RTX17XG5
Pedestrians are reflected on windows displaying the Super Bowl icon as preparations continue for Super Bowl XLVIII in New York January 27, 2014. Reuters

The 2014 Super Bowl is steadily approaching and while the first cold-weather Super Bowl is revealing in the surmounting snow, NFL fans were not pleased to see the surmounting ticket prices for the Big Apple’s biggest football game. Deadspin reported that even Super Bowl XLVIII has fallen victim to the astronomical prices in New York, with the cost of seats being almost double of what they were when football’s most anticipated event was held in New Orleans in 2013. The most expensive suite currently listed is at $686,000+ with the cheapest available around $238,000.

Now I know you are not reading this article because you have a year salary to blow on one game, even if it is the Super Bowl, and it’s Manning vs. Wilson. So let’s get real, when is the best time to buy the cheapest tickets for Sunday’s big game and where should you buy them? Well, read carefully because Latin Times is breaking it down step by step.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that according to the third-party vendor SeatGeek, "prices for Super Bowl tickets are now in a full-on nosedive, with prices falling by over 40 percent from where they were immediately following the conference championship games." The average price paid for a Super Bowl XLVIII during the weekend of Jan. 25 was $2,056, which is over a 40 percent drop from the average prices paid in the 24 hours immediately following the conference championship games, which was a whopping $3,439. With the prices of tickets dropping so drastically well before the Feb. 2 date of the actual game, it’s most likely that the 2014 Super Bowl will be the least expensive Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002. So, while none of these tickets are actually cheap, they are certainly cheap in comparison to what people have shelled out in the past to catch a glimpse of the NFL’s two best teams.

According to historical ticket data from the last four years of Super Bowls, average prices decreased significantly between the two weeks prior to the Super Bowl and game day. We are in the final stretch here, beware of an expected price hike the day before the game, do not buy your tickets on Feb. 1, they will be inflated. Either buy now or by the end of the week because steady declines expected to continue through the week, then of course the mecca of all days to buy-the day of the Super Bowl. This is only really an option if you live close to New York, well actually New Jersey, but if you do then you are in luck, as game time approaches on the final day, the ticket prices will take their final plummet, and that is when you strike.

So know that we know you are buying this week, where should you buy. Fans of the NFL and sporting events in general may have their best luck with cheap tickets buy joining a new site called the Ticket Club, by paying just $49.99 for a yearly subscription, tickets fees are eliminated. Another place to check is JustCheapTickets.com, like the name implies, this site specializes in discount tickets and with over 18,000 tickets posted on secondary market sites, there is a plethora of inventory to lower the normally demanding price. Obviously Stubhub.com is an old reliable, especially right up until game time, with their reliable e-ticket feature, fans can purchase tickets within 30 minutes of the game’s start time.

© 2024 Latin Times. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.