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$700 for tickets that far from whatever sportsball that is? I'd have thought more like $10, but maybe I'm out of touch with Big Capitalism.
I know you think they're inherently stupid but some people enjoy sports and a lot of them consider a game like this to be very important and wanted to go. The demand and limited supply raises prices.
I mean, I've been to a few football matches (though I've never been interested enough to actually see a goal scored!) and have genuinely enjoyed quite a few ice hockey games before my local team went bust, but that sort of thing cost the equivalent of three or four cups of coffee. I also get that things like finals and whatever are probably more exciting... but 20-30 times more exciting? It's the same with tickets to see bands play these days. It's ridiculous money.
I'm not a sports guy but even I cannot deny the elevated energy of just being there. It's just fun to be a part of the excitement. And if this was an important game, that energy is doubled
Years ago I worked with a guy that told me he got standing tickets to the Maple Leafs, I had know idea what it was. He paid money to stand at the back of the nosebleeds section, leaning against a concrete wall watching over the tops of the heads of people who had seats at the very back of the nosebleeds section.
I can see them letting you in free to stand but to pay money to stand the whole time seemed so utterly ridiculous.