Virginia Game Tickets
Here's a creative way to get tickets for the Virginia game if you want to go.
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>Mini-Ticket Packages for UVa Home Football Games on Sale Thursday
>Fans May Purchase Three- or Four-Game Plans
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>Charlottesville, VA Virginia fans will again have the opportunity to
>purchase two football mini-ticket packages for home games during the 2008
>season. The mini-ticket packages go on sale Thursday, May 22 at 5 p.m. The
>Season Kickoff package includes three home games at Scott Stadium, while the
>ACC package features UVa¹s four conference games played in Charlottesville.
>Both packages are available to purchase online at VirginiaSports.com.
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>The Season Kickoff package includes the Cavaliers¹ games vs. USC (Aug. 30),
>Richmond (Sept. 6) and East Carolina (Oct. 11) and is available for $101.
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>The ACC package is available for $168. The package features the Cavaliers¹
>four ACC home games against Maryland (Oct. 4), North Carolina (Oct. 18),
>Miami (Nov. 1) and Clemson (Nov. 22).
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>Kickoff times for all Virginia home games will be announced in the future.
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>Fans may also purchase the mini-ticket packages by calling the UVa athletics
>ticket office at 1-800-542-8821 or 434-924-8821 weekdays between 9 a.m. and
>5 p.m. Fans can order the packages in person by visiting the athletics
>ticket office in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5
>p.m. Telephone and ticket window sales for the mini-ticket packages begin
>Friday, May 23, at 9 a.m.
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>Tickets for the complete seven-game Virginia home schedule are available
>with the purchase of a season ticket. Season ticket holders may also take
>advantage of benefits such as ticket resale access through Virginia¹s Ticket
>Marketplace and electronic ticket transfer and ticket return opportunities.
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>More than 34,000 season tickets have been sold for the 2008 football season.
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I bought season tickets and sold off the remaining home games. With the money I made off those it was pretty much free.
I live in Southern Oregon and my Dad and I always try and make it to 1 game a year. 2 years ago my dad and I bought season tickets in December, held on to them until before the season and sold all except the Notre Dame game on Ebay. We ended up getting way more than we paid for. We flew down, had a hotel for the weekend and went to the game and we still managed to make $2.35. Haha. It was one of the best investments I have ever made and an experience my dad and I will remember forever.
Got to love ebay!
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Call me an SC ticket elitist, but I don't buy tickets with the idea of making money or saving money. SC is my favorite entertainment, so I spend the money. Now, yeah, Virginia tickets probably could be obtained for under $100, but where will you be sitting? In the nose bleed section or behind the goal posts. Sorry, but the game stinks at those positions.
You have to pay $300, $400, $500, and sometimes more for a good ticket on the road, or even at the coliseum. Is it worth it? It is for me because there are few games every year, and each game can become priceless (Stanford, UCLA, Notre Dame, Texas, Oregon State in recent years).
As opposed to Dodgers (162 games) and Lakers (82 games). Do those regular season games even matter. Now, the playoffs are a different story, but who wants to invest all that time and money to get to the playoffs? Just wait for the playoffs.
LAWYER JOHN,
If you're talking about my post, I meant I bought season tickets to Virginia home games at Scott Stadium. It cost $272 for the whole year and they're in a better area than most single game seats. I kept the season opener vs. USC and am in the process of selling the rest.
As far as home games, I haven't missed one for over a decade now. Including "road" games at the Rose Bowl vs. UCLA and the Rose Bowl Game itself (when USC plays).
Have I made it out of your "pound foolish" designation?
LAWYER JOHN,
If you're talking about my post, I meant I bought season tickets to Virginia home games. It cost $272 for the whole year and they're in a better area than most single game seats. I kept the season opener vs. USC and sold the rest.
As far as home games, I haven't missed one for over a decade now. Including "road" games at the Rose Bowl vs. UCLA and the Rose Bowl Game itself (when USC plays).
Have I made it out of your "pound foolish" designation?
Mark this down... I AGREE WITH LAWYER JOHN.
You are flying across the country, paying for lodging and meals but are trying to nickel and dime your seats.
You are spending a decent amount of money to go to the game. Why not spend $250 a ticket and get some premium seats? You should be able to score great seats, between the 40s, for that game for that kind of jack.
I am not one of those people that is just happy to be in the building. I need the best seats in the house.
Regards,
Nachos
No Trojan RAB, I was not referring to you or your enterprising ideas. It was the comment after yours where the person said they made a $2.35 profit after all was said and done. The $2.35 figure was what tickled me. And I don't mean that as a put-down, please. But I should not have made my crack, and I aplogize for doing that. The printed word always seems more harsh than the spoken one.
Nachos,
How difficult is it to get a "premium" set to the Toilet Bowl every year? And is there such a thing as a "premium" seat to a ucla game? It seems like punishment no matter where you sit. And why would anyone want to spend $250 to watch ucla?
I in no way was trying to imply that I was trying to make a profit. We were happy paying full price for the tickets, we do not live close so it would be hard for us to make more than 1 or 2 home games a year and then we always watch them play Oregon or Oregon State. I was just sharing a great experience that I had with my dad, that in the long run we didn't even have to pay for. I just thought it was cool we were able to do that together.
sed,
your point was not lost on me, and that is a cool experience for you and your dad. and there is nothing wrong with making a profit. i like that aspect of your story too.
fight on!