Typical Jerry Richardson

[Cary Kollins]

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[GSO_Pantherz]

50,000 Steeler fans will happily pay these prices when they come to Charlotte this season.

I might get thrown in jail at that game.

Jerry has avoided a hike for the last few years so I'm good with it.

And even more will pay the tax hike as well, and be unhappy about it! Bwahaha

[LinvilleGorge]

Seems like everything increases in this country due to inflation.  Well, everything except wages that is...

[Carl Spackler]

Seems like everything increases in this country due to inflation.  Well, everything except wages that is...

 

Pretty amazing how that works. Tough to make more money, but you've gotta find a way to do it or else you can't afford things you've always been able to afford.

 

#MericaProblems

[KendrickPanther]

I was assuming that the $21 would be in silver section but I'm guessing you are in like 110-113 or a similar seat?

 

Silver tickets negotiate long term set prices I believe. I don't know all the details but Jerry cannot raise the prices on them until their contract expires.

[jtm]

The NFL needs to wake up. They make their money in TV and the revenue from ticket sales is pocket change. More and more fans are opting to watch games on TV and I hope the NFL starts lowering ticket prices to get fans back to the stadiums.

[KendrickPanther]

Sports tickets is a very different animal. Generally speaking when you consume a product that costs significant money you can research it and get some level of guarantee it will meet expectations. Most people would be glad to pay the increase if they are guaranteed marquee players or team success.

 

Jerry Jones built his stadium with Bill Parcells leading the Cowboys to the playoffs and once ground was broken and funding secured he jettisoned Parcells for Wade Phillips and Jason Garrett.

 

A couple years ago I paid face for a chance to see my Panthers vs. the Saints. My expectation was a competitive game in week 17. Instead I got Mark Brunell vs. Matt Moore. In the Panthers defense I am one of the privileged few to see Dwayne Jarret score a Touchdown in the NFL live.

 

We all know the risks when we purchase an NFL ticket. I am not trying to argue the system is wrong and needs to change. My point is that our happiness with our purchase is determined by the outcome of the event. In the history of the Panthers we have been burned often and rewarded scarcely.

[csx]

I think the hassle getting in the stadium due to security could be one of the single biggest deterrent to people deciding to attend or not.

 

That and being surrounded by drunk white trash is something I take in to consideration.  It's not the cost for me as much as the cost while dealing with those things.

[Go To Girl]

My tickets didn't go up as much as I thought.  The blog said that the $109 face tickets (these are the A section tickets) were going up $21, but when I got the invoice - they subdivided the A sections into A1 and A2 and I have A2 seats so mine went up $11 each before fees and taxes.  After fees and taxes, the increase was a tad under $20.  I remember when we first got the team, face on my tickets was between $50 and $60 - I can't remember exactly what it was.  And that was high campared to other tickets (that weren't clubs).

[Happy Panther]

Got my invoice AND a sweet sticker