Verified Fan
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I'm in Montreal and registered for the 'Verified Fan' pre-sale. I'm a long time subscriber to Paul's newsletter and received an invitation to the pre-sale. I thought that the pre-sale was a special invite to true fans, but after registering, I received a separate e-mail from the local promoter Evenko, inviting me to register. Evenko promotes almost all of the large events in Montreal, so their subscriber list is huge. So what appeared originally to be a favour to fans, turned into a free for all. That is why the disclaimer regarding demand exceeding supply appeared. In the end, I was selected, but given an opportunity to buy tickets only 3 hours after the opening of the pre-sale, at which time $309 tickets at the back of the arena were the only ones left. When I tried to change the quantity from 4 tickets to 2 tickets, no more 1st level tickets were available. What surprised me further was that the pre-sale was advertised as being by Ticketmaster, but I was directed to an Evenko website to purchase. This is not the first time that I've been registered to buy tickets from Evenko, and despite being available at the first second of the opening of the sale, been put into a "queue" where I had to wait until all of the good tickets were gone. Is the system fair? I guess someone has to get there first, but the manipulation by Evenko, rather than by a first come/first served system invites suspicion. Irksome.
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I voted YES based on the numerous complaints and problems people had this am.
I had my doubts about this "lottery" and hoping it's not like this for US dates. VIP tickets were avaible without a code but some had problems finding the section to buy them.
It's stressful enough buying tickets the usual way-but this sounds awful!
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katiecockroft wrote:
update: just received a junk email to say i’m on the waiting list. What the heck? I’ve bought countless macca tickets on my account and my Mum is a first time purchaser. Disappointing!
Check your junk and spam people x
Indeed, another anti-fan measure.
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Pood for Paul,
Even worse than you think. After registering, you have to wait until the night before to receive news by e-mail as to whether you were "chosen" or not. Then the next day, you receive two text messages on your phone, one giving you a passcode, the other a link to go to the webpage for purchase. We actually cancelled my wife's minor medical procedure because it conflicted with the pre-sale and had to re-schedule for a month later. In the end, I was so disappointed that I did not purchase, deciding instead to take my chances and get into the queue for the General sale on Friday.
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katiecockroft wrote:
update: just received a junk email to say i’m on the waiting list. What the heck? I’ve bought countless macca tickets on my account and my Mum is a first time purchaser. Disappointing!
Check your junk and spam people x
I've also got an email saying I'm on the waiting list as did my wife.
Hoping I don't need a Verified Fan code as I'm going straight for the SSE pre-sale for Glasgow tomorrow morning.
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Signed up for VF for all 4 Canadian shows and all 3 in the UK. Got a code for exactly....ZIP!!!! Waiting list for all! This from someone who has been to about 50 Paul concerts. Ticketbastard has truely hit an all time despicable low!
Thankfully the AMEX presale came through for Canada. We'll see tomorrow for the UK. I do know VIP tix will be available without a code but not looking to pay those prices not knowing if that annoying small stage is still there in front.
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johnnymain wrote:
I've also got an email saying I'm on the waiting list as did my wife.
Hoping I don't need a Verified Fan code as I'm going straight for the SSE pre-sale for Glasgow tomorrow morning.
Good luck! Please let us know how good were the seats available on the SSE pre-sale, and if all sectors were offered.
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katiecockroft wrote:
My Mum has just received an email saying she’s been selected as a verified fan for tomorrow’s pre sale for London. Can I use her deets to buy tix for myself?
You can, but you must buy using her Ticketmaster account. The code only works in her account, not in yours or anyone else's.
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5th-beatle wrote:
johnnymain wrote:
I've also got an email saying I'm on the waiting list as did my wife.
Hoping I don't need a Verified Fan code as I'm going straight for the SSE pre-sale for Glasgow tomorrow morning.
Good luck! Please let us know how good were the seats available on the SSE pre-sale, and if all sectors were offered.
What does SSE stand for?
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Nancy R wrote:
What does SSE stand for?
Scottish and Southern Energy, I believe
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE_plc
(clickable link specially for you)
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5th-beatle wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
What does SSE stand for?
Scottish and Southern Energy, I believe
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE_plc
(clickable link specially for you)
Thanks!
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Nancy R wrote:
5th-beatle wrote:
johnnymain wrote:
I've also got an email saying I'm on the waiting list as did my wife.
Hoping I don't need a Verified Fan code as I'm going straight for the SSE pre-sale for Glasgow tomorrow morning.
Good luck! Please let us know how good were the seats available on the SSE pre-sale, and if all sectors were offered.
What does SSE stand for?
Google is quite a handy resource.
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johnnymain wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
5th-beatle wrote:
johnnymain wrote:
I've also got an email saying I'm on the waiting list as did my wife.
Hoping I don't need a Verified Fan code as I'm going straight for the SSE pre-sale for Glasgow tomorrow morning.
Good luck! Please let us know how good were the seats available on the SSE pre-sale, and if all sectors were offered.
What does SSE stand for?
Google is quite a handy resource.
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McRon wrote:
I'm in Montreal and registered for the 'Verified Fan' pre-sale. I'm a long time subscriber to Paul's newsletter and received an invitation to the pre-sale. I thought that the pre-sale was a special invite to true fans, but after registering, I received a separate e-mail from the local promoter Evenko, inviting me to register. Evenko promotes almost all of the large events in Montreal, so their subscriber list is huge. So what appeared originally to be a favour to fans, turned into a free for all. That is why the disclaimer regarding demand exceeding supply appeared. In the end, I was selected, but given an opportunity to buy tickets only 3 hours after the opening of the pre-sale, at which time $309 tickets at the back of the arena were the only ones left. When I tried to change the quantity from 4 tickets to 2 tickets, no more 1st level tickets were available. What surprised me further was that the pre-sale was advertised as being by Ticketmaster, but I was directed to an Evenko website to purchase. This is not the first time that I've been registered to buy tickets from Evenko, and despite being available at the first second of the opening of the sale, been put into a "queue" where I had to wait until all of the good tickets were gone. Is the system fair? I guess someone has to get there first, but the manipulation by Evenko, rather than by a first come/first served system invites suspicion. Irksome.
I love these knee jerk reaction posts and polls
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Knee jerk?
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bernie1cat wrote:
Signed up for VF for all 4 Canadian shows and all 3 in the UK. Got a code for exactly....ZIP!!!! Waiting list for all! This from someone who has been to about 50 Paul concerts. Ticketbastard has truely hit an all time despicable low!
Thankfully the AMEX presale came through for Canada. We'll see tomorrow for the UK. I do know VIP tix will be available without a code but not looking to pay those prices not knowing if that annoying small stage is still there in front.
That's true...the "not that small" stage. I hope it's gone!
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McRon wrote:
Knee jerk?
Only call it the way I see it
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Bob Gannon wrote:
McRon wrote:
Knee jerk?
Only call it the way I see it
You may call it as you see it, but, in fact, abuse by anyone who has monopoly power should be a concern to everyone. If you think that scalpers only get their tickets using bots, that would be a little naive. There’s a lot of money to be made by charging the difference between asking price and market price and there are literally no controls on those holding the goods. I’m not saying that that anyone is absolutely guilty of this systematically, however, the system appears suspicious. And, no, my post wasn’t knee jerk as this has happened to me previously a number of times, and the lack of availability of good tickets, even when I have been first in line, has bothered me for some time.
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oobu24 wrote:
bernie1cat wrote:
Signed up for VF for all 4 Canadian shows and all 3 in the UK. Got a code for exactly....ZIP!!!! Waiting list for all! This from someone who has been to about 50 Paul concerts. Ticketbastard has truely hit an all time despicable low!
Thankfully the AMEX presale came through for Canada. We'll see tomorrow for the UK. I do know VIP tix will be available without a code but not looking to pay those prices not knowing if that annoying small stage is still there in front.
That's true...the "not that small" stage. I hope it's gone!
I’ve hated that damn thing for 5 years!! 🤬
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Nancy R wrote:
oobu24 wrote:
bernie1cat wrote:
Signed up for VF for all 4 Canadian shows and all 3 in the UK. Got a code for exactly....ZIP!!!! Waiting list for all! This from someone who has been to about 50 Paul concerts. Ticketbastard has truely hit an all time despicable low!
Thankfully the AMEX presale came through for Canada. We'll see tomorrow for the UK. I do know VIP tix will be available without a code but not looking to pay those prices not knowing if that annoying small stage is still there in front.
That's true...the "not that small" stage. I hope it's gone!
I’ve hated that damn thing for 5 years!! 🤬
Me too! From the looks of the stage on at least two seating maps for shows here in Canada, it looks to still be there.