[FSPA] Buying tickets for Pinburgh - Urgent

Sat Feb 23 22:19:17 EST 2019

Pre registered lottery.  Make the drawing an event itself.  Remember the days of tv coverage of election results and data coming in?  Do that for pinball.
Twitch event with some pin celebs doing something interesting... and while that is happening... do large batches of lotto picks.  Incentivize people to respond and buy their tickets right away... and maybe they get shout outs on the live stream... or commentary about the player bios you see coming in as confirmed tickets.  Then have the background activity as well.  Then repeat and do the next large batch, etc.  hopefully your live particatuon is high enough only a reasonable percentage don’t commit within a few minutes of their ticket being pulled by the system.
TL DR - make it an event of anticipation and celebrating... not just of frustration.

-Steve

On Saturday, February 23, 2019, 7:20 PM, Mark Steinman via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:

Open question for the FSPA.  Would you prefer this land rush style of signups or a lottery?
mhs

On Feb 23, 2019, at 6:32 PM, Paul Liam McGlone via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:

That would be a heck of a long shot if they had an extra ticket with your name on it.   Only way to buy extras is to have player info ready.   Optimal strategy was no great secret.   Have some friends.   Get ready to log in and put the max of 5 tickets in your shopping cart.   
Gilles did it for me last year and took care of a few folks this year.  
This was discussed on the list a few weeks ago, amid speculation that it would only take a minute to sell out.   See also:  

Begin forwarded message:
From: Paul Liam McGlone <dwifairfaxatty at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FSPA] Pinburgh tix go on sale 2/23 Noon!
Date: February 11, 2019 at 6:20:08 PM EST
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Last year, it was that fast, but then tickets came back online as the 15 minute limit expired.   

Imagine a bunch of geeks (no, not us) sitting around with multiple devices trying to jump onto a queue.   

So, then it says “please wait” and folks have  2 or 3 of those going.   Then they get what they want and go back to playing pinball, as originally scheduled.   So, the other devices may have tickets held in the cart until the 15 minute mark, and then they go to …. Somebody in line OR somebody trying to get in line.    

I’m sure it is a “whole different thing” this year, but it probably doesn’t end in a minute.  

That shouldn’t happen this year.  If all goes as planned, leftover tickets will be released to the waitlist in order.

mhs

On Feb 23, 2019, at 12:31 PM, Steve Ryback via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
Long shot here but did anyone get any extra tickets? I was refreshing at 11:59 and when I went to purchase was already sold out.  I’m on the waitlist but would love if anyone had one I could purchase from them
Thanks
Steve Ryback 
On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 12:29 PM Mark Whipple via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:

I was able to get in and bought 2 tickets for the main event. Thank you Gregg Giblin for your assistance. I also appreciate those that sent me a link to order tickets. I am so glad I was able to buy tickets this year. I was #125 on waitlist last year and never got in.

Thanks again,

Mark Whipple

From: FSPA <fspa-bounces+mcwhip=verizon.net at fspazone.org> On Behalf Of Kendall Van Pool via FSPA
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2019 12:11 PM
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Cc: Kendall Van Pool <kendallvanpool at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FSPA] Buying tickets for Pinburgh - Urgent

I am forgoing wprs because IFPA crashed.  Thanks for the idea Jonathan, but I didn't want to forgo the tourney due to IFPA crashing.  I just put in 111111111.  I have to guess this is going to be the case for a lot of people.

On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 12:08 PM Jonathan Williams via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:

Google has it cached. 

On Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 12:05 PM Kendall Van Pool via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:

I think we crashed if a looking for our I'd numbers.

On Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 11:45 AM Mark Steinman via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:

Also, the link that says “Pinburgh 2019 Reservations etc” will become a link to the waitlist.

https://replayfx.org/competitions/pinburgh/

mhs

On Feb 23, 2019, at 11:41 AM, Mark Steinman via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:

Tickets will go on sale here:

https://www.showclix.com/event/replayfx-2019

mhs

On Feb 23, 2019, at 11:39 AM, Mark Whipple via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I would like to buy 2 tickets for the main competition to Pinburgh. I am on
the ReplayFX site but need more information on where to order my tickets
once it becomes active. Please give me a call if you have done this before.
I am running out of time. I missed last year by seconds!!!

Thanks for any help,
Mark Whipple
Volleyball House Player
410-707-5080 cell
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