A strategy for cheap Cubs tickets
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
I went to the Cubs game last night and used one of my favorite strategies to score cheap Cubs tickets. Here's how it works.
First, this strategy doesn't always work, but it's more reliable than your usual MLB Odds. Anyhow, the best games for this strategy are night games and mid-week day games... or any time when the park is 90% full. (This typically equates to nights when announced attendance is 38,000 to 39,000.)
Basically the strategy is to watch an inning or two at a local establishment, and then venture over to one of the ticket brokers. Offer them a low-ball price, say $10, and ask them what they'll give you. Generally, they'll sell you a decent upper deck seat for $10 (see picture below. These were my seats last night.) If they won't, keep on walking and ask the next guy standing out on a stoop with a fist-full of tickets.
You see, the brokers never actually go to the games, they just sell tickets. If the game ends and they're still holding onto a ticket, they lost money. So, if you come strolling by after all the actual customers have ponied up for the games, and offer $10, they have no reason not to give you a ticket. They can either have $10 or a nicely printed ticket worth $0. And, if you're a decent negotiator, then you might offer up $20 and get a good lower level seat.
Now, the odds are: this strategy will not work on Saturdays, Friday day games, or any of the big draw games (like Cubs vs. Sox or Cubs vs. Cardinals.) It doesn't work then because there are just too many people looking for tickets and there won't be any left in the second inning.
Posted by Byron at April 16, 2008 11:14 AM
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