WOULD RATHER BE IN CLEARWATER
That announcement that the Sixers were making almost 2,000 tickets available at $10 apiece for four games in November and six in December has a bit of a twist to it.
Be aware, as some of you have found out already, that you will have a $4 facility charge to pay for each order. It's per order for a game, not per ticket.
Those are available through ComcastTIX at SIXERS.COM, by calling 1-800-298-4200, or at select Acme Markets. Coupons for the discounted tickets, which have a face value of $30, also can be picked up at all participating Taco Bell® and KFC® locations around the Greater Delaware Valley area beginning Dec. 1. You can reimburse those at the Center box office.
These additional fees have become common practice, certainly for any tickets purchased online for any events at the Center and elsewhere. But the fact that fee would be added got missed by some people who saw the “Sixers selling tickets for $10” headlines.
The offer is redeemable for any of the four remaining home games at the Center in November, including Friday, Nov. 21, vs. the Clippers at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 23, vs. the Warriors at 5 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 26, vs. the Magic at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 30, vs. the Bulls at 5 p.m.
That will continue for the following December games: Wednesday, Dec. 3 vs. the Lakers at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 6, vs. the Nets at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 10, vs. the Cavaliers at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 13, vs. the Wizards at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 17, vs. the Bucks at 7 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 20, vs. the Pacers at 7:30 p.m.
One other thing worth noting is that you can buy individual tickets for every game except the one on Friday, March 13, vs. the Bulls, at 7 p.m. That’s the "Remember the Spectrum" game, which is accessible only to those who have bought a game plan or season tickets. More information is available at 866.913.9782.
Paul Vigna still has the seat he wrestled out of the concrete at Connie Mack Stadium parked in the finished basement, a 1980 Phillies championship mirror hanging above it. Now, why he’s kept an autograph of former Flyer Bruce Gamble on a sheet of Hockey Hall of Fame paper is another story. A native of Philly who grew up in Lansdale, he’s an assistant sports editor at the Daily News in charge of special projects who has written two columns related to sports and consumers: View From the Seats and Savvy Consumer.
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Athletic contests were, for a long time, simply fun and games. Nowadays they’re just a small part of a sports entertainment industry that puts billions of dollars into play and a number of issues into motion. Moneyball indeed. You might be closer to the action than ever before, but that privilege comes at a price - and often it’s beyond what you can afford.
With that as the backdrop we’ll use this blog to dig out stories and swap advice about how the fan experience is changing and what it’s costing you now and in the future. Some of it will educate, some will let you vent. And in a sports panel format, it should allow for a consensus of opinion that can carry some weight.
