Marlins selling unused Halladay perfect game tickets

mlbfan2 · June 2, 2010 7:26AM

This kind of sucks for the people that were actually at the game.
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mexpo75 · June 2, 2010 7:29AM

Are you kidding? Charging regular ticket prices for this? What do the Marlins average per game 5-6,000?

alifaxwa2 · June 2, 2010 7:30AM

I believe that was actually a firework night or something, so they actually had 25K at the game. This isn't the first time a team did that, they White Sox did it after Buerhle's no-no and the Orioles did after Cal's 3000th hit also I believe.

jeffcbay · June 2, 2010 7:56AM

<< I believe that was actually a firework night or something, so they actually had 25K at the game. This isn't the first time a team did that, they White Sox did it after Buerhle's no-no and the Orioles did after Cal's 3000th hit also I believe. >>

It was actually the Twins that sold the tickets for Ripken's 3000th hit, because it happened there.

I think this is such a terrible thing to do to the people who were actually there. I was trying to explain to a guy at work that this is such a bad idea from a collector's standpoint. This is why you can still buy a PSA 10 ticket from Ripken's 3000 hit game for less than $20. STILL less than face value, and that's slabbed PSA 10! Oh well... capitalism at it's finest.

Mickey71 · June 2, 2010 8:48AM

Just think you can own a rare item. Only 60000 made.

72skywalker · June 3, 2010 2:42AM

Why would you even want a ticket from a game that you did not attend? It is true, some people will buy just about anything. Never underestimate stupid people in large groups.

MeteoriteGuy · June 3, 2010 2:44AM

<< Why would you even want a ticket from a game that you did not attend? It is true, some people will buy just about anything. Never underestimate stupid people in large groups. >>

Why would you want a photo card of a Yankee player that is not a friend or relative of you?

alnavman · June 3, 2010 4:33AM

I remember buying tickets like this from Nolan Ryan's last game he pitched...still have them laying around somewhere in the house....if my memory serves me right it was in Seattle.....

Garabaldi · June 3, 2010 5:02AM

Collecting memorabilia is very tough these days. There is always a scam or something to flood the market and hurt what you are trying to collect.

autographs101 · June 3, 2010 5:42AM

Actually the tickets there selling are Commemorative tickets (not actual game tickets which will still hold there value)

heres the link

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D0044C18ABA476E?artistid=805944&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=10

"Roy Halladay Perfect Game Commemorative Ticket"

and you will be able to tell the difference from a DAY OF GAME ticket and a Commemorative ticket (usually called POST DATED tickets by collectors)

<< Just think you can own a rare item. Only 60000 made >>

also there are 3 different kind of tickets (so no theres not going to be 60,000 of each type of DAY OF GAME ticket floating around). Season tickets which hold the Most value, Box office tickets from the Marlins box office and last third party tickets for example tickets.com tickets these hold the least value. some stadiums even have special Suite Tickets.

<< Why would you even want a ticket from a game that you did not attend? >>

Same reason collectors buy photos of there favorite player printed on a piece of card board

its also considered by MANY collectors the closest piece Of Memorabilia from the Game they could get.. only thing closer would be being at the game.

But even if there are 15,0000 Season Ticket style tickets avaible when you compare that to some Ball Cards (even ones that sell for over $100's of dollars) that were MASS produced it doesnt even compare in Rarity... when it comes down to it The ticket is much more rare then the mass produced ball card!

autographs101 · June 3, 2010 5:46AM

actually if you didnt know you can call any team box office and get tickets to any Milestone Moment up to 30 days after it has happen only thing is these are considered by collectors as Post Dated Tickets (meaning...Printed after the Event actually took place...which will show on the ticket itself) and as mentioned about the ripken tickets do not hold much Value as TRUE DAY OF GAME Tickets Do

72skywalker · June 3, 2010 6:00AM

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<< Why would you even want a ticket from a game that you did not attend? It is true, some people will buy just about anything. Never underestimate stupid people in large groups. >>

Why would you want a photo card of a Yankee player that is not a friend or relative of you? >>

Good point. I guess everyone collects different things. Not my cup of tea but i was not trying to pick on others collections.

autographs101 · June 3, 2010 6:34AM

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<< Why would you even want a ticket from a game that you did not attend? It is true, some people will buy just about anything. Never underestimate stupid people in large groups. >>

Why would you want a photo card of a Yankee player that is not a friend or relative of you? >>

Good point. I guess everyone collects different things. Not my cup of tea but i was not trying to pick on others collections. >>

No prob, everyones Intitled to collect whatever they want. was just trying to show both sides of spectrum so to speak. To me Tickets and Progams are produced in Lower #'s then Cards are and when the card Boom of the 90's and even now with all the Sub sets i truned my focus of my collection on those to items, there actual tangable piece from actual Sporting events you cant say that about Trading cards.

WinPitcher · June 3, 2010 7:34AM

From the article I read in the paper they were selling the same ticket. Perhaps the paper

got it wrong?

Steve

mlbfan2 · June 3, 2010 9:52AM

<< Actually the tickets there selling are Commemorative tickets (not actual game tickets which will still hold there value)
>>

Then it's kind of silly that the commemorative tickets have vastly different prices.

Marlins selling unused Halladay perfect game tickets

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