kirbyr Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 yes, then i would use the money to buy more tickets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hytrewqasdfg Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 there are really two types of scalping we're talking about, that's why some of the comments here don't seem to make any sense. let's seperate out the two.average joe selling his tickets. this is an individual who originally purchased one or two tickets with the intention of using them himself. for some reason (can't attend the game, or just needs the money to pay his bills) he sells his tickets. i really don't have a problem with this, nor do i think most people do.organized ticket scalpers. these are businesses. they are in it only for the money. they buy up as many tickets as they can, and resell them for as much as they can.i do have a problem with organzied scalpers:1. they buy up blocks of tickets, making it more difficult for joe average atlanta fan to purchase either season tickets or game day tickets.2. they artificially increase the face value of tickets (what the falcons sell them for) becuase they are buying so many in bulk, thus again making it more difficult for joe average atlanta fan to afford tickets.3. a significant number of their ticket resales (if not the majority) go to rival fans, which is why atlanta has a reputation for having a stadium full of rival fans.so, if we didn't have organized scalpers: the initial price of purchasing tickets would be lower, local fans would have an easier time getting season and single game tickets, and the dome wouldn't be filled with so many rival fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoal Brother Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 ok just curious since everyone thinks the people selling these tickets are bad people. so put yourself in that position. would you?wtf kind of point are you trying to make? is it legal or illegal? is that it? buddy, mike tice sold his sb tickets a few years ago, for a heafty profit (he did get in a little trouble for it from the league) but evidently it is a fairly common practice among players and coaches.have you not heard of www.stubhub.com or www.ebay.comif i had the chance to sell my $89.00 ticket for $1,500.00 i would do it in a heartbeat. in fact there isnt a show or game i can think of that i wouldn't make that deal. i am a fan i go to all the games. i would never sell all my tickets, but then again if i could score $3,000 per game for 10 games, then yea i'll do it today. stupid question, again what point are you trying to make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelgee Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 this is a dumb question. with $1500.00 how many falcon tickets could you buy this season??sure, sell the one ticket and get tickets for the whole family, lol!sell the one ticket and buy an hd tv and nfl pass and watch the whole season.did you actually think this up by yourself???even bucs fans can figure this answer out.michaelgee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce reville Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 it would suck to have your kids call the police because you are doing it doggy style with your wife. thank god for locked doors so that they don't walk in ans see anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelgee Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 well in ga search warrants are not necessary. no knock warrants are. meaning if"your kid or wife calls the police they come over and are let into the house by the caller they have every right to search the enitre house and everything can be used in a court of lawlol!i hope the police have more things to control this season than resorting to hunting down falcon ticket offenders.it isn't like anybody would actually give you $1,500.00 for a falcon ticket.for that much markup, mr blank might even sell you a ticket in his box. who would blame him if he found somebody wanting to part with $1,500.00 that badly, rotflmao.michaelgee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv_racin_fan Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 wow i had no idea jesus christ was on our boards...goash i have alot of question for you.just keep acting like you dont break the silliest laws.actually here in kennesaw its a law that "you must own a fire arm if not a convicted felon"its one of the most stupid laws i ever heard and luckily im a hunter so i got them.stupid law??? roflmao i personally think it is the best law on the books in georgia. look how the crime rate reacted... just for the record that particular law was in reaction to so many places almost totally banning firearms. there is another town/city with almost the exact same law. i believe the crime rate reacted pretty much the same there as well. nice to have the government i must have at least one means of defending myself/family/state/country.and the fellow was simply pointing out that in one state it is illegal.. in the other prefectly legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce reville Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 well the no-knocks won't be around long 07 lc 29 2851house bill 710by: representatives thomas of the 55th, tumlin of the 38th, hatfield of the 177th, mangham of the 94th, marin of the 96th, and others a bill to be entitledan actto amend article 2 of chapter 5 of title 17 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to searches with warrants, so as to change provisions relating to issuance of search warrants by judicial officers; to provide that no-knock warrants shall not be issued in this state except under limited circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.be it enacted by the general assembly of georgia:section 1.article 2 of chapter 5 of title 17 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to searches with warrants, is amended by revising code section 17-5-22, relating to issuance of search warrants by judicial officers generally and maintenance of docket record of warrants issued, as follows:"17-5-22.(a) as used in this code section, the term 'no-knock' means a provision in a warrant that authorizes an officer executing a warrant to enter without giving audible notice of the officer´s presence, authority, and purpose.( all warrants shall state the time and date of issuance and are the warrants of the judicial officer issuing the same and not the warrants of the court in which he the judicial officer is then sitting. such warrants need not bear the seal of the court or clerk thereof. no search warrant shall be issued which contains a no-knock provision unless the affidavit or testimony supporting the warrant establishes by probable cause that if an officer were to knock and announce identity and purpose before entry, such act of knocking and announcing would likely pose a significant and imminent danger to human life or imminent danger of evidence being destroyed. the warrant, the complaint on which the warrant is issued, the affidavit or affidavits supporting the warrant, and the returns shall be filed with the clerk of the court of the judicial officer issuing the same, or with the court if there is no clerk, at the time the warrant has been executed or has been returned 'not executed'; provided, however, that the judicial officer shall keep a docket record of all warrants issued by him the judicial officer and upon issuing any warrant he the judicial officer shall immediately record the same, within a reasonable time, on the docket."section 2.this act shall become effective upon its approval by the governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.section 3.all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are repealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dtank2g2 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 nope i am not scum as what i would be doing is legal in georgia - it is illegal in the big mass law breakers are scum sure. like you've never broken a law. you're lame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dtank2g2 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 unless you can provide proof otherwise - nope you are lame!! what section in the dome do you represent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octoslash Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 this might just be the most pointless thread in the history of the atlanta falcons message board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Wolf Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 there are really two types of scalping we're talking about, that's why some of the comments here don't seem to make any sense. let's seperate out the two.average joe selling his tickets. this is an individual who originally purchased one or two tickets with the intention of using them himself. for some reason (can't attend the game, or just needs the money to pay his bills) he sells his tickets. i really don't have a problem with this, nor do i think most people do.organized ticket scalpers. these are businesses. they are in it only for the money. they buy up as many tickets as they can, and resell them for as much as they can.i do have a problem with organzied scalpers:1. they buy up blocks of tickets, making it more difficult for joe average atlanta fan to purchase either season tickets or game day tickets.2. they artificially increase the face value of tickets (what the falcons sell them for) becuase they are buying so many in bulk, thus again making it more difficult for joe average atlanta fan to afford tickets.3. a significant number of their ticket resales (if not the majority) go to rival fans, which is why atlanta has a reputation for having a stadium full of rival fans.so, if we didn't have organized scalpers: the initial price of purchasing tickets would be lower, local fans would have an easier time getting season and single game tickets, and the dome wouldn't be filled with so many rival fans.this is the win.and one point not made very clear: when scalpers buy blocks of tickets, a team only sees that they sold out. therefore, the front office concludes that the price of tickets can be raised. after all they sold all the tickets didn't they? pretty soon, fans become very resentful, since they can't afford tickets. attendance drops, popularity drops, merchandising drops and overnight you have an owner crying about how he's going to move the team since he's losing revenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigoprah Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 would you eat a cigarette butt off the street for $50? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoal Brother Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 didn't say that -- just that it is illegal to raise the price more than $2.00 of face value and the patriots are actually trying to protect their fans from such low-lifes who jack-up the price 200-300% or more! a quote from one of your previous post. you jsut jacked it up 200% when you could have sold it for 2 over face value and not be scumi think this is some kind of ne idiocy. here are the latest tickets available in ma for the godforsaken pats. this is directly from stub hub. also if you go to the pats website and check out their own "ticketexchange" section there are currently 0 tickets available for the next 5 home games. i guess stub hub wins. new england patriots tickets2007 record: 6-0; 1st, afc eastwith the tom brady-randy moss connection highlighting a revamped offense, the new england patriots are favored to return to the super bowl this season. today's top tickets patriots vs redskins 10/28 patriots vs steelers 12/9 patriots vs eagles 11/25 help event date venue price range washington redskins at new england patriots tickets 10/28 10-28-2007sunday4:15 pm gillette stadium in foxboro, ma $127 - $1236 buy sell philadelphia eagles at new england patriots tickets 11/25 11-25-2007sunday8:15 pm gillette stadium in foxboro, ma $110 - $1275 buy sell pittsburgh steelers at new england patriots tickets 12/9 12-9-2007sunday1:00 pm gillette stadium in foxboro, ma $53 - $1403 buy sell new york jets at new england patriots tickets 12/16 12-16-2007sunday1:00 pm gillette stadium in foxboro, ma $110 - $1300 buy sell miami dolphins at new england patriots tickets 12/23 12-23-2007sunday1:00 pm gillette stadium in foxboro, ma $94 - $1278 buy sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Same Ol Falcons Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 people aren't being offered $1500 - the scalper are requiring you to pay $1500 for that $64 ticket - big difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconJerry Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 no i don't need the money that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoal Brother Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 no i don't need the money that badi still pick up pennies i find off of the ground. how can you say that you wouldn't want to make $1,411.00 profit from an investment of $89.00???????????????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce reville Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 you are lame!! what section in the dome do you represent?not a season ticket holder - don't live close enough or make the money to own and go all the time - but i do try and attend one game a year - so i represent whichever section i am in for that game btw - both of my legs work just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbraves1 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 who in thie right mind would give up a ticket to see the falcons play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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