It’s a seller’s market for Seahawks tickets

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, July 23, 2014

SEATTLE — The many Seattle Seahawks fans without tickets who want to attend regular-season games in 2014 will have to try their luck on the secondary market.

The reselling of tickets at prices different from face value is legal in Washington, and there are several secondary ticket outlets, including one sanctioned by the NFL — ticketexchangebyticketmaster.com.

There’s just one problem, according to James Kimmel, the co-founder and vice president of operations for Seattle-based Epic Seats — fans who have tickets don’t want to part with them.

“It’s hard for us to get access to tickets because so many people want to use them,” Kimmel said.

Kimmel says that is sending prices of the tickets available on the secondary through the roof, adding that the Seahawks are “the most highly sought after ticket” of any NFL team on the secondary market.

Kimmel said at this time a year ago, tickets for several Seahawks games could be bought for $65 to $70.

But Monday, Kimmel said, the cheapest ticket for any Seahawks game was $120 for late-season contests against the St. Louis Rams and Phoenix Cardinals.

Tickets for the four biggest home games — Green Bay, Denver, Dallas and San Francisco — are nearing or above the $200 range for the lowest price, Kimmel said. Topping the list is the Sept. 4 opener against Green Bay, for which Kimmel said the lowest-priced ticket available on Monday was about $275.

“Obviously, the opener is a big deal locally,” Kimmel said. “It’s one of those once-in-a-lifetime events when they are unveiling the Super Bowl banner, and everybody wants to relive the Super Bowl moment.”

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