Not Renewing My Season Tic's

firstdown · 03-25-2008, 11:35 AM

Well I only got my season tickets last year and I have decided not renew them unless someone can talk me into keeping them. My thinking is that I only go to a few games each year and it would be cheaper and much easier than haviing to sell my other tickets to just buy ones for a few games. I have four and have to buy 8 preseason tickets at $65.00 which is $520 which is a wasted because I don't go to those and could not sell them. If I add that to the games I attend at a cost of about the same $520 that gives me around a thousand dollars to spend for tickets without any hassel of selling tickets. You also have other cost and taxes which would bring that figure to around $1,200. So if I wanted to go to two games a year and its just me an the wife I would have $300 per ticket to spend and could get much better seating than section 428. So what do youu guys think?

FRPLG · 03-25-2008, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

Well I only got my season tickets last year and I have decided not renew them unless someone can talk me into keeping them. My thinking is that I only go to a few games each year and it would be cheaper and much easier than haviing to sell my other tickets to just buy ones for a few games. I have four and have to buy 8 preseason tickets at $65.00 which is $520 which is a wasted because I don't go to those and could not sell them. If I add that to the games I attend at a cost of about the same $520 that gives me around a thousand dollars to spend for tickets without any hassel of selling tickets. You also have other cost and taxes which would bring that figure to around $1,200. So if I wanted to go to two games a year and its just me an the wife I would have $300 per ticket to spend and could get much better seating than section 428. So what do youu guys think?

Keep them and sell them off. You can get face value for the set most likey and then you get to have a chance at them every year. If you give them up now how long will it take to get them back if you ever want them again?

mredskins · 03-25-2008, 11:39 AM

no brainer! Don't buy them. I go to one game a year that is all I need.

HD= No reason to go to the game!

FRPLG · 03-25-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by mredskins

no brainer! Don't buy them. I go to one game a year that is all I need.

HD= No reason to go to the game!

With all due respect I think that a lot of people go to the game for the experience and HD doesn't offer that in any way.

ArtMonkDrillz · 03-25-2008, 11:57 AM

My buddy who has season tickets (aka the reason I can go to about 7 games a year) doesn't think he's going to renew his tickets for many of the same reasons.
His thought is that it will end up being cheaper for him to buy tickets for every regular season game on the internet because he won't have to pay full price for meaningless preseason games or the taxes and fee associated with the seats.
He's also mad that he's been told that the only way he can get upgraded parking (he's been in the blue lot for about 6 years now) is if he joins the tailgate club, which he is totally against.
I'm mad because this could mean that I won't have the chance to go to nearly as many games as I'd like to but I understand where my friend is coming from.

Mc2guy · 03-25-2008, 11:57 AM

I wouldn't renew, but that is just me. I was in the same situation where I would go to a couple games a year, but couldn't justify the season tix due to the hassle of selling and the greater overall cost of paying for fees/parking/preseason. I have found that the rowdier (i.e., drunker and more profane) the fans have gotten over the years, and the more expensive tickets/parking/food get, the less I actually enjoy the game.

Frankly, I find I can follow the technical nuances of the actual game much much better on TV, particularly on a big screen HD. If you are studious about each play and what is actually happening on the field, then TV is much better. If you are just about the "emotion" of the stadium atmosphere, then obviously the live experience trumps.

firstdown · 03-25-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

Keep them and sell them off. You can get face value for the set most likey and then you get to have a chance at them every year. If you give them up now how long will it take to get them back if you ever want them again?

Thats the problem is selling them at face value is a loss to me. Last year I figured if I added in my cost for taxes and preaseason games (which no one wanted or not willing to pay for) my cost was about $100 per ticket. I sold a few at $100 but I also sold a few for less than face value. I figured that the games I went to cost me around $280 per ticket figuring what I paid for them and what I was able to sell for the season. That allot for upper deck just to say I have season tickets.

Mattyk72 · 03-25-2008, 12:02 PM

If you're not using them and you're losing $$ sounds like it's not worth the trouble.

FRPLG · 03-25-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

Thats the problem is selling them at face value is a loss to me. Last year I figured if I added in my cost for taxes and preaseason games (which no one wanted or not willing to pay for) my cost was about $100 per ticket. I sold a few at $100 but I also sold a few for less than face value. I figured that the games I went to cost me around $280 per ticket figuring what I paid for them and what I was able to sell for the season. That allot for upper deck just to say I have season tickets.

I sell the entire package at face value and have never had any trouble finding someone to buy them.

mredskins · 03-25-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

With all due respect I think that a lot of people go to the game for the experience and HD doesn't offer that in any way.

Yeah you are right. After I watch it on HD I go and sit in my car for three hours afterwards, that way I get the full experience.

ArtMonkDrillz · 03-25-2008, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

I sell the entire package at face value and have never had any trouble finding someone to buy them.

If you try that on a site like StubHub and the team somehow finds out they'll revoke them from you anyway.

sbaughone · 03-25-2008, 12:18 PM

Do what is right for your family. But never forget the joy of watching the 'Skin beat the cowpukes live...that truly is priceless.

FRPLG · 03-25-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mredskins

Yeah you are right. After I watch it on HD I go and sit in my car for three hours afterwards, that way I get the full experience.

Hahaha. Very true.

FRPLG · 03-25-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

If you try that on a site like StubHub and the team somehow finds out they'll revoke them from you anyway.

Thats why I don't.

sbaughone · 03-25-2008, 12:30 PM

<<If you try that on a site like StubHub and the team somehow finds out they'll revoke them from you anyway.>>

They should. StubHub is how 25,000 beagle fans get tickets to the game. If you're a Skins fan and you buy the tickets, you should go to the game. Selling them on stubhub is only aiding and abetting the enemy.

03-25-2008, 11:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
firstdown Pro Bowl Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Posts: 5,587	Not Renewing My Season Tic's Well I only got my season tickets last year and I have decided not renew them unless someone can talk me into keeping them. My thinking is that I only go to a few games each year and it would be cheaper and much easier than haviing to sell my other tickets to just buy ones for a few games. I have four and have to buy 8 preseason tickets at $65.00 which is $520 which is a wasted because I don't go to those and could not sell them. If I add that to the games I attend at a cost of about the same $520 that gives me around a thousand dollars to spend for tickets without any hassel of selling tickets. You also have other cost and taxes which would bring that figure to around $1,200. So if I wanted to go to two games a year and its just me an the wife I would have $300 per ticket to spend and could get much better seating than section 428. So what do youu guys think?

03-25-2008, 11:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
mredskins The Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Abingdon, MD Posts: 1,116	Re: Not Renewing My Season Tic's no brainer! Don't buy them. I go to one game a year that is all I need. HD= No reason to go to the game!

03-25-2008, 11:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
ArtMonkDrillz Pro Bowl Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: HoCo, Murrland Posts: 5,424	Re: Not Renewing My Season Tic's My buddy who has season tickets (aka the reason I can go to about 7 games a year) doesn't think he's going to renew his tickets for many of the same reasons. His thought is that it will end up being cheaper for him to buy tickets for every regular season game on the internet because he won't have to pay full price for meaningless preseason games or the taxes and fee associated with the seats. He's also mad that he's been told that the only way he can get upgraded parking (he's been in the blue lot for about 6 years now) is if he joins the tailgate club, which he is totally against. I'm mad because this could mean that I won't have the chance to go to nearly as many games as I'd like to but I understand where my friend is coming from. __________________ "The future you have tomorrow won't be the future you had yesterday." RANT

03-25-2008, 11:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mc2guy Special Teams Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Burke, VA Posts: 199	Re: Not Renewing My Season Tic's I wouldn't renew, but that is just me. I was in the same situation where I would go to a couple games a year, but couldn't justify the season tix due to the hassle of selling and the greater overall cost of paying for fees/parking/preseason. I have found that the rowdier (i.e., drunker and more profane) the fans have gotten over the years, and the more expensive tickets/parking/food get, the less I actually enjoy the game. Frankly, I find I can follow the technical nuances of the actual game much much better on TV, particularly on a big screen HD. If you are studious about each play and what is actually happening on the field, then TV is much better. If you are just about the "emotion" of the stadium atmosphere, then obviously the live experience trumps.

03-25-2008, 12:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mattyk72 #21 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Posts: 32,281	Re: Not Renewing My Season Tic's If you're not using them and you're losing $$ sounds like it's not worth the trouble. __________________ Warpath VIP \| Warpath Shop \| DC Pro Sports Report

03-25-2008, 12:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
sbaughone Camp Scrub Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 72	Re: Not Renewing My Season Tic's Do what is right for your family. But never forget the joy of watching the 'Skin beat the cowpukes live...that truly is priceless. __________________ www.OntheRAC.com

03-25-2008, 12:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
sbaughone Camp Scrub Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 72	Re: Not Renewing My Season Tic's <<If you try that on a site like StubHub and the team somehow finds out they'll revoke them from you anyway.>> They should. StubHub is how 25,000 beagle fans get tickets to the game. If you're a Skins fan and you buy the tickets, you should go to the game. Selling them on stubhub is only aiding and abetting the enemy. __________________ www.OntheRAC.com

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