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Has anyone ever tried to keep a close eye on stubhub the day of a show that you already have tickets for, to locate seats better than yours that possibly will not sell at all, and then gone down and tried to invade said unbought seats?
I am thinking about trying it. Anyone ever try this? Results?
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dan
I had considered it for
I had considered it for previous Bridge School Benefits but never actually did it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Briank
Too complicated for me, but
Too complicated for me, but If pseudo cyber seat-jacking enhances your show experience, have at it. I’d just look for an empty spot and try to move there. It uses less bandwidth.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: (~)};)StealYourFace
I scoped out center ice empty
I scoped out center ice empty seats at a recent Sharks game, by the time i got there some one had poached them! I told them they were my seats and they left.
haha
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Brnxeyed
Haven't yet & thanks for the
Haven't yet & thanks for the idea for the next set of nosebleeds I buy!!!! :-)
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lance minimum goad Newberry
The only problem with that is
The only problem with that is when people get burned at the door with a bad stubhub ticket and call the customer service number, stubhub will use good tickets that haven't been purchased to take care of the burned, so even if the tickets are showing still available after doors, someone could still show up with the tix at any point.
It comes down to how much you're bothered by being rousted in the middle of a show or good jam, or even just the possibility of having your groove disrupted.
I find that aspect of poaching seats too distracting so I rarely do it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: magoo
Guilty. Checked resale sites
Guilty. Checked resale sites hour or 2 before show. Occasionally up graded my seat when i've went solo. It can work at times.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High
Santana/GD Tacoma Dome 1988.
Santana/GD Tacoma Dome 1988. Had nosebleeds but there were lots of empty seats lower down, so I availed myself of one. Lasted for Santana; had to move up a little for thr Dead.
Then had to retreat to my nosebleeds for GD Set II as the latecomers finally showed up.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call"
JRADheads be crazy.
JRADheads be crazy.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sun so hot, clouds so low
I had front row to Billy and
I had front row to Billy and the kids once thanks to unsold stubhub tickets. I bought a ticket at the box office and then pulled out my notes and located my "seat". Nobody showed up to those 4 seats. In the event they did, I would have gladly given up the seat. But until then: Fuck the Scalpers!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Spikenyc
This process works.
This process works.
I did this at Roger Waters in Newark and a couple times at MSG.
Stubhub keeps the tickets up on their site for at least an hour after start time, so its easy to check your phone and see what seats have not been claimed.
This only works where the ushers dont check everyones ticket for that section.