COVID wasn’t the only reason for the demise of tickets. The externalities of transferring the cost of tickets from the team to the fan is also responsible. As a sports enthusiast, I observe older tech impaired fans (like me) often unable to find their tickets on their too pricey last year’s cell phone. Not withstanding this, Alabama’s Tommy Ray and my late friend Cris Drago collected tickets the old way, sweeping up the stadium post game to find the discarded hidden treasures.
COVID wasn’t the only reason for the demise of tickets. The externalities of transferring the cost of tickets from the team to the fan is also responsible. As a sports enthusiast, I observe older tech impaired fans (like me) often unable to find their tickets on their too pricey last year’s cell phone. Not withstanding this, Alabama’s Tommy Ray and my late friend Cris Drago collected tickets the old way, sweeping up the stadium post game to find the discarded hidden treasures.