ntalwar
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400. The auction site says "These are Pay What You Bid auctions. If you have a valid bid when the auction ends, your registered credit card will be charged the value of the final bid you made."
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400. The auction site says "These are Pay What You Bid auctions. If you have a valid bid when the auction ends, your registered credit card will be charged the value of the final bid you made."
pudgie_child
War Child
bridonohue
War Child
That's different than the way ebay works, no?
Sneaky.
when you are bidding on e-bay you are almost always bidding on a single item, so the highest bid always wins.
for this auction you bid what you are willing to pay. maybe you win, maybe you lose. the rules are clearly stated. to bid in an auction without reading the rules would be ignorant. i don't know how you could refer to that as sneaky when you are talking about someone engaging in an optional financial transaction where the instructions and rules are clearly stated.
pudgie_child
War Child
It is sneaky because most people (I would contend) are familiar with the ebay on-line auction system, in which you place a maximum bid, but are only charged the amount necessary to beat the next highest bidder. So, for instance, if your maximum bid was $400, but the next highest bid was $300, you would be the winner but would only be charged $301 (based on a bid increment of $1).
ntalwar
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
No one should bid $100 more than the current minimum bid. It should be maybe $5 or $10 more, as bids can always be increased until the end. The majority of the auctions are ending within $30 or so of the starting price anyway.
nabjclarke
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RED ZONE Limited to those in Country?
Looked at the RED ZONE auction and it appears you have to have a credit card and address in the UK to take part in the auction - limits the sales by country, as based in the US limits ticket options further, can't bid on red zone .........
Also TM now posted the following on the Croke Park Sale Site - assumes this doesn't limit sales from 2 transactions for 4 GA each for Friday/Saturday total of 8 GA same address/Credit card ? thoughts......
Note Tickets may not be available in all price levels and sections.
Ticket Limit
Ticket are limited to 6 Per Person, per transaction, per household, per credit card. Bookings over the limit will be cancelled
Looked at the RED ZONE auction and it appears you have to have a credit card and address in the UK to take part in the auction - limits the sales by country, as based in the US limits ticket options further, can't bid on red zone .........
Also TM now posted the following on the Croke Park Sale Site - assumes this doesn't limit sales from 2 transactions for 4 GA each for Friday/Saturday total of 8 GA same address/Credit card ? thoughts......
Note Tickets may not be available in all price levels and sections.
Ticket Limit
Ticket are limited to 6 Per Person, per transaction, per household, per credit card. Bookings over the limit will be cancelled
You tried to bid and couldn't?
I had the same problem with Amsterdam... To bid, a credit card with a billing address in the Netherlands was required.
That is a bunch of crap. If you're going to sell a product on the internet, you better damn well make sure anyone who can access it can buy it. Boo-urns.
So how were you able to manipulate the address? Seems like the country is hard-coded.
quiv
Acrobat
I'm looking forward to this.
I'm going RED. I dont want to queue in lines for 3 hours minimum (this part always sucks). I want accessible refreshments and merchandise (another dreadful memory). I want to see a good show in comfort.
In 2001 I stood outside Tampa from 4am (after a 3 hour drive). By the time the show started I wasn't feeling "great". By the end I was exhausted. All my concert experiences have been grueling experiences.
I want this memory to be perfect for myself and the woman who will be my wife at that point. It has to be perfect (and that includes a limo so I will not have to deal with the insane traffic before or afterwards).
A U2 tour is a special expense and for me an extravagance. I have around 6 months to plan for it. Through sensible planning and budgetting I will do it first class. Extravagances and entertainment cost money. Much like the L'Oreal bitches on the American commercials: I'm worth it!
Any of us lucky enough to be blessed in the higher percentile of earnings in this economy can all tell you: We work our asses off for it. Like slaves. Finding the time off for this event is stressful. Fun like this is few and far between. Time is expensive to many of us and to be enjoyed to the fullest.
However anyone chooses to plan and enjoy this even is completely in their own hands. It's not U2 or LiveNation's fault. It's not Bill Gates or the Bourgeious. It's what each of us decides to make it.
If you prefer the smelly deadhead concert experience, U2 has planned for you in the pricing scheme. I'm just glad that they also considered myself who hates that whole fucking scene.
If I didn't have this RED option, I wouldn't go at all.
Thanks U2!!!
(I hope everyone is having a good Sunday!)
I'm going RED. I dont want to queue in lines for 3 hours minimum (this part always sucks). I want accessible refreshments and merchandise (another dreadful memory). I want to see a good show in comfort.
In 2001 I stood outside Tampa from 4am (after a 3 hour drive). By the time the show started I wasn't feeling "great". By the end I was exhausted. All my concert experiences have been grueling experiences.
I want this memory to be perfect for myself and the woman who will be my wife at that point. It has to be perfect (and that includes a limo so I will not have to deal with the insane traffic before or afterwards).
A U2 tour is a special expense and for me an extravagance. I have around 6 months to plan for it. Through sensible planning and budgetting I will do it first class. Extravagances and entertainment cost money. Much like the L'Oreal bitches on the American commercials: I'm worth it!
Any of us lucky enough to be blessed in the higher percentile of earnings in this economy can all tell you: We work our asses off for it. Like slaves. Finding the time off for this event is stressful. Fun like this is few and far between. Time is expensive to many of us and to be enjoyed to the fullest.
However anyone chooses to plan and enjoy this even is completely in their own hands. It's not U2 or LiveNation's fault. It's not Bill Gates or the Bourgeious. It's what each of us decides to make it.
If you prefer the smelly deadhead concert experience, U2 has planned for you in the pricing scheme. I'm just glad that they also considered myself who hates that whole fucking scene.
If I didn't have this RED option, I wouldn't go at all.
Thanks U2!!!
(I hope everyone is having a good Sunday!)
nabjclarke
Babyface
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UK Red Zone
Interested in how you can bid on the UK RED Zone from the US with no UK address - if there is a way to manipulate the code to change from Great Britain that would help .......
Interested in how you can bid on the UK RED Zone from the US with no UK address - if there is a way to manipulate the code to change from Great Britain that would help .......
pudgie_child
War Child
Maybe they're "high chairs" - which would suck for people with GA tickets in those venues where GA was behind the RED zones (like Norman, Milan, and Poland).
bonocomet
Blue Crack Distributor
I got the impression that the chairs in the red zones are just for comfort before the show, but that during the show you would want to stand close to the rail like everyone else. I didn't think the chairs are raised at all for viewing the show, it wouldn't make sense for the areas on the floor behind it.
mikeuk
War Child
apologies if already covered but I have bid for Red Zone for Croke (2) from the UK - so far so good (though now twice price of GAs- but hey what a chance) Mike
So if U2 are not playing in your homecountry this tour, then you will have no chance to bid for the Red Zone anywhere else? Not very fair that is for a lot of people.
apologies if already covered but I have bid for Red Zone for Croke (2) from the UK - so far so good (though now twice price of GAs- but hey what a chance) Mike
So when you got to the place where you needed to put in your billing address didn't the country have Ireland hard coded in the field?
Guinness Stout
The Fly
i put all of my info on the "town/city" line, and it accepted it- of course, that was before i realized you really couldnt bid on it from outside the country- i asume if i win they will cancel it-
i emailed them with the addres q- and they did confirm it was only for irish residents- nice of them to send that to me after the general sale
kassandra
Refugee
So let me get this straight, when you bid on the (red) zone and loose you have NO ticket? How is everyone bidding? At the public sale or the presales with your code?
ntalwar
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Yes - you have no ticket if you lose, which is why backup tickets are a good idea. The presale code is not valid for the auction - it is open to the public and ends a few days after the general sale.
kassandra
Refugee
^^Thanks!
broker
The Fly
It looks like the residence requirement is for all ticketmaster auctions, not just the U2 Red zone auction. The ticketmaster general auction rules state:
"Who is eligible to participate in a Ticketmaster Auction?
In order to be eligible to participate in a Ticketmaster Auction, you must have a Ticketmaster Account with a credit card that:
1. Has a billing address in the country the event will take place . . "
Not sure what would happen if you were able to manipulate the address and had a winning bid - I assume it would be cancelled (but who knows). Bummer, as I was planning on bidding for Dublin Red zone tix, but don't want to deal with this issue . . .
"Who is eligible to participate in a Ticketmaster Auction?
In order to be eligible to participate in a Ticketmaster Auction, you must have a Ticketmaster Account with a credit card that:
1. Has a billing address in the country the event will take place . . "
Not sure what would happen if you were able to manipulate the address and had a winning bid - I assume it would be cancelled (but who knows). Bummer, as I was planning on bidding for Dublin Red zone tix, but don't want to deal with this issue . . .
ntalwar
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
It looks like they're offering some VIP packages for NA:
Hewson
Blue Crack Supplier
$522.00 ouch.
utopia
The Fly
Well I guess I won't be getting Red Zone tickets then.....
weinerdog
War Child
Well I guess I won't be getting Red Zone tickets then.....
I'm hoping they offer red zone GA auctions in addition to this. No way I'm buying $250 tix without a seating chart.
Partyslammer
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"Red Zone" Prices?
As of yet, there's only a seating chart for Gillette Stadium up on Ticketmaster and no specific listings as to where the price range and seating zones of $30 - $250 for tickets starts and ends.
U2 360º Tour tickets Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA, Directions, seating chart. Official Ticketmaster site.
I would guess the "Red Zone" seats on either side of the stage are the $250 tickets and GA is probably mid-range while $30 is the absolute nosebleed seats. I also assume Red Zone ticket buyers do not get the chance to go through the "pit" lotto system while *all* GA floor ticket buyers will, as in the Vertigo tour. Am I right?
Kinda sucks that there's no easy-to-find info on what prices are for what locations throughout the stadiums this close to the presales.
T.B.
As of yet, there's only a seating chart for Gillette Stadium up on Ticketmaster and no specific listings as to where the price range and seating zones of $30 - $250 for tickets starts and ends.
U2 360º Tour tickets Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA, Directions, seating chart. Official Ticketmaster site.
I would guess the "Red Zone" seats on either side of the stage are the $250 tickets and GA is probably mid-range while $30 is the absolute nosebleed seats. I also assume Red Zone ticket buyers do not get the chance to go through the "pit" lotto system while *all* GA floor ticket buyers will, as in the Vertigo tour. Am I right?
Kinda sucks that there's no easy-to-find info on what prices are for what locations throughout the stadiums this close to the presales.
T.B.
ntalwar
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Well I guess I won't be getting Red Zone tickets then.....
Red Zone auction will be separate - look for it around the general sale time. I will probably end up doing it for one or two shows.
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