From Monday (I wanted to focus on the season opener Monday and save something for day-after-off-day)…
Bloomerberg wrote about how expensive the new stadiums are to the “average fan” but I found it interesting that there’s no demand on tickets. I have a bunch up on Stubhub myself (both stadiums) and with the exception of the Citi opener….I’m having a similar lack of success.
Sion Nuseiri, an accountant from Brooklyn, said he bought two season tickets with the idea of selling off enough to wind up with a profit. Instead, the offers he gets are below the $15- $35 face value for his tickets. The price varies with the Mets’ opponent.
“I actually thought I would make some money,†Nuseiri, 23, said in an interview. “Every time I put something on Craigslist, people are trying to lowball me.â€
Now before you ask me why I have tickets on stubhub….(a) I have a family and sometimes I can’t go. Should I blow off my kid’s birthday? and (b) I am not a millionaire and getting $200 back for my “extra” opening day ticket went a long way.
“I am sitting in my seat for $325, and you are sitting next to me and only paying $200 for that ticket,†he said. ‘ I will have no way of knowing it was the (Yankees) team who slashed the price and dumped them.â€
I am starting to think about going back to ebay. The 15% that stubhub costs means you really have to overprice the tickets just to break even. Stubhub, the official ticket scalping home of MLB.
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In Dec. I bought 2 tix for 8 games from a full season-holder on Craig’s list. Face plus 7.5% in Section 109. First game this Sat. Good deal for both.