Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2005 15:25:36 GMT -5
Obviously its part of the NHL trying to win back fans, but the Buffalo Sabres have started a rather interesting method of pricing tickets for the upcoming season, called Variable Pricing. It basically works like this: there are four classifications of games - Gold (8 games), Silver (12 games), Bronze (12 games), Value (9 games). The walk-up price for a ticket to those games differs depending on the day and the opponent. For example, a Thursday game in Buffalo against Anaheim will cost $X for two seats (likely earning a "Value" classification). Those same two seats for a Friday night game against Toronto will earn a "Gold" classification and cost likely twice the price of the Value game. If you order a mini-pack (minimum 5 games), you get a discount across the board. That discount is even greater if you get seasons tix.
What I find VERY interesting about this is that the Sabres are asking the fans to go rank the home schedule under the four classifications to see how they should price each game. Obviously, I'm sure management has in mind what each game is already (they won't let the fans conspire to place the "Value" tag on a weekend game against the Leafs or Bruins), but I'm sure they will take it into consideration when looking at games against Anaheim, Washington, Atlanta, etc.
Whether or not this works here or in any other sport remains to be seen. I just think its a radical and pretty revolutionary way of selling seats to the fans. Wish the freakin' Bruins would do it, maybe then I could afford to go see their crappy franchise play a game or two.
More at www.sabres.com.
What I find VERY interesting about this is that the Sabres are asking the fans to go rank the home schedule under the four classifications to see how they should price each game. Obviously, I'm sure management has in mind what each game is already (they won't let the fans conspire to place the "Value" tag on a weekend game against the Leafs or Bruins), but I'm sure they will take it into consideration when looking at games against Anaheim, Washington, Atlanta, etc.
Whether or not this works here or in any other sport remains to be seen. I just think its a radical and pretty revolutionary way of selling seats to the fans. Wish the freakin' Bruins would do it, maybe then I could afford to go see their crappy franchise play a game or two.
More at www.sabres.com.