124 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Interesting. Giants drop prices to fill seats at new stadium Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on July 19, 2009 10:18 AM ET The Giants and Jets are preparing to move into the most expensive stadium in NFL history, a monument that will cost $1.6 billion to make. Now the Giants just need to convince their fans to show up for the games. In a nod to the sagging market for season tickets, the Giants are cutting their remaining unsold tickets by 37 percent. Club seats will still require a $7,500 personal seat license fee, but tickets per game have been slashed $400 to $250. The Giants have already taken one stroll through their 140,000 waiting list for season tickets. They will ask again with the new price decreases. Still, the team has plenty of time before moving into the building for the 2010 season. Although the ticket price drop sounds like a desperate measure, the Giants have already sold all but 4,000 seats at the 82,000 stadium. It appears they won't face the same embarrassing highly visible empty seats that have plagued the new Yankee Stadium. The Jets have not revealed how many seats they have sold. Or, as the case may be, not sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Considering the Jets season wait list holders are being called in droves for this year nothing is surprising to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Considering the Jets season wait list holders are being called in droves for this year nothing is surprising to me. The smart people will be patient until the prices drop for the Jets as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 The smart people will be patient until the prices drop for the Jets as well. Which is exactly what my father and I are doing right now. Waiting for them to fold, at least to some extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed4TheGreen Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Whats the stadium name going to be called? I always thought Jet-Blue would have been a solid name for both fan bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I hope Woody and Mara-Tisch have o choke on half-empty stadiums this year the same way that the Wilpons and Steinbrenners are getting drilled. F those a-holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I hope Woody and Mara-Tisch have o choke on half-empty stadiums this year the same way that the Wilpons and Steinbrenners are getting drilled. F those a-holes. You are jealous you can not get into the Caesar Club at Citi Field huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 You are jealous you can not get into the Caesar Club at Citi Field huh? They say I need to "know people" to get in there. Would you mind if I dropped your name, faba? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 They say I need to "know people" to get in there. Would you mind if I dropped your name, faba? Drop my name all you want- That and 10 bucks will get you a Coors' Light 8 oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 In a nod to the sagging market for season tickets, the Giants are cutting their remaining unsold tickets by 37 percent. Club seats will still require a $7,500 personal seat license fee, but tickets per game have been slashed $400 to $250. if you can afford $7,500 per psl, I doubt a $150 a game drop in price will make much of a difference. im glad Im poor and cant afford any psl and wont be tempted to buy tickets for the new place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Interesting. These folks just don't get it.. $7,500 for the "Right" to purchase any seat regardless of price is flat out wrong. It is really going to be interesting when the media starts talking about how "Quiet" the stadium with all the corporate folks whose companies use the tickets to entertain guests and get a tax break for it fill the lower bowl of the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 These folks just don't get it.. $7,500 for the "Right" to purchase any seat regardless of price is flat out wrong. It is really going to be interesting when the media starts talking about how "Quiet" the stadium with all the corporate folks whose companies use the tickets to entertain guests and get a tax break for it fill the lower bowl of the stadium. And for the people who bash the fans who don't show up in December when the team is 4-8 now, just wait, JUST WAIT until the team is 1-3 heading into OCTOBER and get ready to see how empty the new place will be in 2010 and beyond. Just wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 These folks just don't get it.. $7,500 for the "Right" to purchase any seat regardless of price is flat out wrong. It is really going to be interesting when the media starts talking about how "Quiet" the stadium with all the corporate folks whose companies use the tickets to entertain guests and get a tax break for it fill the lower bowl of the stadium. This is just par for the course in the sportsworld these days. They are pricing out the average fan and have been doing so for some time. I can remember going to Yankees games in the early to mid 90s and showing up 10 minutes before first pitch and being able to walk up the window and buy a box seat behind the Yankees' dugout for $15.50. This is of course when the Yankees sucked and Steinbrenner was blaming the Bronx for the reason the stadium was empty not the fact that his team sucked. After they won the Series in '96, box seats were suddenly $50.00, then $75, then $200. When the new stadium opened up, these same seats were now $10,000 per game. From $15.50 to $10,000 in 13-14 years. Average fans are only ever getting a good seat again if they win the ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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