The NFL is Fining....

[BMR Genie]

"More than 100 players and approximately two dozen team employees for selling their Super Bowl LIX tickets above face value."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1948788652638716381

 

[BMR Genie]

The rich are getting fined for making more money.. haha.. Sorry guys, but only the NFL can do that (no competition allowed)

 

[jjgold]

Greed

 

[Tanko]

Let me get this straight.
They get fined 1.5X the face value of the ticket but, they likely are making 10X that reselling them.
I'm not sure the NFL has thought this through well enough.


Also, how the hell did the NFL know they were selling them above face value? Someone is a rat.

 

[BMR Genie]

I want to see the list of players for fun.haha

 

[Wagerallsports]

Good

 

[jamesy2422]

Let me get this straight.
They get fined 1.5X the face value of the ticket but, they likely are making 10X that reselling them.
I'm not sure the NFL has thought this through well enough.


Also, how the hell did the NFL know they were selling them above face value? Someone is a rat.

never rat on your friends. jesus said so.

 

[Tanko]

I want to see the list of players for fun.haha

Like you said.... Each probably making 7 figures and selling tickets for chump change.

 

[jjgold]

probably players making $10 million a year trying to screw people

 

[Archie]

gotta respect the hustle

 

[djefferis]

Face on a SB ticket ranges from 750-7500 approximately per Google.

So let’s assume these guys aren’t getting GREAT seats - but pretty decent ones. Paid $1500 and likely sell on the 6-8k range to a resaler who sells for 9-12k.

WOW that $750 fine is going to teach them a lesson - that lesson don’t be stupid enough to sell directly yourself next time. Get your buddy to say you “gifted” them to him and he flipped them next time. After all the rule is you can’t sell at a profit - not that you can’t resell. If you gave them away or sold at cost - no penalty.

 

[djefferis]

By the way - I used to regularly get access to seats at events from work. Not Super Bowl level - but first 10 rows at the local MLB team games and sometimes access to NFL suite.

Now there were certainly times I couldnt/didnt want to go - but never once sold tickets. Either passed off to someone at work - or if no takers found a friend on Facebook who wanted to go.

Pisses me off as resale is the excuse every team uses for jacking up prices. Bullshit - yes prime seats at the best events sell for more. But no one on the world wants to pay $100 damn bucks a seat for NFL pre season games to sit in the heat and watch a bunch of 4th string guys struggle to make a team.