Official Ticketmaster Strategy Thread

[JPhishman]

Also another part to consider- we can't purchase all three nights at once? How do we circumvent this issue?

Good point, I seem to remember having to make separate transactions for each night of a run in the past........ 3 computers with each one making a run at each night? Maybe two browsers per computer? I have never tried ie and firefox simultaneously for this purpose, think that is a legit advantage?

[mattstick]

2 browsers, 1 machine is a bad strategy.  Tickets can disappear from your cart, error messages can happen - I would avoid it.

[bluecaravan521]

Do you think multiple TM accounts are necessary when using multiple machines?

[mattstick]

No, one account per machine is fine.

[bluecaravan521]

So Mattstick, you seem to be an authority on this subject.  Which of these would work best in your opinion:

1) multiple computers - 1 show per computer
2) multiple houses/ip addresses

And in conjunction, at each computer:

A) 1 show, 1 window
B) All 3 shows, 3 separate windows

[mattstick]

I wouldn't even try for Friday.

I would have a couple computers on Saturday and a couple on Sunday, 1 window each.

[JPhishman]

I wouldn't even try for Friday.

ha, just bag it huh? I dont think so. I'm not goin out like that. but I'm also def not buying a plane ticket without a friday ticket, being shut out would be too devastating

[bluecaravan521]

I'm going for friday no matter what...It may be impossible but I've gotta try at the very least to hear the first notes of this new era.

[bluecaravan521]

Sorry to post twice in a row, but I have a general TM question- when you purchase tickets (I forget now), do you have to do the Security Box (which I ALWAYS fuck up) before you retrieve tickets or after?  That could be a real problem for me...Also I went on to ticketmaster and did a couple test fake purchases, and it sent me to this "TicketWeb" or something like that site...what's up with that?

[kellerb]

I wouldn't even try for Friday.

I would have a couple computers on Saturday and a couple on Sunday, 1 window each.

In case you guys don't know, I suspect he means that EVERYONE will be trying for friday first, and shut out of the other two nights.  The wise choice is to grab sat-sun tickets more easily and then barter.

[Caravan2001]

have we determined what the limit is per show- 2,4, or 6?

[blatboom]

have we determined what the limit is per show- 2,4, or 6?

from phish.com

Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, October 18th at 10 AM EST and may be purchased online at http://ticketmaster.com or by phone at 757.671.8100, 757.872.8100 or 804.262.8100. Tickets will not be available at the venue box office and there is a two-ticket limit per show.

so not optimistic about this.
:|

[bluecaravan521]

I suppose though, that this policy will slow the flow of tickets being bought up, won't it?

[blatboom]

I suppose though, that this policy will slow the flow of tickets being bought up, won't it?

I suppose so.  but the brokers are gonna get theirs to be sure.

[blatboom]

here's a question:

at work, we have 4 computers within about 10-15 feet of each other.  If I have TM.com open on all 4 and work between them, is that better than multiple tabs on one PC?  I mean, they're on the same network, but do they have different IP addresses or does that matter??