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[QUOTE="Cusefan95, post: 5690109, member: 173"]
There’s two separate issues, only one does the team being bad really impact.

One is Ticketmaster setting a minimum sale price.  If I want to sell tickets at $12/ea but can’t lower it to less than $20 - it’s impossible to even list.  The only option then is other sites like StubHub which are a bigger hassle.  What’s even more aggravating is the “sell now” option where you can sell at $1.50 back to Ticketmaster - so they won’t let you list at the price you want to sell at, but will buy them at a much lower price.

The biggest issue is the sites have driven market efficiency.  It’s simple for sellers and buyers to find each other, so it’s effectively increased supply and driven down prices.  It’s great when I am looking to buy - it’s not great generally for sellers.  Even a few years ago, you could usually make money or at least break even on big events.  That’s not the case anymore - variable pricing and huge resale markets mean it almost all downside for sellers now; there’s almost no such thing as a “big event”.  I’d guess that tickets for Notre Dame will go for around $20-30 over face value even if ND is undefeated.  I remember looking up the prices on Miami tickets two years ago and being shocked at how low they were generally, and the market feels like it got much worse overall since then.

I think teams are aware season tickets themselves are an awful deal now, and they appear to be trying to address that with exclusive perks.  Meet the player events, high five tunnels, food price discounts, etc.  I wouldn’t be surprised to see Syracuse add more benefits in over the next 3-5 years, regardless of how the team does.
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