Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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New York Mets Price Cuts: Unfair?

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One of the things that seems to bug fans is the feeling that you got a raw deal.  Whether it's me complaining about tonight's "Saturday" game, or someone being able to get a discounted ticket after you paid full price...it's just annoying.  I'm sure the people that bought the Subway Series bundles (and there obviously weren't many) were thrilled that the Mets released the single games yesterday.

Here's one from the mailbag via JMF:

I didn't realize how outrageous this is until I got this email from a fellow unhappy season's ticket holder, who notified me that one could buy seats four rows behind me for $55.00 less than face value.  Or in other words, it does not seem fair that the Mets are discounting tix in my section.    Something stinks about it.

he says...


What do you think of Mets selling tickets at 33% discount?

I got an email and went to the Mets website as though I was looking for your seats. Phillies games. Bronze. Great section (Sec. 326), row 5 or 6. List price was $135, but on sale for $95.

How's that for being undercut by the Mets?

Seems like unfair competition.

It's annoying.  I can't kill the Mets for trying to move unsold inventory - but I think that lots of Mets fans are going to cut way back on their ticket buying next year.   The Promenade isn't all that nice, and you can jump on Stubhub any old time and get a ticket, often for below face.  I know personally I will drop from 30 to 15 games next year, and if I get the Opening Day crave I will just stubhub rather than buy 14 extra tickets like I did this year.

The Mets drew 38,488 in their brand new stadium last night.  One year ago, on a weekend, vs the Yankees - they drew 56,172.  The Monday June 23rd game against the Mariners, a more fair comparison, drew 49,789.

So what happened to those 11,000 fans?   Was the demand to see Shea that much bigger than the demand to see Citi?

The game on Tuesday June 19,. 2007 against the Twins drew 40,935.

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3 Responses to "New York Mets Price Cuts: Unfair?"
Mark Healey said :
June 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Shannon, to be honest, I think anyone that buys tickjets to see this team at these ridiculous porices is out of their minds to begin with. I have family that have season tickets for 20 years, and they still fork over the cash. I wouldn't give the Wilpons another dime if I was as unhappy as I have been the last several years, and I ain't asking for much. Just proof that the Mets fan exists and has a real voice.

I can't feel sorry for people who were foolish in the first place, sorry if that sounds harsh
DyHrdMET said :
June 23, 2009 at 1:16 PM
i think the real telling factor in all this will be when they release prices and plans for NEXT season.
Anonymous said :
June 23, 2009 at 6:44 PM
I would be ticked off, too, but I have no sympathy for the plight of anyone who paid outrageous prices in the first place.

It's business. Just like the airlines. It's not uncommon to find someone sitting next to you who paid a fraction of what you did for your ticket. Different brokers, sales outlets, and the airlines releasing seats at a discount at the last minute to ensure their planes fly full is standard operating procedure.

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