The Yankees Blame Stub Hub For Poor Attendance

[buckweaver]

I say the same thing but for completely opposite reasons. I blame Stubhub,etc for making it impossible to get tickets to MLB games. You go to the team's web site and it says sold out or offers nose bleeds but there are thousands available at online sites jacked above face value. fork you.

Yeah, not sure what games you're trying to get into. But StubHub has made it 1,000 times EASIER to get a ticket to any game I could possibly want to see.

And if it weren't for all the prepare-your-anus convenience fees, they'd almost always be cheaper, too. I've been to NLCS games in Los Angeles for less than $20 (before fees) and got to an NHL playoff game last month for less than $50.

ANY Braves game you go to THEIR web site and get diddly in terms of ticket choice. Stubhub has them all. I have the phone number to talk to a human at Turner Field and can reserve OK

Right. So stop going to team sites for tickets. Go where the tickets are.

Who cares if the website you type in is braves.com or stubhub.com (your money is still going back to the team, anyway)? You said it was impossible to get tickets anymore. No, there are thousands of tickets available to every game in every city these days. For regular season games in any sport, you can almost always find something for way under face value.

 

[HanSenSE]

The Yankees may not be able to afford Jetes if this holds up.

 

[doctorquant]

I don't know why anyone would go to the team websites. On Stubhub, you can pick your specific section ... heck, you can even work it down to the row. I go to at least 10 Texas Rangers games a year, and I always buy through Stubhub. Most of the time it's a good bit cheaper, and even when it isn't it's a better setup. Say you go to the rangers.com website. You want to sit between the bases in the upper deck (I won't sit low with my kids ... those damn balls/bats come in there in a hurry). All you can do is pick a generic price point ... the computer picks your side of the park (1st/3rd) ... and then you have all that scrambled word nonsense before you even know what they're offering you. On the other hand, if you do the Stubhub route you proceed in a fully informed fashion throughout the process. A thousand times better.

 

[Stitch]

I don't know why anyone would go to the team websites. On Stubhub, you can pick your specific section ... heck, you can even work it down to the row. I go to at least 10 Texas Rangers games a year, and I always buy through Stubhub. Most of the time it's a good bit cheaper, and even when it isn't it's a better setup. Say you go to the rangers.com website. You want to sit between the bases in the upper deck (I won't sit low with my kids ... those damn balls/bats come in there in a hurry). All you can do is pick a generic price point ... the computer picks your side of the park (1st/3rd) ... and then you have all that scrambled word nonsense before you even know what they're offering you. On the other hand, if you do the Stubhub route you proceed in a fully informed fashion throughout the process. A thousand times better.

Spot on with that critique. Much better customer experience and you can print our ticket in seconds. I pick the price range and then play around with sections and rows. If the Yankees want to compete, improving the buying experience would help.

 

[Boom_70]

The Yankees want to sell their unsold tickets at full price but can't because Stub Hub kills the market with much lower prices.

One thing that the NFL does that is smart is not allow sellers to sell below face value on their site.

 

[doctorquant]

The Yankees want to sell their unsold tickets at full price but can't because Stub Hub kills the market with much lower prices.

One thing that the NFL does that is smart is not allow sellers to sell below face value on their site.

Another (potentially) smart thing that the NFL does is hold you (as the season-ticket holder) responsible for the behavior of your customer. So, conceivably, you could lose your privileges as a result of some dickwad showing his ass at a game. Not that the NFL'd care, mind you, which is why I go to only a game a year on my Cowboys tix. The rest get sold on Stubhub and I sweat it out.

 

[Stitch]

The Yankees want to sell their unsold tickets at full price but can't because Stub Hub kills the market with much lower prices.

One thing that the NFL does that is smart is not allow sellers to sell below face value on their site.

I expect MLB to push for a floor in the next contract. Remember, though, StubHub gives MLB more than half of the fees, plus sponsors most teams. That goes away if MLB tries to get too greedy.

 

[doctorquant]

The Yankees want to sell their unsold tickets at full price but can't because Stub Hub kills the market with much lower prices.

One thing that the NFL does that is smart is not allow sellers to sell below face value on their site.

I expect MLB to push for a floor in the next contract. Remember, though, StubHub gives MLB more than half of the fees, plus sponsors most teams. That goes away if MLB tries to get too greedy.

Actually, Stubhub's likely a good deal for MLB teams because it boosts demand for season tickets. Since teams aren't going to allow resales (on their sites) below face value, prospective season-ticket holders should be (and likely are) comforted in knowing that they can get something for those low-demand games.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Randy's in self-aggrandizement Fantasyland, as usual.

He expects people locked into season-ticket plans to simply eat the tickets for games they aren't personally attending? What is he, 12?

This is a new level of fantasy . . . even for the Bronx.

 

[Armchair_QB]

The Yankees want to sell their unsold tickets at full price but can't because Stub Hub kills the market with much lower prices.

One thing that the NFL does that is smart is not allow sellers to sell below face value on their site.

I expect MLB to push for a floor in the next contract. Remember, though, StubHub gives MLB more than half of the fees, plus sponsors most teams. That goes away if MLB tries to get too greedy.

Is StubHub a Yankee sponsor?

 

[Ben_Hecht]

It depends what market, but I've seen plenty of Yankees, Mets, and Rockies tickets below face value. If you're fine seeing the Diamondbacks or Royals, tickets are going to be cheap.

The only expensive tix are for The Red Sox and Mets and maybe The Braves. Otherwise their are plenty of good below face seats available.

The problem for The Yankees is that they forked with the free market when they moved to new stadium. They wanted to suck up the money that season ticket / brokers were making on their seats. They raised face value of tickets up to top value of what tickets sold for on open market for a Red Sox game. What they did not understand is that no one wants to pay top value for the Royals or Blue Jays. As a result they lost a lot of season ticket holders and brokers who would just buy seats to resell.

Old system worked great. The Yankees were selling out every night. Not anymore.

Bulls make money. Bears make money. But pigs get slaughtered.

 

[Boom_70]

The Yankees want to sell their unsold tickets at full price but can't because Stub Hub kills the market with much lower prices.

One thing that the NFL does that is smart is not allow sellers to sell below face value on their site.

I expect MLB to push for a floor in the next contract. Remember, though, StubHub gives MLB more than half of the fees, plus sponsors most teams. That goes away if MLB tries to get too greedy.

Actually, Stubhub's likely a good deal for MLB teams because it boosts demand for season tickets. Since teams aren't going to allow resales (on their sites) below face value, prospective season-ticket holders should be (and likely are) comforted in knowing that they can get something for those low-demand games.

Not seeing your point. If you can't sell below face wouldn't it be likely that you could get stuck with tickets for a non popular game.