Not Renewing My Season Tic's

[sbaughone]

Do what is right for your family. But never forget the joy of watching the 'Skin beat the cowpukes live...that truly is priceless.

[sbaughone]

<<If you try that on a site like StubHub and the team somehow finds out they'll revoke them from you anyway.>>

They should. StubHub is how 25,000 beagle fans get tickets to the game. If you're a Skins fan and you buy the tickets, you should go to the game. Selling them on stubhub is only aiding and abetting the enemy.

[Stacks42]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well I only got my season tickets last year and I have decided not renew them unless someone can talk me into keeping them. My thinking is that I only go to a few games each year and it would be cheaper and much easier than haviing to sell my other tickets to just buy ones for a few games. I have four and have to buy 8 preseason tickets at $65.00 which is $520 which is a wasted because I don't go to those and could not sell them. If I add that to the games I attend at a cost of about the same $520 that gives me around a thousand dollars to spend for tickets without any hassel of selling tickets. You also have other cost and taxes which would bring that figure to around $1,200. So if I wanted to go to two games a year and its just me an the wife I would have $300 per ticket to spend and could get much better seating than section 428. So what do youu guys think?

I feel you brother. I have season tickets, upperlevel (nosebleed), the skins wont let me move any closer to the action unless i buy club level, which is something like $3,800/seat. I ended up buying end zone seats from a friend and im trying to sell off my upperlevel seats while still keeping them in my name, I waited 18yrs on the season ticket waiting list. Im not giving them up now.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Stacks42

I feel you brother. I have season tickets, upperlevel (nosebleed), the skins wont let me move any closer to the action unless i buy club level, which is something like $3,800/seat. I ended up buying end zone seats from a friend and im trying to sell off my upperlevel seats while still keeping them in my name, I waited 18yrs on the season ticket waiting list. Im not giving them up now.

I know what you mean by the long wait for the tickets but just keeping them to have them is just not making any sense at this time. I can still pick the games I want to go to and get better seats and still come out cheaper. If you call the Redskins front office after March 31 they should give you some choices for better tickets in the upper level. You need to call and if someone did not renew their tickets and have better seats in the upper level they use to allow current ticket holders to move their seating. You have to call and ask or they will just offer them to the next person on the waiting list.

[JoeRedskin]

My friend and I stub hubbed our season tix last year. He spoke to the Skins office and they gave him the go ahead. The Skins sanction resale through stub hub and, in fact, advertise it at the games.

I don't think they sanction other ways of resale. It may be one of those where DS says - "If you do it this way it's okay (since I get a cut). If you do it any other way, I'll revoke your tix since I get nothing out of it".

As for those who oppose reselling as it may give opps the ability to take our seats, I say then buy my tix. I buy them and resell them, not for a profit but so that I can hold onto them year to year and get better seats. The Preseason is a bitch but I look forward to being able to take my son to games in our seats. That includes those games that may be prohibitive (Dallas, Philly) in years where there is something at stake.

For the Dallas game this year, tix for seats comprable to mine went for 3x there face value on stub hub. Sorry, it's worth it to me to hold onto them and stub hub them until my financial situation improves.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

My friend and I stub hubbed our season tix last year. He spoke to the Skins office and they gave him the go ahead. The Skins sanction resale through stub hub and, in fact, advertise it at the games.

I don't think they sanction other ways of resale. It may be one of those where DS says - "If you do it this way it's okay (since I get a cut). If you do it any other way, I'll revoke your tix since I get nothing out of it".

As for those who oppose reselling as it may give opps the ability to take our seats, I say then buy my tix. I buy them and resell them, not for a profit but so that I can hold onto them year to year and get better seats. The Preseason is a bitch but I look forward to being able to take my son to games in our seats. That includes those games that may be prohibitive (Dallas, Philly) in years where there is something at stake.

For the Dallas game this year, tix for seats comprable to mine went for 3x there face value on stub hub. Sorry, it's worth it to me to hold onto them and stub hub them until my financial situation improves.

If I'm correct they can track the ticket sales in stubhub so I would make sure you get permission every year from the ticket office and write down the person you spoke with to be safe.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by firstdown

If I'm correct they can track the ticket sales in stubhub so I would make sure you get permission every year from the ticket office and write down the person you spoke with to be safe.

I am pretty sure we are alright as Stubhub is "the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Washington Redskins"

See: Redskins Tickets - Washington Redskins Tickets at StubHub!

I got this link from the Redskins website (Washington Redskins) - just go to the "tickets" section - they have a direct link to StubHub.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

I am pretty sure we are alright as Stubhub is "the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Washington Redskins"

See: Redskins Tickets - Washington Redskins Tickets at StubHub!

I got this link from the Redskins website (Washington Redskins) - just go to the "tickets" section - they have a direct link to StubHub.

StubHub is the official site to sell the tickets but if you read the aggrement with season tickets it says clearly that selling the entire season tick is against the rules. It reads like this.

Season tickets packages may not be advertised or sold at any price. It then goes on to say that you can sell individual tickets to some games and talks about stubhub. So like I sadi I would be very careful offering the entire package as they can revoke the season tickets.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

My friend and I stub hubbed our season tix last year. He spoke to the Skins office and they gave him the go ahead. The Skins sanction resale through stub hub and, in fact, advertise it at the games.

I don't think they sanction other ways of resale. It may be one of those where DS says - "If you do it this way it's okay (since I get a cut). If you do it any other way, I'll revoke your tix since I get nothing out of it".

As for those who oppose reselling as it may give opps the ability to take our seats, I say then buy my tix. I buy them and resell them, not for a profit but so that I can hold onto them year to year and get better seats. The Preseason is a bitch but I look forward to being able to take my son to games in our seats. That includes those games that may be prohibitive (Dallas, Philly) in years where there is something at stake.

For the Dallas game this year, tix for seats comprable to mine went for 3x there face value on stub hub. Sorry, it's worth it to me to hold onto them and stub hub them until my financial situation improves.

Exactly.

[coggs]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

My friend and I stub hubbed our season tix last year. He spoke to the Skins office and they gave him the go ahead. The Skins sanction resale through stub hub and, in fact, advertise it at the games.

I don't think they sanction other ways of resale. It may be one of those where DS says - "If you do it this way it's okay (since I get a cut). If you do it any other way, I'll revoke your tix since I get nothing out of it".

As for those who oppose reselling as it may give opps the ability to take our seats, I say then buy my tix. I buy them and resell them, not for a profit but so that I can hold onto them year to year and get better seats. The Preseason is a bitch but I look forward to being able to take my son to games in our seats. That includes those games that may be prohibitive (Dallas, Philly) in years where there is something at stake.

For the Dallas game this year, tix for seats comprable to mine went for 3x there face value on stub hub. Sorry, it's worth it to me to hold onto them and stub hub them until my financial situation improves.

The Rangers do the same thing with the Rangers Ticket exchange. I sold a game against the Bruins for 70/each and a game against the Flyers for 80/each and my tickets face value is 30 each. They take a 5% commission. In the literature they send with my tickets, they make it clear that the ticketexchange is the only permissible re-sale method. Do they monitor Ebay and StubHub? No idea, but no point in risking it, imo.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well I only got my season tickets last year and I have decided not renew them unless someone can talk me into keeping them. My thinking is that I only go to a few games each year and it would be cheaper and much easier than haviing to sell my other tickets to just buy ones for a few games. I have four and have to buy 8 preseason tickets at $65.00 which is $520 which is a wasted because I don't go to those and could not sell them. If I add that to the games I attend at a cost of about the same $520 that gives me around a thousand dollars to spend for tickets without any hassel of selling tickets. You also have other cost and taxes which would bring that figure to around $1,200. So if I wanted to go to two games a year and its just me an the wife I would have $300 per ticket to spend and could get much better seating than section 428. So what do youu guys think?

I think going out to Fed Ex sucks. I go to one pre season game a year and that's it. I'd rather stay home and save the money.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I think going out to Fed Ex sucks. I go to one pre season game a year and that's it. I'd rather stay home and save the money.

I enjoy going to the games but I can only make about two games a year. We drive down early so getting into the stadium is never a problem. We stay the night a couple of miles away and hang out at the stadium Tail gating for several hours after the game so once again trafic is not an issue.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I enjoy going to the games but I can only make about two games a year. We drive down early so getting into the stadium is never a problem. We stay the night a couple of miles away and hang out at the stadium Tail gating for several hours after the game so once again trafic is not an issue.

I see you're from Chesapeake. I've got family down in the area. That's a long haul!

[jsarno]

Well it seems as if you go to some games, you are safe, if you decide to sell ALL of them online, then you will have them revoked.

[celts32]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Well I only got my season tickets last year and I have decided not renew them unless someone can talk me into keeping them. My thinking is that I only go to a few games each year and it would be cheaper and much easier than haviing to sell my other tickets to just buy ones for a few games. I have four and have to buy 8 preseason tickets at $65.00 which is $520 which is a wasted because I don't go to those and could not sell them. If I add that to the games I attend at a cost of about the same $520 that gives me around a thousand dollars to spend for tickets without any hassel of selling tickets. You also have other cost and taxes which would bring that figure to around $1,200. So if I wanted to go to two games a year and its just me an the wife I would have $300 per ticket to spend and could get much better seating than section 428. So what do youu guys think?

I live in NJ and have season tickets. I go to about 5 games a year and sell the rest. Depending on the game I usually either lose money or break even after online fees. Contrary to what non ticket holders think the only game you can really make profit on is the Dallas game but it's also the one game you hate to sell. So I would agree you can probably save some money by not having season tickets and buying individual games, but personally I waited over 20 years to get my season tickets and I take pride in being a season ticket holder. It seems a little silly, but when I sit in my seats it means more to me and feels different then if I were in any other seat in there. If you don't get that same feeling when you sit in yours then you should definitely let them go.