Stephen King and Joe Hill appearing together...

[Rahfa]

Reading some of the posts here....it feels like a lot of folks feel that had the site worked properly, they would have gotten tickets.....and that is not necessarily the case.

I know it sucks that some people got confirmations only to then get an email saying that they didn't actually get tickets........but at the end of the day not getting tickets is not getting tickets....no matter how it happens.

Exactly - not so much here but the Facebook thread is hysterical - the entitlement, the whining, the crying. Pitiful. Here, fine, whatever - it's a thread devoted to complaining, and that's fine. But in public? What is wrong with these people?

Even if the website had worked perfectly, let's say there were 300 total deluxe tickets sold - that's only 150 people who can actually buy them (assuming 2 tix per person), but figure be conservative that 1000 people were trying to sign in at that time (it was obviously far more). 850 people would *still* be out of luck.

Yeah, it sucks to get the confirmation and THEN get screwed out of the ticket. But that's just life - you were still behind those 850 people (and it was actually way more). I do agree that it made the company look bad, not so much the crashed website, but the oversold tix. When I finally got through, it said a page like "you select 2 tix but there are -74 available" and then I knew what was up. I do not believe that PSB did anything but look at the timestamp of orders. (and if you signed in 'early,' that's not cheating -everybody knows how on-sale times work).

King wrote a book about this exact mentality of covetous and entitlement - "Needful Things." Anybody who spent more than 10 minutes genuinely upset about this needs to reevaluate their perspective.

The PSB Facebook thread is great - after reading it you will not want ANYBODY to get a signed book. Screw these selfish, whiny crybabies. Somebody even brought Kaepernick into it. Morons!

[Kingfan24]

Reading some of the posts here....it feels like a lot of folks feel that had the site worked properly, they would have gotten tickets.....and that is not necessarily the case.

I know it sucks that some people got confirmations only to then get an email saying that they didn't actually get tickets........but at the end of the day not getting tickets is not getting tickets....no matter how it happens.

Exactly - not so much here but the Facebook thread is hysterical - the entitlement, the whining, the crying. Pitiful. Here, fine, whatever - it's a thread devoted to complaining, and that's fine. But in public? What is wrong with these people?

Even if the website had worked perfectly, let's say there were 300 total deluxe tickets sold - that's only 150 people who can actually buy them (assuming 2 tix per person), but figure be conservative that 1000 people were trying to sign in at that time (it was obviously far more). 850 people would *still* be out of luck.

Yeah, it sucks to get the confirmation and THEN get screwed out of the ticket. But that's just life - you were still behind those 850 people (and it was actually way more). I do agree that it made the company look bad, not so much the crashed website, but the oversold tix. When I finally got through, it said a page like "you select 2 tix but there are -74 available" and then I knew what was up. I do not believe that PSB did anything but look at the timestamp of orders. (and if you signed in 'early,' that's not cheating -everybody knows how on-sale times work).

King wrote a book about this exact mentality of covetous and entitlement - "Needful Things." Anybody who spent more than 10 minutes genuinely upset about this needs to reevaluate their perspective.

The PSB Facebook thread is great - after reading it you will not want ANYBODY to get a signed book. Screw these selfish, whiny crybabies. Somebody even brought Kaepernick into it. Morons!

Oh please. People have a right to be upset. I seem to recall several king releases that a few people went ballistic about since there were website issues on release.

[M_O_O_N]

I missed out on the tickets, too. I believe the first number I saw was -101.

But then again I missed out on tickets to the Missoula, MT "Sleeping Beauties" event in 2017, too.

I'll just drown my sorrows with the money I saved not traveling across the county with a few more books and maybe going to see Mr. Hill when he comes to Portland, OR. later this month.

[webstar1000]

Reading some of the posts here....it feels like a lot of folks feel that had the site worked properly, they would have gotten tickets.....and that is not necessarily the case.

I know it sucks that some people got confirmations only to then get an email saying that they didn't actually get tickets........but at the end of the day not getting tickets is not getting tickets....no matter how it happens.

Exactly - not so much here but the Facebook thread is hysterical - the entitlement, the whining, the crying. Pitiful. Here, fine, whatever - it's a thread devoted to complaining, and that's fine. But in public? What is wrong with these people?

Even if the website had worked perfectly, let's say there were 300 total deluxe tickets sold - that's only 150 people who can actually buy them (assuming 2 tix per person), but figure be conservative that 1000 people were trying to sign in at that time (it was obviously far more). 850 people would *still* be out of luck.

Yeah, it sucks to get the confirmation and THEN get screwed out of the ticket. But that's just life - you were still behind those 850 people (and it was actually way more). I do agree that it made the company look bad, not so much the crashed website, but the oversold tix. When I finally got through, it said a page like "you select 2 tix but there are -74 available" and then I knew what was up. I do not believe that PSB did anything but look at the timestamp of orders. (and if you signed in 'early,' that's not cheating -everybody knows how on-sale times work).

King wrote a book about this exact mentality of covetous and entitlement - "Needful Things." Anybody who spent more than 10 minutes genuinely upset about this needs to reevaluate their perspective.

The PSB Facebook thread is great - after reading it you will not want ANYBODY to get a signed book. Screw these selfish, whiny crybabies. Somebody even brought Kaepernick into it. Morons!

Oh please. People have a right to be upset. I seem to recall several king releases that a few people went ballistic about since there were website issues on release.

I agree Nick. People do have a right to be pissed. Taking the money and giving hope like that for something that so many feel so passionately about.... then to rip it away? Yep, damm right they have a right. King collecting is an emotional thing as we all know.


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[WeDealInLead]

Turn all the complainers into fertilizer and give it to King for his garden. It can be called The Garden of Entitled Narcissistic Assholes Who Wouldn't Shut the Fuck Up and Now They're Dead.

[M_O_O_N]

Turn all the complainers into fertilizer and give it to King for his garden. It can be called The Garden of Entitled Narcissistic Assholes Who Wouldn't Shut the Fuck Up and Now They're Dead.

I would buy a 10 pound bag if King would sign it.

[webstar1000]

Turn all the complainers into fertilizer and give it to King for his garden. It can be called The Garden of Entitled Narcissistic Assholes Who Wouldn't Shut the Fuck Up and Now They're Dead.

I would buy a 10 pound bag if King would sign it.

Lol


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[Room 217 Caretaker]

Turn all the complainers into fertilizer and give it to King for his garden. It can be called The Garden of Entitled Narcissistic Assholes Who Wouldn't Shut the Fuck Up and Now They're Dead.

I would buy a 10 pound bag if King would sign it.

Lol


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I hear it's really good for growing delicious sweet corn.

Mulleins

[WeDealInLead]

It really is. It helps if you sprinkle a few complainy tears harvested at the peak hysteria stage. If we oversell by *cough* accident, we'll harvest more from the second generation.

[tippy4]

Welcome back rahfa....you have been missed sir!

[RichardX]

It's interesting that so many people think it would be an enormous burden for King to sign 400 books. To such an extent that it would even impact his ability to write. My understanding is that on the last tour King would arrive before the event and sign the 500 books to be handed out that night. Someone opens them, slides it in front of him and he signs it. Like a machine. An hour or two max and it is done. I have no illusions whatsoever that will happen though. If everyone who wanted a signed book could get one, that would be great for us but the frenzy is something that is good for the book company and King's brand. I not saying it is intentional (the dreaded conspiracy theory) but a frenzy that crashes a server is good to promote his popularity.

With that said, I've still never received a confirmation or denial email from the store. They took my money though per my bank account. So I have no idea days later where it stands although 99.9% sure I'm of luck.

I don't think anybody here thinks it would be an "enormous burden"......he just does not want to do it and that is his prerogative.

Most of us here could probably afford to give $20 a week to a random homeless guy on the street and it would not be an enormous burden either (we've all seen each other's collections), but I doubt most of us do it.

No matter what......in either example there would be somebody who wants more.......and we all have to draw a line somewhere.

As I said, I have no expectation whatsoever that King will sign any extra copies. He has no obligation to do so. It would be the right thing to do here but not happening. Just addressing the claim that I've seen many times that signing books is an onerous task that detracts from his ability to write. It would take him a couple of hours to sign books for those who purchased them.

btw: They still have my money and I haven't received an email. At what point do I have permission to complain?

[tippy4]

I would not complain at all.......as far as I am concerned you have a ticket.

Did you set up an account with them?

If you did you can check your order status and see it it says COMPLETED.

[Randall Flagg]

Just because someone thinks that you have a ticket isn't a good reason to make non-refundable travel reservations.

Point being, confirm before spending on travel.

[Heather19]

Out of curiosity, for those of you that had your tickets cancelled, did you see a neg number of tickets when you ordered? I never did, but was curious since some people have mentioned it.

Also I had a dream last night that I received another email from them saying that my tickets were confirmed, and hadn't been canceled. Too bad it was just a dream

[EXPLORER]

Out of curiosity, for those of you that had your tickets cancelled, did you see a neg number of tickets when you ordered? I never did, but was curious since some people have mentioned it.

Also I had a dream last night that I received another email from them saying that my tickets were confirmed, and hadn't been canceled. Too bad it was just a dream

"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"

[Roseannebarr]

Out of curiosity, for those of you that had your tickets cancelled, did you see a neg number of tickets when you ordered? I never did, but was curious since some people have mentioned it.

Also I had a dream last night that I received another email from them saying that my tickets were confirmed, and hadn't been canceled. Too bad it was just a dream

Yes! Negative number was showing. My friend had -277.

[Randall Flagg]

Mine never showed a negative number (I had already heard about that issue and was looking), but more order was cancelled.

[Randall Flagg]

Posted an Interview King did for The Observer on September 8, 2019 here (post 158).

[BadHatHarry]

Out of curiosity, for those of you that had your tickets cancelled, did you see a neg number of tickets when you ordered? I never did, but was curious since some people have mentioned it.

Also I had a dream last night that I received another email from them saying that my tickets were confirmed, and hadn't been canceled. Too bad it was just a dream

Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?

[becca69]

Out of curiosity, for those of you that had your tickets cancelled, did you see a neg number of tickets when you ordered? I never did, but was curious since some people have mentioned it.

Also I had a dream last night that I received another email from them saying that my tickets were confirmed, and hadn't been canceled. Too bad it was just a dream

No, didn't see a negative.

[surly]

Out of curiosity, for those of you that had your tickets cancelled, did you see a neg number of tickets when you ordered? I never did, but was curious since some people have mentioned it.

Also I had a dream last night that I received another email from them saying that my tickets were confirmed, and hadn't been canceled. Too bad it was just a dream

No, didn't see a negative.

The negitive numbers didn't start showing up until they stopped accepting any orders.

[Heather19]

Out of curiosity, for those of you that had your tickets cancelled, did you see a neg number of tickets when you ordered? I never did, but was curious since some people have mentioned it.

Also I had a dream last night that I received another email from them saying that my tickets were confirmed, and hadn't been canceled. Too bad it was just a dream

"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"

I like that quote, sums it up perfectly.

Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?

I know, I guess it was more a nightmare, it's like I was burned twice

[Kingfan24]

Mine never showed a negative number.

[Randall Flagg]

Out of curiosity, for those of you that had your tickets cancelled, did you see a neg number of tickets when you ordered? I never did, but was curious since some people have mentioned it.

Also I had a dream last night that I received another email from them saying that my tickets were confirmed, and hadn't been canceled. Too bad it was just a dream

Is a dream a lie if it don't come true, or is it something worse?

Depends on whether or not you have to change the sheets.

[Roseannebarr]

Out of curiosity, for those of you that had your tickets cancelled, did you see a neg number of tickets when you ordered? I never did, but was curious since some people have mentioned it.

Also I had a dream last night that I received another email from them saying that my tickets were confirmed, and hadn't been canceled. Too bad it was just a dream

No, didn't see a negative.

The negitive numbers didn't start showing up until they stopped accepting any orders.

our order was accepted and paid and then declined by the book store ORDER #50725