How Much Are Yankee Tickets Worth And Are They Ever Too Much?

A family shells out nearly $600 for tickets from a re-sale site.

Blanca Vargas-Colon is a big time Yankee fan. She also happens to be married to a big time Mets fan.
As a special Father's Day gift, she decided to surprise her husband Sam and their whole family with tickets to a Yankees game at the new Yankee Stadium.

When Blanca went online she typed in yankees.com, but somehow she did not go to the official Yankees website, instead she was directed to another website that re-sells Yankees tickets called TicketsNow.

Not knowing she was on an entirely different website, Blanca went ahead and ordered six tickets for $84.00 each. She expected to pay a bit more in the way of processing fees, but she was still surprised when the total came to $594.55 with processing and shipping costs.

Not wanting to disappoint her family, Blanca took a deep breath and clicked, finishing the transaction. She figured it would be a memorable day for all and well worth it.

But then Blanca got another shock when she received the tickets in the mail and they showed a face value of only $5.00 each. How was it that she had just spent nearly $600.00 for six tickets that only had a total face value of maybe $30.00?

Blanca called Help Me Howard and we contacted StubHub, the official ticket re-sellers for the Yankees.
They agreed to take a look at Blanca's tickets to make sure they were authentic and check to see if she had been ripped off.

According to StubHub, Blanca's Yankee tickets were authentic. The reason they only had a face value of $5.00 each is because the seats have an obstructed view. But because the tickets are for June 14th, which is a Subway Series game with the Mets at Yankee Stadium, Blanca's tickets have a much higher value of about $80 each, which matches with what she paid on TicketsNow.

Sites like StubHub and TicketsNow re-sell tickets based on buyer supply and demand. According to StubHub, right now Yankee tickets for that June game are high, but they estimate that the closer to the date of the game, the lower the prices will go. So if you are interested in buying, wait until about a week or two before the game.

Always check the reputation of a ticket re-seller before doing business with them by checking with the Better Business Bureau.

When buying online, don't be lured away from the website that you wanted by another seller.
It's very easy to get confused and end up on whole 'nother website, where you may not get the deals you expected.

And if you are buying from a ticket re-seller, don't pay with a cashier's check, debit card or moneygram. You won't get your money back if the tickets never arrive. Pay with a credit card or through PayPal, which offer some amount of protection and reimbursement.