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shabbosstroller t1_j2210y0 wrote

Reply to comment by FormerCollegeDJ in Where do you all buy tickets to Wizards and/or Caps Games? by Bwagz1431

Haha, well I wish I said which game! I got there and the cheapest was $280, holy shit! Luckily I copped two for $70 each from a reseller outside. Should have bought them online the day before but I thought the $20 per ticket fee was outrageous!

You mentioned the holidays, I guess since many people are home they have the same idea to go to a game?

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FormerCollegeDJ t1_j222stf wrote

RE: people attending games during the holidays, I think that’s the case.

This morning I actually checked the Wizards’ attendance for weeknight games between Christmas and New Year’s Day during non-pandemic years (basically the 2016-17 to 2019-20 seasons). I also kept tabs starting last night on ticket demand for their game tonight against Phoenix. The Zards usually (though not always) DO get a significant attendance boost for weeknight games the last week of the calendar year. I didn’t realize there actually was a significant difference attendance/ticket demand-wise until I looked into it. (Re: Tuesday night’s game, in my personal case I didn’t want to buy in advance because I wasn’t 100% sure I’d return from my Christmas family visit in time to attend; I got back around 4:45 PM, a little more than 2 hours prior to the game.)

I can tell you I’ve never previously had a major problem getting a reasonably-priced ticket to a 76ers/Wizards game in the roughly 20 times I’ve seen the teams play in DC, most of them bought on the day of the game. There were plenty of seats available at the box office when the 76ers made their first visit this season back on Halloween night (Monday 10/31).

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