Hi all,
Just a quick note to clarify our intention with the pre-sale tickets on the Vault Pre-Sales page. These tickets are meant for members who are on the Vault for the same reasons that we hope all fans and followers are so dedicated to Third Man: for sincere and genuine interest in Third Man artists and releases, vinyl, historic recordings and reissues, art, film, literature, challenging normalcy in the antiquated music industry, analog recording, high-quality collectible products, etc. An intention that is not encouraged (and, in fact, not tolerated) is turning a profit off of our members' genuine interests in such creative works.
Although it would be impossible for us to filter members by intention upon purchasing a product, it becomes pretty clear on the secondhand market whose intentions are less than honorable. If and when a break in this policy occurs, really for any offer extended to Vault members, the Vault member(s) and any outstanding store orders will immediately be canceled from the Vault and membership will be revoked.
We hate to be so strict about this policy but feel that it is our responsibility to stick up for the members who have been so loyal, supportive and kind over the years since this whole crazy experiment began. Hope to have you all on board for years to come.
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Vault Ticketing Policy Note
Any members who decide they can’t go to the Charlotte show let a brother know! :)
Great policy, keep the tickets where they belong. So thankful I was able to get tickets to both Chicago shows and also to the Milwaukee show. Three shows in one week, hope my boss knows I won’t be getting any work done.
Excellent job Ben. This action was what we were waiting for. Now we feel you TMR really care about our loyalty. This will make think things twice to those scalpers on Vaulter’s disguise
Perfectly stated! Thank you for making such a great and fair stand for us; the real fans!
Much love & great respect. X
Thank you! So nice that TMR takes care of the fans.
Hear, hear! Thank you, guys. I really hope you’re able to enforce this and make sure tickets get – and stay – in the hands of supportive fans and away from leeches. You (and Kate Bush’s team with their strict policies for her upcoming London shows – am there on 9/23) have really renewed my faith in what the artist-fan relationship can and should be about.
Any chance those tickets linked to cancelled memberships will be added back to the presale?
I guess I wasn’t the only one that felt jilted. Thanks for recognizing there is an issue.
Wow! Good for you guys. Hell, if you can’t come to the show and have a ticket, then sell it to a fellow Vault member! That might be a good idea Ben; a ticket exchange for those with who can’t and those you don’t but can…
Awesome job Mr. Swank! For future concerts and events you might want to consider what many concert venues and groups/music artists are doing is that all tickets purchased be picked up at will call the day of the show. Many artists are starting to do this with the various theaters they perform at to cut down on the scalping.