Rockets are scalping their own tickets

A different pricing tier for premium games is nothing new.

 

Whats wrong with that?

 

you do know that the deeper you go into the playoffs the more expensive the tickets, right? And TC will be emptier then usual...gee man that has nothing to do with 2 certain players injured?

yeah keep saying that to yourself after you pay those broker fees, handling fees, etc fees...

 

It is not new. Ask Dave2000, who has set up group tickets for Clutchfans get-togethers in the past.

All games are definitely not created equal.

 

You know, I'm alright with broker fees and handling fees, but it's those etc fees that really piss me off.

 

no biggie for someone who makes 100,000 - 250,000 dollars a year, right?

 

If you want to know what the ticket will cost just check the parking fee in the lots outside of the TC--Sacramento--$10.00 if lucky--LeBron or Kobe--$50.00 per car.

 

Revenue management, not scalping.

 

you should send a stern letter to your senator

 

Section 125 is bad seats now? Oy vey.

I'm still trying to figure out how changing prices depending on quality of opponents (and thus expected demands) is "scalping" or how it is morally wrong. Isn't there a difference in the experience of sitting in section 125 watching Kobe Bryant and sitting in the same seats watching, say, Zach Randolph?

Now, you might argue that the $300+ price is too high and nobody will buy them. If that's true, then the team willl have miscalculated and failed to optimize their revenue. We'll see if that's the case, but the team probably did a good amount of research on such matter. In fact, I think Morey's initial contribution to the Celtics was to design a more advanced ticket pricing/sale scheme for the team. So... I'd bet the same mind that has acquired Scola, Landry, Brooks, Lowry, Ariza, etc. is at work here with your ticket prices.

 

Season tickets & package prices are the same for every regular season game, they just stick it to the public. I had them add Boston & LA to my 14 game package and they were regular price.

 

Well, I am not sure what would be wrong with cutting prices when the original price proved too high. If indeed they are looking at 5000+ empty seats for the Lakers game, I'd expect them to do something about it if it is bad for their business.

I also don't see how selling tickets at half price with Yao out but not made public yet is any more wrong than selling the same tickets at full price. Or how it would be wrong for the Rockets to TMac #1 jerseys or Artest jerseys (or the one Steve Novak Jersey that The_Yoyo owns) before he got traded-- you know anyone can ge traded.

 

I can see them charging a little more for the premium games or a lot of fans would just attend those games. One solution would be to offer these premium games in a 2 game package, coupling a premium game with a non premium game at regular price. They could do something like the "LA Express", making you buy the Clippers & Lakers. This would put more fans in the stands during the lesser games, thus I think the Rockets would actually make more money on concessions, parking, etc.

 

Supply and Demand.

If it makes you feel better, I paid $20 bucks total for 4 tickets to watch the Rockets in ATL for what was the 21st win of the 22 game winning streak on Ebay. Actually cost me more to go to a baseball game in ATL.