Quote Originally Posted by smashup View Post
Theres only 1000 going on sale i heard so most will be snapped up already and go straight to corporate wankers who just want to say "i was there"

It's gonna be nothing atmosphere wise compared to a Hatton or De La Hoya Vegas fight but more like the 9am Tyson v Douglas Library vibe
Of course brokers get the first crack, Promoter's love this because it's that's the way to drive up the demand for the tickets. You can blame Mayweather and Arum for the extreme price demand. By holding back the tickets, it creates even more demand and guess what? They get to make under the table money. Brokers have the capital to pay more than the face value and absorb the risk on any unsold tickets they get. No tax on moneys above the face value. The only time high ticket demand becomes available to the public is when the performers/promoters release the tickets. The fighters get cheated out of the extra gate revenue when the promoter controls the tickets but this time its only Pacquiao and the IRS that will get cheated.

It's easy to see whats happening, the tickets available on broker sites are a front, taken advantage of to gauge the demand, and set the price for those that have the $$$. This will continue until the demand drops the closer we get to the actual event. Once the demand tapers and there are still unsold tickets, the price will drop. However, if the demand increases, the promoter will only release the tickets in lots and increase the price to the brokers as the demand increases. They know they can unload the unsold tickets for face value if demand for the overpriced tickets fall off.