Thread: Prediction: Kings Tix will be CHEAPER this Season (for sclprs)

The theory is that the lockout has also locked out fan boys who would have been either bandwaggon hoppers, or those who are very casual hockey and/or kings fans and who would have otherwise attended 10-15% of home games. These 'fans', according to my 'model', disgruntled by the lockout, have lost (as much) interest (as they otherwise would have had) in hockey this season, and are going to attend fewer home games as a percentage, despite the kings winning the cup. Therefore, there will be a higher percentage of available tickets for any given home game this year, making Kings games somewhat analagous to what Clipper games used to be, and thereby driving down the price of tickets charged by sclprs. I guess this means that, for guys like me who sclp tickets, we'll be paying slightly lower prices this season, if my model holds

Bwahahahahahahaha

You can always find cheap tickets on stubhub on game-day and that won't change this year.

Originally Posted by Birdman

Bwahahahahahahaha

you disagree then? didn't you personally lose momentum and interest in hockey just a bit as a result of the lockout? if you as a hardcore lost interest a bit, then don't you think that effect would be multiplied for the casual fan?

Originally Posted by Cup4TheKings

you disagree then? didn't you personally lose momentum and interest in hockey just a bit as a result of the lockout? if you as a hardcore lost interest a bit, then don't you think that effect would be multiplied for the casual fan?

Just go read the Ticket Gauging thread and you'll see my stance.

Originally Posted by Cup4TheKings

The theory is that the lockout has also locked out fan boys who would have been either bandwaggon hoppers, or those who are very casual hockey and/or kings fans and who would have otherwise attended 10-15% of home games. These 'fans', according to my 'model', disgruntled by the lockout, have lost (as much) interest (as they otherwise would have had) in hockey this season, and are going to attend fewer home games as a percentage, despite the kings winning the cup. Therefore, there will be a higher percentage of available tickets for any given home game this year, making Kings games somewhat analagous to what Clipper games used to be, and thereby driving down the price of tickets charged by sclprs. I guess this means that, for guys like me who sclp tickets, we'll be paying slightly lower prices this season, if my model holds

please tell me more about this model you have.

Originally Posted by waterboy100

please tell me more about this model you have.

opening night banner raising is going to be one thing, the rest of the home games will have a bit more of a suppressed turnout compared to last year, based on the idea that the lockout caused a slowdown in momentum, not just for the kings, but hockey in general. many die-hards on this site were calling for boycotting the kings. casual fans will boycott as well, though for different reasons. my contention is that the type of tickets those casual fans would buy, which may just be a cross-section of all available tickets rather than being concentrated upstairs or downstairs, will be more available. and that will translate into more tickets available to agencies and therefore sclprs. trickle-down theory of economics right there.

Originally Posted by Birdman

Just go read the Ticket Gauging thread and you'll see my stance.

you know i just saw that thread, but only after checking out stubhub and seeing $200+ tickets at the cheapest! my contention is that that particular game is going to be an outlier. we'll throw that one and any home game against the isles out of the model

Originally Posted by Cup4TheKings

opening night banner raising is going to be one thing, the rest of the home games will have a bit more of a suppressed turnout compared to last year, based on the idea that the lockout caused a slowdown in momentum, not just for the kings, but hockey in general. many die-hards on this site were calling for boycotting the kings. casual fans will boycott as well, though for different reasons. my contention is that the type of tickets those casual fans would buy, which may just be a cross-section of all available tickets rather than being concentrated upstairs or downstairs, will be more available. and that will translate into more tickets available to agencies and therefore sclprs. trickle-down theory of economics right there.

I don't know how much I can trust someone who cant spell scalpers.

It's good to know that you are working on a mathematical model and not just some guys gut.