Season Ticket Pricing
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I’m not being emotional at all. I’m simply pointing out how you made a bad faith claim that I’m a constant complainer because you don’t have the ability to form an argument using logic. It’s the same thing you’re doing now, and it’s done for the same reason you blindly support anything the school does, like retaining Chris Ash for 3 years past his expiration date. Some people aren’t capable of having their own opinions. No shame in that.
I already have season tickets, likely more seats than you do for the revenue sports. You have no idea how much I donate, and in the same thread where I said the schools should charge more based on the market you told me to donate more (see the flaw in your logic?). You also have no idea how much the students who were shut out will or would donate in the future (newsflash, not all students can afford to buy tickets even if they want to).
You can parade around as Mr. Rutgers all you want, just stop acting like there’s anything going on in the critical thinking department the next time you lob out labels to try and sidetrack things.
It is. I think a lot of peeps agree with me.
As a sponsor, StubHub gets some tickets for their use. Just like PSEG, Jersey Mikes, or Horizon Blue Cross does.
But that is different than the persistent and unfounded rumor that Rutgers dumps tickets on StubHub to claim a game is sold out.
The app stinks. (See @GORU2014 - I can be critical where warranted without being whiny).
Have to do it from the desktop login. Where you see your profile information it will be on the right hand side toward the bottom of the panel.
I’m pretty sure the NJ tax law changed a couple years ago making these seat fees no longer tax deductible.
So just to confirm, you think that people passing down their season tickets in their will is better for the fanbase, donors, and school than those tickets going to the person with the highest priority points at the time that’s interested in them?
I am definitely confirming that everything you posted in this thread is one bigass whine.
Tickets are underpriced. The only reason it’s not obscenely underpriced is because of our obscene OOC home schedule.
Friend and I collectively Sat row 2,3,4 center court last season in conf/ p5 games more than season ticket cost per ticket. But I can say it’s still an unbelievable deal even at inflated secondary market costs.
Friend and I collectively Sat row 2,3,4 center court last season in conf/ p5 games more than season ticket cost per ticket. But I can say it’s still an unbelievable deal even at inflated secondary market costs.
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Long term ticket holders with the priority points should always be able to get their usual seats providing they pay the amount the university wants
I agree, my opinion is just that the university is charging below market pricing. Definitely wouldn’t want to see them take tickets away from the people who made donations and bought the seats assuming they were willing to pay the face prices.
What section? I am trying to get across from the benches and in section 103 or 105 ideally
That is a good question
Can a long term ticket holder will their seats to their children retaining priority points in the process
If priority is not passed along with the seats the family probably loses the seats to a higher priority customer
Quit worrying about what other people should be paying.. enough. The university sets the prices not you. They gonna give me a discount if we suck?
They might, a lot of the football sections dropped prices this year
The Giants used to allow people to will their tickets and the waitlist for season tickets was massive (I think it was 60,000+ deep at one point). Then they opened the new stadium, implemented PSLs, and raised prices, and people dropped and they worked their way through the waitlist. I wouldn’t be surprised if something similar happened here post-renovations, although it would look a little different given the lack of that massive waitlist.
It ended up being a small average difference but there’s also one more home game than last year. Lowering football prices was/is the right move given the sustained issues and poor attendance
The free market is overwhelmingly influenced by first-mover advantage.
I guess I shouldn't tell you that I sit in the 100s because after sitting in their seats for 35 years I took over my grandparents seats when they moved to Florida
I’m a season ticket holder for the past 5-6 years in the 200’s. I have 6 total seats with my family and live 60 miles away….here are my thoughts.
- Overall, tickets in the 200s seem fairly priced. Tickets in the 100s are probably slightly underpriced. There are a number of factors to consider:
1) Basketball is a long/cold season with a good amount of non-conference games against crap opponents
2) There are many weeknight night games, and a good amount of late weeknight games.
3) Couple point 1) and 2) and it’s not easy to make all or even a large majority of home games. Especially if you live more than 15 miles away or have a job/family where you can’t always drop everything and leave at 5pm. Even if you can, it’s a lot of games.
4) Rutgers shouldn’t be basing their season ticket prices solely off resale prices on Stubhub. There are plenty of colleges/pro sports where season tickets holders could reap some pretty big bucks if they resold every single game. This isn’t just a Rutgers thing.
5) The point of season ticket holders is to have a loyal and passionate fanbase who consistently shows up to support your team/program. This is more valuable than reaping the most dollars for every single seat/every game.
6) If Rutgers were to jack up the season ticket prices in the 100s and 200s you would see a lot more resale on the third market, and a lot more opposing fans in these seats. It’s very hard for opposing fans to get their hands on tickets the past couple of years because most folks aren’t dumping their tickets on stubhub when they can’t go to big games. It’s usually the opposing fans (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin) who are willing to fork out $150-$300 a game to see their favorite front running team once a year. The average Rutgers fan isn’t flocking to pay this much.
7) I know first-hand the latter part of 6) to be true because I’ve sold a number of games on the ticket board and can’t tell you how cheap our fans are sometimes. I’ve had people try to nickel and dime me $5-$10 for tickets/parking when I was already selling at face value or below Stubhub prices.
7) The real way to increase revenue to is do it through the mandatory seat donations.
8) I would bet that a good amount of the folks sitting in the 100s donate a lot more $ to Rutgers and/or Athletics than what they are simply paying for their seats.
9) You don’t just jack up prices 100+ % out of nowhere because you’re selling out a building/stadium or have experienced some success over the past few years. This should come over time in steady increments. Some people seem to forget how easy it was to get your hands on tickets in the 100s not too long ago. If there’s a down season or two (or many - see football) the season ticket holder base could be decimated, especially with insane prices. Once you lose a customer it is very hard to get them back.
Finally, I have a feeling some of the folks complaining about the cheap prices are the ones left out. I don’t feel too bad for anyone who didn’t jump on board over the past few years. You had plenty of chances to get your hands on season tickets. Also - I bet some of these folks would be the first to jump off the bandwagon if we had a down season or would be the first to try and sell a majority of their games on stubhub for a profit.
- Overall, tickets in the 200s seem fairly priced. Tickets in the 100s are probably slightly underpriced. There are a number of factors to consider:
1) Basketball is a long/cold season with a good amount of non-conference games against crap opponents
2) There are many weeknight night games, and a good amount of late weeknight games.
3) Couple point 1) and 2) and it’s not easy to make all or even a large majority of home games. Especially if you live more than 15 miles away or have a job/family where you can’t always drop everything and leave at 5pm. Even if you can, it’s a lot of games.
4) Rutgers shouldn’t be basing their season ticket prices solely off resale prices on Stubhub. There are plenty of colleges/pro sports where season tickets holders could reap some pretty big bucks if they resold every single game. This isn’t just a Rutgers thing.
5) The point of season ticket holders is to have a loyal and passionate fanbase who consistently shows up to support your team/program. This is more valuable than reaping the most dollars for every single seat/every game.
6) If Rutgers were to jack up the season ticket prices in the 100s and 200s you would see a lot more resale on the third market, and a lot more opposing fans in these seats. It’s very hard for opposing fans to get their hands on tickets the past couple of years because most folks aren’t dumping their tickets on stubhub when they can’t go to big games. It’s usually the opposing fans (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin) who are willing to fork out $150-$300 a game to see their favorite front running team once a year. The average Rutgers fan isn’t flocking to pay this much.
7) I know first-hand the latter part of 6) to be true because I’ve sold a number of games on the ticket board and can’t tell you how cheap our fans are sometimes. I’ve had people try to nickel and dime me $5-$10 for tickets/parking when I was already selling at face value or below Stubhub prices.
7) The real way to increase revenue to is do it through the mandatory seat donations.
8) I would bet that a good amount of the folks sitting in the 100s donate a lot more $ to Rutgers and/or Athletics than what they are simply paying for their seats.
9) You don’t just jack up prices 100+ % out of nowhere because you’re selling out a building/stadium or have experienced some success over the past few years. This should come over time in steady increments. Some people seem to forget how easy it was to get your hands on tickets in the 100s not too long ago. If there’s a down season or two (or many - see football) the season ticket holder base could be decimated, especially with insane prices. Once you lose a customer it is very hard to get them back.
Finally, I have a feeling some of the folks complaining about the cheap prices are the ones left out. I don’t feel too bad for anyone who didn’t jump on board over the past few years. You had plenty of chances to get your hands on season tickets. Also - I bet some of these folks would be the first to jump off the bandwagon if we had a down season or would be the first to try and sell a majority of their games on stubhub for a profit.
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Um disagree.
There are plenty of NFL franchises where it’s impossible to get season tickets (anywhere).
I don’t think that means NFL tickets are underpriced.
It’s more about a supply/demand issue and less about pricing.
I appreciate the well thought out post. Obviously have some disagreement on how the pricing should ultimately look but I get where you’re coming from. You also said it in a more reserved way than others so this isn’t really trying to discredit what you said, but I’d push back on painting too broad of a brush on saying the people who would want to move down would jump off the bandwagon. In some cases it would happen but in others it can just be due to scarcity, timing, moves, or other life events that prohibited getting in soon enough. I think it’s the same issue as saying everyone in the 100 level sells their tickets or doesn’t stand up during games.
Holy. crap.
You know when we reduce everything down to the most economic aspects of a situation we effing ruin it.
Season ticket holders from the 100s that haven either supported the team for all the crap years, or were able to because they jumped in more recently and had the PP that they earned through $upport should be lauded.
If anyone here has $uper $ignifiant reason to believe they should be down there but aren’t yet, I’m sure they will be there soon with a little bit of patience. A fraction of the amount some of the stalwarts down there have shown over the years.
Personally would love to be down there, maybe will be 10-15 years down the road.
Who knows…in the meantime I’ll be rooting from above in the wings and hoping the prices set keep the balance of good reruns to the university while keeping real RU fans in the building.
You know when we reduce everything down to the most economic aspects of a situation we effing ruin it.
Season ticket holders from the 100s that haven either supported the team for all the crap years, or were able to because they jumped in more recently and had the PP that they earned through $upport should be lauded.
If anyone here has $uper $ignifiant reason to believe they should be down there but aren’t yet, I’m sure they will be there soon with a little bit of patience. A fraction of the amount some of the stalwarts down there have shown over the years.
Personally would love to be down there, maybe will be 10-15 years down the road.
Who knows…in the meantime I’ll be rooting from above in the wings and hoping the prices set keep the balance of good reruns to the university while keeping real RU fans in the building.
I don’t blame you. I disagree with the policy by the school, but you didn’t do anything outside of their rules and it seems like you actually go to the games based on your posts
Agree I don’t mean to paint with a broad brush and that wasn’t directed towards you.
But I do know some folks who post about season tickets being too cheap only go to maybe a couple games a year. Just because they may be willing to shell out $300 to see one of the best home games of the year doesn’t mean the whole season should be $300 a game.
Now if you’re willing to pay that much for a full season then that’s a different story. But we have a lot of cheap fans and I bet most who are willing/can afford those prices for a full season aren’t posting here lol.
People shouldn’t be allowed to will their tickets to family members unless they would be next in line in terms of priority points/donations
Stop being so emotional. You’re acting like I went out of my way to provoke you when in reality I couldn’t care less about your opinions on this
