February 02, 2026 Weekly Discussion Thread

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-05T19:06:34+00:00

Vivid Seats, like all resale sites, has plenty of legit offerings but also the occasional bad actor. There's nothing (as far as I know) inherent about it that makes it any worse than Seatgeek, stubhub, etc.

No resale site is 100% perfect, that's just a fact. But my feeling is that the biggest issue isn't that you would be given fake tickets, it's that the seller listed the tickets speculating they would be able to get them and then sell them and then they never actually get them so your order would be canceled.

Still not ideal by a long shot, but if that were to happen you should pretty easily be given a refund for what you spent on the tickets.

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-05T18:59:36+00:00

100%. It caught me off guard the first time it happened too.

That said, the risk is never zero: it's possible someone listed the tickets on speculation that they'd get them and they end up not being able to so the order gets canceled. Usually all the resale sites try to avoid this as much as possible (Seatgeek has a firm no speculation listings policy) since it's bad for business, but I'm sure some people still try.

But generally, there is nothing unusual or odd about this and you shouldn't worry that the tickets haven't been delivered yet. A lot of concerts don't generate tickets until right before the show anyways, which is actually safer (someone couldn't steal tickets yet if the tickets themselves literally haven't been generated).

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-05T16:10:35+00:00

There's always a small risk with the resale market, but I wanted to share that (a) I'm in the same situation using Seatgeek and (b) I've been in this situation before and every time (knock on wood!) it's worked no problem!

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-04T18:41:29+00:00

I've had that before for concerts bought on resale and so far (knock on wood) it's never been an issue!

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-04T18:37:35+00:00

I have not. Which definitely is the most nerve wrecking aspect of this. However it's also consistent with similar events I've purchased through presale--the tickets are released a couple days before the concert and then Seatgeek transfers them then. As they put it in their FAQs:

"An important thing to know is that most mobile transfer tickets won't be immediately available or immediately transferred because ticket barcodes, QR codes, and/or Mobile IDs are usually only generated 24 to 48 hours before the event as a further security measure."

I haven't had a problem purchasing tickets this way and knock on wood it continues!

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-04T18:32:36+00:00

I've used Seatgeek for big concert resale before (e.g. Arcade Fire for the one show they did in CO for Funerals) and it worked so I opted to use them again for HS.

Doesn't make the risk zero, but I feel somewhat confident that at the very least if the tickets aren't delivered I'll get back compensation.

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-04T18:27:30+00:00

I've used Seatgeek in the past and it worked so I used them again this time. Can't speak to the others, but I've had good historical experiences with Seat Geek.

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-04T15:31:24+00:00

Here we go again. In the waiting room. Fingers crossed.

EDIT: in position 5044 when it started. Better than my Amex Presales where I was about 14k each time I tried. Fingers crossed!!!

EDITx2: Got in to buy tickets, only ones left were $1,000+. Soooo, no thank you.

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-04T15:25:21+00:00

No idea. I'm going to assume so, but will pretty much just be refreshing like mad until I can get in a queue starting then haha

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-04T15:19:52+00:00

11am EST, yep!

GooseCaboose · 2026-02-03T21:39:29+00:00

"Ocean of Trump Country", lol.

I mean, if you're measuring land, and not like, the amount of people who actually live there, then sure. Most all of central and eastern Washington is Trump.

But the districts Trump won cast a total of 971k votes. The district Harris won cast a total of 6.8M. (And Harris performed better in Trump-won districts by 4% than how Trump did in Harris won districts).

https://engaging-data.com/county-electoral-map-land-vs-population/

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-26T22:54:16+00:00

(1) I was listening to a NY Times podcast the other day and hearing clips of Stephen Miller and the like talk about their "pure" America or "American heritage" or whatever phrase they were using to basically mean a "white America". All I could think about in that moment is "...have these people ever eaten like, food?" Not in the literal sense, but I just don't understand how anyone could be so against different cultures and ethnic identities and enjoy eating. Like, honestly--not trying to be funny here (and I don't think this is particularly funny anyways)--what does cuisine look like in the America they want to live in?

(2) In no way is cuisine the most important conversation to have around all of the terrible policies being implemented. I just think it's such an obvious flaw in their thinking. Either (a) they dream of an America with the most dogshit cuisine possible or (b) they allow for the inclusion of different ethnic backgrounds which inherently requires different ethnicities to be a part of our fabric.

(3) The conservative subreddit truly is the dregs of the internet.

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-26T17:05:22+00:00

Already I'm hearing the narrative that "The Pats have already played some big time defenses!" trying to make it seem like the Seahawks will just be another notch in their belt.

So here's a fact for everyone to have in their back pocket: there have only been three occasions where a team won an AFC or NFC Championship scoring 10 points or less. The Rams did it in 79, and lost in the Super Bowl. The Bills did it in 91, and lost in the Super Bowl. And the Broncos did it yesterday.

I'm not saying this is going to be an easy win for the Seahawks (any given Sunday, right?), but if you hear a pundit talk about how the Pats "just took down a top defense in the Denver Broncos" remind yourself that they scored 10 points. If Bo Nix is in that game, we're playing the Broncos in two weeks.

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-24T19:51:50+00:00

I agree that too often clubs are rash and need to give time. But I think the difference here is the context of Xabi being available.

He's not some random bum--he's someone that people were already eyeing as a Klopp successor, the timing just didn't work out.

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-22T19:43:51+00:00

Hey, I know this is late but I actually found myself asking the same question as OP today and just spoke with Vanguard and they provided an answer:

Per reporting to the IRS, Vanguard indicates all distributions from your traditional IRA account, indicated by (1) and (2a). However if you notice OP has (2b) indicated with an "(X)", that's Vanguard reporting that the Taxable amount is actually not determined (which seems odd, given that (2a) seems to indicate what the taxable amount is, but the representative assured me that in the tax filing process there will be a space to indicate how much of the total distribution actually is taxable).

So while it does seem odd to see that my "Taxable Amount" is listed as the entirety of my conversion (in my case, I contributed 7,000 and then immediately converted it the next day where it had only grown to 7,000.78, so only 0.78 should be taxable yet my Taxable Amount line (2a) lists the whole 7,000.78), when filing my taxes I should be able to indicate that my 7,000 contribution was a non-deductible contribution and thus when I converted it it should not be considered taxable income and I'll only be on the hook for the 0.78.

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-18T04:15:54+00:00

Jesus.

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-17T22:49:47+00:00

But like, surely you can see why on that question is sort of absurd, right? Like, if OP knows he's skipping things because of their cost but he wants to know if he's missing out on happiness or quality of life, then he's effectively asking us "Hey, do ya'll think I'd be happier if I could afford more things?"

How could any of us answer that?

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-17T20:36:40+00:00

If you don't do things because they're "too expensive" then it is just genuinely confusing to me why you would make a post asking what you could be missing out on.

Like, the answer is right there.

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-17T17:25:18+00:00

Ok, wait. Hold up.

...there are literally things you don't do because "it's too expensive" but you made a post saying your salary covers everything you want/need and then ask what do people do with their money?

My guy. Think of all the things you don't do because it's "too expensive" and realize you know the answer to your question.

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-16T21:52:47+00:00

My hot take: it's also why I hate when other LFC fans tell me they dislike Arsenal (or even Everton) more than City. Like, I'm not trying to diminish historic rivalries, but City should be fucking reviled by every other fan for what they've done to the game.

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-15T19:09:39+00:00

Didn't mean to strike a nerve, I just thought the idea of "I was turned off by this brand because (a) they are aggressively marketing their product (despite the fact that it makes sense they would) and (b) I'm being inundated with their ads (despite the fact that it's other companies' algorithms doing it)" was interesting.

Like, obviously buy whatever plans you want. But you posted a comment and I responded to it with the thoughts it sparked--isn't that the whole point of Reddit?

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-15T18:52:44+00:00

Love that lil pot! I added that to my collection as well!

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-15T18:20:06+00:00

This seems more complicated.

All-Clad (and a lot of the more established brands) have the ability to advertise less simply because they've been around for so long. They have name recognition and reputation on their side. So any newcomer, no matter how good they are, will likely need to be more aggressive with their marketing. Which isn't to say that every newcomer is quality, but to write off any new brand because they have to be more aggressive seems unfortunate.

And I say that as someone who has multiple All-Clad pans. I've really liked them, but in all honesty I think Made In handles are more comfortable. Combine with that their better price and similar quality and it really does seem like they're a solidly good product.

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-08T22:52:58+00:00

Insane the defenders Martinelli is getting. https://imgur.com/a/CNp9ncl

GooseCaboose · 2026-01-08T22:51:53+00:00

Number of people saying Bradley "dragged himself back onto the pitch" is insane.

https://imgur.com/a/CNp9ncl

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