re: These prices are ridiculous

I have no skin in this arguement. I went in 2003 so been there done that. I still say, atmosphere wise, that a top 20 SEC match-up in Tiger Stadium is much better of the though the build-up and novelty s of the circumstance was special. However, this is the furthest thing from "pure capitalism" when only a select few had access to the tickets at the value printed on the ticket when they were distributed. This is the same thing thats crooked about Wall St. When the supply is not controlled by the producer, its not capitalism. Ask yourselft these questions. this situation has been going on for a while where brokers make huge profits off of big events. In most cases, the event holders are quite content selling the majority of stock through ticketmaster for the price on the ticket plus some processing fee. What gives Joe Ticket Broker any more of the right to make a profit off of the ticket anymore than the event creators or you or me? Do you actually think the event players are content to make 200 on something that they can plainly see Joe ticket broker is consistently selling for 10x that price? Somebody is getting paid.

If the BCS put up a bid site and people paid what they are paying now for tickets then thats free market. However, when the BCS puts $350 on a ticket that you cant buy but they mysteriosly end up on the internet for $2500 - Thats manipulation.