fringe Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Giants fans selling Pats tickets EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Some Giants fans would just as soon pick up a few dollars than watch in person as the New England Patriots try to complete a perfect season. They are selling their tickets to Patriots fans who want to see Tom Brady and his teammates go for a 16-0 record in the regular-season finale Saturday night at Giants Stadium. Internet auction sites that allow customers to buy and sell sports tickets have seen a surge in ticket sales for the game by Giants fans. "It looks like it's on pace to be one of our top 25 events for all time. It's definitely one of our hot sellers," Joellen Ferrer, a spokesman for Internet auction site StubHub, which specializes in tickets for events, told The Star-Ledger of Newark. "Although it's meaningless to the Giants, it's still going to be a great game to watch." If the Patriots win, they would become the first NFL team to go undefeated during the regular season since the Miami Dolphins finished the 1972 season at 14-0. In the first 24 hours after the Giants beat the Bills, more than 200 Giants ticket holders put their seats up for bid on the auction site, eBay. As of Monday, about 3,000 tickets were available for purchase on StubHub. Tickets on StubHub have gone for as much as $1,600 apiece, Ferrer said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 It's pathetic but there's this "rumor" that the Giants won't play most of their starters. I can imagine if the Giants are taking this game as a must-win... are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnThePhilFans Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 yea its def a little sad. I am not huge on our crowd turnout either. Granted the weather was bad but the stadium was 1/3 empty for the Giants Redskins Sunday night game. Its hard to see 50,000 turn out to a prime time game to clinch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayD Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Well maybe our fans can take lessons on how to represent your team from the thousands of Pats fans that will be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesta Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Yeah I posted this in another thread. Doesn't surpise me though. Our fans suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lughead Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Giants fans selling Pats tickets EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Some Giants fans would just as soon pick up a few dollars than watch in person as the New England Patriots try to complete a perfect season. They are selling their tickets to Patriots fans who want to see Tom Brady and his teammates go for a 16-0 record in the regular-season finale Saturday night at Giants Stadium. Internet auction sites that allow customers to buy and sell sports tickets have seen a surge in ticket sales for the game by Giants fans. "It looks like it's on pace to be one of our top 25 events for all time. It's definitely one of our hot sellers," Joellen Ferrer, a spokesman for Internet auction site StubHub, which specializes in tickets for events, told The Star-Ledger of Newark. "Although it's meaningless to the Giants, it's still going to be a great game to watch." If the Patriots win, they would become the first NFL team to go undefeated during the regular season since the Miami Dolphins finished the 1972 season at 14-0. In the first 24 hours after the Giants beat the Bills, more than 200 Giants ticket holders put their seats up for bid on the auction site, eBay. As of Monday, about 3,000 tickets were available for purchase on StubHub. Tickets on StubHub have gone for as much as $1,600 apiece, Ferrer said. THIS IS AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!! it will be like playing an away game DAMN WE MIGHT ACTUALLY WIN IT :brooding: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Meh, I can't fault someone for recouping the cost of the whole season ticket by selling one game's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 if i had season tickets i'd be at every game--but that's me, and i can't fault someone for wanting to make a few extra bucks on a game that means nothing to the giants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Yeah I posted this in another thread. Doesn't surpise me though. Our fans suck. They're not "fans". They're businessmen. They are season ticket hodlers because I assume they end up making money by selling those tickets on Ebay and what not. If the organization cared about the fans.. real fans that is, they'd do away with waiting lists and season ticket holders... I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 If I were a season ticket holder and I had tickets for this game, I'd sell them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so-cal dub Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 If I could make 10x the ticket price, I'd be a selling SOB too. If this was week 10, it's be different though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 If I could make 10x the ticket price, I'd be a selling SOB too. If this was week 10, it's be different though. I agree. If I had a ticket that was 65 dollars and they were worth 1500 for this one game...you can bet your fucking ass I'd sell 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfA4 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I love the Giants, and would kill to have season tickets If i had these tickets I would sell them in a heart beat, $1600 aint nothing to scoff at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 What I find pathetic is not the individual act of selling your tickets, but the cumulative effect it will have on the crowd on Saturday. I've been to Raider and 49er games where the visiting fans are almost equal to the home crowd- it's pretty pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boohyah Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 What I find pathetic is not the individual act of selling your tickets, but the cumulative effect it will have on the crowd on Saturday. I've been to Raider and 49er games where the visiting fans are almost equal to the home crowd- it's pretty pathetic. Blu, there are people out there every year throwing money at Giants season tickets holders to get their seats, and those are some of the guys selling them. There are people out there keeping their season ticket rights for the simple fact they hand over the tickets to some tout to sell. I know someone who has tickets for the season and sells the November /December games because it gets too cold to go. It's hard to blame people for not trying to get some money back for tickets if they can. The Giants(NFL) force season ticket holders to hand over full price $90-$100, to go to 2 meaningless preseason games, tickets that they have a hard time giving away. You think that's bad, wait till Mets tickets go on sale this year, and all those people (me included) trying to buy tickets for the last day at Shea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 What I find pathetic is not the individual act of selling your tickets, but the cumulative effect it will have on the crowd on Saturday. I've been to Raider and 49er games where the visiting fans are almost equal to the home crowd- it's pretty pathetic. Which is why the Giants might win...it will be like an away game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 Blu, there are people out there every year throwing money at Giants season tickets holders to get their seats, and those are some of the guys selling them. There are people out there keeping their season ticket rights for the simple fact they hand over the tickets to some tout to sell. I know someone who has tickets for the season and sells the November /December games because it gets too cold to go. It's hard to blame people for not trying to get some money back for tickets if they can. The Giants(NFL) force season ticket holders to hand over full price $90-$100, to go to 2 meaningless preseason games, tickets that they have a hard time giving away. yah, I know all this but it will still be a pathetic showing in front of a triple broadcasted national audience who think this game is important. another reason for boston to claim supremacy over new york. and i hate boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 boston can talk all it wants, the only way it can ever claim supremecy over ny is for sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 boston can talk all it wants, the only way it can ever claim supremecy over ny is for sports that's a big thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 What I find pathetic is not the individual act of selling your tickets, but the cumulative effect it will have on the crowd on Saturday. I've been to Raider and 49er games where the visiting fans are almost equal to the home crowd- it's pretty pathetic. Given our crowd's lack of enthusiasm, maybe we find out how loud the stadium can get.. even with opposing teams fans. Besides, we play better on the road anyway . Also, no one said that it's all NE fans who are buying tickets. It could very well be other fans who don't want to see NE win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Which is why the Giants might win...it will be like an away game. 'Zackly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Someone called me today "Yo dude you are selling your tickets right?, people are getting crazy money for them" me: "No I am going to the game, I do not put out the money for the tickets to make money, when I start doing that I can become a ticket broker and buy other teams tickets and sell them all year, I aint missing this one" my friend:"you are nuts dude, who cares how many Giant fans are there". I just hung up the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 Someone called me today "Yo dude you are selling your tickets right?, people are getting crazy money for them" me: "No I am going to the game, I do not put out the money for the tickets to make money, when I start doing that I can become a ticket broker and buy other teams tickets and sell them all year, I aint missing this one" my friend:"you are nuts dude, who cares how many Giant fans are there". I just hung up the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so-cal dub Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 boston can talk all it wants, the only way it can ever claim supremecy over ny is for sports Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 boston can talk all it wants, the only way it can ever claim supremecy over ny is for sports Patriots fans were no where to be found before 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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