Will You Renew/Become a Season Ticket Holder?

The year I do will be the year the team gets real good and wins…so, I cannot take the chance.

Plus, I can sell my Yankees tickets next year.

But if they don’t lower prices, I would expect a 25% cancellation rate and very few takers from the waiting list. The days of opening the doors and having people flock in are over.

… the Cubs could make a few bucks by charging a modest fee — say, $50 a year — to stay on the list; maybe you’d get the chance at a presale for a small number of tickets for that fee.

I’d bet charging the fee would reduce the waiting list by half, maybe more.

In 1999, K Wood got hurt so there still reason for hope for 2000. Then 2000 came and anohter less than 70 win season. Getting people to buy into season tickets after 2000 was tough.

I have been a season ticket holder since the 84 season. I have seen my share of ups and downs, but truly, my only “vice” is going to the park. I don’t go to bars, I don’t go out with the boys… What I do is go to Cub games. I enjoy my time at the park. I enjoy coming out there, sitting with my “baseball family”. I enjoy watching the games (even if games like last night try my patience). I will not give up my tickets.

Kasey

This might be worth a poll – results would be interesting. And if respondents committed to giving a serious answer, results would be even more interesting.

I can only catch the Cubs on the road and I’m still boycotting all games and merchandise.

We end up getting tickets for about 16 games the way they divide them up. We live pretty far, so that is about all I can handle anyway. This was the first year we were invited to participate. A friend of a friend dropped out. I thought we were so lucky at the time. Now I’m not so sure. Tickets are going for a bit less on Stubhub than what we paid.

I suppose it depends on our financial situation next spring, but I fully expect that by then I’ll be over the crappy season and buy into it again…that is if the actual owner of the season tickets keeps them.

Every team has ups & downs. I am lucky in that I have really nice seats in the Terrace Reserve which relative to other seats is probably the best deal. I don’t expect tickets to be less. What the Cubs should do is reclassify. I hate to day this but charge even MORE for White Sox, Yankees, Opening Day and any Friday, Sat Sunday Cards game in the SUMMER. DO not charge premium prices for Dodgers, Brewers etc. They are not that big a draw.

As a resident of Chicago, I probably average 2-3 games a month during the season, and quite a few more watching from the Wrigleyville bars. 2008 was the exception, where I went every chance I had, and spent an insane amount on baseball tix that year. I have been to, I think, 3 or 4 games this year, and one of those was with free tickets I lucked into, and another was my bachelor party. Saving for a wedding really forced me to cut back on the number of games I attended this year. Obviously, I have not been missing much.

I really wish I had the option of being a season ticket holder. I really do. My work schedule, and budget just do not allow it. If I had them, I would renew every year, because I know that when they win it all, that’s the only way I could guarantee that I would be there to see it. Either way, I’ll be in Wrigleyville when they win it. But in the ballpark? Not unless I get very lucky. I’ll never be able to afford it. The heartache that goes with being a Cubs fan is something that will always be there, but I’d still go every day if I could.

if I can afford ‘em, I’ll get ’em.

I want priority ticketing for the 2012 All-Star game.

ST holder of the tix I use hasn’t decided. Prices have gone up a notable amount over the last few years so it’s tough call right now.

If it’s near spring, a little of the sting of the season might be gone and that could help.

I’ve had my tickets since 2003. Each year I go to 35 games, and sell 20 or so on Stubhub. It costs me $1300/seat for my tickets, and I regularly make $800-$900 back from resale. That means it costs me around $12 per game including ones that I eat in September.

I don’t use my tickets as an investment, but I do sell the premium games at a mark up to help defray the costs.

I do feel that if I offered someone a chance to buy all my tickets for the 2011 season (without playoff rights, of course) I could easily get full face value back, but right now I bet I could tread water selling half on Stubhub.

Maybe I have a different perspective since I am an night/weekend holder. Two years ago I requested to be a full season holder…thankfully that message was lost in the mail.

Yes I will renew, and will continue to as long as I live here.

I imagine if I was only “vested” by a couple of years it would be easier to walk away from the ticket obligation, but once you hit 10 years you are sort of a lifer. As others have said, I enjoy the experience of being at the ballpark as much as anything else. Fair weather fans come and go, and always have. I actually enjoy these periods of rightsizing which is the market correcting itself and weeding out the riff-raff.

Season tickets? I can’t even make it to Wrigley every year! Im stuck here in bumf*** Wisconsin getting harrassed by Brewer fans.

How much are season tix?

Does that mean only 94 people who come here are season ticket holders…a lower percentage than I would have thought.

On my trip out west (which I unfortunately saw the Cubs play at Coors 2 nights…) I learned about some different pricing plans:

The Rockies charge a flat rate per game for ST holders ($38 for lower level, very reasonable) but then they have a tiered system for single game buyers (ex: Cubs Lowers were $65) Made it a little tricky to buy on SH (ST holders could sell their tix and claim their face value was $65 when in fact it was $38)

The Giants use the dynamic market ticket prices…as Pittsburgh loses more and more games the prices for the Pittsburgh series in September decreases….as the Padres get closer to clinching the west, those prices increase. Kind of cool to see the ticket “matrix” on the SF Giants website:
Giants Dynamic Pricing

Also, Jessica may appreciate something like this:

3D seating chart

I will be selling about half of my season ticket package next season. This will include play-off rights(HA!). It will include at least one game for every home series including Sox, Cardinals, Brewers, ect….. The sticker price for 20 games is about $2000. I have good seats, not great but a wonderful view of the whole park. If you are interested e-mail me at trejo(dot)im(at)gmail(dot)com.

being only 18. I put myself on the list this past September. Ready for this? I am number 108,407.

Now THATS depressing. To start, I seem to remember that e-mail also. And yes, there has been no update.

Second, it may only be because I’m a kid who likes going no matter what the record, but I consider it a life dream to hold season tickets, even if it was only for 1 season. (at 108,000+, it will be a life goal). Many of you are tired of seeing losing and wasting your money, but to people like me, you’re very fortunate.