us, but it is the band themselves. I am sure plenty of New Yorkers are hungry for a show and I respect that. But the less of us who pay $700 today the same tickets will be at $500 tomorrow, and $400 on Thursday. The general idea of dynamic pricing is bad enough. But add the big data piece to it and it gets really gross. Ticketmaster for example knows who I am, they certainly know what shows I have gone to and what I have paid. They know where I live and can approximate my income based on that. They may have other data points as well, depending on how much it matters to them. I am using an amex card, have to, amex knows my income even better than just having an address. Perhaps the algorithm is something like.. Amex shows him with income of x, offer him tickets at price Y + 30 percent. How would I know what price others see ? I have enough experience to know a small amount of what they know. They know what you earn, they know what you have bought, particularly tickets, like any good scammer choosing a mark, they do their research. Our friends in the band have decided to go along with this dynamic pricing as a way to fight scalping, really there are other ways to fight evil without becoming evil. A fun game would be to see what type prices they offer. Me right now I see.. For Saturday Night Sec 118 7 19 - 20 2 US $650.00 Anyone else seeing higher or lower than that ? There is a chance that it is just strictly start high, move lower based on time approach. -- Tom
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    tom hanlon
    9 years 3 months ago
    @rgergelis
    I agree, I was able to get Lock'n tickets no problem. I guess scalpers do not mess with festivals as much? I was foolish to think it would be easy. They added a second show. I will be in NYC anyhow for a phil show on Friday, if prices get reasonable I may grab some tickets. It has been a good year, I am not going to let one show bother me too much. Yeow !!!! -- Tom
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Grateful Dead Original Members Add Two Dates To Final Concerts

April 10, 2015

The original members of Grateful Dead have announced two additional shows at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on June 27th and 28th, as part of their “Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead” run. Along with the three shows at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th, the run will mark the original members' last-ever performances toget

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Submitted by seeing red on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 08:58

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Got 4 tix q'd up at 8:04, got to the Shipping Method, then got a Server Error. So close...
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Submitted by gr8fulnh on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 08:59

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Hey now, It is all about the journey not the destination. It has been a long strange trip and I hope you have enjoyed the ride. The boys have nothing to do with TM. Be grateful for 50 years of tunes, community and smiles!
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Submitted by brock9281 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 08:59

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My TM account has sat at "approximately 5 minutes" since 10:00:01am and has not budged. Am I toast?
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Submitted by mowntain on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 08:59

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Well, after a painful half hour spent on a corporate website attempting to get a fair shot at tickets, please note not expecting to get tickets, but hoping for a fair chance at tickets, and dealing with TicketMaster and their inability to predict the number of people who would flood their website trying to get tickets, would have the foresight to handle the massive requests for ANY event, much less a historical one as this.Feeling reminded that since Jerry passed, there has no longer been anything to be Grateful about. The boys have traveled down the road of corporate greed, 50+ a ticket for GA? Not that I wouldn't have paid it, but some time spent on a computer this morning was a real wake up call. I will be selling ALL my memorabilia as The Grateful Dead died in 1995. It was a long strange trip, the way they chose to end it is even stranger. Thanks for the memories, waiting for the next Band of the people. Not getting to see the show is one thing, being defecated on after all these years is another.
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Submitted by northshore911 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:00

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This blows!!!!!!!
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Submitted by mowntain on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:00

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I'm sorry don't be blinded by love, they have everything to do with TM, that is where and how they chose to sell tickets. I couldn't be anywaqy else.
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Submitted by Eskimopieusa on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:05

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Complete bullshit process, cant wait to see the price of a ticket on the streets. Unbelievable way to go out with HUGE DISSAPOINTMENT. Was happier knowing GD was done than waste my time with mail order and scam TicketMaster
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Submitted by letsthrowfrisbee on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:06

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spinning balls bouncing from 8 to 45 minute wait time to finally say no ticket available. No MO cashed, no email, no pinky. I'm about to start enjoying some cold delishus abitas. Lots of em. If a miracle comes my way I'll see yall in chicago
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Submitted by Boo469 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:07

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so, if the band feels the audience, and no deadheads , what kind of show?????
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Submitted by phillyfawnofthedead on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:08

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Well that was a fun hour of my life that I'll never get back. Damn you ticketbastard and your hypnotic and deceptive spinning balls! Still in limbo on Mail Order and none too happy about it. I still hang on to one small shred of hope that GDTS wouldn't really screw us this harshly without a rejection or return of money by this date but....
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Submitted by ASL on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:10

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I've been stuck at 9 minutes for more than an hour. I'm not budging...even if I have to sit here all afternoon. Feeling your pain.
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Submitted by eyes43 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:12

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stay on it if your still spinning. scored three tickets to first noght 46 mins after sale started. sat and watched the spinning wherls and it happened! peace.
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Submitted by CptTrips on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:12

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Ten minutes ago, had three 3-day fix! Went to processing and my phone app would not allow me to enter my state!!!! Long story short… lost them. Almost...
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Submitted by ellentk on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:14

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We worried and cried and lamented from about 10:06-11:09. Don't stop. It might happen (: Good luck!!!!
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Submitted by ASL on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:15

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...plus my spinning message talks about losing my place in line. Would have to be sold out by now though.
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Submitted by Georginay17 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:19

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You can't win with these quick scalpers. You just can't win. Unfortunately, the days of driving my big buick to the RFK box office are long gone. My mail order was rejected and now my hope of scoring tickets online rejected. Spirit to see them one last time is dead. I will stick with the cover bands for 25 dollars a ticket.
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Submitted by stoltzfus on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:20

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bollocksbollocks bollocks
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Submitted by tfonts on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:20

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What a huge buzzkill. 0 for 3. NO mail order, no CID, and an hour and twenty minutes of agony on TM. Nada. Happy for those that got tix and for those with wheel-barrows of cash for StubHub - prices make the super bowl look cheap.
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Submitted by gdog2245 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:21

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9 minutes for an hour
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Submitted by gdog2245 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:21

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9 minutes for an hour
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Submitted by Terrapin75 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:23

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These 50th shows are supposed to be special. The way they were handled is just plain awful. Three shows is hardly enough to meet the demand. This band and their music meant a lot to many, many people and while there are some really happy people out there right now - a lot of people are really disappointed. It's too bad that they didn't sell tickets by mail order exclusively - it would have been in the spirit of the band's history - and more of the 60,000 requests could have been honored. My question is: was it greed? Was the band required to go through CID and Ticketmaster? How were the decisions made? I'd also really like to know who decided they should play only three shows. Bobby has always been up for almost anything, so it seems likely he would have been happy to do a short tour. I heard a rumor Phil didn't want to play any more than three shows, but it is totally unsubstantiated. Even 12 dates in three cities would have been okay. Tickets would have been hard to come by, but not impossible. The fact the band chose not to do at least a short tour is puzzling and I doubt we will ever know the answer as to why. I've been a Deadhead for years and while I know the band members aren't perfect people, I have generally had a lot of respect for them. This circus around the 50th shows has made me rethink my opinion. Jerry must be rolling over in his grave. He never would have allowed this. I have always supported this band by going to see them in concert and buying official releases. But this 50th thing has left a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe I'll feel differently later, but at the moment my support is waning.
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Submitted by eyes43 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:25

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got shut out several times kept trying and got three tickets 46 minutes after sale start. still trying now! nothing says sold out yet that i can see?? anybody see anything saying that?
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Submitted by Mortatone on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:25

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Oh well. No dice here. Still making the trip to Chicago to see some friends, celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary and hopefully catch a simulcast outside the stadium. A fine time will still be had by THIS crew!!
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Submitted by Klangstone on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:26

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I made the mistake of going for 3 day pass instead of individual shows, 3 day pass page crashed several times and I got server errors. By the time I entered the queues for each show I was too far down the queue and missed out on all 3 shows. Bummer! Guess it wasn't meant to be, looks like my hotel room will go back into the "queue" as well.
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Submitted by ASL on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:26

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So I'm just sitting here watching the wheel go round. Thought I'd get on resale sites on my other computer. Minimum price for 7/3 is $400+. Isn't that awesome? Hopefully true Heads won't cave to the scalpers. This is shameful. Times REALLY have changed.
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Submitted by Itsgotime on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:31

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Couldn't even get one ticket through on sale and still no word on mail order! I do not think this would have different with more shows. They should have had it in Black Rock Desert with all GA, at least we would all fit!
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Submitted by morokolli on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:32

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Was it same for all of us outside US? I didn't even get in to Ticketmaster.com pages. It has worked before. Also yesterday. What a disappointment it was. However for those who got tickets: Have a real good time! You are gonna have a great weekend. Forget about this mess with tickets and just have fun.
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Submitted by wfsgt06 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:32

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I had no problem taking time off work to get USPS money order, Jan 20 post mark, patiently waiting until rejection notice showed up on Feb 21.... Had FIVE different devices logged into TM at 10:00am (CT) with spinning balls only to turn into "no matches found" on all five after 75 minutes. Logged into daughter's TM iPhone app and immediately got two tix for July 3 show in section 215. While I am pleased to have tickets, I am very disappointed in the difficult and stressful process. I look forward to seeing some of you in Chicago.
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Submitted by KristineD on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:34

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So, we're dancin' behind the stage, but we're there for the entire weekend! Joy, oh Joy. I can't wait. Good luck to the rest of you!
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Submitted by baldomero on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:37

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GOT ONLINE AT 800 SHARP, PUT REQUEST IN AND WAITED 15 MINUTES,AT ONE POINT THE SCREEN SAID ERROR WHICH I JUST BACKED TO LAST SCREEN WHICH PUT ME BACK TO PROCESSING SCREEN AND FINALLY ORDER WENT THROUGH....I feel very blessed... good luck all......ps might not want to close error screen, I just clicked back and my order went through
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Submitted by blakesmith007 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:37

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no e-mail no MO cash no pink slip and no TM.I tryed with TM what a joke had a acc.was right on time nothing.very happy for the people who got tickets.wish this could had gone much other way.don't think think the real deadheads could get tickits except the people that got them from GDTSTOO but this was a trip.the ones that are going have a real good time.
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Submitted by kcoraggio on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:38

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Thank you youuuuuu ... for a real good time Ticketmaster (NOT!)Doesn't say sold out yet...gonna keep on keeping on. Keep positive.
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Submitted by Jill-o on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:40

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Not to worry. You can get 2/3day tix on Vividseats for $30,195.00. NOT! Seriously?!!
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Submitted by Torrie on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:40

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Can anyone tell me if I am still in? Got the spinning wheel
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Submitted by sunshine7day6dream on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:45

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I was in at ~10:02am cst, and my screen is still spinning with "approx. 5 mins" - as well - and has not changed...
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Submitted by dfoschino on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:48

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More like money money money, no tickets, and i cant believe the price these people are trying to sell these tickets for on stub hub, its ridiculous. im so disappointed in this whole process and how everyone is making it about how money they can get for a ticket. its really ruining the whole thing for me. well at least i already have a room in Chicago. And still no rejection letter or mail yet fingers still crossed
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Submitted by Mortatone on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:49

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.... And it only held me for 5 to 10 minutes at a time and then tell me sorry and over that hour I was able to try about 8 or 9 times. Where as the wifey was on a laptop and had to wait for longer to be locked out.
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Submitted by Forward on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:51

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Ticket Master kicked out our tickets for the last night! Not the best seats but wow am I amped, Now just need to find out my fate on mail order. . . If we do get the mail order I'll have to sell 4 @ face value to a fan but what do you think the best way to do it is?
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Submitted by eyes43 on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:51

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ticketmaster now says not many left next to rach single day tickeys and still same on 3 day...as if there are still more available. might be!!!
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Submitted by _ on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:55

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I think the well went dry...tried single obstructed for my son x10... No matches, I quit....but good luck...if you get lucky I got the black 1980 Chevette
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Submitted by Klangstone on Sat, 02/28/2015 - 09:57

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I'm an idiot to keep trying, but no Sold Out notifications yet...(just punishing myself more)