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Posted on 8/9/17 at 8:41 am to The Spleen
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It's artificial demand that guarantees the universities get their money.
How is the demand artificial? People are willing to pay for those tickers.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 8:42 am to LSUDAT79
Two big factors:
1) inflation
2) supply and demand (we wants to see Flawda live baw!). More demand for college games increases demand. We pay more for the goods we value.
3) Further, how do you think they get mega bucks to spend on tGreat Stadium Arms Race?
1) inflation
2) supply and demand (we wants to see Flawda live baw!). More demand for college games increases demand. We pay more for the goods we value.
3) Further, how do you think they get mega bucks to spend on tGreat Stadium Arms Race?
Posted on 8/9/17 at 8:47 am to Diamondawg
Diamondawg, you sound like you are old. You do realize we are graduating more and more people every single year. The job market is strong... plenty of 25-33 year olds that are beginning to purchase their own season tickets... every year there is more people that are in that age group financially able and willing to purchase tickets. I had to let mine go because of some health issues. The hotel situation in starkville is better... there are places to rent on AirBNB. They added some kind of goofy bleachers next to the M-club. Las year they had cabanas. do you think that they are just doing this to be cute or that there is a demand there because they all sold last year. 15k a pop.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 8:53 am to LSUDAT79
Supply and demand has nothing to do with amateurism.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 8:55 am to LSUDAT79
dumb thread is dumb.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 8:58 am to Farmer1906
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How is the demand artificial? People are willing to pay for those tickers.
I can only speak for Alabama's ticketing system - Tide Pride. You have to pay an annual Tide Pride fee before even buying tickets. There is a waiting list for the lowest levels of Tide Pride. Once in Tide Pride, you have to buy a season package. Obviously, everyone wants tickets to the Auburn, LSU, and Tennessee games. But the secondary market is so flooded with tickets to the OOC games, and the less competitive SEC games, ticket prices often fall below face value.
Further, you have some Tide Pride members that buy a couple of extra seats with the sole intention of selling those extra seats to the LSU, Auburn, and Tennessee games to try and re-coup some of their Tide Pride and tickets prices. Would the secondary market prices be as steep to those games without that? Probably close, but who knows.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:01 am to LSUDAT79
Took my wife and son to the AU/Louisville game in Atlanta. Ended up costing around $1400.
1 game. $1400. It is pretty crazy.
1 game. $1400. It is pretty crazy.
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Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:02 am to The Spleen
So demand is ultra high for big games. It is so high people are willing to spend money on donations, extra seats, and tickets to games they don't care about. If people are still paying for it then it isn't too high.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:06 am to Tuscaloosa
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demand is ridiculous
Exactly. There are seats at MSU that you would have to wait many years and pay a hefty Bulldog Club fee to get in. The seats we have in Oxford come after we pay a decent ransom just for the right to buy tix. I can only imagine what tickets are for national power type programs
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:10 am to The Spleen
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Is it though? Sure, demand for the big games is there, but walk around Bryant Denny an hour before the Chattanooga game and you'll be given tickets for free. Even the lesser SEC games you can find tickets for well below face value. I paid $15 for a 40 yard line seat for the Ole Miss game a few years ago. Granted, it was an 8 o'clock kickoff which many people don't like, but I've also gotten Arkansas, Kentucky, and Miss St tickets for well below face value.
It's artificial demand that guarantees the universities get their money.
There is a wait list about 20 years long for season tickets at Alabama. I got on the list in January of 2008, before the wait list really exploded, and just got off the list this year. As long as people continue to stand in line for a decade just for the opportunity to purchase tickets to home games, prices aren't going anywhere - at least not around Big 6 programs in the SEC.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:11 am to LSUDAT79
Sorry you're poor
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:13 am to yatesdog38
quote:I am old enough to have accumulated enough money to do season tickets that are decent enough but I am also old enough to not waste money on things that cost way more than to me than do suitable alternatives. Do you want to buy an rv and a spot at the rv resort just off campus (right behind Corkey's)?
Diamondawg, you sound like you are old. You do realize we are graduating more and more people every single yea
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:19 am to Tuscaloosa
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There is a wait list about 20 years long for season tickets at Alabama. I got on the list in January of 2008, before the wait list really exploded, and just got off the list this year. As long as people continue to stand in line for a decade just for the opportunity to purchase tickets to home games, prices aren't going anywhere - at least not around Big 6 programs in the SEC.
Sure, but individual demand for each game varies greatly, and that's the point I'm getting at. The University forces you to pay an inflated face for the OOC games as part of the season ticket package. Does every season ticket buyer actually want all those ticket? Many do, many do not. So the secondary market is flooded with them.
Take away Tide Pride and season tickets, and set the price for the Chattanooga game at $85 a seat, and I guarantee you it won't come close to selling out. The counterpoint to that is take away Tide Pride and season tickets, and set the Auburn price at $110 a seat and it'd sell out in minutes. So the University is creating some artificial demand by spreading the Auburn ticket demand to the lesser games.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:40 am to Tuscaloosa
Problem is agencies buy lots of tickets and resale them on the aftermarket sites for profit.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 9:47 am to Diamondawg
i don't own an RV and probably never will... what does that have to do with young people buying season tickets? me and all my outdoorsy peeps either primitive camp or stay in a cabin.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:09 am to yatesdog38
quote:Nothing. Just making the point the peoples' desires change which causes a change in demand. At one time, it was important to us to have a presence in Starkville for baseball and football games. Now; not so much. Things seem good for you now. Good job, disposable income and such. Five years from now, you might have a wife, 2 kids and the cost of tickets for the 4 will be $4k per year. Still going?
i don't own an RV and probably never will... what does that have to do with young people buying season tickets? me and all my outdoorsy peeps either primitive camp or stay in a cabin.
Posted on 8/9/17 at 10:54 am to LSUDAT79
I still buy my season tickets every year but I sell most of the tickets. Decent parking that allows tailgating got really expensive in Tuscaloosa several years ago. Unless you know someone or don't mind getting on campus bright and early for a 6pm game, tailgating is a pain. That and all the late kickoffs did me in. Hotels in town are way too expensive (if you can find one) and driving back home after a late game sucks.
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