Comments on: Prices Going Up, Up, Up http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/ The Giants blog for Lower Hudson Valley fans. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:28:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: joe b http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6890 joe b Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:41:40 +0000 http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6890 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. 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.

]]> By: joe b http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6885 joe b Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:41:52 +0000 http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6885 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. 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.

]]> By: Del 85 http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6858 Del 85 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:46:53 +0000 http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6858 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. 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.

]]> By: Chris http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6851 Chris Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:12:48 +0000 http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6851 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 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:)

]]> By: Paul http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6845 Paul Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:41:41 +0000 http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6845 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? 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?

]]> By: JOE http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6844 JOE Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:45:56 +0000 http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6844 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. 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.

]]> By: Logic http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6843 Logic Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:01:38 +0000 http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6843 Hmmm. If they slip next year will prices fall? Sure. Sure. In a pigskin's eye. Hmmm. If they slip next year will prices fall? Sure. Sure. In a pigskin’s eye.

]]> By: Ernie Palladino http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6842 Ernie Palladino Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:50:33 +0000 http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6842 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. 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.

]]> By: Mark http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6841 Mark Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:47:54 +0000 http://giants.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/21/prices-going-up-up-up/#comment-6841 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? 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?

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