The average Super Bowl 50 ticket costs...

[CGI_Ram]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/29/us/super-bowl-ticket-photos-kickoff-by-the-bay/index.html

(CNN)

Would seeing the Super Bowl in person be worth more than $5,000?

Apparently somebody thinks so. The morning after this season's NFL conference championships, the average resale price of a Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos Super Bowl ticket had soared above $5,000, according to one ticket price tracker.

For that much money, these tickets had better look nice.

Think about it.

These are the tickets that -- for many fans of the game -- represent a day they will cherish forever: "That time we went to the Super Bowl."

These are the tickets that will be framed and hung on the wall in man-cave basements from coast to coast.

They'll be pointed at ... and talked about ... and passed down from father and mother, to daughter and son.

So, with this being the 50th anniversary of the NFL championship game, it may be worth a minute to take a look at the interesting ticket designs the league has used over the years.

 

[bwdenverram]

Good thing my couch is free.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Good thing my couch is free.

Where'd ya find the free couch?

 

[Mikey Ram]

That's like paying $8,000-10,000 to sit ringside at a fight..It has nothing to do with the fight/game...It has everything to do with being seen there...

 

[RhodyRams]

Where'd ya find the free couch?

right next to @dieterbrock 's cat is my guess

 

[Mackeyser]

That pic is so messed up.

And it's so messed up that I laugh at it every single time I see it.

...just so messed up...

 

[bluecoconuts]

5 grand? Yeah, I guess it'll be a fun day, but I'd rather have a fun week in Hawaii.

 

[Roman Snow]

Where'd ya find the free couch?

Yeah. I'd at least get the upholstery cleaned.

But first I'd rifle around down the side of the cushions for some change. You might come out ahead on this one. Buy some bean dip for your Super Bowl party!

But yeah. Get it cleaned.

 

[Faceplant]

HA! We all know that Superbowl tickets are reserved for NON football fans. That game is a perfect microcosm of what the NFL has become over the last 50 "Golden Years". Corporate greed out that wazoo sprinkled with pretentious douchers from the entertainment industry who probably couldn't pick a football out of a lineup surrounded by tennis balls. The halftime shows and commercials are what 90% of the country tunes in to this game for. God forbid the average Bronco/Panther fan be able to afford to see the team they have spent money supporting over the years in the biggest game they may ever play.

 

[LumberTubs]

HA! We all know that Superbowl tickets are reserved for NON football fans. That game is a perfect microcosm of what the NFL has become over the last 50 "Golden Years". Corporate greed out that wazoo sprinkled with pretentious douchers from the entertainment industry who probably couldn't pick a football out of a lineup surrounded by tennis balls. The halftime shows and commercials are what 90% of the country tunes in to this game for. God forbid the average Bronco/Panther fan be able to afford to see the team they have spent money supporting over the years in the biggest game they may ever play.

Sad but true.

Just out of interest, does anyone know how the tickets are sold? Do each of the two teams get an allocation that they then sell on to their fans (season ticket holders having the priority) or is it a free for all?

 

[LesBaker]

Sad but true.

Just out of interest, does anyone know how the tickets are sold? Do each of the two teams get an allocation that they then sell on to their fans (season ticket holders having the priority) or is it a free for all?

If I recall each season ticket holder has a chance to get tickets. They are randomly drawn from the entire lot, I can't remember what percentage of the tickets go to each team for that but it's a random thing which is good IMO. Many of the tickets available are from fans who want to cash in rather than go to the game. Of course lot are from players/coaches/sponsors who each get some.

If you had 4 seats and could make 20K selling them nobody could blame you, that would pay for your season tickets for years.

@Faceplant sadly you are right the SB is attended by more people who know nothing about football than any other NFL game ever will be.........

 

[LumberTubs]

If I recall each season ticket holder has a chance to get tickets. They are randomly drawn from the entire lot, I can't remember what percentage of the tickets go to each team for that but it's a random thing which is good IMO. Many of the tickets available are from fans who want to cash in rather than go to the game. Of course lot are from players/coaches/sponsors who each get some.

If you had 4 seats and could make 20K selling them nobody could blame you, that would pay for your season tickets for years.

@Faceplant sadly you are right the SB is attended by more people who know nothing about football than any other NFL game ever will be.........

In 2011 I went to Wembley to watch my football/soccer team play in a cup final against Arsenal.

Wembley holds about 80,000 and each team had at least 30,000 fans taking up each end of the stadium. The atmosphere was incredible but I'd be shocked if Denver/Carolina fans make up as much as 75% of the crowd on Sunday which is a shame.

ps For my fellow Brits and anyone else, I'm not comparing the Carling Cup Final to the Superbowl in terms of the stature of the game, just used it as an indication of how we allocate tickets to fans over here. I believe a similar kind of percentage would apply to an FA Cup or Champions League final for example.

 

[LesBaker]

I found this, interesting.......actually two articles.....the Denver Post article is a bit revealing IMO.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/01/27/good-question-how-are-super-bowl-tickets-distributed/

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_25006344/nfl-is-vague-fuzzy-super-bowl-ticket-math

 

[LumberTubs]

I found this, interesting.......actually two articles.....the Denver Post article is a bit revealing IMO.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/01/27/good-question-how-are-super-bowl-tickets-distributed/

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_25006344/nfl-is-vague-fuzzy-super-bowl-ticket-math

If the content of that Denver Post article is all true then it provides a good example of what the league and their member teams really think of their fans.

 

[Force16X]

That's like paying $8,000-10,000 to sit ringside at a fight..It has nothing to do with the fight/game...It has everything to do with being seen there...

exactly. when the rolling stones played @ ohio stadium, front row tickets were $1,900. the sales pitch on the website was "let your friends watch in envy as you are ushered up to the very front row of the audience.(so you can watch and fantasize about a 72 year old man)

 

[Akrasian]

Years ago I was a finalist at work for a pair of tickets to the in-town Super Bowl. While I would have liked to go, I was set to sell them, and basically buy a new couch, large screen HDTV, and pay off some debts. I don't understand how anybody who is not wealthy could not do that. But earlier this year a friend of mine who is a rabid Cardinals' fan kept posting on Facebook about how horrible some fans were for selling playoff tickets for enough to cover their season tickets.

 

[LesBaker]

If the content of that Denver Post article is all true then it provides a good example of what the league and their member teams really think of their fans.

Fans in STL don't need that reminder, but yeah I agree and the info does seem to be accurate. Sadly.

At this point I think the NFL is so popular that they are bullet proof, the fan base will want football no matter how much the league screws over fans. It's similar to addiction I guess. I get it, it's a business and making money is the primary goal but you can do that while still respecting your customers.

 

[bwdenverram]

Where'd ya find the free couch?

Good point. I guess I really did pay $2k for my seat

 

[LetsGoRams]

My recliner is free, and the beer / food is a whole lot cheaper too!

 

[~lyser]

I didn't pay that much for my pair of SB 34 tickets - $1700 on the aftermarket for a pair if I recall. Yup, I was in the GA Dome that day and have the man cave picture box to prove it. Let's see there was the birth of my son, The birth of my daughter and then there was 1/30/2000. Three best days of my life. Face value $400.