2 000 $ pour un billet du Tricolore ?! Les prix des matchs des Canadiens de Montréal montent en flèche
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xc2215x
@Canadiens de Montréal
2 000 $ pour un billet du Tricolore ?! Les prix des matchs des Canadiens de Montréal montent en flèche
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xc2215x
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Canada needs every province to pass a law banning resale above face value. It is idiotic that scalpers have been allowed to buy up supply and force ludicrous prices on people. It puts the game out of reach of most people.
Just limit to like 10% over face value even, and cap ticket service fees at a small amount.
Resale + winning team = extortion
Attendez de voir le prix des billets dans les séries.
Last March I paid $100/ticket (bought in Feb, pre-playoff push). Same seats are $350 now.
Took my 3-year-old to a Victoire game, and he loved it. Checked Habs tickets for 3 and it was close to a grand. Ended up getting a 3-game Victoire flex pack for $300 instead.
Glad we did Rookie Game, Skills Comp, and a Bell Centre tour, but he’s not going to a Habs game until he can last through the post-game interview (we leave the Victoire games early because it’s past his bed time).
At these prices, maybe they can improve the in-person experience by removing the ads, like in the NFL.
Edit: oops. Article talks about the resale market which my comment doesn’t address. But I’d still like to see an ad-free in person experience.
Don’t even wanna think about how much playoff tickets are gonna cost
Hard to believe we are in recession when 21k persons are paying minimum 500$ to watch a hockey game.
Economics 101. Supply and demand.
Bouth a ticket 3 months ago for the game against Tampa on the 9th. It was 250$ I think. NOw that it’s possible Caufield will score 50, I’m sure the value is a lot higher than it was.
I’ve given up on trying to see habs games in person. I love my Habs but the Laval rocket tickets are around just $50 and qmjhl tickets are huge value at just $25. Hell, even our local Lnah tickets are a great deal and a lot of fun.
So in the event that scalping is banned (which frankly I wouldn’t be against, they are a parasite to society), I hope people realize this doesn’t mean tickets are any easier to buy.
Capping prices doesn’t magically make demand dissappear, people will still fight hand over fist to get those tickets.
So while the sentiment of « let real fans go to the games » is a nice utopic thought, those people are in all likelihood already going to the games, just with a much lighter wallet.
Made the trip to MTL for my first game ever against this Leafs a few weeks ago for $180 a pop. Those same seats (or worse) go for $300+. Guess that’ll be my last game for a while lmfao
Other industries/events have defeated scalping but sports are still far behind