How much would you pay? - The Orange Mane

Beantown Bronco · 10-28-2008, 10:59 AM

Meet Mr. Jet.

Diehard fan David Findel paid the record $400,000 for the rights to the two best seats at the new Meadowlands stadium, and he says they're worth every penny.

"It's a function of wanting the best, both as a lifelong fan and as a business investment," the 43-year-old owner of mortgage-lending firm Financial Resources told The Post.

But the Colts Neck, NJ, resident says he may never sit in the 50-yard- line seats when the stadium opens in 2010.

"I purchased them for my son, Brandon, 11, and my daughter, Brooke, 7. I will probably continue to sit in my current seats."

Findel outbid an offensive line's worth of New York jet setters at the Oct. 16 auction, including Nobu owner Drew Nieporent and Gary Vaynerchuk, owner of winelibrary.com.

The frenzied bidding turned into a silent auction when Findel raised the stakes from $140,000 to a staggering $200,000 for each of the two personal seat licenses.

He will still need to plunk down another $7,000 each annually for the season tickets themselves, which come with a private VIP entrance, parking, a full spread of food and drink at a swanky restaurant and access to the field during the game.

Although the rights to the next-best seats in the 82,000-seat stadium sold for roughly a third what Findel paid, the bragging rights of having the best seats in the house come with a premium, said Findel, who contends, if anything, he underpaid.

"I am amazed in the interest since I purchased them - how many people want to buy them for more than I purchased them for," he said.

The current economic climate may have been hard on his industry, but Findel said that was all the more reason to buy the seats now, he said.

"Although part of the mortgage business is in turmoil, this is an opportunity to invest in my business - and to further demonstrate our loyalty to the New York Jets," he said.

A Brooklyn native, Findel said when he first started going to Jets games at Shea Stadium, he could afford only the nosebleed seats.

"It is always easy to be a fan of a Super Bowl-winning team," he said. "But a real fan cheers for his team even when they haven't made it to the Super Bowl in 40 years."

jeremy.olshan@nypost.com

TailgateNut · 10-28-2008, 11:04 AM

For J E T S tickets? $.01!

bronco militia · 10-28-2008, 11:10 AM

the Giants might be worth it..

but the Jets?!?!?!?

J...E...T...S...SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK!

Los Broncos · 10-28-2008, 11:10 AM

If I could afford it, I'd pay just about anything.

SouthStndJunkie · 10-28-2008, 11:20 AM

If the Broncos started charging for personal seat licenses, I would probably give up my season tickets.

DomCasual · 10-28-2008, 11:33 AM

I heard a joke the other day.

How many sub-prime mortgages do you have so sell to be able to pay $400K for two Jets PSLs?

Anyone? Anyone?

Okay, the answer is lots.

I'd make a joke about attorneys, but I wouldn't want to offend the thread's creator.

WolfpackGuy · 10-28-2008, 11:34 AM

He owns a mortgage lending firm? He should've saved that money for something more practical, like the LIVING EXPENSES he's going to be needing in the near future.

gyldenlove · 10-28-2008, 11:48 AM

Heh, he is not going to get those offers next year when Favre packs it up and Mangini is run out of town, the Jets will be back to being a glorified ACC team.

Beantown Bronco · 10-28-2008, 12:37 PM

Check out the third pic from the bottom of the page.....now THAT would be cool to have access to during the game. I'd imagine that's why the auction went so high.

http://www.newjetsstadium.com/gallery.php

broncosteven · 10-28-2008, 12:40 PM

If I had the money I guess I would do it too. I would have a new 911 and 7 series BMW every year 1st though.

BroncoMan4ever · 10-28-2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by WolfpackGuy

He owns a mortgage lending firm? He should've saved that money for something more practical, like the LIVING EXPENSES he's going to be needing in the near future.

exactly, in the next few years he is going to be forced to sell those tickets and he will probably only get 10 cents on the dollar for them, considering they are Jets tickets

Merlin · 10-28-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BroncoMan4ever

exactly, in the next few years he is going to be forced to sell those tickets and he will probably only get 10 cents on the dollar for them, considering they are Jets tickets

That is about the value of some of these prime rate mortgages

broncofan7 · 10-29-2008, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthStndJunkie

If the Broncos started charging for personal seat licenses, I would probably give up my season tickets.

It's coming --just wait.

theAPAOps5 · 10-29-2008, 06:18 AM

THis trend in sports is going to drive the every day joe out of the stadium. It will backfire though as the owners only catering to the ones who can give them the most money will backfire since its the middle class that drives the sport.

Garcia Bronco · 10-29-2008, 06:24 AM

This is my first season of going to every game with season tickets. It's relentless in a way. I always enjoy it, but it sucks losing the whole suinday.

Los Broncos · 10-29-2008, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Beantown Bronco

Check out the third pic from the bottom of the page.....now THAT would be cool to have access to during the game. I'd imagine that's why the auction went so high.

http://www.newjetsstadium.com/gallery.php

Man, that is ****ing sweet.

Meck77 · 10-29-2008, 07:01 AM

How could you even see the game from behind the players bench though? For that kinda dough I'd expect the the suite and a field pass to roam the sidelines.

Beantown Bronco · 10-29-2008, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Meck77

How could you even see the game from behind the players bench though? For that kinda dough I'd expect the the suite and a field pass to roam the sidelines.

I'm sure it's more for just pregame, when they're warming up at the end of half time, and blowouts. Standing there the whole game and actually trying to watch the game from there probably won't happen. I'm sure they'll be back in their "front five row" seats the majority of the time.

Beantown Bronco · 10-29-2008, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Doom Crew72

Man, that is ****ing sweet.

What's crazy is they are actually putting the same thing over on the visiting sideline as well.

I can picture it now. Some client of a big wig CEO season ticket holder gets a little drunk, starts badgering a player on the opposing team, and then proceeds to get the crap kicked out of him. It's not like that little 3 foot fence is going to hold anyone back....this has some serious potential.

BroncoMan4ever · 10-29-2008, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApaOps5

THis trend in sports is going to drive the every day joe out of the stadium. It will backfire though as the owners only catering to the ones who can give them the most money will backfire since its the middle class that drives the sport.

agreed. the NFL is trying so hard to get all the white collar people with money into the stadiums to drop money on the franchises, when it is the working class people who are the ones who go to games, and buy merchandise and stick with the team even when they are rebuilding.

it is going to blow up in the owners faces when they finally succeed in getting the real fans out and get there white collar fans in and the teams begin to lose money for pissing off the real fans

maher_tyler · 10-29-2008, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beantown Bronco

Check out the third pic from the bottom of the page.....now THAT would be cool to have access to during the game. I'd imagine that's why the auction went so high.

http://www.newjetsstadium.com/gallery.php

Wouldn't that be a distraction to the players??

Beantown Bronco · 10-29-2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by maher_tyler

Wouldn't that be a distraction to the players??

One would think. Security is really going to have to be on their toes down there. All I takes is one idiot....

10-28-2008, 10:59 AM	#1
Beantown Bronco Athletic Supporter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mass Posts: 19,042 Adopt-a-Bronco: Matt Prater	How much would you pay? Meet Mr. Jet. Diehard fan David Findel paid the record $400,000 for the rights to the two best seats at the new Meadowlands stadium, and he says they're worth every penny. "It's a function of wanting the best, both as a lifelong fan and as a business investment," the 43-year-old owner of mortgage-lending firm Financial Resources told The Post. But the Colts Neck, NJ, resident says he may never sit in the 50-yard- line seats when the stadium opens in 2010. "I purchased them for my son, Brandon, 11, and my daughter, Brooke, 7. I will probably continue to sit in my current seats." Findel outbid an offensive line's worth of New York jet setters at the Oct. 16 auction, including Nobu owner Drew Nieporent and Gary Vaynerchuk, owner of winelibrary.com. The frenzied bidding turned into a silent auction when Findel raised the stakes from $140,000 to a staggering $200,000 for each of the two personal seat licenses. He will still need to plunk down another $7,000 each annually for the season tickets themselves, which come with a private VIP entrance, parking, a full spread of food and drink at a swanky restaurant and access to the field during the game. Although the rights to the next-best seats in the 82,000-seat stadium sold for roughly a third what Findel paid, the bragging rights of having the best seats in the house come with a premium, said Findel, who contends, if anything, he underpaid. "I am amazed in the interest since I purchased them - how many people want to buy them for more than I purchased them for," he said. The current economic climate may have been hard on his industry, but Findel said that was all the more reason to buy the seats now, he said. "Although part of the mortgage business is in turmoil, this is an opportunity to invest in my business - and to further demonstrate our loyalty to the New York Jets," he said. A Brooklyn native, Findel said when he first started going to Jets games at Shea Stadium, he could afford only the nosebleed seats. "It is always easy to be a fan of a Super Bowl-winning team," he said. "But a real fan cheers for his team even when they haven't made it to the Super Bowl in 40 years." jeremy.olshan@nypost.com

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10-28-2008, 11:04 AM	#2
TailgateNut Bleedin' orange! .......as much as tebonites Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mile High Posts: 20,018 Adopt-a-Bronco: Howard Griffith	For J E T S tickets? $.01!

10-28-2008, 11:10 AM	#3
bronco militia Ring of Famer THE GREATEST Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: colorado springs, co Posts: 22,591	the Giants might be worth it.. but the Jets?!?!?!? J...E...T...S...SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK!

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Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	If I could afford it, I'd pay just about anything.

10-28-2008, 11:20 AM	#5
SouthStndJunkie Ring of Famer Shannon Says: Listen to The Junkman Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15,258	If the Broncos started charging for personal seat licenses, I would probably give up my season tickets.

10-28-2008, 11:33 AM	#6
DomCasual The Dude abides. Shameless Homer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cocytus Posts: 13,173 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gus Frerotte	I heard a joke the other day. How many sub-prime mortgages do you have so sell to be able to pay $400K for two Jets PSLs? Anyone? Anyone? Okay, the answer is lots. I'd make a joke about attorneys, but I wouldn't want to offend the thread's creator.

10-28-2008, 11:34 AM	#7
WolfpackGuy Call me, "Maybe" Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 5,675	He owns a mortgage lending firm? He should've saved that money for something more practical, like the LIVING EXPENSES he's going to be needing in the near future.

10-28-2008, 11:48 AM	#8
gyldenlove Ring of Famer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London, ON Posts: 10,029 Adopt-a-Bronco: Spencer Larsen	Heh, he is not going to get those offers next year when Favre packs it up and Mangini is run out of town, the Jets will be back to being a glorified ACC team.

10-28-2008, 12:37 PM	#9
Beantown Bronco Athletic Supporter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mass Posts: 19,042 Adopt-a-Bronco: Matt Prater	Check out the third pic from the bottom of the page.....now THAT would be cool to have access to during the game. I'd imagine that's why the auction went so high. http://www.newjetsstadium.com/gallery.php

10-28-2008, 12:40 PM	#10
broncosteven The Kranz Dictum MWA: Flight Director Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tranquility Base Posts: 29,044 Adopt-a-Bronco: MONEYBALL #38	If I had the money I guess I would do it too. I would have a new 911 and 7 series BMW every year 1st though.

10-29-2008, 06:18 AM	#14
theAPAOps5 A new beginning! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 26,058 Adopt-a-Bronco: Watermock - RIP	THis trend in sports is going to drive the every day joe out of the stadium. It will backfire though as the owners only catering to the ones who can give them the most money will backfire since its the middle class that drives the sport.

10-29-2008, 06:24 AM	#15
Garcia Bronco Hokie since 1993 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 45,991 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tom Jackson	This is my first season of going to every game with season tickets. It's relentless in a way. I always enjoy it, but it sucks losing the whole suinday.

10-29-2008, 07:01 AM	#17
Meck77 Ring of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 16,312	How could you even see the game from behind the players bench though? For that kinda dough I'd expect the the suite and a field pass to roam the sidelines.