As of this writing Barry Bonds has hit home run #749 (the last being June 22 against the Yankees) and Craig Biggio is sitting on 2997 hits (3 shy of being the 27th player to surpass the 3000 hit barrier).
For Bonds the week of July 23rd through the 30th seems a likely target to tie and pass Hank Aarons record of 755 home runs. For Biggio the weekend of June 28 – 30 seems a good target for the barrier to be crossed. Both of these are home stands.
Sammy Sosa hit home run number 600 last week on June 20th.
Hooray for everyone. But how does this mean money for us?
Chasing records like this makes it challenging to synchronize our maximum profits with the chase.
For example – Before the season started, it was proposed that Craig Biggio would get number 3000 in early to mid June. This was based on what he did last year. Biggio is not having his best season. His batting average is waddling around .238. It is taking a while.
When people know the exact game, the ticket value will go way up. But it is impossible to know the exact game. Holding onto tickets hoping to sell them for the exact game goes against the system of selling early.
When Barry Bonds was trying to surpass Babe Ruth’s home run mark last year, it took three weeks. This is not like Cal Ripken’s iron man mark of contiguous games where we can pinpoint the exact day.
Now what to do next time milestones roll around. Let the fans decide the market. I probably sold more Astros tickets for June at a little more money than I have in previous years. Ditto for the Giants and Rangers. I will not try to time the market. Someone is making 200 on Biggio’s 3000 hit game. I already made $40 on that game (whenever it is) and $40 on every game around it.
This is a big year for milestones. There are usually not that many passed in a single year, but it will happen again.
To learn how to make money being a ticket broker, visit www.MyTicketBiz.com.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The Play Tax
While we are going to try and stay out of politics, we cannot pass this up.
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has proposed a 6% "luxury tax" to be levied upon sports, concert, and movie tickets, as well as golfing, bowling, and health club memberships. The Legislature is expected to introduce a bill in the near future. This could bring in over $100 million per year to the state.
Every state, county and city is trying to provide more services with less money every year. While budgets grow every year, so do the number of services that are needed to be performed. Many of these same entities are forced to spend money on items or risk losing money in other areas. These unfunded mandates talk a toll on local budgets. The Federal level passes these onto the state. The state passes them onto the county and city.
The governing bodies at each level are always trying to find new avenues to collect tax revenue. Lotteries are a great source. Taxes on cigarettes or other “sin taxes” are also easy targets for any law-passing body. But these sources have already been hit up several times. New taxes sources have to be targeted. The search for new tax revenues crosses party lines.
It is easy to say cut service, but the political reality is that it is very hard to do and still get re-elected.
Given all this it looks like Michigan have found a tax candidate – Play.
The professional sports teams are already campaigning how this hurts working families and that this is a right to go. These arguments are weak. Most sports and concerts have already out priced most working families anyway. Maybe they should focus their appeal on the movie price increase. This is a bit closer to home for most.
This means for us that our cost of inventory may rise. I would expect other legislating bodies over the next few years to see how it goes in Michigan.
For more information – see the following
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070615&content_id=2028136&vkey=pr_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det
http://www.notickettax.com/
To learn how to make money being a ticket broker, visit www.MyTicketBiz.com.
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has proposed a 6% "luxury tax" to be levied upon sports, concert, and movie tickets, as well as golfing, bowling, and health club memberships. The Legislature is expected to introduce a bill in the near future. This could bring in over $100 million per year to the state.
Every state, county and city is trying to provide more services with less money every year. While budgets grow every year, so do the number of services that are needed to be performed. Many of these same entities are forced to spend money on items or risk losing money in other areas. These unfunded mandates talk a toll on local budgets. The Federal level passes these onto the state. The state passes them onto the county and city.
The governing bodies at each level are always trying to find new avenues to collect tax revenue. Lotteries are a great source. Taxes on cigarettes or other “sin taxes” are also easy targets for any law-passing body. But these sources have already been hit up several times. New taxes sources have to be targeted. The search for new tax revenues crosses party lines.
It is easy to say cut service, but the political reality is that it is very hard to do and still get re-elected.
Given all this it looks like Michigan have found a tax candidate – Play.
The professional sports teams are already campaigning how this hurts working families and that this is a right to go. These arguments are weak. Most sports and concerts have already out priced most working families anyway. Maybe they should focus their appeal on the movie price increase. This is a bit closer to home for most.
This means for us that our cost of inventory may rise. I would expect other legislating bodies over the next few years to see how it goes in Michigan.
For more information – see the following
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070615&content_id=2028136&vkey=pr_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det
http://www.notickettax.com/
To learn how to make money being a ticket broker, visit www.MyTicketBiz.com.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Input from another Broker
We received the following message this past week
“I got the program at the beginning of the year. The first few tickets I bought were all concerts – ROCK AND ROLL! I did some Police, some Genesis, some Lynard Skynard. A couple of tickets per show on a few show each. Most all of those early ones sold. Some sold real quick. I started with a couple of hundred dollars. I tried to get some good NBA playoff tickets but couldn’t get anything. Concert ticket “for sales” slowed down in May.
When I got some more sales, I put in a few hundred more dollars and bought some Indians season tickets for the rest of the season. I am from Cleveland and everyone hear is pretty jacked about how they are doing.
Everyone wants to go to an Indians Game. 21-7 at Home! I had a lot of quick sales. Some were more than double the face value. Thank you Yankees and Red Sox. I have already recovered all the money I put into it.”
To learn how to make money being a ticket broker, visit www.MyTicketBiz.com.
“I got the program at the beginning of the year. The first few tickets I bought were all concerts – ROCK AND ROLL! I did some Police, some Genesis, some Lynard Skynard. A couple of tickets per show on a few show each. Most all of those early ones sold. Some sold real quick. I started with a couple of hundred dollars. I tried to get some good NBA playoff tickets but couldn’t get anything. Concert ticket “for sales” slowed down in May.
When I got some more sales, I put in a few hundred more dollars and bought some Indians season tickets for the rest of the season. I am from Cleveland and everyone hear is pretty jacked about how they are doing.
Everyone wants to go to an Indians Game. 21-7 at Home! I had a lot of quick sales. Some were more than double the face value. Thank you Yankees and Red Sox. I have already recovered all the money I put into it.”
To learn how to make money being a ticket broker, visit www.MyTicketBiz.com.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
I Need a New Example
We have spoken with hundreds of people over the last few years about making money in the secondary ticket market. Inevitably the question comes up – “Is it Legal?” If you have read the material in our book – you know the answer is “Yes, but some states have restrictions.”
New York has forever been my example of the most restrictive state. They had a cap on what a ticket could sell for if the stadium was over 6,000 seats. This law applied only to residents of New York.
Well now it does not even apply to them. Over the last week the New York State Assembly repealed the law. There are now no caps on what ticket can legally be sold for. The bill went further than originally expected. It also prohibits any team or venue from cancelling ticket subscriptions.
The Yankees had attempted to revoke the licenses of some season ticket holder sin the past. This is what prompted the additional language in the bill.
This is a big win for ticket brokers. The opportunities have just become available and less big brother looking over us.
Below are a few of our favorite excerpts from the bill:
“Controlling the price of tickets on the secondary market has been cited as a method of consumer protection. However, the primary sale price of tickets has increased to a point that many tickets are already unaffordable for consumers. Therefore, controlling the prices on the secondary market is not an effective consumer protection.
This legislation would prohibit the venues from revoking season tickets or the contractually agreed upon right of first refusal to purchase future tickets when such revocation is based solely on the basis of resale.
Eliminates the prohibition on selling tickets to places of entertainment at more than the maximum premium price; extends from June 1, 2007 to June 1, 2009, the expiration of the provisions of the arts and cultural affairs law relating to tickets to places of entertainment.”
For more information about the bill, please go to the following site.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A07526
To learn how to make money being a ticket broker, visit www.MyTicketBiz.com.
New York has forever been my example of the most restrictive state. They had a cap on what a ticket could sell for if the stadium was over 6,000 seats. This law applied only to residents of New York.
Well now it does not even apply to them. Over the last week the New York State Assembly repealed the law. There are now no caps on what ticket can legally be sold for. The bill went further than originally expected. It also prohibits any team or venue from cancelling ticket subscriptions.
The Yankees had attempted to revoke the licenses of some season ticket holder sin the past. This is what prompted the additional language in the bill.
This is a big win for ticket brokers. The opportunities have just become available and less big brother looking over us.
Below are a few of our favorite excerpts from the bill:
“Controlling the price of tickets on the secondary market has been cited as a method of consumer protection. However, the primary sale price of tickets has increased to a point that many tickets are already unaffordable for consumers. Therefore, controlling the prices on the secondary market is not an effective consumer protection.
This legislation would prohibit the venues from revoking season tickets or the contractually agreed upon right of first refusal to purchase future tickets when such revocation is based solely on the basis of resale.
Eliminates the prohibition on selling tickets to places of entertainment at more than the maximum premium price; extends from June 1, 2007 to June 1, 2009, the expiration of the provisions of the arts and cultural affairs law relating to tickets to places of entertainment.”
For more information about the bill, please go to the following site.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A07526
To learn how to make money being a ticket broker, visit www.MyTicketBiz.com.
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