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How much $ do you pay for your entry fee? (1 Viewer)
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Footballguy
I play in 3 leagues with the following dues:
1 -$225 - with waiver wire adds throughout the year it usually brings it to about $325-375.
2 - $100
3 - $50
I consider the $50 & $100 leagues low stakes and the $250 one medium stakes - but I'm not sure exactly what the standard is.
1 -$225 - with waiver wire adds throughout the year it usually brings it to about $325-375.
2 - $100
3 - $50
I consider the $50 & $100 leagues low stakes and the $250 one medium stakes - but I'm not sure exactly what the standard is.
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Shermanator
Footballguy
2 at 125.00
1 at 200.00
I would consider these low stakes, considering I know one where the buy in is 2000.00 and the superbowl winner wins 15000.00
Thats some serious coin!
1 at 200.00
I would consider these low stakes, considering I know one where the buy in is 2000.00 and the superbowl winner wins 15000.00
Thats some serious coin!
Captain Hook
Footballguy
$$ - low stakes, friendly or add on leagues
$$$ - medium stakes (like FBG PC)
$$$$ - high stakes leagues
$$$ - medium stakes (like FBG PC)
$$$$ - high stakes leagues
Shane Falco
Footballguy
I'd agree with that. Over $500 is high stakes IMO. It either depends one what you consider a big buy-in and pay-out o how much money you have in the bank.FWIW- I play 8 real leagues (none less than $50). I have one "friendly" that is $20 but more like a free league to me
chocula
Footballguy
Please do not take this the wrong way, but how on earth do you find time to play in 8 leagues? I played in 3 leagues last year and swore I would never do it again. SO I am back in three leagues again (and the subscriber contest here), and know that I will lose my mind. Are you single with no kids? Can you do fantasy at work? You either have a ton of knowledge or are able to spend a great deal of time studying. DO you have any tips for someone that is swamped with just 3 leagues.This year, my leagues cost: 1. $652. $503. $20'Shane Falco said:
Judge Smails
Footballguy
$160 entry fee, but that's just a starting point. Unlimited bidding wars for free agents, with a $2 for $1 luxury tax once you reach $500. One year somebody bid $500 for one player - Roy freakin' Williams.
Team ROFLCOPTERS
Footballguy
I have experimented a lot over the past 5 years and I have found that I make more money doing more low cost leagues than 3 or 4 big money ones. I will be in between 8 and 12 leagues each season at costs ranging from 25-50 bucks. The 200 dollar plus entry leagues generally consists of owners as active and smart as I am so it becomes more of a job at that point. I'd rather enjoy the games and take in a couple hundred bucks profit overall rather than stress over making 2 grand a league.
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Tickle Monster
Footballguy
16 teams/$40 each. All about the smack talk.
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ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
Interesting. So your actual goal going in is to make a profit, and you're less concerned with the competitiveness of your opposition.I guess everyone's different. I play money leagues to try and find other people who take this hobby as seriously as I do. So, I guess when you look at it this way, I actually pay more to have a smaller chance of winning. Huh.
The Stuttering Auctioneer
Footballguy
3 Leagues ( site fees included )
Redraft is 265
Keeper is 125
IDP is 55
Redraft is 265
Keeper is 125
IDP is 55
Insein
Footballguy
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VaTerp
Footballguy
My two main leagues are:
$100- League started 10 years ago with mostly college friends. Leauge Fee has remained the same since first season. We have talked about bumping it up to $200 or so for the past 2 years. Havent done it yet but will likely do so.
$250- Now in it's third year. Started by one of the members of the above league.
I guess I would consider it:
Less than $250- Low stakes
$250- $500- Moderate stakes
Over $500- High stakes
But it's all relative. 10 years ago, my main league was mostly guys out of undergrad and $100 seemed like a significant committment. Now it's spending money. It depends on the circumstances of the indviduals and league as a whole. For some people who are supporting a large family or having some economic difficulty $200 might still be a significant committment. For others, that's a night out to eat.
To me, FF isnt really about the money. I love CA$H as much as anybody but I still consider my $100 league my #1 priority b/c I've been in it for so long, I know all the owners personally, and I've been ####### dominant. It's as much about bragging rights and having a good time. The other league is fun and becoming more important to me each year but it's still not on the same level. And I feel the same about other leagues I've been in with bigger entry fees and payouts.
But winning more $$$ is always a good thing. I'm really gonna make a push to get my main league to ante up next year.
$100- League started 10 years ago with mostly college friends. Leauge Fee has remained the same since first season. We have talked about bumping it up to $200 or so for the past 2 years. Havent done it yet but will likely do so.
$250- Now in it's third year. Started by one of the members of the above league.
I guess I would consider it:
Less than $250- Low stakes
$250- $500- Moderate stakes
Over $500- High stakes
But it's all relative. 10 years ago, my main league was mostly guys out of undergrad and $100 seemed like a significant committment. Now it's spending money. It depends on the circumstances of the indviduals and league as a whole. For some people who are supporting a large family or having some economic difficulty $200 might still be a significant committment. For others, that's a night out to eat.
To me, FF isnt really about the money. I love CA$H as much as anybody but I still consider my $100 league my #1 priority b/c I've been in it for so long, I know all the owners personally, and I've been ####### dominant. It's as much about bragging rights and having a good time. The other league is fun and becoming more important to me each year but it's still not on the same level. And I feel the same about other leagues I've been in with bigger entry fees and payouts.
But winning more $$$ is always a good thing. I'm really gonna make a push to get my main league to ante up next year.
belljr
Footballguy
18th year - 110 (12 guys). 10 bucks to cover site. Started at like 25 and slowly built to 100. We could go more but it's the same people, all local and it's more about "friendly" than money.
2 other leagues - 80.
Honestly wouldn't like playing in high stakes. This is just my hobby that I enjoy and win a little bit of cash.
I am in higher stake pools (picks against spread every week), suicide, etc.
2 other leagues - 80.
Honestly wouldn't like playing in high stakes. This is just my hobby that I enjoy and win a little bit of cash.
I am in higher stake pools (picks against spread every week), suicide, etc.
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dagwood
Footballguy
Wow I would actually rather play in 1 league with owners as active as smart as I am as opposed to 8 to 12 leagues with chumps. Its not even close.If I want to make money, I will get a job. Fantasy Football is a game.
r0llin_game
Footballguy
This year it'll be close to a grand, last year was around $1.5k
Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
Scaled back considerably from back when I was single and had the time/inclination to take this stuff more seriously. Now I just do three leagues:
Local league 1: $130 + transaction fees and other in-season penalties. 10 teams, lots of trash talk, league format changes basically from one year to the next. Lots of fun.
Local league 2: $50. 12 teams, going into its 21st season. Archaic rules that will never change. Our league regular season is the NFL's entire regular season, and our league playoffs occur during the NFL playoffs. Fun twist on traditional fantasy strategies.
Rotobowl: $260. I liked going to the live draft in AC with buddies. This year they scrapped the live draft, and I'm sensing an impending WCOFF-style collapse, but entered anyway. We'll see.
Local league 1: $130 + transaction fees and other in-season penalties. 10 teams, lots of trash talk, league format changes basically from one year to the next. Lots of fun.
Local league 2: $50. 12 teams, going into its 21st season. Archaic rules that will never change. Our league regular season is the NFL's entire regular season, and our league playoffs occur during the NFL playoffs. Fun twist on traditional fantasy strategies.
Rotobowl: $260. I liked going to the live draft in AC with buddies. This year they scrapped the live draft, and I'm sensing an impending WCOFF-style collapse, but entered anyway. We'll see.
Arizona Ron
Footballguy
I use to play in a $500/16 Team league which I considered my high stakes as the payout was always around 10k (we charged for trades, drop/adds etc too). I dropped out after getting sick about arguing payment structure every year. It got to the point where the payout awarded everything (playoffs, power ranking, highest weekend score, season score etc) to the point that 10 out of 16 teams were almost guaranteed to get money back instead of the winner and runner up getting a nice pay day (like when we started).
Now I just play in $50-$100 (friendly) leagues. It's enough to keep me interested but not pissed off if something goes wrong.
Now I just play in $50-$100 (friendly) leagues. It's enough to keep me interested but not pissed off if something goes wrong.
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Insoxicated
$250 16-team league with $10 FA Pickups. Thankfully we've avoided the bolded in our league as that crap drives me nuts too. We pay $100/250 to 5th/6th place... then pay 40/30/20/10% of the remaining total to the top 4 teams. I can't stand flat payout structures. Hell I wish we did 50/25/15/10 but that would never fly.
Also in a $50 10-team office league that I enjoy more for bragging rights around the office than for the winnings (have cashed every year and won 2 of the last 4 years).
pantherclub
Footballguy
1 league only
$350
$350
Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
'dagwood said:
I used to play in free and low money leagues ($30) but the competition and lack of owners interest made it boring to play. I want active owners and lots of trading. I like the competitiveness of blind bidding waivers, and owners setting lineups no matter what. It's a lot more enjoyable to win when the other guys care as much as you do. I have 2 leagues $100 each plus the subscription contest and FBG's survivor. That's more than enough for me.
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
I also see that as high stakes, but it's ridiculous to get mad over it.
Three $30
Two $25
Bad year for me, going to University and got laid off in June.
I play poker quite a bit and consider $100+ High Stakes. (Important since comparably in Poker, High Stakes is typically 5/10-50/100, usually need a 20k-100k bankroll to play either effectively, where as in fantasy its more of a casual gambling sport, just like in poker 99% of the population is in the low stakes)
Ive been in more competitive $25-50 leagues than I have $100+, not unlike poker. Bankroll and disposable income is no measure of commitment or skill. (lol fantasy football skill)
Two $25
Bad year for me, going to University and got laid off in June.
I play poker quite a bit and consider $100+ High Stakes. (Important since comparably in Poker, High Stakes is typically 5/10-50/100, usually need a 20k-100k bankroll to play either effectively, where as in fantasy its more of a casual gambling sport, just like in poker 99% of the population is in the low stakes)
Ive been in more competitive $25-50 leagues than I have $100+, not unlike poker. Bankroll and disposable income is no measure of commitment or skill. (lol fantasy football skill)
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Time Kibitzer
Footballguy
High stakes is somewhat of a relative term, but I'd say in general high stakes is $1000 and up.
Multiple Scores
Footballguy
Multiple Scores
Footballguy
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
I agree..but when more money is invested the less teams tank.
Sir Chadwick
Footballguy
$60 in my 12-team ppr
$50 in my 8-team ppr
We really just play with money to make sure the rooks keep active. Nothing pisses me off more when someone starts the season out 1-4 and gives up!
When a little cash is involved it can go a long way for making it a competitive fun season for all.
$50 in my 8-team ppr
We really just play with money to make sure the rooks keep active. Nothing pisses me off more when someone starts the season out 1-4 and gives up!
When a little cash is involved it can go a long way for making it a competitive fun season for all.
mrip541
Footballguy
What rubs me the wrong way is that someone decided they could convince people that $350 is medium stakes just by saying it over and over.
Shane Falco
Footballguy
agree$350 is barely med stakes. Its almost low stakes.Well, unless you are poor
Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
That's probably a gross exaggeration. IIRC, fantasy football demographics trend towards college educated, professional males, 25-44, etc. $350 is not high stakes for much of that cohort. It's less than $30 a month - that's not an outrageous amount of money to spend on a hobby.
mrip541
Footballguy
I don't think the members of this board are an accurate representation of the entire ff community. I'm well aware that people on this board don't think $350 is high stakes, and I'd argue all day long that they're in the very small percentage I mentioned earlier. For example, I don't know a single person in real life who plays for more than $200. I don't think it's about what people can afford.
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Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
The first result in a google search for "fantasy football demographics" claims that the average amount fantasy players spend is $200 per year. The people you know in real life represent a miniscule portion of the millions who play fantasy football, and I assume are subject to some kind of selection bias. They spend less than the average player, apparently.I'd argue that the members of this board have the demographics that they do because the fantasy community at large has these demographics: 91% white, 93% male, 25-34 years old, annual income $60-100K, 70% bachelor's degree or higher, 84% heavy internet users, etc. We probably are a pretty accurate representation of the entire FF community. It's a billion dollar industry.
Like anything else, there will of course be fewer people playing for $350+ than there are playing for $35. But it's not some infinitesimally small minority as you seem to imply.
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