re: Seats Are Going For $1,400 and going up

Your reasoning is exactly why prices WILL drop as the day of the game approaches. Understand that people with big money like certainty in their planning and will buy ahead of time to get what they want.

The day before the game when all the big shots have long since bought their tickets the price drop due to fear of diminishing returns.

Personally, I will buy my ticket the day before the game or the day of the game and will go watch it at a restaurant if I don't get my price.

My best teacher ever explained it like this. "If you cannot walk away, then you are not negotiating."