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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Not at all surprised that they are badly struggling to sell the $85 and $100 tickets, but very surprised that the $60 tickets are going. Everything else is practically gone. So barring a significant walk up crowd, maybe we touch 5000 for our home opener? That would actually be pretty good.
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The upper end of their pricing is really the biggest mistake that they've made. Outside of the front office themselves, it has been widely criticized by everyone, on every platform. I predict a lot of comps to the sponsors in those centre sections, and I think it'll be pretty sparse in there after the first few games. Weeknights and crap weather will really show that they've missed the mark on it.
The worst part is, in trying to maximize revenue, the likely results will be less revenue, less atmosphere, and less walk-ups because the lower tiers will be sold out, and a lot of people aren't going to drop $100+ on a whim, outside of rivalry games, home opener, etc. Two fans at $50 is better than an empty seat at $100+.
Anyway - not trying to dump on things. Still seriously optimistic, and I hope that I am proven wrong and/or the club learns from this season and makes some tweaks to the pricing for the next one.