Super Sunday XXX
The Steelers-Dallas game was well covered by the PG's road crew.
Scalpers made big $$$ on Super Bowl XXX
Covering the illicit ticket scalper biz, in 1996 I watched Super Bowl tickets being sold in Pittsburgh, noted the seat numbers and went to the big game in Arizona to see who sat in the seats and how much they paid.
Gametime
Who ended up sitting in those scalped end-zone tickets that were sold in Pittsburgh for $1,300 each?
Before the Superbowl game started, before the Steelers’ tragic loss to the Cowboys at Sun Devil Stadium, I went to see who ended up buying the scalped tickets in Section 003, Row 25, that I watched being sold in Pittsburgh. I also watched the ticket market work its magic as the game started.
My report:
![THE TICKETS The obligatory supply-and-demand tussle between those needing tickets and those selling them played itself out as the clock ticked closer to the kickoff. There seemed to be many more looking to buy than the other way around, and most sellers wanted at least $500 two hours before the game. Many wearing black and gold hoped to see the price fall to face value of $200 to $350 by kickoff. "Even if I miss the first quarter [to wait for a cheap ticket], it's OK," said Rob Meister, 30, a former West View resident who moved to California in September and who flew in yesterday morning to seek a ticket for the game. "I'm not going to pay more than face value -I've got mouths to feed back home.' Inside Sun Devil Stadium, in Row 25 of section 003, two other Steeler fans dearly. Janet, 48, of West Mifflin, and Louise, 30, of South Park, paid $1,300 each for their end zone seats. The tickets they bought from an Ohio ticket broker were sold by a Steelers season ticket holder 10 days ago in Pittsburgh. Including air fare, hotel rooms and spending money, the two women (who don't want their friends to know how much they spent), shelled out about $3,500 for their trip. "It's worth it," said Janet. "It's our one and only Super Bowl and I wanted it to be good. We've waited 16 years.'](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2_Go!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F86665313-142d-48ad-9a5f-d23524159be8_859x666.jpeg "THE TICKETS The obligatory supply-and-demand tussle between those needing tickets and those selling them played itself out as the clock ticked closer to the kickoff. There seemed to be many more looking to buy than the other way around, and most sellers wanted at least $500 two hours before the game. Many wearing black and gold hoped to see the price fall to face value of $200 to $350 by kickoff. \"Even if I miss the first quarter [to wait for a cheap ticket], it's OK,\" said Rob Meister, 30, a former West View resident who moved to California in September and who flew in yesterday morning to seek a ticket for the game. \"I'm not going to pay more than face value -I've got mouths to feed back home.' Inside Sun Devil Stadium, in Row 25 of section 003, two other Steeler fans dearly. Janet, 48, of West Mifflin, and Louise, 30, of South Park, paid $1,300 each for their end zone seats. The tickets they bought from an Ohio ticket broker were sold by a Steelers season ticket holder 10 days ago in Pittsburgh. Including air fare, hotel rooms and spending money, the two women (who don't want their friends to know how much they spent), shelled out about $3,500 for their trip. \"It's worth it,\" said Janet. \"It's our one and only Super Bowl and I wanted it to be good. We've waited 16 years.'")