@RobMarkman When tickets sell for $1,000, brokers are greedy predators.
When tickets sell for $25, brokers are greedy predators who apparently forgot how to be greedy.
A remarkable theory of economics.
Interesting that almost every form of social activity has dropped over the last 30 years except going to concerts. That has increased and probably at a very high record level. Their value rose probably because the alternatives have weakened.
@forcemm@real_davebrooks Macklemore is the one who actually raised face values during the Ed Sheeran saga, then dynamically lowered them as the hype faded.
The show still isn't sold out, and he's now charging more than the secondary market.
Has there ever been a greater disparity between regular-season and World Series ticket prices?
The Brewers' World Series get-in price is now 125x their typical regular-season get-in.
From $20 to over $2,500 for the same seat in the same ballpark.
Season tickets have gone from coveted things you passed down to future generations to the biggest scam in sports. All because teams got greedy and kept pushing up the price. The market has spoken and said it isn’t worth the “face value” anymore.
@lizaboth Annual attendance counts repeat visits, not unique individuals. Dividing it by metro population creates a precise number that doesn’t measure what you’re claiming.
The LeBron Premium has climbed to 3.7x.
Tickets to see LeBron play on the road now cost an average of 3.7x what fans typically pay for the home team's other games.
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Interesting that almost every form of social activity has dropped over the last 30 years except going to concerts. That has increased and probably at a very high record level. Their value rose probably because the alternatives have weakened.