Good for them. They should raise it more.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

"Thank you, sir! May I have another?!?"

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"This is Chicago, my friend. Anything can happen."

you think their ticket market is infinite? I think not.

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It's not infinite but when is the last time they didn't sell every single season ticket they wanted?

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Really interested to see the renewal rate. 2016 they claimed over 99% ... But In my experience, last year was the first year you couldn't give away tickets.

This guy gets it.

They could double prices and they would still sell every season ticket.

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The letter also stated that some would see a decrease. What seats would decrease & how much?

Hopefully enough quit and I can buy tickets and then sell them.

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we'll see. The Cubs claimed to have a waiting list of 10,000 people when I was able to purchase season tickets in 2002.

I personally know 3 Bears season ticket holders dropping out. And that's out here in the boondocks.

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Double ticket prices, make preseason games $25 GA.

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Why should a company look to increase their profits anyway? Who does such a thing?

For the mentally impaired, a 4% increase on a $1,500 season ticket makes it $1,560.

Yeah, I'm sure they'll be fleeing in droves over that kind of increase.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

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I always thought it there were games I didn't want too to to or couldn't go to I could just sell and make my money back... Last year you could score redskin game tickets for $20 on secondary market... if they suck again next year or could get worse.

Im sure over 10 years you make a nice profit.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Provided whoever buys your tickets didn't act like an asshole... You only get one strike

Agreed, if these dumb fucks keep showing up, why not keep raising tickets.

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Sell them before the season and you are getting no worse than face.

I could sell the Packers game before opening day for no worse than double face every single season. Outside the division are usually pretty easy to sell to out of towners before the season. September games move as well.

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Disagree. I liked it when preseason prices were the same as regular season. That made for a bigger charitable donation write-off.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

Do a lot of season ticket holders depend on selling at least 1-3 games to help offset costs? I know a few have commented how hard it has been the past few years to get rid of tickets after game 5 or 6. If people do depend on selling some of their tickets, I could see this constant increases resulting in more season ticket holders giving up tickets.

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With due respect to those guys it's kind of laughable to think you can generate interest in a Bears game nowadays when you're 5-6 in. At that point they're usually 2-4 or something and generally very crappy.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

Right. And I don't see that changing over the next, what, 2-4 years? I'm just curious how many people are going to be affected.

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Not the braintrust

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

The fallback, at least for me, is that I like to go to the games. I took my boys to the 49er game in a snowstorm and had a great time. I went with my wife to the Packer game in 10 degree weather and it was strangely romantic.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Their was really no need to defend the mild increase. Yes the team is a shit show but bills still have to be paid. That said it was hilarious to see Teddy shit all over himself to defend it. He would have been better off saying nothing.

Okay, I can see that weighing out. You may not make some money back on a Bears vs. Jaguars game, but you really love football so fuck it. Personally, I love a football game. I sat out when it was 0 degrees against the Vikings years back and loved every minute of it, even though the three people from my client stayed in the halls most of the game because they didn't know you had to dress for weather. If I had season tickets, I'd go to every game.

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This isn't how the tax code works.

You don't even know what a write-off is...

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