<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Right, I tried for VIP as well. I was refreshing like everyone else. I’m sure their code is for handling tickets to seat in an arena, so they are going to honor customers in groups so they have a better experience buying and getting tickets to events. (or more success in booking.)<div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Those single losers like me just have to sit in the corner, or wait until all the large blocks get assigned first so we fill in the gaps.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">BAY - Colonial Foodstore Pinball Champion - 1978 - Abilene, TX (WPPRs still in arbitration…..)</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 25, 2019, at 10:35 AM, Kevin Stone via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" class="">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">And yet a 5 grouper got VIP tickets, and I know of no one single ticket person that got one. 5 group priority might be legit.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>FSPA [<a href="mailto:fspa-bounces@fspazone.org" class="">mailto:fspa-bounces@fspazone.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>The Bob via FSPA<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, February 25, 2019 10:33 AM<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The Bob; FSPA main discussion list<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [FSPA] Buying tickets for Pinburgh - Urgent<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">When I was trying to get a VIP ticket I checked the request headers and Showclix and I had the same time. :) Didn't help.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">PSA: Don't forget to also buy your Replay FX ticket or you'll look clueless like me when you roll up to the desk to check in without a ticket. :><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 10:30 AM Kevin Stone <<a href="mailto:pinball@kevinsplanet.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">pinball@kevinsplanet.com</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">I think many people didn’t realize that there is not a standard clock out there, your phone isn’t the same as ShowClix server time which was probably set by some admin using his/her phone and not a stratum time server, so everything went on sale prior to someone’s phone that said 12:00. Always start 2 minutes early.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>FSPA [mailto:<a href="mailto:fspa-bounces@fspazone.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">fspa-bounces@fspazone.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>The Bob via FSPA<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, February 25, 2019 10:29 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>FSPA main discussion list<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The Bob<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [FSPA] Buying tickets for Pinburgh - Urgent</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">I was on my phone driving down the Fairfax County Parkway and I got in. Thankfully somebody else had my info so I immediately released the tix in my cart. Keeping with the spirit of things though I bought my Replay pass & Intergalactic entry while driving. Don't try this at home. :)<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">I love the eBay idea. Maybe 20 entries or a small percentage. Donate the proceeds to charity. Complain about what you spent then buy a better data plan for your phone for next year.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 10:07 AM Dan Reynolds via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204, 204, 204);" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">yeah not impressed unless you're riding Millennium Force at the time.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 10:04 AM Ethan O'Toole via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204, 204, 204);" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">> I was a single buyer on mobile sitting in Cedar Point's parking lot and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">> I managed to get a spot as well.<br class=""><br class="">Next time you need to book it while on a ride.<br class=""><br class=""> - Ethan<br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">FSPA mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; 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