I have been a tix holder since 92.
My seat prices have gone up from $17 to $136 over the years.
I attend much fewer games than prior years. I did take on a partner (a good friend) a few years back so I didn't have to sell as many games.
Every year I wonder whether I will break even on what I sell on the exchanges? To date I have accomplished the goal, so in my mind my tix prices have been a bit low.
I always recognized that MSG will take any profit out of being a season tix holder, sooner or later. I have been surprised that it has been later. We have been living in a world in which more people are allocating more dollars to sporting events than they did 20 years ago. We are also living in a town with good economics with a relatively competitive team.
I have renewed for next season as I was able to sell tix this year. Every year I look at the total cost of all the games I sell and compare it to my cost for only those games. Like most, once I start losing any serious money on season tix renewing the following year becomes debatable.
I fully understand that if any of us makes money on seasons, then MSG has left money on the table. If MSG never sold season tix and sold each game separately, would attendance at the games be comparable? I can see that the need for MSG to hedge their risks before the season starts, and sell most of the seats in advance. However, looking at the prices many on the boards say they received for premium games leads me to believe that this years price rise was justified in mgts eyes.
