Skins sell ticket straight to scalpers

[sandtrapjack]

Originally Posted by DCtoAZ

between EBAY and STUBHUB .. isn't everything scalped these days

Spot on there.

Sort of unrelated, but familiar territory. I have a little girl at home who simply had to go see the Cyrus kid in concert. So as soon as ticket go on sale I try and get some. Well they sold out 2 shows in 8 damn minutes. 8 MINUTES! Tickets were a couple hundred bucks a piece.

Then looked at eBay and the same seats I was looking at were selling for 4 figures each.

And that is what happens a lot, brokers buy huge masses of tickets in one fatal swoop, then offer them through other outlets (such as eBay) at 300-400 percent profit.

There needs to be a law, seriously.

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

Spot on there.

Sort of unrelated, but familiar territory. I have a little girl at home who simply had to go see the Cyrus kid in concert. So as soon as ticket go on sale I try and get some. Well they sold out 2 shows in 8 damn minutes. 8 MINUTES! Tickets were a couple hundred bucks a piece.

Then looked at eBay and the same seats I was looking at were selling for 4 figures each.

And that is what happens a lot, brokers buy huge masses of tickets in one fatal swoop, then offer them through other outlets (such as eBay) at 300-400 percent profit.

There needs to be a law, seriously.

The demand needs to yield itself.

If the consumers decided the prices were too high the brokers would be stuck with tickets and the loss.

The unfortunate part is that the consumer never yields or shows good purchasing practices for entertainment. No price is too high and the market/brokers know that.

[BrunellMVP?]

Originally Posted by Skinny Tee

The demand needs to yield itself.

If the consumers decided the prices were too high the brokers would be stuck with tickets and the loss.

The unfortunate part is that the consumer never yields or shows good purchasing practices for entertainment. No price is too high and the market/brokers know that.

This is certainly true if we are talking about a pure market, I would argue that the redskins should not be selling into open market- at least not if they wish to maintain a legitimate home field advantage. I realize my point may make for an irrational economic argument, but if the Skins are concerned about providing a true 12th man advantage, does it not behoove them to fill the seats with their own fans? Selling to the people on the waiting list (in theory) would accomplish this goal all while improving waiting list/customer relations. In doing so, you are actually providing the fans with utility when they sign up for the list as opposed to just adding a name and waiting. While I certainly do not fault the redskins for making as much money as possible, I find it very disingenuous for them to brag about 12th man superiority (making FedEx the toughest place to play) and then turn around and sell tickets to opposing fans (and yes, I'm aware that skins fans have the right to buy from scalpers too). To me its talking out of both sides of the mouth, not to mention bad customer relations.