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Originally Posted by heep223
These were very similar prices to the secondary market in 2015. People who are paying are people who want to go to Flames playoff games and are willing to pay that price. I'd rather give the "gouging" price to the Flames as opposed to a scummy ticket broker who is making a spread for doing nothing.
It's based on supply and demand, if the Flames don't maximize it then others will.
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Ah the supply and demand crowd has finally made an appearance to bring things back into check. Sorry, it still doesn't make it right. At least if a scalper is doing it, you can rationalize it as he has no ties to the team, city and league.
In a winner take all event like the NFL playoffs, it makes sense prices are high from a business perspective. This is nothing more than indefensible gouging at its finest. As a team and league, you can still charge a premium (which I fully expect them to do), but you don't need to be dicks about it.
In the first round, I expected pricing more inline with reality (and the economy), especially out of a team crying the blues about public support for a new building. Rest assured, your supply and demand sympathy will lead fans right to regular season pricing not far off of this once a new building is finally erected.