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re: Ticket prices
Posted on 10/16/13 at 11:40 am to dgnx6
Posted on 10/16/13 at 11:40 am to dgnx6
quote:Season tickets are a losing financial proposition. I'll likely be buying some next year knowing that quite well. You will probably find someone foolish enough to pay that but people will easily be able to get good seats for face value.
So selling at face value would put me in the hole big time.
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Posted on 10/16/13 at 11:53 am to notiger1997
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Nobody gives a rats arse what your tickets cost you.
The point of the entire thread began as if asking $150 for a tickets was outrageous. I think his point is probably not when you paid $200 for them
Posted on 10/16/13 at 12:06 pm to agdoctor
quote:Most aren't $200 with the fees and it's not outrageous to ask that if it's your prerogative but it is quite stupid to pay that when thousands will be available for face or less
The point of the entire thread began as if asking $150 for a tickets was outrageous. I think his point is probably not when you paid $200 for them
Posted on 10/16/13 at 12:10 pm to Politiceaux
I agree about not having to pay that but the cheapest ticket in the bowl for SEC games works out to $100 a seat this season with the highest non-suite being about $200.
Posted on 10/16/13 at 12:15 pm to dgnx6
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Ill tell you after all my fees, my tickets came out to be $200 per game per seat. Its not out of the question to ask fir $300 a ticket for the tamu game. Biggest game on schedule. So selling at face value would put me in the hole big time.
I think this is what helps contribute to the empty seats. Season ticket holders shell out big money for the season, coming out to an astronomical amount per game when you factor in TAF fees. Then when they want to sell, nobody is willing to pay what a season ticket holder paid ($150+) for a single ticket. The ticket holder either sells at a lower price, doesn't find a buyer, or doesn't make an effort to sell at all. The buyer probably denies the $150 price point and gives up, not realizing it's not a big risk to show up on gameday and finding a cheap ticket.
Posted on 10/16/13 at 12:59 pm to Pesticide
quote:Right. That's a donation that goes to keeping LSU an athletic powerhouse and on par with the rest of the league in facilities. It also gives you the right to never worry about having tickets and holds your spot for something for which there is a lot of demand.
South end zone donation is 210.0 per ticket. Broken up over seven games, That comes to $30 per game per ticket. So
quote:Who can argue with that impeccable logic?
I would rather not go to a game than sell a pair of tickets for less than what I paid for them.
quote:Lol, no one is getting a "deal" by even paying face value for the majority of games.
I really don't care about cutting someone else a deal.
quote:You actually were. LSU's tickets and fees are cheaper than any other good program in the SEC and LSU is inarguably one of the top programs in the NCAA.
I wasn't cut a deal when I bought them.
This post was edited on 10/16/13 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 10/16/13 at 1:46 pm to Tigerbait46
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The ticket holder either sells at a lower price, doesn't find a buyer, or doesn't make an effort to sell at all. T
Tickets aren't an investment tool. Too many people have purchased tickets lately with a mindset that they only want to go to the two or three good game a year an sell the rest.
My logic is I either go to the games or I find friend or family I owe a favor two and give them away.
Posted on 10/16/13 at 2:18 pm to notiger1997
I really don't understand why people always argue about ticket prices vs reselling vs season ticketholder benefits etc. There is a market for tickets and it changes as the game approaches. Early on, there are corporate buyers and folks who don't want to gamble or deal with buying tickets the day of the game. In order to sell to those buyers, the seller has to decide early on that he/she doesn't want to attend. For that potentially premium sale price, he/she gives up optionality to go to the game and sit in those particular seats. As the game approaches, the tiger's win/loss record comes in to play as well as the matchup. The premium buyers usually already have tickets, so sellers are left with people who just decided to go or those that are price sensitive. If the game has morphed into a 1 vs 2 matchup, the early seller probably didn't maximize the sale price, but he/she also didn't take the risk of the game not being a marquee matchup. In all cases, the market dictates the price. Ultimately, the product expires as kickoff approaches and the game is played. It is simple supply/demand. I have no problem with people making money on their tickets just as I have no problem with them losing money on resale. What irks the crap out of me is posters coming on and bitching about high prices and that "LSU fans shouldn't screw other LSU fans. They should sell at face value". Never seem to hear those same fans show up on game day and insist on paying face value for a crappy game.
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