Tracking Scalped Ticket Prices (Outside of Xcel)

MrRoseau · Post by **MrRoseau** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:23 am

For those of you buying scalped tix outside of the Xcel on Thursday, please post what you ended up paying here. I think it will help other buyers if buyers know what the "going rate" is.

I'm planning on picking up a couple of tix for the Friday and Saturday AA games. Personally, I'll be interested to hear what the Thursday Quarterfinals games tickets go for.

After the Friday game, I'll post here what I paid.

PASTRAPIDSFAN · Post by **PASTRAPIDSFAN** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:21 am

well on e-bay there going for 30-50 a seat for thursday and friday and 50-80 a seat for sat.

MNRinkRat · Post by **MNRinkRat** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:15 am

That's just ridiculous, making money off of high school players. I love the tournament but $50.00 a ticket is crazy.

G-Nos616 · Post by **G-Nos616** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:24 am

I have one ticket for the AA state championship game. I will probably sell it for 15 to 20 dollars. nothing outrageous.

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:31 am

G-Nos616 wrote:I have one ticket for the AA state championship game. I will probably sell it for 15 to 20 dollars. nothing outrageous.

People will love you. Tickets will be going for 75+ on Saturday night.

AngusYoung · Post by **AngusYoung** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:48 am

boblee wrote:
G-Nos616 wrote:I have one ticket for the AA state championship game. I will probably sell it for 15 to 20 dollars. nothing outrageous.
People will love you. Tickets will be going for 75+ on Saturday night.

Good luck with that one, bob

AY

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:59 am

AngusYoung wrote:
boblee wrote:
G-Nos616 wrote:I have one ticket for the AA state championship game. I will probably sell it for 15 to 20 dollars. nothing outrageous.
People will love you. Tickets will be going for 75+ on Saturday night.
Good luck with that one, bob

AY

I agree Angus, without Rapids coming down there's no way to find a sucker THAT big...

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:00 am

I've already seen Semi-Final tickets going for 60 dollars and up per ticket.

BIAFP · Post by **BIAFP** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:01 am

boblee wrote:
G-Nos616 wrote:I have one ticket for the AA state championship game. I will probably sell it for 15 to 20 dollars. nothing outrageous.
People will love you. Tickets will be going for 75+ on Saturday night.

I doubt BSM will attract those kind of prices

PASTRAPIDSFAN · Post by **PASTRAPIDSFAN** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:30 am

Lots of 30-40 tickets for thursday games and friday is above 50 a seat saturday will be over 50 ive already turned down 60 seats for sat.

AngusYoung · Post by **AngusYoung** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:35 am

Greed(for lack of a better word) is good.

Pigs get slaughtered.

You may be re-thinking your strategy come Saturday.

AY

Cornbread · Post by **Cornbread** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:41 am

I think someone needs to make an Excel spreadsheet and track this and then give the results at the end of the tourney.

Dog_Log17 · Post by **Dog_Log17** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:04 pm

G-Nos616 wrote:I have one ticket for the AA state championship game. I will probably sell it for 15 to 20 dollars. nothing outrageous.

You have a PM from me G-Nos616.

goldy313 · Post by **goldy313** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:13 pm

Ebay is a rip off, but you are guarenteed tickets and you'll know where you'll be sitting which is a plus. Edina/Roseau will have higher prices than say Hill/BSM. A few years ago when Hill played AHA you couldn't give tickets away for that game. The next year Anoka played Roseville and tickets were going for $50. Last year $20 was the going rate. If you wait Friday until after the first period you'll pay less than face value, which is nice if your team plays second.

The 2 seats next to me in sect. 106 are always scalped, or at least have been for the past 7 years so I always ask what they payed.

MrRoseau · Post by **MrRoseau** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:02 pm

boblee wrote:I've already seen Semi-Final tickets going for 60 dollars and up per ticket.

I just bought a package of four tickets for the entire Class AA sessions for $450 (center ice, lower bowl). Let’s subtract just the face value of the Quarterfinals games ($104) from that. So, the remaining $346 would be for the Semi-Session and the Finals-Session (a total of 8 tickets). That works out to about $40 per ticket per session (which is $346 divided by eight)

Assume that I paid 50% over face for the Quarterfinals games (or $156). That would work out to about $35 per person per session for the Semis and Finals.

Paying $60 “and up” per ticket is awfully high.

Besides that, after the Quarterfinals are over, that means there are four losing teams that are going home...and their fans will undoubtedly be dumping tickets, no?

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:04 pm

I have purchased two AA Semi-Final tickets in row 1 for $93 which is $46.50 per ticket per session, but is only $23.25 per game. Not terrible. I wish I would have waited it out, but these tickets are essentially as good as it gets.

G-Nos616 · Post by **G-Nos616** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:34 pm

Dog Log 17 let me know if u really need a ticket for the saturday night championship. the only way id maybe stick around is if its roseau vs. edina but still i dunno. let me know on here we can work somethin out. I may have a couple more for that night too.

Gov78 · Post by **Gov78** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:24 pm

I've been going to the tournament PT since the late 60's and FT since the mid 70's and there's always tickets on the street and I've never bought or sold above face.

Since they went to 2 classes the place is never as packed as it once was so if you want to feel "secure" and pay more in advance then go ahead but if it was me I'd just look for the group who is trying to unload some extras because somebody backed out the last minute.

With the majority of the seats held by season ticket holders they always buy the max nbr of seats allowed and just sell the extras so they don't lose the right next year.

mnhock20 · Post by **mnhock20** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:49 am

I paid 13 and 15 dollars last year. Why so expensive this year?

Zamboni Guy · Post by **Zamboni Guy** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:53 am

mnhock20 wrote:I paid 13 and 15 dollars last year. Why so expensive this year?

The State passed a law making ticket scalping legal in Minnesota.

AngusYoung · Post by **AngusYoung** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:53 am

Just got to my seat a bit late. Paid $53 for this AM's session of the Class A show. Felt I got a great deal to be able to see the Scarlets and Dragons play some puck. I would assume tomorrow should be cheaper, but I'll update as time goes on.

AY

HockeyFan_11 · Post by **HockeyFan_11** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:10 pm

Wow those prices are outrageous. Back when Grand Rapids played Cretin in the Championship I payed $40 for 2 that were really good seats.

Stateofhockey07 · Post by **Stateofhockey07** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:13 pm

AngusYoung wrote:Just got to my seat a bit late. Paid $53 for this AM's session of the Class A show. Felt I got a great deal to be able to see the Scarlets and Dragons play some puck. I would assume tomorrow should be cheaper, but I'll update as time goes on.

AY

$53 for the single A quarters??

And why would tomorrow be cheaper?

tourneytickssince59 · Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:18 pm

AngusYoung wrote:Just got to my seat a bit late. Paid $53 for this AM's session of the Class A show. Felt I got a great deal to be able to see the Scarlets and Dragons play some puck. I would assume tomorrow should be cheaper, but I'll update as time goes on.

AY

How many people are in the arena? $53.00 for the whole A tournament?

61ache · Post by **61ache** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:37 pm

AngusYoung wrote:Just got to my seat a bit late. Paid $53 for this AM's session of the Class A show. Felt I got a great deal to be able to see the Scarlets and Dragons play some puck. I would assume tomorrow should be cheaper, but I'll update as time goes on.

AY

Just got my tickets fed exed this morning for Thursday night's game with coupons for the following games. Sveet

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