49ers are having trouble selling tickets

[Battlelyon]

Market for 49ers tickets and PSLs is “plummeting”
Posted by Mike Florio on April 18, 2016, 12:47 PM EDT
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The 49ers once again are proving that winning draws fans to the games, and that losing drives them away.

According to C.W. Nevius of the San Francisco Chronicle (via SportsBusiness Daily), the market for tickets and Personal Seat Licenses has been “plummeting.”

Currently, a total of 1,825 PSLs (consisting of 4,601 seats) are available, with dozens priced below market value. When the new stadium opened, tickets were completely sold out and a waiting list existed for PSLs and season tickets.

Per the report, some fans that financed their PSL purchases over 10 years are thinking about “stopping payments and walking away.” While the 49ers would have the right to enforce the PSL payments, Nevius raises a great question: What would the 49ers do if a large number of PSL holders simultaneously walk away? Sue all of them?

Regardless, things are looking suddenly ordinary for an organization that, not long ago, was moving back toward elite status.

 

[shopson67]

Wherefore art thou, Jim Harbaugh?

 

[Clayton]

Thats going to happen when your football team is the third best city in your area and run by idiots.

 

[Red_Chaos]

Win a couple of games and you fix this pretty quickly

 

[Battlelyon]

Spoiled 49ers fan base can't handle the tough times.

 

[dkmightyhammer]

Didn't they build their new stadium way out of town too? Making it harder to get to the games probably wasn't the best idea.

 

[williewilliejuan]

Spoiled 49ers fan base can't handle the tough times.

Or they're protesting the stupidity of the owner and management.

 

[redseat]

Or they're protesting the stupidity of the owner and management.

will it work? Will management budge?

 

[williewilliejuan]

will it work? Will management budge?

I was really hoping a few months ago that Eddie DeBartolo would have seen his nephew at a holiday party and stabbed him to death with a shrimp fork, but they apparently missed each other.

I think if this season is like last (and it's looking like it might), they're going to have no choice. Niners fans are pissed about what's being done to their favorite team.

 

[redseat]

I was really hoping a few months ago that Eddie DeBartolo would have seen his nephew at a holiday party and stabbed him to death with a shrimp fork, but they apparently missed each other.

I think if this season is like last (and it's looking like it might), they're going to have no choice. Niners fans are pissed about what's being done to their favorite team.

well for your sake good luck... But in general I hope they suck, less competition for the Patriots!

 

[dredinis21]

Spoiled 49ers fan base can't handle the tough times.

No. What we can't handle is shit ownership. The stadium sucks in its overall experience so THAT isn't a draw and now, thanks to the boner we have running the organization, we have gone from elite to shit virtually overnight and it is 100% his fault.

 

[Clayton]

Win a couple of games and you fix this pretty quickly

Thats what I kept saying about the St Louis Rams....

 

[Red_Chaos]

Thats what I kept saying about the St Louis Rams....

Season can't start fast enough...

 

[GNG]

Thats going to happen when your football team is the third best city in your area and run by idiots.

49ers fans have always been front runners and won't support a losing team. Rams fans belong in the same category.

 

[GNG]

No. What we can't handle is shit ownership. The stadium sucks in its overall experience so THAT isn't a draw and now, thanks to the boner we have running the organization, we have gone from elite to shit virtually overnight and it is 100% his fault.

So you won't support your team unless it's a playoff contender. You're a typical 49ers fan.

 

[TBBishop]

So a team in Califorina stinks and the fans aren't buying tickets. This can't possibly shock anyone. It's exactly why no team should have moved to LA. It's not just Cali though, Florida is the same way. Front Runners/Bandwagoners.

 

[SonnyCID]

This is great news. Half dozen less stabbings every Sunday.

 

[Pattersonca65]

Spoiled 49ers fan base can't handle the tough times.

Sold out all games through Erickson, Nolan, and Singletary years. Never had a television blackout during that whole period so I don't think that is true.

 

[Southieinnc]

Now that I'm back in the states, I plan to see some games. Easiest one will be The Patriots at 49ers. Not a horrible drive from here and the Patriots stand a pretty good chance to win.
Tickets should be pretty cheap and readily available......

 

[gohusk]

Didn't they build their new stadium way out of town too? Making it harder to get to the games probably wasn't the best idea.

Location isn't an issue. There's a huge fan base in the south bay. The problem is the team sucks. If the team didn't suck they wouldn't have a problem.