Lakers Raise Ticket Prices 5%

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Lakers have increased ticket prices across the board for a second consecutive season, raising seats by an average of almost 5%.

    Courtside seats were increased from $2,200 to $2,300 a game, a 4.5% change. Seats in six lower-level sections between the baskets ? 101, 102, 110, 111, 112 and 119 ? were raised from $220 to $230 a game, also a 4.5% increase.

    The league average last season was about 3.5% for ticket-price increases.

    Other tickets in the lower bowl at Staples Center will be $200, $140, $105, $80.

    Tickets in the upper bowl are $27 or $38, not including 500 seats that are a league-mandated $10.

    "Forty percent of our ticket inventory remains under $40, which makes Lakers basketball affordable," said Tim Harris, senior vice president of business operations and chief marketing officer for the Lakers.

    The Lakers went 42-40 during the regular season and lost to the Phoenix Suns in five games in the first round of the playoffs.

    Season-ticket holders renewed at a 97% rate last year.</div>

    Source: LA Times
     
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    That's great! I'm glad they can jack prices up when we suck. I wonder how many pissed off season ticket holders there will be if we don't make a change to our lineup. Better yet, how many pissed off season ticket holders there will be if Kobe is indeed traded. That would be classic.
     
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    Well, season ticket holders renewed at a 97% rate last year, so I'm guessing they aren't worrying.
     
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    Wow why would they raise the tickets when we have a crappy team.The only reason most people buy tickets is to see Kobe and if he gets traded expect the Staples center with about 500 fans.
     
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    It means that they are pretty sure about the O'neal trade or smth [​IMG] . It would be just too bad when Kobe gets traded and there would be no fans XD
     
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    Make da changes than raise the ticket price
     
    egyptianlaker32, Jun 6, 2007
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    Seats are still sold out and like someone mentioned, most did renew regardless of the pricing. Its LA we are talking about here!
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Trench Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Seats are still sold out and like someone mentioned, most did renew regardless of the pricing. Its LA we are talking about here!</div>

    Seriously, I still have a hard time getting seats at home games, sometimes a few months in advance. 5% won't hurt sales.
     
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    Ridiculous prices for seats, even more for food probably! I'll stick to watching the games on TV, no noise and traffic to deal with [​IMG]
     
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