Professional Line Sitters at Hair

[Gothampc]

Professional Line Sitters at Hair#1

Posted: 8/22/08 at 3:04pm

"William Conklin is a professional line-sitter. If that’s your business, New York City is a good place to do it. With so many people, you get long lines. With so many impatient people, you get a market."

"For $150, Mr. Conklin’s ad on Craig’s List promises, he will deliver two tickets at about 1:30 p.m. on the day of the show (the first 650 or so people in line outside the theater get up to two tickets each at 1 p.m.) Some days, Mr. Conklin gets so many requests that he has to turn people away, even though he subcontracts to other line-sitters. “The weekends are insane,” he said."




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If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[TooDarnHot]

re: Professional Line Sitters at Hair#2

Posted: 8/22/08 at 3:10pm

that's ridiculous.

must be nice to have $150 to throw away. lazy asses.

[Michael Bennett]

re: Professional Line Sitters at Hair#2

Posted: 8/22/08 at 3:13pm

I'd rather pay 150 than to sit in the park all day.

[Yankeefan007]

re: Professional Line Sitters at Hair#3

Posted: 8/22/08 at 3:16pm

Likewise.

[millie_dillmount]

re: Professional Line Sitters at Hair#4

Posted: 8/22/08 at 3:21pm

Wouldn't it make more sense to just make a donation to the theater, that way you know it is going to something more worthy, than giving $150 to a complete stranger?

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

[WestVillage]

re: Professional Line Sitters at Hair#5

Posted: 8/22/08 at 3:28pm

Yes, but for the $150 you can get 2 tkts, and I believe you need to donate at least $160 to the NYSF, which only entitles you to one ticket. Even at $150, its still less expensive than 2 full-price tkts to a Bway show.

[TonyVincent]

re: Professional Line Sitters at Hair#6

Posted: 8/22/08 at 3:29pm

Eh, if they're sitting in the park for a living, they probably need the money, too.

Eh, as an economist, I can't complain. If you value not waiting on line for tickets for more than what someone else is willing to do it for, then you both profit from paying him to do it for you.

Not in the spirit of the promotion, yes, but more economically efficient.
Updated On: 8/22/08 at 03:29 PM

[Gothampc]

re: Professional Line Sitters at Hair#7

Posted: 8/22/08 at 3:30pm

"Wouldn't it make more sense to just make a donation to the theater, that way you know it is going to something more worthy, than giving $150 to a complete stranger?"

A donation of $165 gets you one ticket to the show.

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[dramamama611]

re: Professional Line Sitters at Hair#8

Posted: 8/22/08 at 6:09pm

I've been told (and saw it first hand) that a lot of the line sitters you'll find on Craigs' List will hire a number of homeless to stand in line so that he gets the multiple tickets he needs.

I'd be curious how much of the 150 bucks the actual "sitter" receives.

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[Ourtime992]

re: Professional Line Sitters at Hair#9

Posted: 8/22/08 at 6:47pm

"William Conklin is a professional line-sitter."

I'll never forgive him for what he did to Coalhouse's car, though.