Ticket Prices during the King Carl years

[BigRedChief]

From Justin Time

90: $19.79
91: $21.25
92: $23.72
93: $26.82
94: $29.04
95: $31.11
96: $34.05
97: $37.88
98: $41.82
99: $41.82
00: $46.32
01: $52.01
02: $55.82
03: $58.64
04: $67.33
05: $67.33
06: $72.58


Any Math whiz's tell me what a $19.79 ticket would cost today if adjusted for inflation?

Discussion and or venting starts now.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

hey BigRed....who's that in your sig?

It's a good thing I'm not the jealous type.

[Warrior5]

So where do the Chiefs rank in average ticket prices among all NFL teams?

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Carl would like to point out that there were no price increases in 1999 AND 2005.

That's Carl saying "We'll take advantage of Average Joe's short term memory".

It's interesting to see the pattern... ~ $3 increase every year, then between 97-01 it's 4, 0, 4.5, 6; which averages out to 3.6. Then another $3 increase. Then 9, 0, 5; which averages out to 4.6.

So, Carl's new 5 year plan.....

07: $76
08: $88
09: $88
10: $94
And the magical year 2011: $100!!

[Eleazar]

Adjusted for purchasing power of today's dollar:

90: $29.57
91: $30.47
92: $33.02
93: $36.25
94: $38.27
95: $39.87
96: $42.38
97: $46.09
98: $50.11
99: $49.02
00: $52.53
01: $57.35
02: $60.60
03: $62.24
04: $69.61
05: $67.33

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Warrior5

So where do the Chiefs rank in average ticket prices among all NFL teams?

8th highest, as of 2005

http://www.teammarketing.com/fci.cfm...fci_nfl_05.cfm

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Warrior5

So where do the Chiefs rank in average ticket prices among all NFL teams?

You can get a stat on that to say anything you want. People in the newspaper or radio or here will often post stats that are just raw dollars, the average ticket price, the price of the highest or lowest ticket, or any combination of one of those adjusted by with the average household income in the city, the state, the cost of living in the area, blah blah.

Basically, I don't think those stats are meaningful at all because it can be written to put virtually any team at the top or the bottom depending on what point you want to make.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by DaFace

8th highest, as of 2005

http://www.teammarketing.com/fci.cfm...fci_nfl_05.cfm

A Chiefs ticket is more than a Broncos ticket? Wow, that's surprising.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Dongless

A Chiefs ticket is more than a Broncos ticket? Wow, that's surprising.

Seems to be true, if you look at their seating chart:

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by DaFace

8th highest, as of 2005

http://www.teammarketing.com/fci.cfm...fci_nfl_05.cfm

When you throw in Kansas City's rank in cost of living, that #8 is a lot higher than it might seem.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by DaFace

8th highest, as of 2005

http://www.teammarketing.com/fci.cfm...fci_nfl_05.cfm

8th highest for 3 play off wins in 36 years. Aint that a bitch.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Cochise

You can get a stat on that to say anything you want. People in the newspaper or radio or here will often post stats that are just raw dollars, the average ticket price, the price of the highest or lowest ticket, or any combination of one of those adjusted by with the average household income in the city, the state, the cost of living in the area, blah blah.

Basically, I don't think those stats are meaningful at all because it can be written to put virtually any team at the top or the bottom depending on what point you want to make.

That's the fun with statistics... a group can start with the same numbers, end with completely different numbers, and everyone's right

I think just comparing where a city ranks on ticket price vs. the cost of living is pretty important, but then again, there's no number to show the experience of Arrowhead vs. the experience in Miami.. and we're not even throwing in success, so you're basically right

[Demonpenz]

I look at it as 70 + bucks for 3 hours i could use that to buy something that tanglebul, but lets be honest people are going to pay that as an excuse to party like they are 22 all day in the parking lot.

[jidar]

It's a blast though, I think it's worth it.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

hey BigRed....who's that in your sig?

Rainman's wife

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

229%


But, who are you venting towards? The people who keep selling out Arrowhead, paying for $20 parking and $8 beer? Every team, regardless of record, sold out every game up until that Bills game a couple of weeks ago... of course they're going to raise ticket prices every year.

It doesn't take an economics degree to figure out who's fault it is.

Yep, damn good point