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8521.1
Date: 11/28/2007 3:24:16 PM
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Is it a good idea to set ticket prices to minimum if you just started to attract more people so that you eventually gain more per game?

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8521.2 in reply to 8521.1
Date: 11/28/2007 6:15:03 PM
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If you can win games, I wouldn't drop my prices. A new team can sell a lot of tickets at the median price as long as they're competitive.

I don't have much experience losing games, so i can't really tell you what to do there.


Steve

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8521.3 in reply to 8521.1
Date: 11/28/2007 10:43:03 PM
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the rules give a guidline- (parphrased) if a certain section of your arena sells out, then raise the priced (assuming you can still win)
also, people will pay as much as they can afford for tickets

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8521.4 in reply to 8521.3
Date: 11/29/2007 10:12:09 AM
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Well, I just started this week, and played 1 game, and of the 4500 seats only about 600 were taken, so I was thinking that dropping the price would attract more people. I hoped that cutting the prices in half, I would have more than twice the attendance, earning me more. At least for the first month.
I don't think I'll be winning much.
I won my first game, but it was against a bot :-)

Edited by The Unlord (29/11/2007 11:46:20 CET)

Last edited by The Unlord at 11/29/2007 11:46:21 AM

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8521.5 in reply to 8521.4
Date: 11/29/2007 4:31:08 PM
Philly Dribble
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I have the other situation. I have sold out my last 3 games. Seems to me the better thing to do is to raise my ticket prices as opposed to adding more seats. I see the ticket prices change on the first of each month. Has anyone raised their ticket prices, and what seems like a good starting point(25%, 50%)? Thanks!

Phil

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8521.6 in reply to 8521.4
Date: 11/29/2007 5:30:20 PM
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I am not sure that slashing prices will help. Generally, you have a 'hard core' of fans that will come whether the tickets are $5.00 or $15.00. Winning and having a good PR guy will increase REVENUE.

Good luck though. After two weeks I hired a "4" PR guy. I can not tell if he helped, or that I have won my share of games. However since that time attendance has gone up considerably.

Side note- I am raising my prices next month - bleacher to $12, lower tier to $35 and courtsdie to $150.
will let you know how REVENUE turns out

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Bleachers : 4500 : $10 Price Next Month $12
Lower Tier : 450 $35 Price Next Month $50
Courtside Seats :50 $100 Price Next Month $150


Edited by dennis54 (11/30/2007 5:20:50 AM CET)

Last edited by dennis54 at 11/30/2007 5:20:50 AM

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8521.7 in reply to 8521.6
Date: 11/30/2007 4:32:16 AM
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I'm doing the same, but I thought along the same lines as the first guy and it was probly a mistake. I've sold out my arena for the last two games and almost sold it out the first game of the month with the ticket prices of:

Bleachers $5
Lower Tier $25
Courtside $75

of course I'm not making much money at all so I'm raising my seat prices now, though I'm doing it 12, 44, 130. That and I'm also expanding my arena by around 260 seats so that I can have a couple luxury boxes as a well as a few more seats.

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8521.8 in reply to 8521.1
Date: 11/30/2007 6:28:10 AM
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There might be something that makes the fans of brand new teams fairly negative. I have been selling out my courtside seeds, but not by bleachers and lower tier. So next month, I'm bumping the price on my courtside and dropping the price on my other seats. I think dropping to the minimum is pretty drastic though.

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8521.9 in reply to 8521.8
Date: 12/2/2007 5:21:20 PM
Philly Dribble
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Ok, I raised my ticket prices around 40%. My Lower Tier and Courtside seats still sold out, but my bleachers only had 80% capacity. As long as I keep winning, I'm sure I will sell out the bleachers soon.

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8521.10 in reply to 8521.8
Date: 12/3/2007 5:34:34 PM
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Well, I tried it, and I'll see on tuesday...
A friend of mine cut his prices about 70%, and his attendance increased from ~700 to ~2800. So if it's somewhat linear (which it isn't, judging from the rules), it might give me a full house...
So minimum prices might be too drastic indeed, but I will still have more than if I left it at default, it seems

Edited by The Unlord (3/12/2007 17:35:28 CET)

Last edited by The Unlord at 12/3/2007 5:35:28 PM

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8521.11 in reply to 8521.10
Date: 12/5/2007 3:50:05 AM
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How'd you do?

I increased the price on my courtside seats, and they still sold out. I dropped the lower tier to $36 and had my best attendance yet. The dropped the bleachers to $11 and they did OK. My team hasn't been doing to good lately, so it's hard to tell what effect the priced drop made. I kind of think if I were winning games, I'd be filling the lower tier as well.