Are these Mike Tice's tickets? (1 Viewer)

[Fungo2006]

I'm pretty sure this site isn't run by Mike Tice, but it has an affortable Super Bowl tickets auction. A friend of mine passed this along to me last night, we've always wanted to go but obv. tix are out of our league.

I'm not to sure about it, but this site is offering two tickets for no more than $70. I guess it's $2 to play and the way it works is that you pick a number between 0.01 and $70, and the highest number selected by one person, wins. I haven't looked to much into it yet.

Here it is if you want to check it out.

http://www.uniqueauction.com/auction/item_...iid=1406&mid=50

 

[goldenchild]

so, if i pick $70 then i'm guaranteed to win?!?i think i'm missing something here.

 

[Winning IS Everything]

It's already over $70...... ??????????

 

[Wu-banger]

Flying to Detroit in Feb.. No thanks.

 

[Nemesis]

I'm thinking that maybe it's NOT a good idea to actually put a current picture of the Rolling Stones..............

 

[Fungo2006]

It says it can't go over $73.63...so it's only going to go down.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

It says it can't go over $73.63...so it's only going to go down.

The trip includes two tickets to the game, three night accommodations at a 4* hotel which is 13 miles from Ford Field, tickets to the "NFL Experience," roundtrip game day transfers to Ford Field, breakfast each morning and an official Super Bowl souvenir.

You think this is being auctioned for $73.63?

 

[Fungo2006]

It says it can't go over $73.63...so it's only going to go down.

The trip includes two tickets to the game, three night accommodations at a 4* hotel which is 13 miles from Ford Field, tickets to the "NFL Experience," roundtrip game day transfers to Ford Field, breakfast each morning and an official Super Bowl souvenir.

You think this is being auctioned for $73.63?

It's the way their site works, they charge a bidding fee so the big items are priced so low. So the $7,000 SB package goes for less than 73.63I didn't believe it myself, but I've been reading more into it...an Xbox 360 went for 92 cents in one.

It says you pay $1 or $2 to bid, depending on your membership.

 

[Broncoholic]

From the FAQ...To determine the most "unique" bid, the site looks for the amount from a single bidder that's closest to the item's maximum listed price on the website. For example, if an item is listed at $500 and five people make the closest bid of $499 for it, but only one person bids $498.99, that lone $498.99 bidder would be able to buy the item.If there's no bid amount from a single bidder, the company takes the bid closest to the maximum price that has the fewest bidders. The first person who placed the bid at that price is the winner. UniqueAuction.com puts a reserve on some items, as well -- if it doesn't get the minimum number of bids, the auction is cancelled and all fees are refunded.

 

[Rounders]

Too good to be true

 

[Broncoholic]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

 

[Fungo2006]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

 

[Mmen of Steel]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

Uh, yeah, it does matter3500 bids * $2/bid = $7000 in gross income.

I am guessing that they didn't pay $7k, so they will make

money on the deal.

 

[valhallan]

Very interesting business model.

 

[Fungo2006]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

Uh, yeah, it does matter3500 bids * $2/bid = $7000 in gross income.

I am guessing that they didn't pay $7k, so they will make

money on the deal.

I understand that...I meant from our standpoint

 

[Mmen of Steel]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

Uh, yeah, it does matter3500 bids * $2/bid = $7000 in gross income.

I am guessing that they didn't pay $7k, so they will make

money on the deal.

I understand that...I meant from our standpoint

I am interested in makin' money - so it is interesting from my standpoint.I live near Detroit, and I wouldn't go to that game. The city isn't ready and it

is going to be colder than a witch's teet. I'll stay home, save my ca$h and get driz-unk in the comfort of my own living room.

But hey, that's just me.

 

[Fungo2006]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

Uh, yeah, it does matter3500 bids * $2/bid = $7000 in gross income.

I am guessing that they didn't pay $7k, so they will make

money on the deal.

I understand that...I meant from our standpoint

I am interested in makin' money - so it is interesting from my standpoint.I live near Detroit, and I wouldn't go to that game. The city isn't ready and it

is going to be colder than a witch's teet. I'll stay home, save my ca$h and get driz-unk in the comfort of my own living room.

But hey, that's just me.

You live there, and wouldn't go? Even if you won the tickets? It's indoors, who cares about the cold!

 

[Fungo2006]

Does anyone have tickets?

 

[bts4bkfst]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

Uh, yeah, it does matter3500 bids * $2/bid = $7000 in gross income.

I am guessing that they didn't pay $7k, so they will make

money on the deal.

I understand that...I meant from our standpoint

I live near Detroit, and I wouldn't go to that game. The city isn't ready and itis going to be colder than a witch's teet. I'll stay home, save my ca$h and get driz-unk in the comfort of my own living room.

But hey, that's just me.

why do you say detroit isn't ready? how much more ready can it be? The roads to FF are fixed and in fantastic shape (expressways). There are 4 casino's within 3 miles of Ford Field. The Fox theater district will be hopping. The Detroit Institute of Arts (on of the largest in the country) is/will be hosting a Camille Claudel and Rodin exhibit, the only kind in this country. In Dearborn, the Henry Ford museum and Greenfield Village are excellent attractions for out of towners, even IN towners. Greektown will be bustling, Windsor ballet will be in full swing. Red Wings play, the winter festival in Martius Park is very cool. Those who say the city isn't ready are ignorant. Detroit will put on a good show for the subpar bowl. VILL

 

[Fungo2006]

Remember Jax last year and all the problems with hotels?I think the motor city will do fine.

 

[Mmen of Steel]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

Uh, yeah, it does matter3500 bids * $2/bid = $7000 in gross income.

I am guessing that they didn't pay $7k, so they will make

money on the deal.

I understand that...I meant from our standpoint

I live near Detroit, and I wouldn't go to that game. The city isn't ready and itis going to be colder than a witch's teet. I'll stay home, save my ca$h and get driz-unk in the comfort of my own living room.

But hey, that's just me.

why do you say detroit isn't ready? how much more ready can it be? The roads to FF are fixed and in fantastic shape (expressways). There are 4 casino's within 3 miles of Ford Field. The Fox theater district will be hopping. The Detroit Institute of Arts (on of the largest in the country) is/will be hosting a Camille Claudel and Rodin exhibit, the only kind in this country. In Dearborn, the Henry Ford museum and Greenfield Village are excellent attractions for out of towners, even IN towners. Greektown will be bustling, Windsor ballet will be in full swing. Red Wings play, the winter festival in Martius Park is very cool. Those who say the city isn't ready are ignorant. Detroit will put on a good show for the subpar bowl. VILL

I am basing my judgements on my weekly trips into the city. It looks like you are making your call based on the schedule of the Detroit Free Press. Now who's ingorant?Granted, the roads are in great shape and the casinos , Cheetah's and the other ballets are ready and the Joe will all be rocking.

But there aren't hotels to accomodate all of these people. Everyone is going to have to stay out in the suburbs. If I am paying $7000 for a superbowl package, I would not want to have to stay in Dearborn and drive a 1/2 hour to-and-from the big game.

I am excited about the turnaround in Detroit too, but I am calling a spade a spade.

You probably think Kwame deserves another term too.....

 

[wannabee]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

Uh, yeah, it does matter3500 bids * $2/bid = $7000 in gross income.

I am guessing that they didn't pay $7k, so they will make

money on the deal.

I understand that...I meant from our standpoint

I live near Detroit, and I wouldn't go to that game. The city isn't ready and itis going to be colder than a witch's teet. I'll stay home, save my ca$h and get driz-unk in the comfort of my own living room.

But hey, that's just me.

why do you say detroit isn't ready? how much more ready can it be? The roads to FF are fixed and in fantastic shape (expressways). There are 4 casino's within 3 miles of Ford Field. The Fox theater district will be hopping. The Detroit Institute of Arts (on of the largest in the country) is/will be hosting a Camille Claudel and Rodin exhibit, the only kind in this country. In Dearborn, the Henry Ford museum and Greenfield Village are excellent attractions for out of towners, even IN towners. Greektown will be bustling, Windsor ballet will be in full swing. Red Wings play, the winter festival in Martius Park is very cool. Those who say the city isn't ready are ignorant. Detroit will put on a good show for the subpar bowl. VILL

I am basing my judgements on my weekly trips into the city. It looks like you are making your call based on the schedule of the Detroit Free Press. Now who's ingorant?Granted, the roads are in great shape and the casinos , Cheetah's and the other ballets are ready and the Joe will all be rocking.

But there aren't hotels to accomodate all of these people. Everyone is going to have to stay out in the suburbs. If I am paying $7000 for a superbowl package, I would not want to have to stay in Dearborn and drive a 1/2 hour to-and-from the big game.

I am excited about the turnaround in Detroit too, but I am calling a spade a spade.

You probably think Kwame deserves another term too.....

not picking on you, but I love irony

 

[bts4bkfst]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

Uh, yeah, it does matter3500 bids * $2/bid = $7000 in gross income.

I am guessing that they didn't pay $7k, so they will make

money on the deal.

I understand that...I meant from our standpoint

I live near Detroit, and I wouldn't go to that game. The city isn't ready and itis going to be colder than a witch's teet. I'll stay home, save my ca$h and get driz-unk in the comfort of my own living room.

But hey, that's just me.

why do you say detroit isn't ready? how much more ready can it be? The roads to FF are fixed and in fantastic shape (expressways). There are 4 casino's within 3 miles of Ford Field. The Fox theater district will be hopping. The Detroit Institute of Arts (on of the largest in the country) is/will be hosting a Camille Claudel and Rodin exhibit, the only kind in this country. In Dearborn, the Henry Ford museum and Greenfield Village are excellent attractions for out of towners, even IN towners. Greektown will be bustling, Windsor ballet will be in full swing. Red Wings play, the winter festival in Martius Park is very cool. Those who say the city isn't ready are ignorant. Detroit will put on a good show for the subpar bowl. VILL

I am basing my judgements on my weekly trips into the city. It looks like you are making your call based on the schedule of the Detroit Free Press. Now who's ingorant?Granted, the roads are in great shape and the casinos , Cheetah's and the other ballets are ready and the Joe will all be rocking.

But there aren't hotels to accomodate all of these people. Everyone is going to have to stay out in the suburbs. If I am paying $7000 for a superbowl package, I would not want to have to stay in Dearborn and drive a 1/2 hour to-and-from the big game.

I am excited about the turnaround in Detroit too, but I am calling a spade a spade.

You probably think Kwame deserves another term too.....

so as far as I can tell, you think the only reason Detroit isn't ready is b/c some people will have to drive a half an hour to the game? if that's your criteria for being ready for a subpar bowl then I'd say most cities aren't ready.

 

[Fungo2006]

It's a border city too, so they'll get a ton of Canadians coming down as well.

 

[Nemesis]

Does anyone have tickets?

I mailed in my certified request to the NFL about 6 months ago.......2 weeks ago I got a card saying I wasn't selected.

 

[Fungo2006]

Wow. Is that the norm? 6 months? or were you late?

 

[Nemesis]

Wow. Is that the norm? 6 months? or were you late?

No.......every year, you can send a certified letter to the NFL (before the season starts) and they set aside Superbowl tickets for the general public. If you are selected, then you have the opportunity to purchase tickets at face value. This was discussed here in the Shark Pool last offseason.If I was selected, I wasn't going to go and would have sold them at a profit. I figured it was worth a shot and worth the cost of the cert letter if I had won.

 

[Fungo2006]

that sucks.So basically, the only way to get tix is through contests, draws, ebay or auctions sites like this one.Or be a big wig at a huge company.

 

[mosesberg]

I had Superbowl tickets in 1998.Well kinda, I had tickets in hand but they were only good if the Vikings were in it.As a season ticket holder they hold a lottery and I won.And then you have the choice to buy them.All that needed to happen was the Vikings to beat the Falcons.Damn you Denny Green.

 

[richn]

I had Superbowl tickets in 1998.

Well kinda, I had tickets in hand but they were only good if

the Vikings were in it.

As a season ticket holder they hold a lottery and I won.

And then you have the choice to buy them.

All that needed to happen was the Vikings to beat the Falcons.

Damn you Denny Green.

If my Aunt had balls, she'd be my Uncle.

 

[Mmen of Steel]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

Uh, yeah, it does matter3500 bids * $2/bid = $7000 in gross income.

I am guessing that they didn't pay $7k, so they will make

money on the deal.

I understand that...I meant from our standpoint

I live near Detroit, and I wouldn't go to that game. The city isn't ready and itis going to be colder than a witch's teet. I'll stay home, save my ca$h and get driz-unk in the comfort of my own living room.

But hey, that's just me.

why do you say detroit isn't ready? how much more ready can it be? The roads to FF are fixed and in fantastic shape (expressways). There are 4 casino's within 3 miles of Ford Field. The Fox theater district will be hopping. The Detroit Institute of Arts (on of the largest in the country) is/will be hosting a Camille Claudel and Rodin exhibit, the only kind in this country. In Dearborn, the Henry Ford museum and Greenfield Village are excellent attractions for out of towners, even IN towners. Greektown will be bustling, Windsor ballet will be in full swing. Red Wings play, the winter festival in Martius Park is very cool. Those who say the city isn't ready are ignorant. Detroit will put on a good show for the subpar bowl. VILL

I am basing my judgements on my weekly trips into the city. It looks like you are making your call based on the schedule of the Detroit Free Press. Now who's ingorant?Granted, the roads are in great shape and the casinos , Cheetah's and the other ballets are ready and the Joe will all be rocking.

But there aren't hotels to accomodate all of these people. Everyone is going to have to stay out in the suburbs. If I am paying $7000 for a superbowl package, I would not want to have to stay in Dearborn and drive a 1/2 hour to-and-from the big game.

I am excited about the turnaround in Detroit too, but I am calling a spade a spade.

You probably think Kwame deserves another term too.....

so as far as I can tell, you think the only reason Detroit isn't ready is b/c some people will have to drive a half an hour to the game? if that's your criteria for being ready for a subpar bowl then I'd say most cities aren't ready.

Right, the city isn't ready. It does not have capacity. What were your reasons that the city IS ready...the fact that Windsor has plenty of ti**y bars and that Dearborn has a Henry Ford historical museum?Huh?

 

[mcjc4]

I had Superbowl tickets in 1998.

Well kinda, I had tickets in hand but they were only good if

the Vikings were in it.

As a season ticket holder they hold a lottery and I won.

And then you have the choice to buy them.

All that needed to happen was the Vikings to beat the Falcons.

Damn you Denny Green. 

If my Aunt had balls, she'd be my Uncle.

Would she take a knee with 47 seconds, 1 timeout and the best offense and kicker in the league that year?Damn you Denny, Damn you!

 

[Fungo2006]

Gotta love Denny

 

[Fungo2006]

Check this out...

Mike Tice rips fans for selling tickets to Steelers faithful

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2266174

Go figure!

 

[RenegadeGM]

The website is banking on the fact that more than 3500 people bid on the $7000 package...then they profit.

It's non-reserve, so it doesn't matter how many bids then get.

Uh, yeah, it does matter3500 bids * $2/bid = $7000 in gross income.

I am guessing that they didn't pay $7k, so they will make

money on the deal.

I understand that...I meant from our standpoint

I live near Detroit, and I wouldn't go to that game. The city isn't ready and itis going to be colder than a witch's teet. I'll stay home, save my ca$h and get driz-unk in the comfort of my own living room.

But hey, that's just me.

why do you say detroit isn't ready? how much more ready can it be? The roads to FF are fixed and in fantastic shape (expressways). There are 4 casino's within 3 miles of Ford Field. The Fox theater district will be hopping. The Detroit Institute of Arts (on of the largest in the country) is/will be hosting a Camille Claudel and Rodin exhibit, the only kind in this country. In Dearborn, the Henry Ford museum and Greenfield Village are excellent attractions for out of towners, even IN towners. Greektown will be bustling, Windsor ballet will be in full swing. Red Wings play, the winter festival in Martius Park is very cool. Those who say the city isn't ready are ignorant. Detroit will put on a good show for the subpar bowl. VILL

I am basing my judgements on my weekly trips into the city. It looks like you are making your call based on the schedule of the Detroit Free Press. Now who's ingorant?Granted, the roads are in great shape and the casinos , Cheetah's and the other ballets are ready and the Joe will all be rocking.

But there aren't hotels to accomodate all of these people. Everyone is going to have to stay out in the suburbs. If I am paying $7000 for a superbowl package, I would not want to have to stay in Dearborn and drive a 1/2 hour to-and-from the big game.

I am excited about the turnaround in Detroit too, but I am calling a spade a spade.

You probably think Kwame deserves another term too.....

so as far as I can tell, you think the only reason Detroit isn't ready is b/c some people will have to drive a half an hour to the game? if that's your criteria for being ready for a subpar bowl then I'd say most cities aren't ready.

Right, the city isn't ready. It does not have capacity. What were your reasons that the city IS ready...the fact that Windsor has plenty of ti**y bars and that Dearborn has a Henry Ford historical museum?Huh?

Woo hoo! The hometown gets a mention on the FBG boards... and no, I don't live in Dearborn or Detroit!

 

[Fungo2006]

Windsor? Know any good XL parties on the North side?

 

[Fungo2006]

...or across the border.