Skins sell ticket straight to scalpers

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

I've never had season tickets so I don't know but he said that's part of the agreement you sign when you get the tickets.

I never have either and a lot of people were saying that very thing.

I guess as in any other business (cause he wants to run it like one) you take the good with the bad. If you are going to treat your fan base like shit sooner or later you won't have a fan base. I'm refering to the teams that have weird practices like the Panthers. Fans were happy to finally get an NFL team then the owner slammed them with all the funky rules about getting the seats. Now he can't fill the stadium. LOL.

[SBXVII]

It would be funny if someone got the contract for the tickets and renegotiated the contract.

[53Fan]

I think they should at least take whatever they resold the tickets for off the amount sued for. Of course they may claim cost for the time and effort to resale the ticket. Who knows? It's a mess.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

I think they should at least take whatever they resold the tickets for off the amount sued for. Of course they may claim cost for the time and effort to resale the ticket. Who knows? It's a mess.

Just as effective and cheaper would have been to take the seats back, send a letter to the individuals credit files that they defaulted on a contract, sell the seats to the next person on the 10yr wait list and move on. Guaranteed the letter could have been generated by a secretary and tickets resold for less then paying their lawers to go after someone who can no longer afford the tickets.

[MTK]

D.C. fans shocked that Redskins are trying to sell tickets - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

[irish]

The problem with this whole thing is that a team that already seems like it will do anything for a $, no matter how sleazy, now seems to be even sleazier than ever.

Does anyone else find it ironic that the Skins want to be able to get out of a contract they have with ticket brokers but dont want to let fans out of their contracts. The whole thing is a mess.

[SmootSmack]

Good read

D.C. Sports Bog - A Heartwarming Redskins Story

[souperbad]

Did any body see the pic (and read the part) about the guy who claims the Redskins altered his contract. He has two copies of the contract. One that he filled out and filed away and another which the Redskins ticket office altered after he signed (they put an "x" in the box for six years).

He is probably not the only one. I have a friend who told me his dad got suckered into buying a multi-year contract and now I am starting to believe him (I always just thought my friend's dad was drunk when he bought the club level seats).

To be pragmatic, it sounds like the salesman in the ticket office who make a nice commission off these multi-year mega buck contracts and will do about anything to make that sale. And that leads to issues like these we are reading about.

[souperbad]

I wonder if the Redskins will sign Brandon Marshall in order to bury these ticket stories.

[skinsfan69]

i don't understand why someone would sign a seating contract w/ the redskins.

[saden1]

As an organization under Danny boy the Skins are loathsome piece of work. Hope grandma wins.

[SmootSmack]

This whole ticket debacle (questionable waiting lists, debatable season ticket policies) isn't something that began with Snyder's regime, though.

I think this probably falls under one of those legally right, morally questionable situations.

[FRPLG]

I'm having a hard time caring about any of this.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I'm having a hard time caring about any of this.

lol right there with you

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

lol right there with you

Makes three of us