Bill Brasky
04-10-2007, 10:12 PM
I'm really upset he couldn't sell those for more... really glad he's concerned about the team and not his bottom line.
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Just because the Buffalo Sabres’ first playoff game is sold out doesn’t mean you can’t find tickets.
Look in The Buffalo News classified section, where there were 54 ads for playoff tickets Monday.
Look on craigslist.com, where there were 365 ads listed midday Monday.
Look on eBay.com, where there were 134 listings for Game One against the New York Islanders on Thursday.
Of course, you’ll likely be paying more than the seats’ face value, which ranges from $95 to $180.
But checks with ticket sellers found a plentiful supply — and more than a few people disappointed that the Toronto Maple Leafs, whom the Islanders edged out Sunday for the chance to open the playoffs against the Sabres, are not the opponent.
“We were banking on Toronto,” said Ray, a Buffalo resident who asked that his last name not be used.
Ray had two seats in the 100 level “five rows from the glass” advertised in The News for $1,500. That price assumed that the Leafs, whose fans are known to pay top dollar for tickets even to regular-season games in HSBC Arena, would be playing the Sabres.
“Jeez, on Saturday in Toronto, they were getting $1,000 a seat for the Montreal game,” he said.
But Islanders fans are a lot less likely to make the 425-mile trip to Buffalo from the team’s home rink on Long Island. So Ray had already reduced the price of the tickets on eBay, where he also had them listed, to $500 for the pair. He said he paid $178 apiece.
http://www.buffalonews.com/101/story/50395.html
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Just because the Buffalo Sabres’ first playoff game is sold out doesn’t mean you can’t find tickets.
Look in The Buffalo News classified section, where there were 54 ads for playoff tickets Monday.
Look on craigslist.com, where there were 365 ads listed midday Monday.
Look on eBay.com, where there were 134 listings for Game One against the New York Islanders on Thursday.
Of course, you’ll likely be paying more than the seats’ face value, which ranges from $95 to $180.
But checks with ticket sellers found a plentiful supply — and more than a few people disappointed that the Toronto Maple Leafs, whom the Islanders edged out Sunday for the chance to open the playoffs against the Sabres, are not the opponent.
“We were banking on Toronto,” said Ray, a Buffalo resident who asked that his last name not be used.
Ray had two seats in the 100 level “five rows from the glass” advertised in The News for $1,500. That price assumed that the Leafs, whose fans are known to pay top dollar for tickets even to regular-season games in HSBC Arena, would be playing the Sabres.
“Jeez, on Saturday in Toronto, they were getting $1,000 a seat for the Montreal game,” he said.
But Islanders fans are a lot less likely to make the 425-mile trip to Buffalo from the team’s home rink on Long Island. So Ray had already reduced the price of the tickets on eBay, where he also had them listed, to $500 for the pair. He said he paid $178 apiece.
http://www.buffalonews.com/101/story/50395.html