Shea Stadium Seats

[MRMusial]

Seats are now available for sale to the general public.

The New York Mets and the City of New York are giving all Mets fans the opportunity to purchase pairs of seats by seat color - orange, blue, green, and red - for $869 per pair plus state sales tax (8.375% for NY residents and 6.5% for FL residents). A limited inventory of seat pairs will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

www.mets.com/shea

[costas]

why are Florida residents being charged a tax?

[MRMusial]

why are Florida residents being charged a tax?

My guess. It's related to the Mets spring training operations in Florida. They probably have some state tax liability as a result of their presence there.

[costas]

My guess. It's related to the Mets spring training operations in Florida. They probably have some state tax liability as a result of their presence there.

good call, that must be the reason

[JimCaravello]

Now this is ridiculous - people are already trying to flip their seats on ebay! This person has two listings for sale. With over 57,000 seats hitting the market, there will be plenty of buying opportunities the next few years - and oh, by the way - Shea ain't no Fenway, Wrigley, or Yankee Stadium.................

http://cgi.ebay.com/Shea-Stadium-Blu...QQcmdZViewItem

[metsbats]

Funny thing is, if you go to the Mets sale site (I just did a minute ago) the blue log seat pairs are still available at 869 + NY or FLA tax. Why would anyone offer this guy anything unless it's BELOW the Mets price at this point?

-David

[MRMusial]

With over 57,000 seats hitting the market, there will be plenty of buying opportunities the next few years

The article I read said they're only selling 16,000 seats to the general public. I assume, since they're sold in pairs, that actual total may be 32,000. I wonder if the remaining seats are those available to season ticket holders prior to the general public sale that began today. Not sure though.

oh, by the way - Shea ain't no Fenway, Wrigley, or Yankee Stadium.................

Everyone is entitled to their opinion but to those that spent time there as kids, teenagers or adults it's something special. It holds a lot of memories for a lot of people for various reasons. To me, for sentimental reasons, it's better than Fenway, Wrigley and Yankee Stadium combined. No need to rain on anyone's parade.

[B1SON]

Are these the repainted versions????