May 13, 2009 (Newsday delivered by Newstex ) --
My Tuesday column on the secondary Baseball ticket market has inspired many readers to tell me about bargains at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. Kevin Kurz of Freeport and the blog Major League Jerk paid $7.99 apiece for $15 face value seats in Section 525 at Citi to see Johan Santana against Derek Lowe Monday.
Lisa Swan of the blog Subway Squawkers wrote she has been to two Yankees and one Mets game this season, each time paying well below face value. That includes $12 for a $60 face value seat for a Yankees -Athletics game.
David Champa of Sunnyside, Queens, who described himself as a "former season ticket holder" made the point that the Yankees effectively forced many of their fans to sell on the resale market by pressuring partial plan holders to buy full packages to avoid being pushed into lesser seats in the new stadium.
Reluctant full season subscribers have flooded the market in an effort to make back some of the money they laid out. With prices falling, they are in a difficult position.
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