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Originally Posted by drew
^ the number of seats isn't as important as the price you can sell the seat for.
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Yes and no. From a maximizing game day ticket revenue pov you're right but making the team accessible is also important. If fans get priced out of ever attending games due to scarcity of seats/high prices some will eventually move on to other sports and other leagues.
When that happens the tv audience declines, merchandise sales decline, and competition from other entertainment options intensifies. If it's allowed to continue for a generation the sporting culture of a city can change.
This has happened to the Leafs (and hockey) in Toronto. With just 1 team for 9 million people in the Greater Golden Horseshoe people who may have become fans never gave the Leafs or the NHL a try. Some who were already fans got fed up of being shut out and moved on to something else. They're not coming back.... EVER.
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