Want to cheer on the Celtics at TD Garden this weekend? You’re going to need to pay quite a bit for the most popular tickets in a number of years.
Game 3 on Saturday between the Celtics and Miami Heat would be the hottest NBA ticket in Boston during the last 5 years, in accordance with Vivid Seats. The common seat on that resale web site goes for a cool $493 — the priciest common admission at a Celtics dwelling recreation since Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals in opposition to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The common ticket for Game 3 is even increased on StubHub, the place the typical value of admission goes as much as $653 for Game 3, adopted by $719 for Game 4.
“Boston fans are eager for the Celtics to bring this series home this weekend — on StubHub, we’re already seeing significant early demand for Game 3 at TD Garden, which is currently our third highest-selling matchup of this week’s Conference Finals,” mentioned StubHub spokesperson Michael Silveira.
“Ticket sales for Game 3 have jumped by almost 200% since Monday, and we anticipate demand to continue to pick up as we get closer to Saturday,” he added.
More than 3,400 tickets have been nonetheless out there on StubHub for Game 3, and the bottom value was $298 as of Wednesday night. For Game 4, there have been 3,100 tickets out there, and the get-in value was $269.
Over on SeatGeek, the typical ticket value for Game 3 is $610, and for Game 4 it’s $572. The common resale value on SeatGeek through the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals was $315.
“Prices will likely fluctuate based on the results of tomorrow’s game (Thursday in Miami), as well as the results of Game 3,” mentioned a SeatGeek spokesperson. “Typically costs will transfer with the on courtroom efficiency. So if the Celtics have been to lose Game 2 and are available dwelling down 2-0 we’d count on costs to drop, and in the event that they go down 3-0 Game 4 tickets will probably drop considerably.
“On the flip side, if they win Game 2 prices may move up a bit, and the same goes for Game 3,” the spokesperson added. “However, with no chance for them to clinch the series in Game 4 we wouldn’t expect to see the big pop in demand for that game that we often see for potential series-clinching games at home.”
The MBTA Transit Police this week warned Celtics followers to be cautious of buying counterfeit tickets. Transit Police officers have taken studies prior to now from victims who’ve bought counterfeit tickets from secondary sources.
Oftentimes the “seller” will organize to satisfy the client at numerous MBTA stations, conduct the sale and rapidly vanish throughout the mass of individuals using the T, in accordance with police. By the time the client realizes the tickets are counterfeit, the “seller” is lengthy gone.
“Fans who purchase tickets from a secondary source and/or from individuals advertising on social media sites such as Craigslist or Reddit are taking a RISK,” Transit Police mentioned in an announcement. “We would like to encourage fans to only buy tickets from authorized ticket agencies. Purchasing from other sources is not recommended. Potential ticket buyers should guarantee authenticity by purchasing tickets directly through legitimate/authorized outlets.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com”