Stars won't let non-vips buy tournament ticket with fpp's...WTF?

[Butcho22]

Is there a good reason for this?

I withdrew most of my roll some time ago, then busto'd the rest. Now I'm stuck grinding fpp sats until I can deposit again.

But Stars won't let me purchase tournament tickets (Sunday Mill/Warmup, etc.) with my fpp's because I'm not a vip.

My fpps hold the same value as a vip, no? Is there ANY good explanation for this rule? Do they just assume that if you have enough to purchase a ticket you are already a vip?

thx