Dec 28, 2007 2:49 pm US/Eastern
Tickets To Giants-Patriots Game Sell For Thousands
Giants Season Ticket Holders Look To Take Advantage Of Potentially Historical Game; Luxury Suite Going For $26,114
By STEVE FINK, WCBSTV.COM
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
While the New England Patriots look to cash in on their chance to become the first NFL team to ever have a perfect 16-0 season when they take on the New York Giants at the Meadowlands on Saturday, many of the Giants' faithful are looking to cash in on anxious Pats fans hoping to catch history live.
Season ticket holders who'd rather skip out on the mostly meaningless game for the Giants have put their hard-to-get tickets up for sale on Web sites like StubHub, eBay, and Craigslist.
Some are getting a little carried away.
Tickets to see the potential milestone are selling for as much as $1,600 a piece on StubHub, and up to $2,500 on eBay.
Yes, $2,500 for a non-playoff game that will be aired on three different networks, a new NFL milestone in and of itself. You could sit home and switch between CBS, NBC, and the NFL network and make your own history -- it's the first three-network simulcast of an NFL game ever -- for free.
Digg This Story! The ridiculous asking prices had some Giants players scratching their helmets.
"We don't need fans like that. And that's okay. It's their money. Like [Jeremy] Shockey always said, if they pay their taxes, they can do what they want with their stuff," linebacker Antonio Pierce said.
A 20-person luxury suite is even up for grabs on StubHub. Got $26,114 sitting around? (That's $1,305.70 per person).
Talk about a sour suite deal.
"Twenty-six thousand to come watch a game? I mean I could understand for the Super Bowl, but for this? It's taking on a life of its own," defensive end Michael Strahan said. "That's a little crazy. I wish I had known. I got a buck.They can come holler at me."
An average ticket to a Giants game runs about $84.
Yeah, um, not this week.
Competition is thick for New Yorkers who have no problem ripping off those rival Boston fans. There are 108 listings for tickets on StubHub and over 700 on eBay.
But some of the Giants players don't seem too upset with fans. Even Strahan understood. "I'll tell you right now, tickets are expensive. If I could make a few bucks to pay for the tickets for the whole season on one game, and I could sell mine? I'd sell mine, too," he said.
If you're one of the smart ones who plan on catching the game for free from the comfort of your own home, it airs on CBS 2 at 8:15 Saturday night.
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