Patriots v. Patriot Fans (1 Viewer)

[pizzatyme]

The Patriots used to buy tickets off of EBay a few years back and whoevers tickets showed up they would cancel the season ticket holder.

Who are these guys? Major League Baseball?

StubHub recently signed a deal with MLB. This is from a Rockies article in the Denver Post:

But despite the high prices, Pate said StubHub gives average fans a fair way to get into the games and avoid possibly unscrupulous on-street scalpers. Plus, he said, if fans find the current prices too high, they will come down.

Matthew Gould, vice president of corporate communications for MLB.com, agrees. Starting next year, StubHub will become the official secondary marketplace for MLB.com, the online arm of Major League Baseball. The websites of participating teams will refer fans wanting to resell their tickets to StubHub.

"Both us and StubHub believe in a free and open marketplace where the market will dictate the pricing," Gould said. "... With only a certain amount of tickets available to such a marquee event, it gives (fans) another opportunity to participate in the event and go to the game."

Official agreement, in exchange for money? Now, THIS is a plan where the clubs are trying to make money. I don't disagree with them trying to get a cut. I just dont' feel that joe average fan want's to pay a price of a 6 game package for one game. Call me crazy, but that's not average fan there. Average fan is on the season ticket list.

We must live in 2 separate worlds?! An average fan is a guy who maybe has a family and wants to take said family to a game. His kids love the team, but he isn't willing to or can't afford season tickets or mini-packages.So, he says, "come on loving family, I just bought 4 tickets on StubChub.us for double face value, but it is a one-time per year occasion.

That is the average fan to me.

 

[analog_hiss]

How are they getting screwed? You think they dont' realize that they're paing $100 hear to get on the list? How many people in Boston? How many in Pittsburgh? SEe why they can charge just to be on a list? I personally think it's awesome if what you say is true. Who should get first dibs on returned tickets? Thos on the waiting list, or the general public? Hmmm, call me crazy, but I think the guy paying money to be on the list.

You've provided yet another example of the Patriots doing what they can to get game tickets into the hands of their fans, nothing more.

LOL. I am currently on a waiting list for Steelers season tickets, and it cost me zero.If you want to pay $100 to wait for season tickets, the right to buy individual game tickets, and not call that getting screwed, that's fine by me.

I have 2 tickets for the Cleveland game in Pittsburgh that I purchased 2 weeks ago through the ticket exchange; it cost me the face value of the tickets and a ticketmaster fee. I will be spending my $100 before, during, and after the game.

ETA -current estimates on the waiting list for Steelers season tickets is 10 years.

 

[eom]

I'm glad I'm not a Patriots fan. I'm sure they're not the only team or state trying to do this, but this is just crap!People say scalpers are scum, that's fine.All the Patriots are really trying to do is create a monopoly. This will allow them to raise the ticket prices to whatever amount they choose, since they have no competition!

I think this post may be even more unbelievable than the posts about how cleveland and dallas were going to punch new england in the mouth.there is simply no ####### way anybody posts this seriously --- it is 100% guaranteed troll.you're #####ing that the patriots are trying to create a ####### monopoly on selling their own ####### tickets??dude --- big daddy caned was making more sense than this.so, what you're saying is that scalpers should be allowed to resell tix x5 because otherwise the team will be free to sell them x1.1????seriously --- wtf is the matter w/you??you were one of those people #####ing about the pats breaking the rules, too, weren't you?100% guaranteed troll.ban, plz.

 

[Keys Myaths]

I'm glad I'm not a Patriots fan. I'm sure they're not the only team or state trying to do this, but this is just crap!People say scalpers are scum, that's fine.All the Patriots are really trying to do is create a monopoly. This will allow them to raise the ticket prices to whatever amount they choose, since they have no competition!

I think this post may be even more unbelievable than the posts about how cleveland and dallas were going to punch new england in the mouth.there is simply no ####### way anybody posts this seriously --- it is 100% guaranteed troll.you're #####ing that the patriots are trying to create a ####### monopoly on selling their own ####### tickets??dude --- big daddy caned was making more sense than this.so, what you're saying is that scalpers should be allowed to resell tix x5 because otherwise the team will be free to sell them x1.1????seriously --- wtf is the matter w/you??you were one of those people #####ing about the pats breaking the rules, too, weren't you?100% guaranteed troll.ban, plz.

@ this high horse.

 

[analog_hiss]

I think this post may be even more unbelievable than the posts about how cleveland and dallas were going to punch new england in the mouth.there is simply no ####### way anybody posts this seriously --- it is 100% guaranteed troll.you're #####ing that the patriots are trying to create a ####### monopoly on selling their own ####### tickets??dude --- big daddy caned was making more sense than this.so, what you're saying is that scalpers should be allowed to resell tix x5 because otherwise the team will be free to sell them x1.1????seriously --- wtf is the matter w/you??you were one of those people #####ing about the pats breaking the rules, too, weren't you?100% guaranteed troll.ban, plz.

Sounds like someone needs a hug...or some Pamprin.

 

[eom]

Sounds like someone needs a hug...

I really hope you're not a guy.....

 

[Keys Myaths]

Sounds like someone needs a hug...

I really hope you're not a guy.....

Are you afraid of gay people now?Solid effort here.

 

[guest 54788]

Sounds like someone needs a hug...

I really hope you're not a guy.....

why, are you having "feelings" for this poster?

 

[eom]

fine w/me if he's gay -- no hard feelings, dude, just don't want you hugging me.