Time Sensitive: Main Burning Man Ticket Sales Pre-Registration ends today at 11:55 pm Pacific Time

Thanks Darrell!! These are clearly laid out directions. Having done this
before under the clock, it's very helpful to be reminded of the exacts, and
I appreciate your taking the time to share. Fingers crossed & good luck to
everyone!!

All the best,
Jacqui

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 9:34 AM, Darrell wrote:

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> ​Preregister NOW:
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> he Main Ti
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> cket Sale for Burning man tickets is *Wed. March 23, 2016* at
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> :55
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> astern Time.
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> 1.
> * ​However, i n order to buy tickets on Wednesday, March 23rd, you need to
> Pre-Register TODAY before ​2:59​Eastern at< /font>** Burner Profiles
> , so make sure your Profile is set up,
> complete, current, and that you know your log in details*
> *​. *(If you already bought tickets in the Directed sale, you can
> disregard this message unless you have friends who can also buy tickets).
> 2. If for some reason you can't be at the computer on March 23rd,
> please arrange for a trusted friend to attempt to make the purchase for
> you.​
> 3. The actual ticket sale will happen on the hour, but plan on being
> at your computer, with
> ​ a Visa/Mastercard​
> the and ready to buy at least 5 minutes prior​
> ​. Total ticket cost with vehicle pass is around $980.
> 4. You will receive an e-mail from Burning Man in the next few days
> confirming your ability to buy tickets on Wednesday March 23.
> 5. ​You can only use a given credit card ONCE to buy a pair of tickets
> -- if you buy tickets a second time on the same credit card, that order
> will be canceled later.​
>
>
>
> Here are more detailed Instructions:​
>
>
> So, the First step is to register your Burner Profile:
>
> Here is the link for logging-in or creating your burner profile:
>
> http: //profiles.burningman.com/
>
> Follow all the steps. Once you have accessed and FULLY COMPLETED your
> profile AND if it is between 3/16 noon and 3/18 noon, click the little
> button in the right hand column of the page to “Register”. It will return a
> unique code. Create a text document where you will store all your important
> pieces of info for this process. It should have:
>
> Burner Profile User Name:
> Burner Profile Password
> E-mail address associated with Burner Profile
> Unique code given you when you registered your profile
>
> We will add more to this document later, but that is enough for now.
>
> In the next day or so, you should also receive an e-mail from BMORG that
> confirms that you have registered and that you are confirmed for
> participation in the sale. It will have a link to the ticket sale page that
> has your code imbedded in it.
>
> *Ticketfly*
> Buying tickets is a 2 part process. The first part will be waiting in lin
> e at the Burning Man Server, the second part will be buying your tickets at
> Ticketfly. You ALSO need an account at Ticketfly. Go to:
>
> https://www.ticketfly.com
>
> Click the button at the top that says “ your account” or just go here:
>
> https://www.ticketfly.com/account/login/auth
>
> If you don't have an account, Click the button that says “register”
>
> If you have an account, Log into your account. Verify that you have access
> and that all is good. Add the following info to your text document:
>
> Ticketfly Username
> Ticketfly Password
>
>
> Assuming you have your Burner Profile, your Registration code, your
> Ticketfly info, here are your next steps:
>
> 1. Get everything ready. Have everything necessary checked and ready:
>
> a. Unique Access Code- from your Burner Profile or your confirmation e-mail
>
> b. Stable internet connection- Many coffee shops or internet cafes will
> work. The ones that only give you an hour of time before you must renew you
> connection probably won’t work. If the internet connection is interrupted
> for any reason while you are in the que, you will lose your place and will
> have to re-enter the que. This means you probably won't get a ticket.
>
> c. A real Computer- Be sure you have access to a real computer. A cell
> phone or iPad *will NOT* work!! It is a good idea to have a couple
> different browsers available on your machine. That way if one of them is
> not cooperating, you can switch to one that does. I do not expect this to
> be an issue this year, but I am just a paranoid person who dislikes
> surprises
>
> d. Payment Method- Ticketfly accepts Credit and Debit cards from Visa,
> MasterCard, Discover (U.S. only), American Express and Diner’s Club. They
> do not accept Paypal. It may be possible to use a pre-paid VISA but there
> can be lots of problems with verification. You can read more on their site.
> Check your balance on your debit card to make sure it can handle a purchase
> of about $1000 if you plan to buy 2 ti ckets and a vehicle pass. Make sure
> that no one else is using your cards to purchase tickets (roommates,
> spouses). If a card is used twice, both sales will be voided!!
>
> e. Time- Make sure that you can be in front of a computer March 23rd,
> ​2
> :30
> ​pm -6 pm Eastern. It will probably only take an hour but it is best to
> block out time in case their servers crash like they did 2 years ago I know
> that this is a real problem for those of us with jobs and classes, but it
> is unavoidable. Take some time off, it is worth it. Trying to do this on
> your iPhone under your desk WILL NOT work. REMEMBER to adjust for your time
> zone!!!!
>
>
> 2. On Wednesday March 23rd,
> ​ just before ​
> ​3pm Eastern buy your tickets.
>
> Visit: tickets.burningman.com
>
> or
>
> Lo g into your burner profile at:
>
> https://profiles.burningman.com
>
> or
>
> Follow the link in the confirmation e-mail you received from BMORG titled”
> “Reminder: Main Sale Wednesday 3/23 at noon!” (or something like that)
>
> Use your code from pre-registration or the link in your e-mail to get in
> line to get your ticket s. Once you are in line, your browser will refresh
> automatically every 30 seconds or so. Once you are at the head of the line
> it will send you to their ticketing provider: Ticketfly
>
>
>
> Last year there were 2 different screens that the sale link would send you
> to. The first one would say “Promotion code invalid” and then would have an
> input box for your registration code. You will need to copy and paste the
> code from your special text file to refresh this page.
>
>
> 3. Once you are in it will take you to the page where you select the
> quantity of tickets you wish to purchase. *If you can, buy 2 tickets and
> 1 vehicle pass.* If you get into the system, you are one of the *GOLDEN
> ONES*. Don’t waste this opportunity; get 2 tickets. I highly suggest you
> select physical tickets. NOT WILL-CALL!!!!!!!!! The reason is that the
> will-call office does not open until Wednesday before the Burn. Every year
> we have valuable set-up people who can’t come early because their ticket is
> will-call. Our camp will be completely built by Wednesday!!
>
> --Spacious
> â �‹DC Burning Man Regional Contact​
>
> Instigator for Camp Contact , Mayor for Anahasana
> Village
> Skype: Darrell_Duane
> Phone/Text: +1 202 670 8728
>
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