DK urging fans not to sell their tickets

[seabowl]

DK Metcalf urges 12s to not sell their tickets to Sunday's home finale

On Sunday, the Seahawks finish their regular-season home schedule with a visit from the Vikings.

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Double edged sword. Yes, I would hope that fans would hold onto their seats. However, with prices sky high and some people facing economic hardship, it’s sometimes hard to pass up.

 

[SeaofGreen]

IMO (you don't have to agree, IDGAF) selling your ticket(s) to the highest bidder rather than attending the game yourself or selling to other Hawks fans makes you a sell out, traitor, POS. If you can't afford them or only care when we're winning PLEASE give them up so a real fan can get them. If you're a real fan you shouldn't wait for the team to "be better" in order for you to want to attend. Mediocre/bandwagon fans don't help the team, they are a big part of the problem (at games and on .net)

This is the slang definition of "sell out" according to Google -
Informal. a person who compromises their personal values, integrity, talent, etc., for money or personal advancement. Informal. a person who betrays a cause, organization, or the like; traitor.

Our fans use to be a force. Make our Home Field advantage great again!...or move along.

 

[cdn hawk fan]

IMO (you don't have to agree, IDGAF) selling your ticket(s) to the highest bidder rather than attending the game yourself or selling to other Hawks fans makes you a sell out, traitor, POS. If you can't afford them or only care when we're winning PLEASE give them up so a real fan can get them. If you're a real fan you shouldn't wait for the team to "be better" in order for you to want to attend. Mediocre/bandwagon fans don't help the team, they are a big part of the problem (at games and on .net)

This is the slang definition of "sell out" according to Google -
Informal. a person who compromises their personal values, integrity, talent, etc., for money or personal advancement. Informal. a person who betrays a cause, organization, or the like; traitor.

Our fans use to be a force. Make our Home Field advantage great again!...or more along.

So are you attending every game and spending your money on games or are you just voicing your concerns?

 

[Sperrydogg]

I can’t afford to spend a dime on this game but if I could you know I’d be at the game

 

[SeaofGreen]

So are you attending every game and spending your money on games or are you just voicing your concerns?

I'm not a season ticket holder if that's what you mean but yes I'm spending my money on games and more importantly Im not making money by being a sell out.
Are you asking because your selling?

 

[bigskydoc]

This whole “just sell them to another Hawks fan” is a total canard, generally told by people who have never tried to manage a season’s worth of ticket pairs.

I had one game this year where my tickets didn’t sell, even below face value. It’s looking like the Vikings game may be the same story.

I just drove 1,044 miles round trip, through 3 mountain passes each way, in snow and ice storms to attend the Packers game. I’ve flown the same distance to attend three other losses this year. I even bought a second pair of tickets, off Ticketmaster, so a couple of friend could go to one of these games.

I can’t make the Vikings game, because I have to work that weekend, so I’ll sell them to whoever will actually buy them. Hawks fans aren’t lining up for tickets.

GTFOOH with the whole “real fan” BS. Maybe it’s the people who aren’t lining up to buy tickets who aren’t “the real fans.”

 

[SonicHawk]

I'm not a season ticket holder if that's what you mean but yes I'm spending my money on games and more importantly Im not making money by being a sell out.
Are you asking because your selling?

What kind of real fan isn't a season ticket holder?

 

[GeekHawk]

Back in the 90s when I could (barely) afford season tickets I had a pair of them. Yes, I went to Every. Single. Game. The games were mostly losses because we weren't a very good team, but I didn't care. When the prices got jacked sky-high in the new stadium (and my seats were switched from goal-line mid-100 level at the Dome to nose-bleed upper far corner with no other choice for that huge new price at Seahawks Stadium) I reluctantly gave them up.

What kind of a fan isn't a season ticket holder? A lot of them are in the years-long waiting list. But you were asking that rhetorically. There are plenty of fans who would buy season tickets if they could, and would go to Every. Single. Game. And not sell them to CheeseWhizHeads.

 

[Aussie Seahawk]

IMO, if you sell a ticket at any more than face value, plus any costs to transfer it to the buyer, you're a... scalper.

I just drove 1,044 miles round trip, through 3 mountain passes each way, in snow and ice storms to attend the Packers game.

I sincerely salute you!

Plus, you probably had to get up before you went to bed the night before... (sorry, could not resist the stupid comment)

 

[Screaming Judy]

Why are Season ticket holders willing to sell their tickets? Who is the face of the franchise that excites fans to go to the game? Who is the magic player that fans won’t miss a game to see live? This is a large part of the problem… these Seahawks are not exciting or a must see team. Part of the problem is Geno Smith. While he a good QB, who is storming the stadium to watch him play? This team has yet to develop an identity that fans feel is a must attend game.

Also, what is the front office doing to generate excitement?

As a rabid fan living in Alaska, I’d be trying to get to every game if airfare wasn’t a factor. But for the casual fan, who on this team is the marquee name that you have to see in person?

 

[GeekHawk]

bigskydoc said:
I just drove 1,044 miles round trip, through 3 mountain passes each way, in snow and ice storms to attend the Packers game.

I sincerely salute you!

Plus, you probably had to get up before you went to bed the night before... (sorry, could not resist the stupid comment)

Shoot, that's only 522 miles each way! As an Aussie (very big country you have there) you can probably appreciate the saying "The difference between England and the US is that Americans think 100 years is a long time and Brits think 100 miles is a long way".

 

[86Hawk]

It pisses me off that I've been on a waiting list over 10 years and these people are selling their tickets.

 

[cymatica]

Some of us not real fans prefer to watch the games at home. I think the only sport I prefer in person is Hockey

 

[fenderbender123]

Why would people buy season tickets if they are facing economic hardship?

 

[keasley45]

If a season ticket holder cant afford the games or doesnt get excited about the product, just sell the PSL to one of the thousands of seahawks fans who would happily take them. if its too expensive to attend games, buy tickets to games when you can afford to.

Problem solved.

Its like buying a ferrari and then renting it out month to month because you cant afford it or dont like how it drives.

Sell the car... sell the PSL.

 

[Fernie Hawks Fan]

I just wish I could attend a game.

 

[seabowl]

There’s only one answer to this question. You need to develop a winning culture for a very long time and then and only then will you have the chance of ensuring most of your fans at your home games are cheering for the home team. The teams that have this kind of fan base are the Steelers, Packers, Cowboys, etc..

 

[Hollandhawk]

There’s only one answer to this question. You need to develop a winning culture for a very long time and then and only then will you have the chance of ensuring most of your fans at your home games are cheering for the home team. The teams that have this kind of fan base are the Steelers, Packers, Cowboys, etc..

Like the Browns and their winning culture? Every time I see a Cleveland game I pretty much see a sea of Browns fans. But yeah I get your point.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

He's not wrong. But it's DK, so the story will turn into: "DK tries to stab fan for selling his tickets"

/sarcasm

 

[pmedic920]

Why would people buy season tickets if they are facing economic hardship?

maybe they secured them before times got hard.
Now they are selling in hopes of being able to keep them, expecting things to get better

This whole debate has bits on both sides that I can completely understand.

I don’t have tickets and I’m not on the list, if I was on the list and my turn came up, I’d absolutely buy the tickets knowing full well that I could not attend all of the home games. I would attempt to sell my unused tickets to Seahawk fans, if I couldn’t sell them to Seahawk fans I’d try to give them to Seahawk fans that I knew would use them.
I’m currently in the position that I could afford to do that, but it would not take a huge change in my financial situation for that to change.

Bottom line is, season tickets or even single game tickets are personal property.
We may not like what a person does with their personal property but who are we to say what they should or can do with it/them.

IMO this is akin to telling someone who they can or should sell their house to, simply because you don’t want the new family in your neighborhood.

I will say this, I’ve had many season ticket holders sell me tickets at face value over the years, I’ve been given a few tickets. I truly appreciate it when it happens.
I’ve paid secondary market prices many times as well, Is what it is.

I’ve travelled to many away games AND NEVER gotten those tickets at face value or anything close to it.