Prices Going Up, Up, Up
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So, you were all wondering what a Super Bowl victory costs?
To you, plenty. The Giants just announced their ticket prices for 2008 today, and a couple of them were real whoppers. In fact, in two areas of the stadium, tickets will for the first time cost triple digits.
Mezzanine seats, which last year went for $95, went up to $105, and those fans seated in Sections 110, 111, 112, 130, 131 and 132 on the lower level sideline will now have the privilege of paying $100 for their seats, a whopping $15 increase from last year’s $85 rate.
Don’t worry, though. You guys aren’t alone. Sections 109, 113, 129 and 133 go up to $95, and Sections 108, 114, 128 and 134 go to $90. Sections 309-313 and 329-333, 101-107, 115-127, and 135-140 will go for $85. And Sections 303-308, 314-328, and 334-340, the end zone upper deck, goes to $80.
The net result is an average jump of $7.01, and the average price is $92.50, which is certainly getting deep into Broadway show territory. And it’s more than double the $45.90 average of 2000, their last Super Bowl season. Of course, they lost that one.
Oh, well. Might as well get used to it. These prices are going to look like a bake sale compared to what you’re going to see in that new, $1.3 billion stadium. Just think of it as transitioning into a new era.
Ciao for now.
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The Mets and Yankees raised their ticket prices by a lot this year too—reasoning that people will pay just about anything to keep their season ticket rights for the new ballparks when they open in 2009. These prices in 2009 will go up tremendously.
The Giants are also setting their customers up for big price increases when their new stadium opens in 2010. At least they can avoid some of the criticism since they won the Super Bowl.
The big question is whether the Giants (and/or the Jets) will also require people to buy personal seat licenses as a condition to retaining their season ticket rights. That would cause quite a stir.
Ernie, have you heard anything on this lately?
Mark:
Haven’t heard, but I understand the team will be sending out information on that either in late summer or fall. So watch the mail.
Hmmm. If they slip next year will prices fall? Sure. Sure. In a pigskin’s eye.
I hope they raise prices so much that people will stop going. As far as Im concerned Im not paying 400 dollars for tickets to take 4 people to the game plus the 8 dollar beers give me a break. I yearn for the day when the whole market for sports tickets falls flat on its face. Yankee’s havent won sense 2000 and each year the tickets keep going up. For a field box in 96 was 45 dollars 12 years later its 200 give me a break. What makes matters worse they dont want you tailgating in the parking lot any more. In Buffalo parking is FREE. Im happy the Giants won Im not happy the fans keep getting it in the tail.
Welcome to capitalism. They won’t know the price is too high until people stop coming. Who can afford these tickets anyway? They look like normal people. Where do they get the money?
It’s a monopoly. In Europe both the government and fans put a lot more pressure on the owners to keep costs for the fans at a reasonable level. Americans now are too lazy to truly speak up when we are getting screwed though (or maybe we are just used to it) zo instead we end up just complaining about it on blogs or something:)
It’s that “rip-off the season ticket-holders”
time again. I’d bet half the place will
surrender their season tix, which many have
had for a very long time, if they do seat
licensing in the new stadium.
A new stadium wasn’t even needed. A good
update of Giants Stadium would have done it.
But it’s all about the money. The money.
When Giants Stadium opened in ‘76, Mezzanine
was $11 and the rest $9. No pre-season game
ticket purchases were required either. Full season
Mezzanine season tix were $88. Others, $72.
That’s not even one game now.
If licensing happens, it will be mostly
the corporate crowd writing off the tickets
and giving them to clients.
It will sound almost like a game at a neutral
site in Giants Stadium if licensing happens.
N*F*L stand for No Fan Loyalty. They don’t care who buys the tickets. They know they will sell. Buy yourself a big screen 50” TV and stay home. One season ticket will get you your own private TV. No more gas, tolls, parking $8.00 dollar beers and $6.00 hot dogs (free mustard) rainy or snowy days or drunk fans to worry about. And when the game SUCKS you can turn it off. Instead of that long annoying drive home.
It is also amazing that a season ticket holder since the early 60’s is going to have to pay for the rights to keep my seats. Plus this stadium will be selling dual liscensing Giants & Jets. All major sports leagues are turning into money hungry pimps. Player of minimal skills are being paid in the millions at our expense. I will never again attend a major league sporting event unless somebody give me free tickets. And even then I may just throw them away. Pro Sports SUCK.