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"A Suffolk Superior Court judge is allowing StubHub Inc. to proceed with its lawsuit accusing the New England Patriots of trying to monopolize the resale of its own tickets."
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"A Suffolk Superior Court judge is allowing StubHub Inc. to proceed with its lawsuit accusing the New England Patriots of trying to monopolize the resale of its own tickets."
It's a race to see who can be greedier, and the judge just fired the starting pistol. Honestly, StubHub is nothing more than legalized scalping and the Patriots should let people do whatever they want with their own tickets. Another argument for the fact that the Krafts SHOULD have gone with PSLs from the very beginning.
It's a race to see who can be greedier, and the judge just fired the starting pistol. Honestly, StubHub is nothing more than legalized scalping and the Patriots should let people do whatever they want with their own tickets. Another argument for the fact that the Krafts SHOULD have gone with PSLs from the very beginning.
I agree with you Tunes....while initially opposed and thankful they did not, having value for my seats would be awesome. I think there would be more turnover as well as some people would want to realize a gain right now.
Plus, the "Pass it on" expense is huge. Right now my kids have decided that unless and until I fork over the $5,000 per seat t assure they get seats....I'll be Bernie from "Weekend at Bernie's".
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I agree with you TUnes....while initially opposed and thankful they did not, having value for my seats would be awesome. I think there would be more turnover as well as some people would want to realize a gain right now.
Plus, the "Pass it on" expense is huge. Right now my kids have decided that unless and until I fork over the $5,000 per seat t assure they get seats....I'll be Bernie from "Weekend at Bernie's".
People don't realize that ownership of PSLs is like money in the bank earning a higher-than-market interest rate. The initial outlay might be a pain in the butt, but their value appreciates significantly over time AND you can do whatever you damn well please with your tickets. If Kraft offered PSLs now, I'd jump on it in a heartbeat.
"A Suffolk Superior Court judge is allowing StubHub Inc. to proceed with its lawsuit accusing the New England Patriots of trying to monopolize the resale of its own tickets."
I too feared PSLs when the stadium was 1st planned as my season ticket friend Frank wanted me to go in on them with him. I had the cash but lacked the foresight to see that they would be a growth investment. That was before I lost big 6 figures in the internet bubble burst. Frank had got his tix from his father-in-law back before the Kraft era. But now he can't afford to pass his seats onto his 2 sons because of the high cost to do what used to be free. He had written letters to the Globe on this subject which were published. Subsequent to that, every time I went to the game in those seats security would come ask me who I was, whose seats they were, how much did I pay for the. Meanwhile people around us had purchased EBAY seats and were never queried. Go figure.
Corporations can pass on seats from management team to management team with no hassle but private individuals are harrassed.
That criticism aside, I am greatfull that we have the Krafts as owners.
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Stub hub, Ace Tickets are all just about the same, they prey upon us who were not smart enough to figure what was going on in the early 00's, now they will screw us for any penny we have. I know Stub Hub is just a broker, but it is just about the same.
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It's a race to see who can be greedier, and the judge just fired the starting pistol. Honestly, StubHub is nothing more than legalized scalping and the Patriots should let people do whatever they want with their own tickets. Another argument for the fact that the Krafts SHOULD have gone with PSLs from the very beginning.
Its not a race to see who is greedier. Personally, I think that StubHub (like any other ticket agency) scalping tickets should have the screws put to them.
That being said, something that people (and Stubhub and the moron judge) seem to forget is that the Patriots are the controlling interest of the tickets. They can chose who they allow in and who they don't allow in. And they can chose to no allow re-sold tickets into the stadium. And they can do it because their waiting list is so long.
Yes, the Patriots CAN monopolize the sale of their own tickets. Heck, at any point in time, they could turn around and tell ticket agencies that they are no longer allowed to buy tickets and that any tickets bought and re-sold by them will not be honored. And all the Pats have to do is make that announcement, put it on the tickets. And there won't be squat people can do about it.
Honestly, I think that the judge is proceeding with the incorrect lawsuit. He should have had the owners of Stubhub arrested for scalping tickets.
Way to go, Stubhub
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