For those who went to Tampa in '01..

[Admin Steve]

...and attended the game, how did you get your SB tickets and what did you pay.

I've been stashing some loot away and plan to go with our boys in purple. I'm a little worried about being scammed buying tickets.

[SykesvilleRavensFan]

I wasn't there, but I have friends that went. One guy took his son - they rented an RV since they couldn't get a hotel room anywhere. He paid $3,000 for his tickets ($1,500 per ticket). He has no regrets. He said it was the single greatest experience he ever had and was really glad he could share it with his son.

[Mista T]

I won't admit to participating :laugh: , but I heard of Ravens fans who "convinced" stadium employess to let them in for a modest gratuity.

As to buying tickets on the street, my advice is: do not! There was more scamming going on around the Tampa stadium than I had cumulatively seen in my life. A large group of seedy people came out of the woodwork to con people out of their $$$. Thugs and Mafia - no shit. I'll tell you some tales next tailgate party.

[SykesvilleRavensFan]

Oh, the friend of mine that paid $3,000 got them from a ticket broker. He didn't get them from some guy selling tickets outside the stadium!

[Greg]

I won't admit to participating , but I heard of Ravens fans who "convinced" stadium employess to let them in for a modest gratuity.

We...I mean they wouldn't get away with that now. Security after 9/11 is just too tight. And it wasn't that modest a gratuity...from what I hear.

[ravensjeff]

$1,650 a piece from ticket broker. Told them it was a deal only if the tickets were received prior to departure.

[The Fanatic]

As long as we're on this subject...

You folks that actually bought tickets from a broker...
Was what you paid (Jeff @ $1650.00 / ticket) what the broker was originally asking for the tickets?

Did you have to wheel and deal to get a lower price?

Looking around right now on brokers' web sites they seem to be a hell of alot more than that.

The cheap ones seem to be going for around $3000.00 a piece.

Far too rich for my blood!!

Any contacts that you know of for more reasonably priced tickets?

Anybody here gets contacted that you won the lottery, and have no intention of going, by all means, please contact me!!

I already have air travel and hotel, just need the golden ticket!!:hammer:

[Mista T]

The cheap ones seem to be going for around $3000.00 a piece.

Far too rich for my blood!!

Any contacts that you know of for more reasonably priced tickets?

Anybody here gets contacted that you won the lottery, and have no intention of going, by all means, please contact me!!

I already have air travel and hotel, just need the golden ticket!!:hammer:

I tracked brokers' tickets prices for a few years. IIRC, in the past, they seemed to start out high, apparently to attract those fans who have to have everything set very early. Most tickets were in the $1,500 to $2,000 range. Then they would drop or at least level off as the game approached. Then they seemed to go up or down subject to who was playing. I would expect Chicago, NY, Dallas fans to drive up demand. New Orleans, despite their ticket sales resurgence, has a small fan base. Has Green Bay been eliminated?:laugh:

I recall that I had won an NFL lottery for a game between New England and (I think) St. Louis the year after our SB. The going rate per brokers was around $1,500, so I went to a half dozen sites trying to sell them for $1,200 and couldn't get a nibble. (I ultimately sold them for $1,000 ). I later read that face value tickets were available for that particular game.

I'll probably wind up buying from brokers this year unless I come across something decent beforehand (or win Ravens lottery). It's unlikely that I would buy tickets on the street in Ft. Lauderdale after seeing what it was like in Tampa.

[The Fanatic]

I'll probably wind up buying from brokers this year unless I come across something decent beforehand (or win Ravens lottery).

Alright, keep me in mind when shopping around.
See if you can get some type of discount for buying 4 or something.
Obviously contact me before making a transaction.

[Admin Steve]

Fan, I know people who went down there and didn't get tickets, watched the game in Whiskey Joes and still had a great time soaking up the victory. One ended up on MTV winning some gameshow thing :)

Just a thought if you have the hotel and flight.

[21xxxv]

Raven Lottery. Then flew to Ft. Myers, stayed there before Super Bowl Sunday, then drove to Tampa. Advice would be to stay or fly into a city close by, then drive to the game that day.

[Mista T]

Advice would be to stay or fly into a city close by, then drive to the game that day.

:iagree:

Hotel prices in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area will be outrageously jacked up..

[flraven]

I won the Ravens lottery in 2000. Face Value then of tix=$325. I believe last years tix were $600, for the cheap seats.
If you waited until after the AFC Champ game to book a flight, prices were about $1000. So we drove down from Baltimore, stayed in Clearwater (at a Ramada, prices were pretty good) and drove into Tampa for the game and Gasparilla Festival.

[OwingsMillsAlex]

I have family and friends in the Miami area so a place to stay is not an issue. Getting there and getting to the stadium are the issue as well as getting tickets. 1 of 4 aint bad. ;)

[ravensjeff]

No bargaining on with the broker I used. $1650 ea, and that was the very last row in the upper deck.

We also purchased our plane tickets at half time of the AFC Championship game, and only paid less than $200ea [roundtrip] into Jacksonville.

Can't remember the exact cost of the flight, but it certainly wasnt $1000.

[flraven]

Can't remember the exact cost of the flight, but it certainly wasnt $1000.

We stupidly waited until the next day or maybe even Tuesday to look for flights. :(