The AFC Championship game is not sold out yet

[BillsShredder83]

11 minutes ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said:

You can still stay in KC, make it a weekend, do the tailgate thing...  Saving $900/person is worth a couple of 3-hour drives to me.

 

And ALL Bills roadie trips are exhausting if you do them right.  But if you judge the trip simply by the outcome of the game then maybe it's better you don't make that trip.

Honestly, if youre talking about just paying for transportation (flight, car, whatev) + Hotel --- and then tailgating to watch the game outside the stadium.  That sounds f'n dopeeeeee.  Are there any large Bills groups setting up a Bills tailgat for everybody to meet up at?  I dont have $$ for tix, but am more looking for some Buffalo Fan Vibes, than I am going in.  Tailgating and watching with Bills fans sounds like 85% of the fun as going inside is..... for about 50% of the price

[boyst]

55 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said:

Wait so you buy the initial ticket cheap from Ticketmaster now... then check 1 or 2 hours earlier and you can pay to "upgrade", as in Ticketmaster will sanction it.... youre trading your current ticket + $$ = new better ticket

 

Or are the original tickets you bought "insurance" in case and then they'll g2 waste if you do find cheaper but better seats?

Buy a ticket at a low price now, or just before kickoff to see the beginning of the game. 

 

You will still pay for that ticket and it will all be there, it's your ticket still. But watch for tickets during the game on Ticketmaster or StubHub because they will fall in price as the price drops. On Ticketmaster any verified tickets are like on StubHub. You can set them to manage the price for you. The original game tickets will fall in price as well. And since the market is oversaturated you will be able to get cheap tickets as an upgrade. But you don't get your original money back 

 

I've done it before where I bought $30 nose bleeds at the start of the game and watch the beginning and then bought $14 upgrades to be on the 30 it rows up 

 

This works because some people are stubborn or stupid and do not list their tickets at the appropriate price. So, some schmuck thinks he's selling his face value tickets for $450 for $800 to make a big profit.  He will refuse or forget to drop the price until it's too late and he's not lowered it. He then sets it to be auto managed and the price plummets. 

47 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said:

Honestly, if youre talking about just paying for transportation (flight, car, whatev) + Hotel --- and then tailgating to watch the game outside the stadium.  That sounds f'n dopeeeeee.  Are there any large Bills groups setting up a Bills tailgat for everybody to meet up at?  I dont have $$ for tix, but am more looking for some Buffalo Fan Vibes, than I am going in.  Tailgating and watching with Bills fans sounds like 85% of the fun as going inside is..... for about 50% of the price

If there was another person or two I'd rent a car and drive.  If simply another person and managed right if fly to STL from Greensboro (cheaper than CLT or RDU despite the flight going gso-clt-stl).

 

But it's a car rental driveable game - 16 hour one way. 

[QB Bills]

5 hours ago, boyst said:

Buy a ticket at a low price now, or just before kickoff to see the beginning of the game. 

 

You will still pay for that ticket and it will all be there, it's your ticket still. But watch for tickets during the game on Ticketmaster or StubHub because they will fall in price as the price drops. On Ticketmaster any verified tickets are like on StubHub. You can set them to manage the price for you. The original game tickets will fall in price as well. And since the market is oversaturated you will be able to get cheap tickets as an upgrade. But you don't get your original money back 

 

I've done it before where I bought $30 nose bleeds at the start of the game and watch the beginning and then bought $14 upgrades to be on the 30 it rows up 

 

This works because some people are stubborn or stupid and do not list their tickets at the appropriate price. So, some schmuck thinks he's selling his face value tickets for $450 for $800 to make a big profit.  He will refuse or forget to drop the price until it's too late and he's not lowered it. He then sets it to be auto managed and the price plummets. 

If there was another person or two I'd rent a car and drive.  If simply another person and managed right if fly to STL from Greensboro (cheaper than CLT or RDU despite the flight going gso-clt-stl).

 

But it's a car rental driveable game - 16 hour one way. 

Not sure I understand this correctly. I wait until the game has started and tickets start getting cheaper via some algorithm? It's not the ticketholder manually dropping the price out of desperation? 

 

I ask because I notice that there are so many seats available on Ticketmaster just before a game at Highmark but then the stadium is full. Feels like there is some secret way to get cheaper than advertised tickets than I know about. 

 

I'm going this Sunday so this would be good intel..

[boyst]

10 hours ago, QB Bills said:

Not sure I understand this correctly. I wait until the game has started and tickets start getting cheaper via some algorithm? It's not the ticketholder manually dropping the price out of desperation? 

 

I ask because I notice that there are so many seats available on Ticketmaster just before a game at Highmark but then the stadium is full. Feels like there is some secret way to get cheaper than advertised tickets than I know about. 

 

I'm going this Sunday so this would be good intel..

The tickets can be set up by the ticket holder to be managed by the app once the event gets near. It does not know what happens, and that's the good thing. Someone lists the ticket too expensive to begin with trying to make money. They hold on to too much pride instead of dropping the price below what they paid because of oversaturation of the market. At that point they log in and say I just need to make some money back on this so I don't lose my ass. They drop it cheap. Sometimes it's too late and they have to drop it way cheap. 

 

Either way if they put it on auto manage the algorithm will compete against itself because it doesn't realize the closer you are in the first three or four rows the worse it is. Therefore the good seats 10 to 25 rows up are often at a great deal, in front row seats can be had for as little as $35 even for big game. 

 

Now those ridiculous prices are once the event begins. So if you just want to see the beginning of the game you buy the cheapest tickets available and watch the beginning of the game and then look every 2 to 3 minutes for prime seat that got reduced.

Edited 5 hours ago by boyst

[NyQuil]

Just checked Orbitz, $1100 to fly out of Rochester or Buffalo, either Friday or Saturday and return Monday.

[scuba guy]

1 hour ago, NyQuil said:

Just checked Orbitz, $1100 to fly out of Rochester or Buffalo, either Friday or Saturday and return Monday.

That price is nuts.

 

Corporate greed.

[boyst]

1 hour ago, scuba guy said:

That price is nuts.

 

Corporate greed.

fly to STL.

 

if a group of enough people get together to meet at STL - get a rental - drive over from there (4 hours) and back spending the night in STL briefly before flying home Monday it would be much cheaper.

 

I am open for it. The realistic expectation would be fly in late Saturday - stay in St Louis Saturday night and drive to KC Sunday morning. Drive back immediately after the game to St Louis to be back by 1:30-2am and fly out Monday.

 

Many flights back to areas leave quite early - St Louis is a popular airport - so spending the night at the airport is also an option to avoid a 3 hour hotel room.

 

Rental midsize would be $100ish

 

3 hours ago, NyQuil said:

Just checked Orbitz, $1100 to fly out of Rochester or Buffalo, either Friday or Saturday and return Monday.

supply and demand and close to the flight date - this isn't corporate greed. it is economics.

[beebe]

22 minutes ago, boyst said:

fly to STL.

 

if a group of enough people get together to meet at STL - get a rental - drive over from there (4 hours) and back spending the night in STL briefly before flying home Monday it would be much cheaper.

 

I am open for it. The realistic expectation would be fly in late Saturday - stay in St Louis Saturday night and drive to KC Sunday morning. Drive back immediately after the game to St Louis to be back by 1:30-2am and fly out Monday.

 

Many flights back to areas leave quite early - St Louis is a popular airport - so spending the night at the airport is also an option to avoid a 3 hour hotel room.

 

Rental midsize would be $100ish

 

supply and demand and close to the flight date - this isn't corporate greed. it is economics.

 

ever left arrowhead before? you'll be lucky to get out of the parking lot by midnight 😄, one of the worst out-flow postgame stadiums in the league. shocking considering the stadium is in the middle of nowhere with easy interstate access.

[boyst]

8 minutes ago, beebe said:

 

ever left arrowhead before? you'll be lucky to get out of the parking lot by midnight 😄, one of the worst out-flow postgame stadiums in the league. shocking considering the stadium is in the middle of nowhere with easy interstate access.

nope. but if i ever go i'll be fine. i usually park at least a half mile away from most places if not a full mile.

[Pete]

36 minutes ago, boyst said:

fly to STL.

 

if a group of enough people get together to meet at STL - get a rental - drive over from there (4 hours) and back spending the night in STL briefly before flying home Monday it would be much cheaper.

 

I am open for it. The realistic expectation would be fly in late Saturday - stay in St Louis Saturday night and drive to KC Sunday morning. Drive back immediately after the game to St Louis to be back by 1:30-2am and fly out Monday.

 

Many flights back to areas leave quite early - St Louis is a popular airport - so spending the night at the airport is also an option to avoid a 3 hour hotel room.

 

Rental midsize would be $100ish

 

supply and demand and close to the flight date - this isn't corporate greed. it is economics.

I have family in Wichita.  I used to fly to Saint Louis, and drive to Wichita.  That drive takes you right by the statium

[boyst]

4 minutes ago, Pete said:

I have family in Wichita.  I used to fly to Saint Louis, and drive to Wichita.  That drive takes you right by the statium

i looked at flights - still affordable and reasonable. flying to st louis is much more flexible

[Pete]

1 minute ago, boyst said:

i looked at flights - still affordable and reasonable. flying to st louis is much more flexible

southwest flys to saint louis

[LabattBlue]

3 hours ago, scuba guy said:

That price is nuts.

 

Corporate greed.

You are flying from a small market to a mid-size market on two days notice.   What did you expect price wise?  $79 each way?

[Lothar]

In comparison, I was looking online for Superbowl tickets and they were in the $7000 - $10000 range so these seem relatively cheap!

[billybob71]

19 hours ago, boyst said:

Buy a ticket at a low price now, or just before kickoff to see the beginning of the game. 

 

You will still pay for that ticket and it will all be there, it's your ticket still. But watch for tickets during the game on Ticketmaster or StubHub because they will fall in price as the price drops. On Ticketmaster any verified tickets are like on StubHub. You can set them to manage the price for you. The original game tickets will fall in price as well. And since the market is oversaturated you will be able to get cheap tickets as an upgrade. But you don't get your original money back 

 

I've done it before where I bought $30 nose bleeds at the start of the game and watch the beginning and then bought $14 upgrades to be on the 30 it rows up 

 

This works because some people are stubborn or stupid and do not list their tickets at the appropriate price. So, some schmuck thinks he's selling his face value tickets for $450 for $800 to make a big profit.  He will refuse or forget to drop the price until it's too late and he's not lowered it. He then sets it to be auto managed and the price plummets. 

If there was another person or two I'd rent a car and drive.  If simply another person and managed right if fly to STL from Greensboro (cheaper than CLT or RDU despite the flight going gso-clt-stl).

 

But it's a car rental driveable game - 16 hour one way. 

I do this for concerts too works great! Upgrade seats during opening act

[waterglass]

Seems like alot of alternate information. Heres the scoop

 

 

KMBC via CNN Newsource Jan 22, 2025 Updated 19 hrs ago

 

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMBC) -- Chiefs-Bills tickets are going fast for the AFC showdown this Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

"It's an exciting time. You know, everyone loves this time of year. We're very, you know, blessed to be able to get to do this again," said Jason Durbin, senior vice president of ticket operations at Tickets for Less.

Tickets for the game are in high demand.

"It's the biggest game, you know, always comes with a higher, you know, ticket price because of the magnitude of the game," said Durbin.

The average price of Chiefs tickets on Tickets For Less is around $300.

 

https://www.kake.com/home/tickets-selling-fast-for-sunday-s-chiefs-bills-afc-championship-game/article_c73ebc32-d909-11ef-97bb-dff728a6ad14.html

 

[RiotAct]

Nice.

[waterglass]

On 9/8/2023 at 6:44 PM, Simon said:

Since we don't need a new thread every time some random media personality says something about the Bills, I'm just creating this thread to have a place to drop them.

 

The Damar Hamlin discussion by 96.5 The Fan in Kansa City goes way is beyond a local Sports Blog and you chose to bury the story. Sad

[Bills fan since 87]

2 hours ago, beebe said:

 

ever left arrowhead before? you'll be lucky to get out of the parking lot by midnight 😄, one of the worst out-flow postgame stadiums in the league. shocking considering the stadium is in the middle of nowhere with easy interstate access.

 

A couple years ago I was in KC for work, the Chiefs were out of town so I fgured I'd swing by the complex to check the stadiums out (Royals stadium is on the same grounds)  I remember thinking "this has to be a NIGHTMARE getting in and out...Also the stadium is in the middle of nothing.  No bars, no neighborhoods, etc.  We have it good in Orchard Park 

Edited 2 hours ago by Bills fan since 87

[US Egg]

55 minutes ago, waterglass said:

The Damar Hamlin discussion by 96.5 The Fan in Kansa City goes way is beyond a local Sports Blog and you chose to bury the story. Sad

Pretty smooth segue there slick.