Student Iickets

Market sets the price.


As a school, I can't deprive them of the chance to order tickets. So the only other ways I could prevent it is if I 1. Become strict on you can only use your own ticket (which would be wildly unpopular with all the students) or 2. Expand the student section (which wIll cut into my revenue)

So the only real solution is if those freshman try to hold out until the price goes down. Luckily I was fortunate enough to get a full season my freshman year. I had plenty of friends that managed to find season tickets at a much better price than the Asian students asked for.

The majority of those selling their season tickets are Asain. That is a fact.

My first game as a student I bought a ticket from a 6'5 black guy with dreads past his shoulders. I am neither 6'5 or black. The lady scanning the ticket just laughed when she saw it.


Auburn's system is better than most IMO. Hell, a friend of mine went to Texas, and he said it was very common for a student to never get student tickets to their games.

Back when I was in school we got a ticket book.

Made things easy.

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Hell, a friend of mine went to Texas, and he said it was very common for a student to never get student tickets to their games.

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That's because UT Austin has like 80,000 undergrad

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What is the solution to this problem?

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There isn't one. It and parking go hand in hand

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What is the solution to this problem?

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Students start showing up earlier and staying later. Hard to justify taking seats from cash paying fans and giving discounted tickets to students who are drunk and barely make it to halftime

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There aren't enough student tickets for the demand.

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There aren't enough student tickets to meet the demand for big games. You will have a hard time giving your tickets away for the non FBS Power5 games

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The international students (Chinese primarily),

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How do you curb this Chinese black market?

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Curbing the resale market is one of the dumbest things you can do. Right now you have a large number of suppliers trying to sell goods to someone who values it cash wise more than they do.

I know a bunch of "non international" students who are willing to sell season tickets for 400-500$ because that $300 profit is worth more than going to the game.


If you somehow restrict the resale market, there likely will be a large number of people who value the tickets at $140 but not at $300 (profit from selling). Therefor, you will have an even larger shortage of tickets as you decreased the price while simultaneously reduced suppliers.

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The majority of those selling their season tickets are Asain. That is a fact.

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People who aren't huge football fans typically take immediate profit at beginning of the season. That is "international students" on average



People who like football but not more than big profits typically take the market risk of how good AU is going to be. In a season like this upcoming 2015, if we go undefeated ticket prices skyrocket per game.


The demographics of who is selling the tickets depends on what time of year you are looking to buy

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Rig, as someone who doesn't remember 75+% of 2010 season as a student, I make that comment

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Old fart.

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I must have missed that from a recent issue of OANow or Birmingham News.

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Speaking from experience. I just graduated last spring.

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I applaud their American capitalist spirit!

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Me too. I have no problem with them reselling their tickets. If that's the way the system works then take full advantage of it. If the tickets aren't worth 600-700 to you then don't pay it. It's pretty simple.