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I managed to wake up early enough to order a couple Golden Tickets to DLD 2009 online–they all sold out in roughly four hours–and yesterday they finally arrived in the mail. (Dark Lord Day is April 25 this year.) I figure everybody else got theirs at about the same time, because almost immediately it became clear that FFF’s antiscalping efforts had only displaced the problem: the $10 tickets started showing up on Craigslist for as much as $150. Several eBay auctions are under way as well, and one pair of tickets–a $20 pair of tickets, mind you–had been bid up to $14,999.44 the last time I looked.
DO NOT SUPPORT SCALPERS!Do yourselves a favor. If you decide to support scalpers and buy golden tickets from craigslist, understand a few things. You DO NOT NEED a Golden Ticket to attend Dark Lord Day and have a great time. The Golden Ticket is not for admission to the festival. It is only to guarantee you the opportunity to buy a couple bottles of Dark Lord. Going to the Fest and enjoying the bands and entertainment is free. Without a Golden Ticket you will still be able to drink Dark Lord and many other amazing beers on draft. Also, If you buy a Golden Ticket for $100 or so, don’t be surprised IF more become available at the original $10 price from the brewery as the brewery finishes bottling Dark Lord or on the day of the event. The ticket itself has almost no value and gets you only the opportunity to purchase a couple bottles of beer (which these scammers will probably soon be selling on ebay for less than they are asking for the Golden Tickets).
