We went to the Grey Cup in Vancouver around 2005, and it was Edmonton vs Montreal. So two teams without any local interest. I think at the time we paid $200 each for our seats which were terrible, behind the goal line. On the Saturday afternoon, we just bought new tickets for around $50 each and sat at the 40 yard line. We had plenty of options as well of people who just didn't have any interest in going to the game. By Sunday there were tonnes of people out front of BC Place just trying to offload tickets. We didn't even sell our original tickets. I think the best offer we had was $20 for the pair, and at that price we hung onto them just in case our new tickets were counterfeit.
I am not a huge CFL fan any more. I'll watch the big games, or the odd Friday night game in the summer. I apologize if I have struck a nerve with some people; that was not my intention. Before posting this I saw a lot of inventory on Stub Hub; more than what I thought would sell. I figured with this post that maybe I would find somebody here who wouldn't feel as bad about selling for a loss to somebody they kind of know. I did the same thing last year with a Flames game- and had a couple of good offers. The final offer was very kind, and as a result have also made a few CP friends.
The "squeeze an extra $25 out of me" wasn't meant that way at all. I have had a couple of offers for tickets in the corner sections for $100 each. (One within minutes of Winnipeg winning.) For me that wasn't worth it.