PSL Pricing/Seat Selection Discussion

[TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th]

What do we think happens with PSL prices? The bills were already having issues selling at the current prices. As a current season ticket holder I was on the fence,  but can now unequivocally say I'm out. 

 

Not interested in investing dollars and time into a franchise that probably won't change anything (beane and McDermott will be back). A 5th straight playoff loss to the chiefs /refs seems to be inevitable.  

[RiotAct]

1 hour ago, TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th said:

What do we think happens with PSL prices? The bills were already having issues selling at the current prices. As a current season ticket holder I was on the fence,  but can now unequivocally say I'm out. 

they stay where they are, and they sell out the new stadiun relatively easily.

[damj]

Tunnel end zone, row 11. PSL is $3,500

 

Ticket price increased about 50%

[Einstein]

Only 11k sold in the first year.

 

They have a little over a year to sell the remaining 47k.

 

[WotAGuy]

Waiting for the Groupon….

[RiotAct]

that makes sense though, as the vast majority of those were like $7500 and above for the PSL.

 

I’d think they’ll have an easier time selling the cheaper ones.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

42 minutes ago, Einstein said:

Only 11k sold in the first year.

 

They have a little over a year to sell the remaining 47k.

 

This is why I believe the Bills go all out this offseason. They have PSL’s to sell.

[Richard Noggin]

We attended our "stadium experience" sales pitch a couple months ago, and locked in our two PSLs/seats in the new stadium. I 100% would NOT have done so if my season ticket partner, my 72-year old mother, wasn't so insistent. Goes against my sensibilities as a pleb to help a billionaire offset ANY investment costs that will ultimately make him exponentially richer, but my obligation to my mom outweighed my personal/financial perspective. 

 

The seats themselves are actually better than what we currently have and only ~25% more expensive. That was a pleasant surprise (especially with how cynical I am). Went from -2 yard line (left endzone), row 28, to 20 yard line, row 23. PSLs were $6k each. It's insane to spend that, if we're thinking rationally. But this wasn't a rational purchase. We'll just aggressively pay off the PSLs within 2 years, no interest, and be done with it. We've enlisted my out of town sister in a kind of loose timeshare arrangement to spread out costs. No way that could go sour, right? lol

 

**should admit that when I'm in attendance I'm one of the louder, more enthusiastic fans in my area. And it's a solid area tbh. Almost exclusively standing. Not too many visiting fans. GREAT vibes. 

 

Edited Wednesday at 03:54 AM by Richard Noggin

[BigDingus]

So when they inevitably do not reach their goal, what then?

 

Do they have to lower prices or do they just wait it out?

 

They better hope the team stays a competitor & Josh stays healthy for as long as possible (well, we all hope that), because good luck selling those PSLs if we ever hit another drought.

[PromoTheRobot]

5 hours ago, BigDingus said:

So when they inevitably do not reach their goal, what then?

 

Do they have to lower prices or do they just wait it out?

 

They better hope the team stays a competitor & Josh stays healthy for as long as possible (well, we all hope that), because good luck selling those PSLs if we ever hit another drought.

I can't believe how slow the process is. I'm in the "Rockpile" 200's. And it might be another year before they get to me.

[Bills fan since 87]

Just waiting for them to give us 300 level folks a call.  Ready to sign on the dotted line Bills!

[Kirby Jackson]

2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I can't believe how slow the process is. I'm in the "Rockpile" 200's. And it might be another year before they get to me.

This is the misleading part of the story. The Bills haven’t hit like 50% of the current people yet (forget about anyone else). Maybe it is trailing where they wanted to be but the process hasn’t allowed it to be a much bigger number. The telling number would be “percent of people offered that have purchased vs. percent that did not.”

[Einstein]

2 hours ago, Kirby Jackson said:

This is the misleading part of the story. The Bills haven’t hit like 50% of the current people yet (forget about anyone else). 

That is part of the problem with selling via the time-share method. 

Even if 100% of people are willing to buy, it takes time to simply get to everyone.

Couple that with the last figure released showed nearly 1/2 of people declining the offer, its taking a realllllyyy long time.

[Jrb1979]

If the plan is to sell all seats to season ticket holders, how strict will the Bills be in terms of fans selling their tickets? 

 

 

[Mango]

11 hours ago, BigDingus said:

So when they inevitably do not reach their goal, what then?

 

Do they have to lower prices or do they just wait it out?

 

They better hope the team stays a competitor & Josh stays healthy for as long as possible (well, we all hope that), because good luck selling those PSLs if we ever hit another drought.

 

The Buffalo Sabres are a big part of the reason I'm heming and hawing over getting PSL's.

 

@Richard Noggin points about subsidizing a billionaire is another big reason.

[Kirby Jackson]

59 minutes ago, Einstein said:

That is part of the problem with selling via the time-share method. 

Even if 100% of people are willing to buy, it takes time to simply get to everyone.

Couple that with the last figure released showed nearly 1/2 of people declining the offer, its taking a realllllyyy long time.

At some point they are going to have to move quicker. I don’t think that they’ve done the 200’s non-club or 300’s at all. I’m not sure that they’re done with the 100 level either. This process has been going on a long time for this to be the case.

 

In theory, you should sell a higher percentage at the lower price point. With that being said, if they do not alter the timeline on interest free payment plans, you might not. You’re squeezing that for those people otherwise. 

[BarleyNY]

59 minutes ago, Jrb1979 said:

If the plan is to sell all seats to season ticket holders, how strict will the Bills be in terms of fans selling their tickets? 

 

 

They won’t care as long as they get their cut. 

[SoonerBillsFan]

16 hours ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

This is why I believe the Bills go all out this offseason. They have PSL’s to sell.

If they don't, then the psl's aren't going to sell

[Kirby Jackson]

1 hour ago, Jrb1979 said:

If the plan is to sell all seats to season ticket holders, how strict will the Bills be in terms of fans selling their tickets? 

 

 

That’s what it is now. The Bills don’t care about people reselling seats. They haven’t in at least the 25 years that I’ve had them.

[Jauronimo]

17 hours ago, Einstein said:

Only 11k sold in the first year.

 

They have a little over a year to sell the remaining 47k.

 

This is bad.  This is VERY bad.  Has anyone called Russel Salvatore?!?!