How much are you willing to pay for Playoff tickets?

by ryryslyry on Apr 16, 2009 3:17 PM PDT

First off this post is not about me selling any tickets. I don't have any tickets to sell.

Today I woke up at 4 am and began to get ready to head down to the Rose Garden to try and get playoff tickets. This was my plan until I logged on to Blazersedge and saw the post about the campers. I was silly to think that the 10 or so security guards could keep campers away until 6 am, so that's on me. It was a truly thrilling site to see so many Blazer fans lined up all night for just the chance at getting tickets.

Now that all the tickets have been sold, and are in the hands of the fans (or scalpers) I am curious what people are willing to pay for tickets. I've been searching online to see the prices for tickets and they are a little out of my budget. I am wondering though how many fans are really willing to pay $150 for a $25 dollar ticket. If these tickets don't get sold maybe the prices will be driven down. Classic over saturation of the market.

So to complete my curiosity test I have a poll.

Poll

How much are you willing to pay for a ticket with the face value of $25?

$25, only face value

23 votes

$50 2x face value seems fair

62 votes

$75 getting pricey but it's the Blazers

36 votes

$100 I got to get my tickets

29 votes

$150 money is no object

22 votes

172 votes | Poll has closed

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I had this discussion with a friend under the following scenario...

Assume the Blazers win the first round in 5 or 6 games, looking extremely solid in the process. The L*kers similarly breeze through the first round and we meet in the 2nd round.

Now say the Blazers steal one in L.A., coming home tied 1-1 with HCA. The city is going crazy. You and a friend have a chance to buy two courtside, floor-level tickets. How much would you pay per ticket?

My friend and I each ballparked it at around $1000, but if the time came to actually shell that out I probably wouldn’t go that high. The thought of losing a game I paid $1000 kills me. $850 or so is probably more realistic.

by Twith on Apr 16, 2009 3:35 PM PDT reply actions

that's exactly it for me

and the reason I decided not to splurge on courtside tickets a couple of times.
If it turned out to be a crappy loss, I’d be too annoyed.

My $25 seats are good enough.

by Section323 on Apr 16, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Face value, since thats what I get them for.

I have people begging me for tickets already and offering 60-100 bucks (20 dollar tickets).

by Bskey on Apr 16, 2009 3:39 PM PDT reply actions

If the tickets included airfaire and accommodations

I’d go Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream for ~~four~~ two courtside tickets.

"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''

by tominhawaii on Apr 16, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions

well,

that’s one of the more disturbing images I’ve ever gotten from reading BE.

by Royster on Apr 16, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm just finishing my trip itinerary for this trip

And you’re right. The airfare, rental, and accommodations are gigantic. Portland loves to tax tourists, I always forget that.

by Timmay! on Apr 16, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions

50 Cent

I’ll give you fifty cent for them. – Elgin

Tonight felt like the day you open the mail and receive an acceptance letter to your dream school: the University of Playoffs. - Ben Golliver, Apr 15 2009

by 22baylor on Apr 16, 2009 4:47 PM PDT reply actions

I think I'm going to wait until gameday

and hopefully some of these prices will go down. If not it’s cheap beer, a comfy couch, and the nice TV. I just wanted to be able to scream during the game w/o upsetting the neighbors. I guess my neighbors are going to be the real losers in this hypothetical.

Hello Dum Dum

by ryryslyry on Apr 16, 2009 4:54 PM PDT reply actions

Totally

I just browsed around the listings on the ticket resale center, to see what people are charging for similarly situated seats and I was appalled at what people are charging. I think 2x, maybe 3x if they are really good mid-level seats, is the max that people should realistically expect to get for their tickets. Especially this early on (what, do you people think we’re not going to make it past the first round?). I have a feeling that come game day, people are going to have to drop their prices if they aren’t planning to go to the game themselves.

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by sterles on Apr 16, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions

And with that I was just reminded that I meant to update my signature :)

"Let’s go to win the playoffs!" -Rudy

by sterles on Apr 16, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions

you should have still gone

I went at 6AM with no knowledge of campers and was able to get tickets.

by hollywood robinson on Apr 16, 2009 5:41 PM PDT reply actions

how long were you in line for?

I had a class at 1

Hello Dum Dum

by ryryslyry on Apr 16, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions

'till 1:15

by hollywood robinson on Apr 16, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I just took a journey around craigslist

and most other cities fans are selling their tickets for face, or close to face value. I saw tickets for the Nuggets vs. Hornets game for $10. Crazy, crazy blazer fans overvaluing their tickets like their players =)

Hello Dum Dum

by ryryslyry on Apr 16, 2009 6:48 PM PDT reply actions

3.50

Woof

by Charles Barkley McLovin on Apr 16, 2009 7:15 PM PDT reply actions

I voted

for $150 even though money is an object for me since I am losing my job next month. It is the Blazers, it is the playoffs, I can eat garbage for a month to go to a game.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Apr 16, 2009 7:25 PM PDT reply actions

email me

if you want some tickets…i wont even charge you close to 150.

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by Philthyanimal on Apr 16, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions

i ended up getting 3rd row seats so i wont need my 300 lvl seats anymore.

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by Philthyanimal on Apr 16, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions

If you're still selling

I might be interested. Shoot me an email at ryryslyry @ comcast . net

if not all good of course =)

btw you are very lucky to have 3rd row seats, makes me very jealous.

Hello Dum Dum

by ryryslyry on Apr 16, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks

Sell them to another blazer believer as I live in the ABQ

thanks for the offer though

I should really update the old resume

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Apr 16, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions

my tickets COST

close to 150… okay, maybe not that much, but face value is close :)

The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.

by ratbastird on Apr 17, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions

crazy how people are willing to buy em for 150

30% are willing to pay over 100 for 25 dollar tickets.

The most hated Blazer is like the least hottest supermodel - Sabonis4Ever

by Philthyanimal on Apr 16, 2009 10:06 PM PDT reply actions

I'm suspicious

that some of those votes are sellers. But I also could be very paranoid

Hello Dum Dum

by ryryslyry on Apr 17, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions

I sold my tickets

at close to double face value. I had them up for more, but they weren’t selling. I didn’t care to play the wait game as I’m hopeful for more games to help recover my season ticket costs.

The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.

by ratbastird on Apr 17, 2009 2:46 PM PDT reply actions

Also

I don’t know how blazers are NOT making a killing.

15% charge to person buying
10% charge to person selling (new starting at playoffs)
$6 handling fee
Plus… they’d already SOLD the ticket in the first place.

So… $85 ticket.

Blazers – $85 (kaching!)
Seller sells for $200 – blazers get $20 (SWEET)
Buyer buys for $200 – Blazers get $30 (such delicious money)

Buyer pays: $236.
Seller pays: $105
Seller makes: $95
Blazers make: $135

The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.

by ratbastird on Apr 17, 2009 3:05 PM PDT reply actions

it looks like I will have have 2 red section

tickets for sale. Two of my roomies aren’t going.
I camped out to get them, 13 hours. So yes, I want to make money off of them. If someone is interested make me an offer that is reasonable, based on the selling prices of other similar tickets (not reasonable in a real sense).

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by pklym on Apr 17, 2009 7:18 PM PDT reply actions