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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
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 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), but you don't need to be dicks about it.
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. Your supply and demand mantra will lead fans right to regular season pricing not far off of this once a new building is finally erected.
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It doesn't sound like you want pricing in line with reality. Reality is what people are willing to pay, given the economy. These playoff games will sell out instantly, even at these high prices...so one could argue they are offering a discount already.
It sounds like you actually want the Flames to run their organization as a charity during playoffs, offering ticket discounts to reward fans for supporting the team during the year. Of course, this assumes they should also be ok with a good portion of those "fans" (i.e. brokers) profiting off this at their expense.