How much is a season ticket in the new Giants/Jets stadium going to cost? A heckuva lot...From CBS.Sportsonline:
Giants co-owner John Mara said most of the 82,500 seats in the stadium, scheduled to open in 2010, will carry seat license fees of $1,000. Less than 5,000 seats will carry license fees of $20,000.Mara acknowledged he is worried about angering longtime fans of the Super Bowl champions. The charge applies to each seat a ticket-holder owns.
"We tried hard to come up with a plan that guarantees everybody the opportunity to stay in the building," he said.
He said it would be "extremely difficult" to build the $1.6 billion stadium in the Meadowlands -- whose cost is being split evenly by the two teams -- without asking fans to help pay for it through seat licenses. Mara said the license fees will raise $300 million to $400 million.
Sports fans, it's your time to vent...
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Jacked?
I didn't realize anyone was forced to pay?
They (Giants/Jets) have something many want. They can charge what they want.
I know I would! (And believe me, at prof-stadium, I'd jack you for a cool $50 for parking....)
If they get it- and they will, look for a quick price increase next year.
And really, in the richest state in the Union, next to the richest city, an hour from the 2nd richest state, is anyone going to cry over this?
They know their market.
How long is the waiting list? 20 years?