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Yankees’ Agreement with Ticketmaster a Plus for Season Plan Holders, but Buyers Beware

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Yankees, tagged , on February 11, 2013 | 8 Comments »

A few months back when the Yankees’ first announced plans to opt out of Major League Baseball’s secondary market agreement with StubHub, I suggested that early critics withhold judgment until after the details were released. Well, the Yankees have finally gotten around to unveiling its new relationship with Ticketmaster’s Ticket Exchange, so it’s time to […]

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The Hubbub Over StubHub

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged on December 11, 2012 | 4 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Over the past few years, I’ve written extensively (here and here) about the precarious relationship between StubHub and Major League Baseball, particularly as it pertains to the cannibalization of primary market ticket sales. So, it wasn’t much of a surprise when the Yankees decided to opt out of MLB’s just-renewed deal with the […]

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StubHub Likely to Pay a Premium for Selling Discounted Tickets

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on April 24, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Last year around this time, I wondered whether Major League Baseball was beginning to regret its relationship with StubHub because of the bargain basement price levels at which many tickets were re-selling on the secondary market.  According to the New York Post, at least a few teams, including the Yankees, have started to have some […]

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