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Post by gadi on Dec 11, 2019 21:48:16 GMT
The Hawks have gone through their entire STH waitlist. Sure there were some STHers that were hoping to make a buck, like my buddy. But most of the STHers have 2-4 tickets for themselves with the understanding that in order to make it cost-effective, they'd have to sell a fair number of games (according to the NHL's internal numbers from 2000, about half of STHers seats are sold on a game to game basis). The Hawks have to understand that allowing fans to post seats on the secondary market with the expectation that they'll at least come close to breaking even on such transactions is required for them to be able to maintain their seats. Undercutting your own STH is never a good idea and will hurt the Blackhawks in the long run with the continued erosion of their STH base. It's just short sighted IMO.
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Post by jimc on Dec 12, 2019 0:45:24 GMT
The is no secondary market any more. Hawks tix routinely sell below market value...and frankly, I'm not sure the hawks care. If they can profit off the re-sale market, they will, but teams have no interest in their fans raking in cash from re-selling.
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