finfanfromrochester Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 The best option for getting tickets at a reasonable price requires a bit of patience. Wait until about 5 minutes after kickoff and go to a scalper...you can usually get them for $30 or so. Although you'll miss kickoff and be who-knows-where in the stadium. interesting strategy, thanks! might give that a shot. for sold out games like this do you think scalpers will still be offering decent seats for $80-$100 or so per ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I live here in South Fla and go to bills game every yr... I always sit around 50, 10-20 rows up and am usually surrounded by alot of Bills fans but i would assume lots of Bills fan like to sit on visitors sideline... But crowd is still very vocal when Bills make a play and Phins fan have VERY little passion. I try to go to 1 Bills home game a yr and when i do, if u cheer for opposing team, u get smacked talked and "bullied"!! I can be as roudy and obnoxious as i want and Phins fan are still pretty tame. Only time they get on my nerves is when they play "fins up" which is lamest and most juvenile fans rant EVER! Bills make me wanna SHOUT!!! The only time I've ever been physically accosted at a game, was at a Bills, Dolphins game in Miami. It was a drunk Bills fan that thought I was a Dolphins fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 interesting strategy, thanks! might give that a shot. for sold out games like this do you think scalpers will still be offering decent seats for $80-$100 or so per ticket? Depends...timing is everything. The further you are from kickoff the worse you'll get gouged. Find a guy that doesn't look confident and catch him closer to game time and you can get a reasonable price. You need to be able to read people though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Haha yeah, I read the Takeover post on finheaven also. In reality it's just a couple dozen Fin fans getting together beforehand and then dispersing themselves randomly throughout the stadium. But what I'm most excited for with this game is the relevancy factor. I can't recall the last time the Fins and Bills played and it was actually one of the week's more exciting matchups. Hope there's many more to come like this while the Pats and Jets watch in misery. I suppose I'd rather see the Fins atop the AFCE rankings than the Pats. But I still hope we whip you by 30 this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finfanfromrochester Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Depends...timing is everything. The further you are from kickoff the worse you'll get gouged. Find a guy that doesn't look confident and catch him closer to game time and you can get a reasonable price. You need to be able to read people though Knowing me I will give them the Larry David suspicious stare down for 5 minutes before deciding upon the least honest guy. http://gifsoup.com/view/239473/stare-down.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) Knowing me I will give them the Larry David suspicious stare down for 5 minutes before deciding upon the least honest guy. http://gifsoup.com/view/239473/stare-down.html That is so funny!! I love Larry David. Bandit is right that scalpers are traditionally the best route in Buffalo. One other piece of advice is to buy from scalpers closer to the stadium. I worked in ticketing for a long time and the shady characters stay as far from the stadium as they can to avoid reprecussions. The people that you start seeing closer to the stadium (within a couple of blocks) are typically your best bet. Edited September 11, 2014 by Kirby Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorom Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Dolphins are in trouble this weekend. We're gonna destroy them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finfanfromrochester Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 That is so funny!! I love Larry David. Bandit is right that scalpels are traditionally the best route in Buffalo. One other piece of advice is to buy from scalpels closer to the stadium. I worked in ticketing for a long time and the shady characters stay as far from the stadium as they can to avoid reprecussions. The people that you start seeing closer to the stadium (within a couple of blocks) are typically your best bet. thank you for that advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Quite some irony in that Ralph applied for the AFL Franchise in 1959 for MIAMI. I'm sure that's one reason he insisted on keeping them in the AFCE. He never got over that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Breaking out the "F**K MIAMI" t-shirt from the 90s for this one, boys.... (well, not really, but I remember the days -- hilarious when I saw those being worn in the parking lot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I suppose I'd rather see the Fins atop the AFCE rankings than the Pats. But I still hope we whip you by 30 this weekend. Right! F Miami, but F New England HARDER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I would advise against wearing an opposing team's apparel. I once went to a Bills game at the Meadowlands during their SB years wearing a Bills shirt. Nothing happened thankfully, but I looked back and thought it was stupid of me. I went in 2004. It was the year both teams finished 4-12. I wore my Bills gear proudly and received a little flack after the Giants scored a td. The Bills won big (24-7 or something like that) and I enjoyed celebrating throughout the day. Nobody bothered me in the least. I was the only guy in my section and I was celebrating with a guy in the next section over. Giants fans were harder on their team than either of us were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamSandwhich Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) too much? Hahaha!!! That's awesome!!! That's my new computer background at work! Edited September 11, 2014 by HamSandwhich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Miami Fans October 20, 2013 - Buffalo Bills 23 at Miami Dolphins 21 December 22, 2013 - Miami Dolphins 0 at Buffalo Bills 19 How can yuz guys predict a Miami victory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammered a Lot Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 The best option for getting tickets at a reasonable price requires a bit of patience. Wait until about 5 minutes after kickoff and go to a scalper...you can usually get them for $30 or so. Although you'll miss kickoff and be who-knows-where in the stadium. The scalper I know has a waiting list for fans looking for tickets. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I went in 2004. It was the year both teams finished 4-12. I wore my Bills gear proudly and received a little flack after the Giants scored a td. The Bills won big (24-7 or something like that) and I enjoyed celebrating throughout the day. Nobody bothered me in the least. I was the only guy in my section and I was celebrating with a guy in the next section over. Giants fans were harder on their team than either of us were. Sorry, I just realized I didn't specify that the team was the Jets. Huge difference in fan bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSpeed Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 If you can tell me the number of Dolfans that their home games, I'll tell you both of their names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martifal Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Unfortunately, you take your chances at any game, if you're an opposing fan. While being respectful won't ensure you are left alone, being a jerk will surely get you unwanted attention. I often go to games in Miami with my brother he has an old Norwood jersey it's funny he wears that and all of the ribbing is good natured, without the jersey it can be ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) Some interesting stats mentioned on WGR just now. Apparently the website seatgeek.com compiles stats on ticket prices shown on various ticket sales websites (the legit ones like stubhub, etc). Seatgeek is reporting that the cheapest tickets for the Bills opener are the highest-priced "cheap seats" for any NFL game this weekend. That is almost unbelievable considering that the San Fran stadium is hosting it's first regular season game this weekend. Good luck with that takeover thing. Edited September 11, 2014 by BillnutinHouston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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