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WWDC Tickets on sale

10 points by mik3y 13y ago

mik3y 13y ago
... though I immediately received a 500 ("We are unable to process your request") after attempting to purchase, then saw "Sorry, WWDC Tickets are Sold Out" at 10:02am Pacific. Maybe they're still bouncing servers..
- lsllc 13y ago
  That's what I got. I was ready right at 10am, couldn't log in, then sold out. Someone I know managed to get the ticket into his cart, but when he went to check out, it was gone. It couldn't have been more than 60s, maybe 90s tops.
  - collias 13y ago
    Same story here. I had a ticket in my cart, all the billing/shipping info filled out, then it was gone when I actually hit the "Purchase" button. I got kicked back out to the Store page.
joejohnson 13y ago
Looks like they sold out in ~2 minutes :(
- mik3y 13y ago
  I don't believe it, but maybe I'm in denial. I'm now seeing this page: https://devimages.apple.com.edgekey.net/maintenance/ https://devimages.apple.com.edgekey.net/maintenance/
terhechte 13y ago
Sold out :( While I was trying to buy the ticket, the stupid store gave me a "Could not verify your credit card" message, so I couldn't buy. :(
olgagalchenko 13y ago
A few seconds after 10:00am, when I had a link to buy the ticket, I got an error page that told me to restart my browser. When I did, I got the maintenance page. When I tried again a second later, it said they were sold out. Crazy. They should go to a lottery system.
- mayoff 13y ago
  I agree about the lottery system idea. Blizzard has exactly the same problem with BlizzCon tickets every year. I wonder if they don't use a lottery because of some random jurisdiction's gambling laws.
- williamldennis 13y ago
  Got the error page too.
- terhechte 13y ago
  I, too, had to restart my browser. I only couldn't buy because they didn't accept my credit card - which the Apple Store has otherwise always happily accepted :(
tomwilson 13y ago
I got through the entire ordering process. No confirmation email yet but I think i've made it. Hit the front page again immediately after ordering and got the sold out message.. ouch. Now I just need to convince my workplace to pay for it/airfairs/accomodation lol
devd 13y ago
Well, did anyone get a ticket ?
lsllc 13y ago
Here's my theory -- I bet Apple prioritized accounts based on App Store/sales activity. So if your account has been active for a while, but you haven't put anything in the App Store what's the point in coming? (from Apple's point of view; you can get the videos online). EDIT: I heard there was a pre-sale yesterday for the "blessed" companies (you may have noticed that the developer centers were down for a bit yesterday as they were again today). So there were probably not that many tickets actually available today.

10 points by mik3y 13y ago

mik3y 13y ago

... though I immediately received a 500 ("We are unable to process your request") after attempting to purchase, then saw "Sorry, WWDC Tickets are Sold Out" at 10:02am Pacific. Maybe they're still bouncing servers..

lsllc 13y ago
That's what I got. I was ready right at 10am, couldn't log in, then sold out. Someone I know managed to get the ticket into his cart, but when he went to check out, it was gone. It couldn't have been more than 60s, maybe 90s tops.
- collias 13y ago
  Same story here. I had a ticket in my cart, all the billing/shipping info filled out, then it was gone when I actually hit the "Purchase" button. I got kicked back out to the Store page.

joejohnson 13y ago

Looks like they sold out in ~2 minutes :(

mik3y 13y ago
I don't believe it, but maybe I'm in denial. I'm now seeing this page: https://devimages.apple.com.edgekey.net/maintenance/ https://devimages.apple.com.edgekey.net/maintenance/

terhechte 13y ago

Sold out :( While I was trying to buy the ticket, the stupid store gave me a "Could not verify your credit card" message, so I couldn't buy. :(

olgagalchenko 13y ago

A few seconds after 10:00am, when I had a link to buy the ticket, I got an error page that told me to restart my browser. When I did, I got the maintenance page. When I tried again a second later, it said they were sold out. Crazy. They should go to a lottery system.

mayoff 13y ago
I agree about the lottery system idea. Blizzard has exactly the same problem with BlizzCon tickets every year. I wonder if they don't use a lottery because of some random jurisdiction's gambling laws.
williamldennis 13y ago
Got the error page too.
terhechte 13y ago
I, too, had to restart my browser. I only couldn't buy because they didn't accept my credit card - which the Apple Store has otherwise always happily accepted :(

tomwilson 13y ago

I got through the entire ordering process. No confirmation email yet but I think i've made it. Hit the front page again immediately after ordering and got the sold out message.. ouch. Now I just need to convince my workplace to pay for it/airfairs/accomodation lol

devd 13y ago

Well, did anyone get a ticket ?

lsllc 13y ago

Here's my theory -- I bet Apple prioritized accounts based on App Store/sales activity. So if your account has been active for a while, but you haven't put anything in the App Store what's the point in coming? (from Apple's point of view; you can get the videos online). EDIT: I heard there was a pre-sale yesterday for the "blessed" companies (you may have noticed that the developer centers were down for a bit yesterday as they were again today). So there were probably not that many tickets actually available today.