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Originally Posted by Calleyoop
I'm sure this has most likely been covered before, but I could not find a discussion regarding the topic.
From a ticket collecting point of view, if ticket condition is exactly the same, do tickets for a more desireable seat at a sporting event (e.g., box seat, suite, lower level, etc.) typically carry a premium over a less desireable seat location (e.g, upper level, general admission, or standing room only ticket)?
As a KC Royals fan, I know that the GA tickets from the 70's and 80's were completely different from those for seats elsewhere in the stadium (much smaller; almost like a movie ticket stub), so I could understand why they may not be as desireable. But I've also seen more recent World Series tickets where a box seat and an SRO ticket are identical in every signficant way. For the latter, would a $250 face value box seat ticket be more coveted than a $75 face value standing room only ticket? Or do most collectors not make that distinction unless they are trying to collect one of every type of seat at a particular sporting event?
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That's an interesting question, and I'll take a swing at fielding this one for you...
FYI, I have collected baseball tickets for over 50 years.
From my observation, the majority of all baseball ticket collectors do not seem to have a preference of collecting a ticket from one stadium section over another.
There does seem to be a bias for collecting the nicer "season ticket" vs. the computer "Ticketmaster" style ticket when both are available.
That being said, as a collector and given a choice, I definitely prefer collecting a field box or suite ticket over say a grandstand or SRO ticket.
Call it a collecting quirk, but that's how I view things, FWIW.
I hope this helps.
