{"id":1845,"date":"2012-02-29T09:18:06","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T14:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2012-02-28T23:24:13","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T04:24:13","slug":"some-thoughts-on-dynamic-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/2012\/02\/29\/some-thoughts-on-dynamic-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Thoughts on Dynamic Pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mets now have their dynamic pricing<\/a> guide online on Mets.com. \u00a0Tickets first went on sale to certain presale codes Monday. \u00a0I got Opening Day tickets at face value, but just three hours later they were $10 higher. \u00a0Btw, at 10am today the Mets blogger presale \u00a0begins. \u00a0More details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This ultimately sucks, although it won’t quite hurt the true fans. \u00a0Dynamic pricing does not change the prices of packs and plans. \u00a0If you want a particular promotion or banner day, you have an incentive to buy ahead beyond just getting better seats. \u00a0As more fans get exciting about specific events, the price will go up. \u00a0This will have a fairly catastrophic effect on suddenly popular games. \u00a0Clinchers, Dickey’s first home game after his no-hitter, and late season divisional matchups during pennant races can suddenly become very expensive. \u00a0Staying ahead of the hype will save you money.<\/p>\n

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On the flip side, it’s unlikely tickets will plummet that far for unwanted games. \u00a0The Mets set up an artificial floor so that a fan will never pay less than a season ticket holder paid for that section. \u00a0Reading between the lines to me means that it’ll never be less than the 10% discount they get. \u00a0Prices are fairly reasonable for value games as they are, but it’d be nice if the more expensive games become affordable if the Mets are eliminated early or if the weather is supposed to be really bad.<\/p>\n

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Another interesting use for dynamic pricing is tracking the popularity of games. \u00a0It can give us insight into tickets sold that previously only the Mets knew. \u00a0If you want to know how Banner Day is doing for example, you can check out the prices for that game against a similarly valued game and see if it’s inherently more popular or not. \u00a0As we get a feel for it, we’ll probably be able to tell how close it is to sold out, even within specific sections.<\/p>\n

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I’ll also be curious to see how the secondary market reacts. \u00a0Sites like Stub Hub and Seat Crew that deal in second-hand tickets may not be able to keep up with the fluctuations. \u00a0If a game suddenly takes off in popularity, it will take a while for people to unlist and relist their tickets. \u00a0If ticket prices drop, the secondary market will suddenly be overpriced. \u00a0This may also kill day of game sales. \u00a0If fans really want to go to a game, chances are the prices will increase past the secondary market…unless it’s raining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mets now have their dynamic pricing guide online on Mets.com. \u00a0Tickets first went on sale to certain presale codes Monday. \u00a0I got Opening Day tickets at face value, but just three hours later they were $10 higher. \u00a0Btw, at 10am today the Mets blogger presale \u00a0begins. \u00a0More details here. This ultimately sucks, although it … <\/p>\n

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