Plenty of Tickets Still Available

by John B on Jul 16, 2009 7:48 AM EDT Comment 7 comments

If you're in good financial shape during this recession, you may finally have the chance to land Jets season tickets:

The Jets sent an e-mail to "waiting list" members Tuesday informing them of ticket availability at all levels for the upcoming season. It’s the final campaign at Giants Stadium before the team moves next door to a $1.6 billion replacement.

"There are 5 million Jets fans out there just in the New York metropolitan area, but most think it’s virtually impossible to buy season tickets," team executive Matt Higgins said. "Due to the economy and the transition to the new stadium, we want to get the word out that there is a small window where a few thousand tickets will be available. We will sell out, but this is an opportunity."

Jets fans snapping up the available tickets won’t have long to wait to get into their seats — the NFL team’s preseason home games are Aug. 14 and Sept. 3, with the regular-season home opener Sept. 20 versus New England. Fans buying tickets for the eight regular-season home games must purchase the same seats for the two preseason games at the same price.

This doesn't bode well for PSL sales. If the Jets can't sell tickets to the old stadium, no way are they having much luck getting people to buy the rights to buy a seat at the new one. On the one hand, I'm kind of happy to see this fail. PSL's are really a ripoff. Imagine going to a deli and being told you have to pay $10 for the right to buy a $5 sandwich and then pay the $5 for the actual sandwich. It's the same concept here. On the other hand, financial bad news for the Jets is financial bad news for the fans. If the team doesn't have money, it means cutbacks on the field and off.

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Blackouts are my biggest fear.

I worry about finding that the black out rules will apply and then no more football for me. :( So I have to say, as much as I would love to see the whole PSL venture fail, I find myself hoping it doesn’t just for that one reason!

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by Xander Diaz on Jul 16, 2009 8:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m with you cheering for PSLs to fail. But I doubt the Jets will be blacked out. There will always be tourists and companies buying up seats for any game in/around the city.

by WebBard on Jul 16, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know that...

but knowing it and believing it are two different things. :) In the end I’m sure you’re right but I’m still a little bothered by the possibility. I will absolutely lose my mind if it ever does!

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by Xander Diaz on Jul 16, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In a lot of cases, the local network showing the game will buy up the tickets to protect their tv ratings. I think that’s what would happen if it ever came to that.

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by John B on Jul 16, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

NO PSLS

I’ve been attending Jet games since Shea stadium days. PSLs are bul-shit. If the owners could not afford to build new satdiums, they should not have built them. It’s legalized extortion. The Jets are NEVER going to sell all of their PSLs. I have seats in the new stadium , but in the non-PSL section. I hope the Jets fall on their faces with the PSL sales .

by VJDBBQ on Jul 16, 2009 1:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What he said!

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by Xander Diaz on Jul 16, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

..This idiot thinks he could move away from the only fan base they have on LI and Queens and go to New Jersey and share another stadium with them and on top of it sell PSL’S…This guys got to be the biggest fool ever..The Giants get him to pay for half their stadium in an area they already have a strong presence in, and will continue to have their TF right next to the new stadium..No way they ever sell out while in this new stadium…Maybe he gets smart and sells the team to someone who understands he needs his fans on his side to sell tickets and not continue to piss them off..I hope Woody loses his shirt with these PSL’S. Serves him right for taking them out of Long Island and not accepting an offer to build a new stadium for them in Queens..Where they would have sold out already…Jets need their own stadium.

by broadwayjoe12 on Jul 18, 2009 5:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs