Big Ticket Increase Next Year

[The_Lillard_King]

The fact they are raising ticket prices 10% has created an intersting opportuntity for me.

I have been approached by two differnt people about splitting tickets next year. I always buy 1/3 from a friend every year and he has been good to me in return by giving me my fair share of good games and playoff games. But next year I have the opportunity to get better tickets, but just for the one year I think. These new tickets are row A and more towards center court. I've got till Friday to decide.

These tickets are expensive, but they are the same price if you sit in the same section up to row Z I believe. So for the same price, you can sit in the first row (right behind the courtside seats). Face value is about $150/ticket and purchase price is $120/ticket. The seats right in front of row A are priced at 375/ticket.

Anyone intersted in buying some . . . it would help decide. He wants me to commit to 22 games . . . just don't know if I should jump on this or stick with the 1/3 I usally do?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

do it!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

oh and for you "stat geeks" out there, the new wave will be variable ticket pricing...the SF Giants are considering doing that to change ticket prices based on demand, starting pitcher, etc.......see what y'all nerdz have done!

 

[BGrantFan]

oh and for you "stat geeks" out there, the new wave will be variable ticket pricing...the SF Giants are considering doing that to change ticket prices based on demand, starting pitcher, etc.......see what y'all nerdz have done!

The Blazers are already doing this for single game ticket prices.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

stat geeks unite!

 

[andalusian]

stat geeks unite!

You are slipping. Put a little more creativity in it. Something like...

Stat geeks for imaginary cap space!

Come on. Work your magic!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Come on now, "irrelevant stats" is on its way to the trademark and patent office now!

Stat Geeks unite is like me using "In Pritch We Trust" as a backhanded slap.

 

[andalusian]

Come on now, "irrelevant stats" is on its way to the trademark and patent office now!

Stat Geeks unite is like me using "In Pritch We Trust" as a backhanded slap.

How about "Imaginary stats!". This is new and exciting while keeping a little bit of your trademark phrase in there to keep your loyal customers coming back for more!

By the way, did anyone tell you that your condiment bottle looks like Chris Farley?

 

[The_Lillard_King]

The Blazers are already doing this for single game ticket prices.

Yes they are . . . so if anyone wants a five game package, they can have one game of their choice (some sort of agreement on the other 4)

I was told that he sold his Laker tickets this year for $250/ticket.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

How about "Imaginary stats!". This is new and exciting while keeping a little bit of your trademark phrase in there to keep your loyal customers coming back for more!

Brand dilution. By casually throwing "Imaginary Stats" or something similar, it will dilute Imaginary Cap Space.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

FWIW, my buddy sold his lower tier L*kers tickets last year in the playoffs and paid for his entire year. Its only a good "investment" if the Blazers are good. If they're not, you will lose money or struggle to unload them I think.

You make all your money in the playoffs.

 

[andalusian]

Brand dilution. By casually throwing "Imaginary Stats" or something similar, it will dilute Imaginary Cap Space.

If it's imaginary, you can't dilute it. I just have to point this out. I know this is a stat you do not like to hear, but it's the truth!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

If it's imaginary, you can't dilute it. I just have to point this out. I know this is a stat you do not like to hear, but it's the truth!

the use of the word has actual value, so it is dilutable. (sp?)

 

[andalusian]

the use of the word has actual value, so it is dilutable. (sp?)

We signed Andre Miller, if memory serves. Not dilute worthy

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I don't think we used the imaginary cap space on that. I thought it was more the RLEC space?

 

[andalusian]

We used the imaginary cap space on Richard Jefferson. For that, the imaginary part was fantastic. The cap space was used on Andre Miller. That was not imaginary.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

come on, stat geeks, unite. we can solve the problem of "if it be worth it".

22 games x 120 = ????

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

as a ticket buyer, I think you should do it. that's just CASUALLY speaking though. (IE I don't have obscure stats to back this up).

120 per seat for a ROW A ticket center court is really really fucking good.

Is it on the side with the benches? that way you get to be on TV.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Yes they are . . . so if anyone wants a five game package, they can have one game of their choice (some sort of agreement on the other 4)

I was told that he sold his Laker tickets this year for $250/ticket.

I have row C in the blue behind the basket and was getting near $200 per ticket for my Laker tickets. He was severely underpricing if these are row A whites.

It would be tough to pass up any part of a row A white package at season ticket holder cost. You can easily sell a few premium games and make your cost of ticket for the ones you use very affordable.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Is it on the side with the benches? that way you get to be on TV.

I like the ones on the other side alot better. Closer to the court and you get to see the benches instead of just the back of the players heads.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I like the ones on the other side alot better. Closer to the court and you get to see the benches instead of just the back of the players heads.

I like getting on TV.

 

[mgb]

I got hit with a big increase relatively speaking, but I just won't buy parking tickets ahead of time which is about the total difference. So next year I'll be selling at the same price, but minus the parking tickets.

 

[Chuck Taylor]

The fact they are raising ticket prices 10% has created an intersting opportuntity for me.

I have been approached by two differnt people about splitting tickets next year. I always buy 1/3 from a friend every year and he has been good to me in return by giving me my fair share of good games and playoff games. But next year I have the opportunity to get better tickets, but just for the one year I think. These new tickets are row A and more towards center court. I've got till Friday to decide.

These tickets are expensive, but they are the same price if you sit in the same section up to row Z I believe. So for the same price, you can sit in the first row (right behind the courtside seats). Face value is about $150/ticket and purchase price is $120/ticket. The seats right in front of row A are priced at 375/ticket.

Anyone intersted in buying some . . . it would help decide. He wants me to commit to 22 games . . . just don't know if I should jump on this or stick with the 1/3 I usally do?

I'm interested in buying some. I split half season tickets right now, and I'd like to go to more games.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'll buy your tickets when I'm in Portland!

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Reading back through this thread, thanks for the advise. To answer some questions off the top of my head . . . the tickets are on the team side, so you do get on TV. But not as much as the other tickets I usually get which are right behind the team bench (row B). Every free throw you get on TV. There was one time people who sat next to me had ads for a website on their T-shirts and stood up every free throw. They were eventually moved to court side seats (fans complained) but not on TV.

The seats are not directly center court. I'm going to say they are the three point line (vistor's bench) and the half court. If people are serious and PM me, I'll get the exact location (don't know isle and exact seat number, but it is two seat with one being on the isle, think 103)


Good to know about the resale value on big games. My friend said he actually did not have an easy time selling tickets for face value and defintely said $250 for Laker tickets and used that as an example of getting some money back. Don't think he was advertising them properly. The playoffs tickets sound like a place to make money, but I just can't se not going to a playoff game. Friend did say there were opportunties to buy more playoff tickets (we throughly discussed playoff tickets) at differnt location, but I've never heard of this before.

In the end, I don't know how I can pass this up, but I want to keep my standing on the other tickets, I'll probably decide at the last minute. . . so CT, I'll PM you tomorrow with the details . . . don't think I exagerrated anything in the OP . . . maybe the price of the tickets in front, 4th row courtside seats, as that is what I heard but don't know for sure . . . on the teams side the first two courtside rows are taken by the meida or the teams. So really there is only two rows of courtside seats.

CF-do you sit near free throw guy?

 

[oldmangrouch]

They went from 54 wins and HCA to struggling for the 8th seed.....and they raised prices.

You can't make this stuff up.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

I have a pair and single in 118, free throw guy is in 117. He has pretty nice fushia seats.

Surprised that all he could get was $250, but not shocked since my pair in 108 row H were a tougher sell this year. The only ones I am renewing are the pair in 118 since the corner blues are a new price level.

I would make sure those row A sec 103 seats are not on the end of the aisle. I had them about five years ago and was not happy with the view. Great for autographs, but a coach or player standing up ruins it. Row A is nice for resale in that section, but if you use them it would be better to have something just alittle higher.

 

[mgb]

Reading back through this thread, thanks for the advise. To answer some questions off the top of my head . . . the tickets are on the team side, so you do get on TV. But not as much as the other tickets I usually get which are right behind the team bench (row B). Every free throw you get on TV. There was one time people who sat next to me had ads for a website on their T-shirts and stood up every free throw. They were eventually moved to court side seats (fans complained) but not on TV.

The seats are not directly center court. I'm going to say they are the three point line (vistor's bench) and the half court. If people are serious and PM me, I'll get the exact location (don't know isle and exact seat number, but it is two seat with one being on the isle, think 103)


Good to know about the resale value on big games. My friend said he actually did not have an easy time selling tickets for face value and defintely said $250 for Laker tickets and used that as an example of getting some money back. Don't think he was advertising them properly. The playoffs tickets sound like a place to make money, but I just can't se not going to a playoff game. Friend did say there were opportunties to buy more playoff tickets (we throughly discussed playoff tickets) at differnt location, but I've never heard of this before.

In the end, I don't know how I can pass this up, but I want to keep my standing on the other tickets, I'll probably decide at the last minute. . . so CT, I'll PM you tomorrow with the details . . . don't think I exagerrated anything in the OP . . . maybe the price of the tickets in front, 4th row courtside seats, as that is what I heard but don't know for sure . . . on the teams side the first two courtside rows are taken by the meida or the teams. So really there is only two rows of courtside seats.

CF-do you sit near free throw guy?

That's one of the main reason I like being a STH is I know I won't miss a playoff game. I may sell a lot of my reg season tickets, but I won't sell a playoff ticket unless my wife doesn't want to go and than I might sell one of them.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

They went from 54 wins and HCA to struggling for the 8th seed.....and they raised prices.

You can't make this stuff up.

Yet they still are ranked in the bottom of the league for ticket prices and are the only team in the league that has a loyalty reward program (discount).