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So in 2016 we tried for tickets for the first time as we were planning a trip to the US and got nothing.2017 we weren’t planning on travelling anywhere but decided to try again cause we obviously wouldn’t get anything - and we got all four main days. Great, once in a lifetime experience!2018 we decided to try again, since if we were ever going to go again then returning reg was the way to go, but still we likely wouldn’t get tickets - we got all four main days. Great, twice in a lifetime experience! After that it was decided without doubt that 2018 was the last time we’d go. No doubt. Fullstop.So can someone explain to me how the hell I’ve gone and got us the four main days again for 2019?? Thrice in a lifetime?? This madness has to end ;DBest start planning for 2020...
This returning reg was probably the most nerve-wracking reg I've ever experienced.I saw the Friday and Saturday low inventory message on the screen and just as I was about to accept my fate one of my browsers got through followed by another and I was able to buy for everyone in my group and help one person out from the forum group. I'm just relieved that I was able to slide past through to get all 4 days.
Same I saw the message pop up that preview night was sold out but when I came to the log in screen preview night was still available for me and my group. Then I was able to help out another group get 4 days when they said Friday and Saturday were about to be sold out.
I think this might have been me and my friend. You are so wonderful to help out! This was our first year working with a buying group after getting slowly diminishing returns over the last few years trying to go it on our own. [member=7390]clambert1273[/member] was AMAZING. Such a great experience, and she was really calm when the whole chat was exploding with questions during the sale itself (or at least did a good enough job pretending to be). It was a good thing we joined this year, because neither my friend nor I even made it into the room at all. But we got all four days for the first time in three years! Hurray!
I’m wondering if the order reference numbers are actually done in the order bought. I got in very early and I noticed this year that the number after the 777 was very lowLooking at past cons:2016: only got Sunday in open reg. The number was Over 100,0002017: got 4 days preview night in open reg. Number 79,000 something. 2018: 4 days in ret reg. The number was 56,000 something. I then managed to get preview night in open reg and the reference number was 86,0002019 got in super fast and the number is less than 50,000 to put it mildly. ETA: Please don’t post your actual order reference numbers.
FWIW, 7 of our sessions were in between 8-8:30 am PST. One buyer forgot about the sale and entered the session at 8:58 AM...and that was the first to come up, at 9:09, ironically.
Similar experience here. One in our group had the internet drop about 5 minutes before the sale because they were having to use a wifi hotspot. They logged back in asap, and were one of the very first to get badges - it was so fast that we didn't even realize sorting was done.
How fast is fast? I've always wondered when the first person gets in. 9:01? 9:05?