NY Post: Fed-up Jets Fans desperately trying to unload their PSLs

[RFKFedEx]

Interesting piece from the NY Post yesterday.

Some Jets STHs are plotting what they hope will be a massive revolt on PSL obligations at Metlife Stadium. In theory, if enough people bail on their PSLs, the Jets may have to grant immunity to their STHs, or face a severe PR hit for suing thousands of their fans.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/j...gstG9ElHn4hfZN


Landover looks like more of a bargain each year.

[Hitman21ST]

So wait, they have to pay to be able to buy season tickets? Am I reading that right?

[HOF44]

So wait, they have to pay to be able to buy season tickets? Am I reading that right?

Yes, why do you think most current Skins season ticket holders want no part of a new stadium in DC??? It could be even worse for us.

[Hitman21ST]

Yes, why do you think most current Skins season ticket holders want no part of a new stadium in DC??? It could be even worse for us.

Wow. That is astonishingly astronomically stupid.

[HOF44]

Wow. That is astonishingly astronomically stupid.

That's the way it's been in all new stadiums built in the last 10 or 15 years except FedEx and that was only because JKC thought it was hogwash.

[Boss_Hogg]

The Jets need to hire this guy:

[martytheman]

That's the way it's been in all new stadiums built in the last 10 or 15 years except FedEx and that was only because JKC thought it was hogwash.

yup.. that's how new stadiums get built these days.
For all those bitching about how Fedex is a "dump" and "sucks" they can get some psl's shoved up their backsides sideways if they want a jurrahville of their own..
I can only imagine what they'd cost ON TOP of the ST prices...
I'd happily stick with fedex and it's continuing upgrades.

[zoony]

So wait, they have to pay to be able to buy season tickets? Am I reading that right?

Yes, why do you think most current Skins season ticket holders want no part of a new stadium in DC??? It could be even worse for us.

Wow. That is astonishingly astronomically stupid.

In Green Bay, they call it "stock". Their fans are dumb enough to believe it

[Mursilis]

That's the way it's been in all new stadiums built in the last 10 or 15 years except FedEx and that was only because JKC thought it was hogwash.

I think Gillette Stadium (opened in 2002) didn't require season ticket holders to buy personal seat licenses. If any fan is dumb enough to pay for a PSL, they deserve to lose money on the deal. Paying $4000-$60,000 (PSL fees quoted from the article) just for the right to buy season tickets is beyond dumb.

[balki1867]

In Green Bay, they call it "stock". Their fans are dumb enough to believe it

Yeah but Packer stock doesn't even give you rights to season tickets. You're literally just writing a check to the Packers for a piece of paper.

http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/201...ck-in-america/

[hail2skins]

The article did claim that Giants PSLs have increased in value.

And don't the Redskins have a version of the PSL for some seats via the Tailgate and Touchdown Clubs?

[Roger.Staubach]

PSL's are terrible. It's like paying a convienence fee to print your own tickets. I hate greed.

[scyber]

I'm a giants PSL holder, so I'm admittedly a bit biased, but I didn't really mind the PSLs for a number of reasons:

1) I had been on the Giants ticket waiting list since 1987 and still had not gotten chance to buy tickets (I was # 3667 on the list). Had their not been PSLs with the new stadium I probably would have still waited at least another 5-10 years before getting my tickets based on the turnover #'s the ticket office gave me (300-600 per year).
2) I don't see the PSLs as an investment. I have no intention of ever selling my PSLs. 20 years down the line the PSL cost per game will be less then $20.
3) As long as the Giants are competitive, I will be able to sell off any unused tickets at a decent profit which will offset some of the PSL cost. This year I could only attend 2 games, but the final cost was less then $200 for the two games (4 tickets per game).
4) I actually like the new stadium better then the old one. I know alot of giants fans don't (especially those in the upper levels), but my section is great and there is easy access in and out of the stadium.
5) The Giants/Jets didn't use public money to finance the stadium. So the cost of the stadium falls to the PSL holders and not the tax payers. I think it is appropriate that those that will enjoy the facility the most cover the cost. I'd be alot more made if a significant portion of the stadium used public money AND I was forced to pay the PSL prices. And before anyone says anything, I do know the state did have to cover the cost of some infrastructure improvements around the stadium as well as some debt on the old stadium, but the amount the state contributed and percentage of the total cost using public funds is far below many other stadiums.

Would I have preferred not to pay the PSLs for my tickets? Of course. But the reality is that if there were no PSLs, I wouldn't have season tickets and I would have likely paid for the stadium anyway through my taxes.

[Toe Jam]

I'm a giants PSL holder, so I'm admittedly a bit biased, but I didn't really mind the PSLs for a number of reasons:

1) I had been on the Giants ticket waiting list since 1987 and still had not gotten chance to buy tickets (I was # 3667 on the list). Had their not been PSLs with the new stadium I probably would have still waited at least another 5-10 years before getting my tickets based on the turnover #'s the ticket office gave me (300-600 per year).
2) I don't see the PSLs as an investment. I have no intention of ever selling my PSLs. 20 years down the line the PSL cost per game will be less then $20.
3) As long as the Giants are competitive, I will be able to sell off any unused tickets at a decent profit which will offset some of the PSL cost. This year I could only attend 2 games, but the final cost was less then $200 for the two games (4 tickets per game).
4) I actually like the new stadium better then the old one. I know alot of giants fans don't (especially those in the upper levels), but my section is great and there is easy access in and out of the stadium.
5) The Giants/Jets didn't use public money to finance the stadium. So the cost of the stadium falls to the PSL holders and not the tax payers. I think it is appropriate that those that will enjoy the facility the most cover the cost. I'd be alot more made if a significant portion of the stadium used public money AND I was forced to pay the PSL prices. And before anyone says anything, I do know the state did have to cover the cost of some infrastructure improvements around the stadium as well as some debt on the old stadium, but the amount the state contributed and percentage of the total cost using public funds is far below many other stadiums.

Would I have preferred not to pay the PSLs for my tickets? Of course. But the reality is that if there were no PSLs, I wouldn't have season tickets and I would have likely paid for the stadium anyway through my taxes.

Out of curiosity, how much was your PSL?

[Mursilis]

PSL's are terrible. It's like paying a convienence fee to print your own tickets. I hate greed.

The owners charge it because the fans will pay it. It's hard to fault the owners for taking money people are willingly giving them. Would you turn down a pay raise at your job?