Thanks to computer scanning technology - one can now buy and sell tickets on-line electronically. In an effort to control counterfeit tickets - each ticket is printed with a bar code that is scanned by an attendant as you enter the stadium. If two people have tickets with the same bar code - the first one would be able to enter the stadium. The second ticket would be stopped because all tickets are tallied by the computer immediately. Each ticket attendant's scanner is wirelessly connected to the main computer.
Fans can also buy and sell surplus tickets at seminoles.com. They can print out the purchased tickets on their computer printer at home.
The State of Florida recently passed a very liberal "ticket scalping" law. It is perfectly legal to buy and sell any tickets at whatever price the market will bear. This law - based on supply and demand - has made ticket prices in the secondary market much lower because people are not afraid of being arrested for buying and selling tickets.
With fans being able to buy and sell surplus tickets on the seminoles.com site - I expect that ticket prices will be even more stable. With supply and demand though - and during a championship season - prices would rise.
Plenty of Seminole football tickets were posted on Craigslist.org with prices below face value.
During yesterday's Western Carolina versus FSU game - Wayne and I were able to purchase four seats together - on the 20 yard line - on the shady home side - for $15 each. Unfortunately - the entire stadium was in the "shade" for the game which was delayed several times for lightning.
Pictures - by the time this pictures was taken - Shirley had already gone home - we raided the garage bag stash in the men's room - and we were back at our car after two lightning and downpour delays. In 10 minutes - we were back home falling asleep to the extended game. FSU won 69-0 - while we slept.
No comments:
Post a Comment