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The key to getting good seats is to TURN DOWN seats you don't want until you get the ones you do want.
The ABB is not U2-tickets aren't going to sell out in 30 seconds.
It is done on a random basis. As you said, Woody, the best seats that came out after you logged on were balcony seats-that is what came up on a random basis. They didn't sell the place out in a matter of 10 seconds, nor is there a conspiracy. That is just what happened to come up when you logged on-not all that was left.
Lots of tickets get put back into the system when people's cards get declined, etc. So many people panic when they see any seat come up they feel they HAVE to take that one or there won't be any left. You don't-if you turn down the ones you don't want, better ones will come up if you're patient. Guaranteed.
I know it's hard to be patient when you live on the West Coast and you're starved for ABB shows. However, if you think logically and take the emotion out of it (anybody who knows me will get a huge laugh out that statement) your patience will be rewarded.
That said, from what I've been able to observe about Beacon ticket sales this year, there was no rhyme or reason to that fiasco. However, I know several people who did just I suggested and got great seats.
If you can't get in at all, that's a whole other problem.
Once you're in, DON'T TAKE THE FIRST SEATS THAT COME UP-unless they're in the front row...