July 19, 2008

Giants announce PSLs for all

The New York Giants have revealed how much they'll be charging for personal seat licenses at their new $1.6 billion stadium: Cheap seats will require a $1,000 down payment, while the best tickets will run $20,000 - and that's before the $7,000 per seat a season fans will have to pay for the tickets themselves. Licenses can be resold to other fans when you're done with them, but that's likely to be of little comfort for those who don't have a college fund to raid to afford the buy-in in the first place: "For people like me, these tickets are part of my family heritage," one season ticket holder told the New York Times. "And because of my parents’ efforts, we have excellent seats, so it’s a kick in the stomach to be presented with a plan like this that we can’t afford."

The prices still pale in comparison to those announced for the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium, which will range from $16,000 to $50,000 for prime club seats. In Dallas (okay, really Arlington), though, some nosebleed seats don't require a PSL; for the Giants, if fans don't come bearing a $1,000 check up front, they'll have to stay home and watch on TV.