CaledonianGonzo Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 From memory I think the postcode field automatically removes any spaces when you hit submit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalifire Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, JoeyT said: That rush when 9am clocks in is unreal. For me, it’s that moment perhaps 3 or 4 minutes before 9am, when it’s time to focus and start early refreshes. eFestivals is minimised and the screen is set up (ticket window(s), document with all the info readily available, etc.). You’re then looking straight down the barrel of Glastonbury fate. Nervous but focussed glances at the clock, then it begins. Soon after 9am, the initial voices start to nag - this isn’t going to happen - but you persevere. Keep on keeping on. F5, F5, F5. Until, eventually, you’re through. Palms sweaty, you move at speed hoping against hope you have all details correct and enter them accurately. First screen done, you’re at the second and this is it. You’re one click away from next year’s festival. Please don’t let it sell out between now and when you press submit. Second screen submitted and you’ve done it! The relief, the elation. That anxious wait for the confirmation email. That realisation you’re now available to help others and tickets are still out there. It’s the most nerve shredding hour of the year. Edited September 30, 2018 by kalifire 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Melon Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, kalifire said: For me, it’s that moment perhaps 3 or 4 minutes before 9am, when it’s time to focus and start early refreshes. eFestivals is minimised and the screen is set up (ticket window(s), document with all the info readily available, etc.). You’re then looking straight down the barrel of Glastonbury fate. Nervous but focussed glances at the clock, then it begins. Soon after 9am, the initial voices start to nag - this isn’t going to happen - but you persevere. Keep on keeping on. F5, F5, F5. Until, eventually, you’re through. Palms sweaty, you move at speed hoping against hope you have all details correct and enter them accurately. First screen done, you’re at the second and this is it. You’re one click away from next year’s festival. Please don’t let it sell out between now and when you press submit. Second screen submitted and you’ve done it! The relief, the elation. That anxious wait for the confirmation email. That realisation you’re now available to help others and tickets are still out there. It’s the most nerve shredding hour of the year. Absolutely spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billum Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 15 minutes ago, kalifire said: ... Until, eventually, you’re through. ... Loving the confident positive attitude! Can you send a bit of that through to me pls? One week from now we'll know..... brrrr.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Did anyone else wake up at half nine this morning in a state of mild panic thinking “it’s definitely next week, right?” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 16 hours ago, Brave Sir Robin said: Not sure about coaches, but main sale is always just slightly quicker than last time isn’t it? I assume they configure it with that in mind. Main sales in October (year quoted is year of the festival) : 2009 - Sold out in February 2010 - 12 hours 2011 - 4 hours 2013 - 1 hour 40 minutes 2014 - 1 hour 27 minutes 2015 - 26 minutes 2016 - 33 minutes 2017 - 50 minutes Coach Sales: 2014 - 28 minutes 2015 - 15 minutes2016 - 23 minutes2017 - 22 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, Gnomicide said: Main sales in October (year quoted is year of the festival) : 2009 - Sold out in February 2010 - 12 hours 2011 - 4 hours 2013 - 1 hour 40 minutes 2014 - 1 hour 27 minutes 2015 - 26 minutes 2016 - 33 minutes 2017 - 50 minutes Coach Sales: 2014 - 28 minutes 2015 - 15 minutes2016 - 23 minutes2017 - 22 minutes Lies, damned lies, and statistics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Steve Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 1 hour ago, kalifire said: Second screen submitted and you’ve done it! The relief, the elation. You missed the OMG i did it but i'm shaking that much I can't text my mates to let them know and when you do start typing your fingers press all the wrong letters and you have to delete and re-type and then you finally hit send and it's like shit I'm going, I'm really going...I need some air and then the WhatsApp flurry of texts all day :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasperella Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Gnomicide said: Main sales in October (year quoted is year of the festival) : 2009 - Sold out in February 2010 - 12 hours 2011 - 4 hours 2013 - 1 hour 40 minutes 2014 - 1 hour 27 minutes 2015 - 26 minutes 2016 - 33 minutes 2017 - 50 minutes Coach Sales: 2014 - 28 minutes 2015 - 15 minutes2016 - 23 minutes2017 - 22 minutes Those 26 minutes in 2015 were particularly harrowing Edited September 30, 2018 by Sasperella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Soul Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sasperella said: Those 26 minutes in 2015 were particularly harrowing Indeed! I got tickets at 0925hrs that year?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalifire Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 48 minutes ago, Sasperella said: Those 26 minutes in 2015 were particularly harrowing That year there were three of us all trying for each other. I couldn’t get anywhere and had that horrible heart sinking moment I realised it was all over. Sold out. I sent a message of apology to the others, one of whom replied that they’d actually succeeded in getting tickets for all of us about ten minutes earlier, but didn’t say anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBalls Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 2 hours ago, kalifire said: Palms sweaty Reading this thread is having that affect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Gnomicide said: 2015 - 26 minutes 2016 - 33 minutes 2017 - 50 minutes I can't recall, do we know why 2017 was twice as long as the other more recent years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeriG Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) we don’t nee See tickets account do we? My email is linked to see tickets anyway but I deffo didn’t log into see tickets, I did it through the Link on the Glastonbury website. Others are asking if they need to set up a see tickets account. Ive only ever bought tickets once and suddenly panicking Edited September 30, 2018 by CeriG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamber Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Set up early. Test everything in the week. Set up TeamViewer or Remote Desktop to your work computer or to friends/relatives' computers. Borrow extra monitors or grab your old one from the loft for remote sessions. Set up an extra session on a laptop or old computer if you have one, hook this up to the internet via USB tethering to your phone's Mobile data connection. Refresh each session using F5 for about a minute in each separate session then move cyclically to the next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 47 minutes ago, CeriG said: we don’t nee See tickets account do we? My email is linked to see tickets anyway but I deffo didn’t log into see tickets, I did it through the Link on the Glastonbury website. Others are asking if they need to set up a see tickets account. Ive only ever bought tickets once and suddenly panicking no no no ...just through Glastonbury site ticket link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasperella Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Northern Soul said: Indeed! I got tickets at 0925hrs that year?. 3 hours ago, kalifire said: That year there were three of us all trying for each other. I couldn’t get anywhere and had that horrible heart sinking moment I realised it was all over. Sold out. I sent a message of apology to the others, one of whom replied that they’d actually succeeded in getting tickets for all of us about ten minutes earlier, but didn’t say anything. That year sadly nothing none of us got anywhere. I think the shock was just how quick it was all over - it was met by a lot of disbelief as I recall. By the time the resales were up, none of my friends were up for it anymore. But I was still a relative newbie then. Missing out again now would feel worse I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsonjack Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Avalon_Fields said: I can't recall, do we know why 2017 was twice as long as the other more recent years? Oh god.....perhaps we were all hitting F5 like lunatics and exceeding the refresh rate....whilst everyone else was strolling in and wondering what the fuss was about? ME: Going a bit slow this year isn't it Em? EM: Yeah....the Efests lot are a bit quiet too.....they did get the right date didn't they? ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu H Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Seetickets DO now use a bot blocking product. I don't know which one yet, but it doesn't really matter. I could put a separate thread about the specifics of how these work, if of interest (I work for a number of major internet brands in cyber security). Basically, anything automated will get blocked. But many tabs, with a large amount of hits from the same IP, will struggle to get through. If you're going to use multiple machines in the same household, I'd advise trying via a VPN, a different one per machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasperella Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, Stu H said: Seetickets DO now use a bot blocking product. I don't know which one yet, but it doesn't really matter. I could put a separate thread about the specifics of how these work, if of interest (I work for a number of major internet brands in cyber security). Basically, anything automated will get blocked. But many tabs, with a large amount of hits from the same IP, will struggle to get through. If you're going to use multiple machines in the same household, I'd advise trying via a VPN, a different one per machine. Is this just incase they mistake you for a bot? What if you're on a university/office network for example? And...urm....how would I get a VPN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madyaker Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 You don't need a VPN. Just have your PC connected to the wifi in your house and get a laptop connected to the internet via 4G on your phone. Thats 2 different devices on 2 different IPs. You cant effectively use more than 2 devices at once anyway. Instead of bring all your mates around to your house to try for tickets get them to do it from their own houses so you're all on different IPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Just now, Madyaker said: You don't need a VPN. Just have your PC connected to the wifi in your house and get a laptop connected to the internet via 4G on your phone. Thats 2 different devices on 2 different IPs. You cant effectively use more than 2 devices at once anyway. Instead of bring all your mates around to your house to try for tickets get them to do it from their own houses so you're all on different IPs. Thanks for the wise advice. I seem to recall a few years ago I attempted to have around 8 pages on the go via 3 devices, 2 on the same IP, and of course got nowhere. Less is more (perhaps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 15 minutes ago, Stu H said: Seetickets DO now use a bot blocking product. I don't know which one yet, but it doesn't really matter. I could put a separate thread about the specifics of how these work, if of interest (I work for a number of major internet brands in cyber security). Basically, anything automated will get blocked. But many tabs, with a large amount of hits from the same IP, will struggle to get through. If you're going to use multiple machines in the same household, I'd advise trying via a VPN, a different one per machine. I'll certainly follow your advice, for interest I'd like to learn more of the specifics so please do post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasperella Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, Madyaker said: You don't need a VPN. Just have your PC connected to the wifi in your house and get a laptop connected to the internet via 4G on your phone. Thats 2 different devices on 2 different IPs. You cant effectively use more than 2 devices at once anyway. Instead of bring all your mates around to your house to try for tickets get them to do it from their own houses so you're all on different IPs. Good point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madyaker Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Worked for me in 16 and 17 and I'm sticking with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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