Birds-'Boys tix pricey

TicketsNow.com was reporting that the average price of a ticket bought on that site to Sunday night's game was $339 and the priciest ticket bought was $803, in both cases the second-highest numbers reported this week. You can guess which game ranked first.

More than 400 were still available, ranging from $81 to $589. Oh, and for those with a group and nowhere to go, a corner club suite was listing for $26,215. For that price, they should also be

allowed in to see Penn State and Temple on Nov. 10.

On average, tickets bought on TicketsNow.com to Eagles home games have cost $244 in 2007, fourth highest among NFL teams.

Those using StubHub.com have spent, on

average, just over $280 for a ticket to Sunday night's game. The inventory there was close to 800, PR director Sean Pate said late yesterday, ranging from about $90 for standing room to $650 for a sideline seat. "That's a good amount

of tickets for a game that's happening in 3 days," Pate said. "For a game of this magnitude, the

prices are somewhat lower [than you'd expect]; but this obviously would be a marquee game if it wouldn't be for Super Bowl 41 and a half."

That reference, of course, was to the breathless matchup that is the Colts and Patriots in Indianapolis on Sunday. While the same number of tickets for both games (around 3,500) had been sold through StubHub, the average cost for a spot to see the game between the unbeatens was $379. As of late yesterday, the lowest price among the 270 tickets left was $383, so the average likely

will rise up through Sunday morning.

The cost to see these two games, not surprisingly, obliterates the $150 that NFL tickets are purchased for, on average, at StubHub. Indy and Philly are on the high side of the average, at $237. *

- Paul Vigna

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