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How to Get Cheap NFL Tickets on the Internet
How to Get Cheap NFL Tickets on the Internet
There is nothing quite as exciting as seeing a National Football League game live and in person. The thrill of being at an NFL game with thousands of your fellow fans is one that just can’t be had from watching the game on television, regardless of how spectacular your high-definition TV set is. NFL tickets are known for being some of the most expensive tickets in American sports, due to the popularity of football and the low number of games played per season compared to our other sports. That does not mean you can’t find good deals on tickets, though. Cheap NFL tickets can be had using a number of sources on the Internet:
- StubHub and Ticket Exchange
- Auction sites such as eBay
- Classified Sites such as Craigslist
How to Get Cheap NFL Tickets via Official Ticket Exchange Programs
After dealing with black market scalpers and criminals peddling counterfeit tickets to unsuspecting fans, the teams of the NFL quickly realized that not only was it impossible to slow down the secondary ticket market, but they had no control over it. As a result, they formed agreements with ticket reselling companies such as StubHub and TicketMaster to provide an online marketplace to buy and sell tickets.
These agreements have several benefits for fans. First, the services are legal – there is no chance of getting in trouble with law enforcement for trying to deal with a scalper. Second, obtaining tickets is easy. Each team has a link on their own web site, such as redskins.com or steelers.com, that allows fans to buy and sell tickets for seats all over the stadium, at a price that the seller considers fair and that the buyer is willing to pay.
As a buyer of football tickets, these sites do have some drawbacks. You are at the mercy of whatever price the sellers of the tickets are willing to offer for their tickets. Since these sites are the most popular way to deal tickets to NFL games, the seller is probably going to find someone willing to pay their price if you are not, provided that they are not asking for a ridiculous price for their tickets. Even if you are looking for a deal on tickets, though, it is a good idea to check out these sites to get an idea of what prices tickets for the game you are interested in are going for.
How to Get Cheap NFL Tickets on Auction Websites Like eBay
A number of websites provide the opportunity for people to auction off items they no longer need or want. The most popular of these is eBay.com. A simple search of the eBay website will provide a list of tickets for games for your team. There are a number of helpful hints to be aware of when searching on eBay or any other popular auction web site:
- Make sure you use the word “tickets” in your search. Auction web sites offer the chance to sell almost anything, and football memorabilia is very popular. Simply searching for “San Francisco 49ers” will bring up tickets, but you will need to find them in a list that includes t-shirts, posters, jerseys, and almost anything else that someone thought to put a football team’s logo on. Searching for “49ers tickets” will bring up only tickets to games.
- You will find that you have better luck leaving the city out of the search field. Consider two searches, for “Indianapolis Colts tickets” and “Colts tickets.” If a seller only uses the words “Colts” and “tickets” in their auction, someone using the first search entry may not find the auction. The trick is to use as few words as possible in the search entry while using enough to filter out auctions for items you don’t want.
- Early in the season, if you are looking for a specific game, you will want to look for the date of the game in your results. Most ticket sellers put the date of the game in the format “12/22″.
How to Get Cheap NFL Tickets on Classified Websites
The Internet is full of websites that offer services similar to classified ads in newspapers. In fact, most newspapers put their classified sections online. These can be good places to find tickets, especially from sellers who may not be familiar with their options for selling tickets on the Internet. One of the largest classified websites is craigslist.org. Craigslist runs a series of sites for most major cities, including all cities with NFL teams. Look on your city’s Craiglist site in the For Sale section for tickets. They may be in the “Sporting,” “General,” and “Household” sections. Using the above suggestions for auction sites can also be helpful when using classified websites.
General Hints and Tips for How to Get Cheap NFL Tickets
Whether you use one of these types of websites, or end up using an offline source for buying tickets, the following hints are useful in getting cheap NFL tickets:
- Teams with losing records have much less demand for tickets. Many fans will try to sell their tickets once their team is eliminated from playoff contention.
- Most NFL teams have historic rivals. The Denver Broncos, for example, are rivals with the Oakland Raiders, while the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys have one of the most fierce rivalries in American sports. Tickets for games between rivals tend to be more expensive.
- Certain teams are perennially popular, and games involving these teams go for a premium. If the team you are interested is playing the Steelers, Patriots, Redskins, Cowboys, Raiders, or Packers, you can probably find cheaper tickets by looking for a different game.
Cheap NFL tickets are available all season long on the Internet, provided that you know where to look. By following the suggestions listed here, it won’t be long until you find yourself at the stadium, cheering on your favorite team to victory.
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