2008 Tales From The VWR

There's bound to be so many others out there doing the same thing, and if Cubs Mgmt hasn't already snatched up %90 of the great field-level seats, even for the games hardly anybody cares about, I seriously doubt that anybody without amazing luck or not doing the same will get any "good" tickets.

I hate to admit it, but last year after waiting in one waiting room for about two hours, I tried out the "scam" to get myself in multiple VWRs and almost immediately (less than five minutes), I happened to get in and buy some nice UD IF Reserved first-row seats for the game on my birthday; is it really all that wrong if you're not using it to just get one game's worth of tickets and not shaft other fans of the Cubbies?

I could not to do the same in Firefox, Safari, IE, Opera, etc ... where I was only able to open 1 at a time.

And I got to game 3 in bleachers ... but only cause I had a friend that scored tix.

Tim

Tim

I've got paypal, so I could reimburse immediately and I think that Al might vouch for me as he knows I come from Texas every year for Opening Day.

So, just saying, if anyone has the chance and can get them, I'd be eternally grateful!

BTW Tagaris, yep, that's the way to do it. Open one VWR, copy the URL, open maybe two or three other instances of the browser, then open about ten tabs in each one(depends on what resolution you're running), paste the URL in all of 'em, then resize the windows so you can see all of 'em and watch the title in the tabs - when it changes to the ticketing windows for two minutes or w/e period of time you have to respond, it will show a different "title" and you're in business.

However, anybody using this method, for the sake of other Cubs fans around the city (nation?), only use this method once and then close the rest of the waiting rooms and make something of your day. Hell, scalp the single set of tickets later for all I care, just don't use this to buy up a whole bunch of sets and hoard them to yourself.

www.getfirefox.com, IE will eat most PCs alive if you try this with 30+ tabs.

Tim

Ugh, same as ever. Get ready to wear out your F5 key when you actually do get into the ticket-buying part.

Thanks,
-Mike

Those of us out of town, were screwed!

could it be POSSIBLE I'd get tickets before anyone gets online??

;-)

Is it possible that we the people have crashed the VWR?

Perhaps an unexpected high number of visitors....unexpected?  If its unexpected, I would doubt the IT department's competence.

I guess it's sort of like a different kind of opening day.

Eamus!

Tim

I say it every year, but the virtual waiting room needs to have virtual magazines.

:: prays to the geek Goddess of forgiveness ::

It keeps coming back only singles for the lower deck, best available for 2 seats was the 22nd row on Terrence reserve.  Anyone else seeing this?

I didn't want to take any chances so I got upper deck box.  

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The passed game id "null" is not in our MLB schedule.

Click here to go to the schedule if you wish to search for another game or alternative seats.

If you continue to receive this error, please contact Customer Service.

I did find this site... maybe it will help

Http://www.ticketbrokersecrets.com

Gotta go to work.!

I'll report in if I can proceed...

3.5G networks are cool!

Is this an IP thing?

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The passed game id "null" is not in our MLB schedule.

Click here to go to the schedule if you wish to search for another game or alternative seats.

If you continue to receive this error, please contact Customer Service.

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GL all and GO CUBBIES!

I got 6 for opening day (5 together, 1 sec 22 row 5)....Cubs/Sox....Cards/Cubs....and a few other games.

I even got through and got 4 bleachers on a friend's card for opening day.....

Same thing happend last year in the playoffs...i had tickets for 3 games of the NLCS, and game 4 of the NLDS...well we know how those turned out...

I am through again if anyone wants me to get them some.....one catch (it's a big one)

I would need to put it on their card and account.  I doubt anyone would do that, but the offer is there....

if you decide to, i'll email you my phone number...

Again, I know no one will probally do that...i know i wouldn't.....

Last night game of the year, and Friday against the cards (last weekend at home).  all bleachers.

Ok I don't hate you , just  jealous.

Will I be able to see the trajectory of fly balls?

-Thanks

The VWR is to us, like a slot machine is to a 65 year old woman....mesmorizing.

 I was thinking that there should be separate waiting rooms for each game.  It makes you choose a game to get in after all.  So that way while everyone is fighting over the White Sox and Cardinal series, people like me who only go to one game a year(mostly because this ticketing headache)  can wait in line with their competition for each game.  Not an entire season's worth of people fighting for tickets.

I'm still sitting here and since 10, I've had 3 computers running multiple browsers and multiple windows.  I got in once, and it somehow kicked me out, back into the waiting room.  This ticket fiasco is the main reason I see multiple Brewers games in a year, and maybe 1 Cub game if I'm lucky.  

I guess we know what a lot of the people do with their tickets.....

They are a lot higher than I wanted, but at least I get to go to one friggin game.  

As I was watching all the Harry Carry games they replayed the other day, I was in awe of how many empty seats there were.  And as a kid, I remember my dad being able to easily get tickets.

I miss those days.  

Only singles for the Prime games I wanted to see -or twosies in crummy locations.

I am set for now with my seasons plus three more today. Ended up w/three NL West games - SD, SF & COL.  

Stay out of the "Best Available" hell!!

GO CUBS!

Many, many thanks!

My question is, does anyone know what the chances of this being a night game are?  The time is listed as TBA and I know they do the flex scheduling thing.  When will they know?