donemilio21 wrote:Clemenza wrote:esqtvd wrote:
No, I'm serious. I don't make sht up, bro. Steve Ballmer:
I get that, and he was talking in general. But it's not hard for a Bay Area native who lives in LA to circle the calendar for this game and get a ticket when the Warriors come to town. That's not a "Mission Impossible" suspend from the ceiling scenario like you're making it out to be. And guess what, there's going to be a nice sized group of Knicks fans in the building on Saturday night because there's a lot NYC natives living in LA and other large metro areas. And this is only a few fanbases -the Lakers, Knicks, and Warriors who pretty much do this with every arena in the league.
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That's always gonna be like that, unless you limit the visiting fans tickets in a similar fashion clubs in Europe do, where visiting team gets around 5% of tickets, sometimes 10%.
Problem is in the US, ticket resale is a huge business, and Clippers would certainly get sued if tried to do that. Ticketmaster probably makes $50 per resold ticket on average, between fees and commission. There must be at least 3000-4000 tickets exchanging hands each game. That's $8M of revenue annually just from Clippers for Ticketmaster while virtually doing nothing.
If Clippers were to do that successfully, they'd set a precedent for many other teams, particularly in MLS and NFL, put billion dollar business at risk for TM. They'll fight hard.
Death to Ticketmaster!!
Sadly, it happens to us, but not to the Lakers. Not as bad as back in Lob City days, but Ballmer still worries about it. I like his plan.
Clippers’ blue-collar fans sell tickets to rivals’ fans to stay in black
https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-clippers-tickets-plaschke-20150403-column.html
- After the Clippers’ demoralizing loss to Golden State in front of a Warriors-centric crowd at Staples Center on Tuesday, Jill Painter of Fox Sports West asked Griffin whether it felt like a playoff game.
“Not really, no,” Griffin said. “Home-court advantage is just not there for us. So if that’s how it feels in the playoffs, then it’s not looking good.”
In talking about the thunderous cheers for Warriors baskets and the “M-V-P” chants for Stephen Curry at the foul line, Griffin was seemingly taking a rare and pointed shot at the long-suffering Clippers faithful.
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By collecting $250 for her two tickets from a desperate Warriors fan, Draper was able to take a chunk out of next year’s ticket costs. She figures she has banked more than $1,500 this year selling high-demand tickets, and she knows she’s not alone.
