Okay, I’m posting this on a lark, to see if there are any interested parties reading my blog who would be willing to trade Notre Dame football tickets with me. Please note, I’m not scalping anything. I’m just trying to find a mutually beneficial ticket trade, such that I end up going to the games I want, and you end up going to the games you want. This gets a little complicated, so bear with me.
WHAT I WANT:
* 2 guest student-section tickets to either Penn State or Michigan. This means you would need to be a Notre Dame student, and would need to be willing to wait in line some September weekday morning to exchange and “upgrade” your student ticket to a non-student guest ticket which would allow my non-student friends legal admission to the student section. Don’t worry, they’ll be rooting for the Irish. :)
* 4 non-student-section tickets, together, to either Purdue, Army or North Carolina. That one’s pretty self-explanatory, I think. I want to attend a game with my parents, but not in the student section. I don’t really care where in the stadium, so long as it’s not, like, the visiting team’s section.
WHAT I HAVE TO TRADE:
* 2 guest student-section tickets to Stanford. Becky and I will be out of town that week, and I am perfectly willing to wait in line and exchange our tickets so that you can use them, give them to friends, etc.
* 2 guest student-section tickets to whichever game I get 4 non-student-section tickets to (Purdue, Army or North Carolina). Since Becky and I will be sitting with my parents in non-student seating, we won’t need our student tickets to this game, so again, I’m perfectly willing to wait in line and exchange them so that you can use them.
* Some combination of the following, totalling 4 tickets: up to 4 Georgia Tech tickets together; or up to 2 Army tickets together; or up to 2 North Carolina tickets together. I realize that sounds complicated, but see, I’m in the process of working out another ticket trade, so depending on what you need, I can adjust that trade accordingly. Incidentally, the Georgia Tech game is in Atlanta; all the other games I mentioned are in South Bend.
I realize that nobody, except married students like me, actually has two student-section tickets to trade. That’s fine — I’ll trade for just one, provided I can find someone else who’s also willing to trade away their one ticket to the same game.
I also realize, of course, that people don’t physically have their tickets in hand yet. I certainly don’t have mine. But I’ll be buying season tickets next month, and so will you. We’re talking about trading for the right to ultimately claim the tickets in question.
Anyway… any takers? People potentially interested? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Please e-mail me at bloy [at] nd.edu if so.
Feel free to e-mail me with conditional offers, e.g., “If the game you attend with your parents is Purdue, rather than Army or North Carolina, then I’d be interested in trading my Michigan student ticket for your Purdue student ticket… but I don’t have any interest in an Army or North Carolina student ticket.” Or whatever the case may be. Tell me where you’re at and what you’re willing to trade, and I’ll try to make it all work out somehow.
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Categories: Notre Dame, College Football
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July 31st, 2006 at 1:12:56 pm
Actually, I know a guy that has EIGHT tickets to every ND home game this year:
http://ndchoochoo.blogspot.com/2006/07/i-have-eight-tickets-to-every-notre.html
Best of luck with the tickets. My parents are presently contemplating another mortgage so they can come to a game also. See you in a couple weeks.
-B
July 31st, 2006 at 1:30:47 pm
Another mortgage for a football game?
July 31st, 2006 at 1:49:59 pm
It was a joke, Randy.
Current ticket sales on eBay, StubHub, etc. are out of control. The average seems to be about $300 per ticket to “non-prime” games (more for Penn State and Michigan), and many of the auctions still have 30-90 days until they close. Something tells me B-Loy already knows this, that is why he is attempting to trade tickets and save himself a few hundred bucks. Smart kid.
Also, hotels are requiring three-night stays on home football weekends in order to make a reservation. Throw in two plane tickets from the west coast to get the folks in town, and you’re looking at an expensive weekend.
More here (sub req): http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2449290
July 31st, 2006 at 4:55:31 pm
Brendan, what games are the fall break games? I most likely will not be around for fall break (interviewing), so I might be able to work something out for then.
July 31st, 2006 at 5:18:24 pm
UCLA (home) and Navy (away).
Hmm… that raises an intriguing possibility. I wonder if I could trade for two student tickets to the UCLA game and invite my parents out for that one, instead of Purdue or Army or North Carolina… and have them sit in the student section.
July 31st, 2006 at 5:57:10 pm
Is the opportunity cost computed into all these numbers? :O)
July 31st, 2006 at 8:23:11 pm
I’ll keep my eyes peeled for extra Tech tickets. I’m hoping some Tech people at work/church come out of the woodwork soon, as I already have my two and managed to procure an extra two through the GT 3-packs that sold out the day they went on sale.
July 31st, 2006 at 8:29:58 pm
I’m actually looking to unload my Tech tickets… as much as I was looking forward to coming down there, it turned out to be impractical because of some other stuff on my calendar. That said, I’m not so much looking to sell as to trade. :)
July 31st, 2006 at 8:45:10 pm
Ah-makes sense. I guess this is what happens when you have one eye on the 10-Q I should be tying out and one eye on random internet things and tend to key in on “GT” lately :-)
August 1st, 2006 at 6:11:30 am
LOL, NDLauren
August 1st, 2006 at 7:21:41 pm
Brendan,
Check out the ND Law Class of 2009 message board. There is at least one student who is willing to trade any ticket for any game.
August 1st, 2006 at 9:01:58 pm
Chris, can you e-mail me (bloy [at] nd.edu) and tell me what’s the password is to get into the Class of 2009 section of the NDLS website? The one that they used for the classes of 2007 and 2008 doesn’t seem to be working (either that, or I’m not remembering it correctly).
August 2nd, 2006 at 7:12:46 pm
How much will you take for the 4 tickets to Georgia Tech? Location?
August 5th, 2006 at 2:35:12 pm
I have a trade to offer to you, or anyone else who reads this…I have 2 non-student tickets to the U of M/ND game and I want to trade them for 2 non-student Penn State tickets…interested? Can you refer me to someone who might be?
August 8th, 2006 at 1:02:10 pm
Sadly, I have not a single ticket. My husband is an alumn, and we got bupkis this year in the lottery. If anyone has any tickets to sell, PLEASE contact me. My husband is also a graduate of Army and is DYING to go to that game. If anyone can sell us tickets to that game in particular, we’d be incredibly greatful. Please contact me at stephers321@yahoo.com if you can help. Thanks - Go Irish!
August 11th, 2006 at 11:54:23 pm
Would like 2 tix to Stanford — will not be in town for anything else and unable to get
via lottery. Are you willing to sell?
August 26th, 2006 at 9:45:04 pm
Hey I have four tickets together for the Army game.. section 102…will trade for UofM tickets or Penn State (four)…just let me know..
August 29th, 2006 at 3:55:40 pm
Hi I do not have tickets to trade but what I do have if anyone is interested is 2 Brand new HP Flat screen L1702
monitors for 4 tickets to any ND home game or the ND vs. Navy game. Email me at Mar5917687@aol.com
August 30th, 2006 at 1:16:26 pm
I am in search of ANY ND home game tickets, especially Army. My husband recently graduated from ND and got his undergrad at Army, so we’re REALLY interested in that game. Any help is very much appreciated.
Patty Cassidy - if you can’t do a trade, I’d love to buy your tickets!
Please email me at stephers321@yahoo.com.
September 5th, 2006 at 11:14:16 am
Where are the student sections in the stadium?
September 5th, 2006 at 11:27:39 am
28-34
September 8th, 2006 at 8:47:46 pm
I need 2 tickets to the Notre Dame vs Michigan (Non Students)and will offer 2 tickets to the NY Giants vs the Chicago Bears on 11/12 in NY and throw in $150. Let me know!
October 9th, 2006 at 2:29:34 pm
i’ve noticed that a lot of the tickets that are on sale are in the end zones…
are these the visitors section or student or faculty seats?