Tickets

[icollectDCsports]

Hmm. I had understood that at least some untorn, punched tickets were punched at the gates and were therefore used. I can see how some teams may have punched freebies for the reasons stated above, but do some then believe that all untorn, punched tickets are unused freebies? Just seeking clarification because I'm learning here. Thanks for everyone's insight.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

Hmm. I had understood that at least some untorn, punched tickets were punched at the gates and were therefore used. I can see how some teams may have punched freebies for the reasons stated above, but do some then believe that all untorn, punched tickets are unused freebies? Just seeking clarification because I'm learning here. Thanks for everyone's insight.

Punched tickets = complimentary tickets and are/were called "Annie Oakley's" (like they were shot by a gun) by people in the ticket office and by some ticket collectors.

[YankeeFan]

Lot's of great info & discussion lately guys. Thanks to all for sharing.

[hardware303]

I'm a long-time ticket collector as well and thoroughly enjoyed reading through this thread and I'm really glad to see the interest and enthusiasm for ticket collecting. Good stuff. I'd add that one of the appeals (to me, at least) of ticket collecting is that each ticket is truly unique. In most cases (Scott's example of the box seat tickets is a good example of this not being the case), each ticket is specific to one seat in one venue for one event on one date. As a collector, when you own it, no one else on the planet owns THAT ticket to the sec/row/seat it identifies. It's 1 of 1. My two cents worth...

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by hardware303

As a collector, when you own it, no one else on the planet owns THAT ticket to the sec/row/seat it identifies. It's 1 of 1. My two cents worth...

...unless its a Bleacher Seat

[hardware303]

So true...sometimes you have to resort to the beer stains to claim uniqueness

Some bleachers tickets have specific numbers on them though. As a Cubs fan, you might enjoy this bleacher seat ticket with a counter number on it. This was the final career game for some guy named Banks. And for a buck, you got to see it from the bleachers in Wrigley. Pretty cool...

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by hardware303

So true...sometimes you have to resort to the beer stains to claim uniqueness

Some bleachers tickets have specific numbers on them though. As a Cubs fan, you might enjoy this bleacher seat ticket with a counter number on it. This was the final career game for some guy named Banks. And for a buck, you got to see it from the bleachers in Wrigley. Pretty cool...

You'd have to break the Bank now for that ticket lol

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by hardware303

So true...sometimes you have to resort to the beer stains to claim uniqueness

Some bleachers tickets have specific numbers on them though. As a Cubs fan, you might enjoy this bleacher seat ticket with a counter number on it. This was the final career game for some guy named Banks. And for a buck, you got to see it from the bleachers in Wrigley. Pretty cool...

Hi Hardy,
One of my favorite tickets in my no-hitter collection is from Juan Marichal's no-hitter in 1963. It actually has thickly crusted, petrified mustard on the back of the ticket. That's game used, Baby!