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4 Floor Seats!! Kicking Myself!!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by F.D. Khan, Sep 25, 2006.

  1. F.D. Khan

    F.D. Khan Member

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    I was at a charity event last week and there was under the Silent Auction Items a set of four FLOOR SEATS to a Rockets game. Each ticket has a face value of $800, meaning the true value is $3200. I submitted an early bid, but thought it would go for much more and never checked back.

    Turns out the winning bit was only $200 more than my $1000 bid. The four seats were bought for $1200 and the money was going to a good cause as well. I've been kicking myself for the last two days, but I do know who won the tickets and may end up getting invited!

    Damn...what a lost opportunity!!
     
  2. Achilleus

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    It's one of those Sam Beckett moments...
     
  3. SamFisher

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    Thanks for being such a cheapskate, otherwise I wouldn't be able to enjoy my beautiful floor seats. :)
     
  4. superden

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    whoa...floor seats are $800 a ticket?? this is for a regular season game? that seems awfully expensive.
     
  5. texanskan

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    The handfull of tickets next to the bench of the rockets and the visitors are 1,500 each
     
  6. YallMean

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    Somebody must be paying for that $2000 difference. Whether the charity or Rox, so you buddy is lucky and opptunity like this never should let it pass because it's alway the winner pays a part and the organizer pays the rest.
     
  7. GRENDEL

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    Wow that's nuts, should have kept checking on them.

    I've always wanted to get floor seats, nearest I've gotten was 2nd row behind the Rox bench a few years ago.
     
  8. RedRowdy111

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    Thanks for not bidding the other $200, I'll enjoy the seats and send you pix of the game, lol.
     
  9. arkoe

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    This is why I don't go to basketball games.
     
  10. Nice Rollin

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    what? you dont go to bball games?
     
  11. BigSherv

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    Was it that Linda Lorell scholarship ilent auction?
     
  12. Yonkers

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    They're $500 not $1500. At least the 3 times I've been. My ex-boss has the 1st 6 seats next to the Rockets' bench, where the bench and folding chairs make a 90 degree angle. Those tickets showed $500 as face value.
     
  13. F.D. Khan

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    The tickets were donated by Richard Kinder of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners. He's a billionaire and I think he can afford it. They're center court tickets by the way!
     
  14. Yonkers

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    I guess center court would be more than the ones I mentioned. 3 times as much though, wow. But that's where Les likes to sit so I guess it must be the best. Seating for billionaires.
     
  15. No Chance

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    Do you need any help with the kicking ;) ?
     
  16. c1utchfan925

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    ouch 4 floor seats..ive always loved the nose bleeds.. :(


    i can believe those tickets were valued at 800$ a piece..better luck next time..
     
  17. AMS

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    i cant believe you can afford to pay a grand for basketball tickets. :eek:
     
  18. Chip123456

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    Hey F.D., Put a sock in it. Nobody cares about your personal life, you moron.
     
  19. texanskan

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    That sounds right if it's behind the basket

    As far as where Les sits I think those are $800 and the handfull between the benches and the scorers table are 1,500
     
  20. Uprising

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    WElcome to the world of the NBA and NFL.

    Which is the reason I attend more baseball games than nba games. SOOOOOOooooooooooooo much cheaper.
     

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