BOL Round Table

I am real happy for all you people that got ticket reservations back and January and so on. However, most people have never heard of the whole "idea" of the ticket reservation. I had never heard of it until the the '09 championship when I was looking for tickets. You can be sure I will buy my reservation early for the years to come.

So would it be safe to assume that this would be a good way to make money the years that your team doesn't go the MNC? Just reserve tickets at the beginning of the year and if your team doesn't go sell the tickets to the opposing teams for a lot of money? Or is it a stipulation that if your team doesn't get in you are not allowed to buy the tickets?

You don't get a chance to buy tickets if your team doesn't go. You are out the reservation fee. However, not all of the BCS bowls are like that. I was able to buy a package last year through the Fiesta Bowl. I had to buy tickets to the Insight Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and NC game. I paid face value for the package. I didn't make much (because I sold well before tickets were going for $2K a pop) because the Fiesta Bowl matchup was crappy. Those tickets cost me $700 and I sold them for $100. Same thing with the Orange Bowl. I could have bought Orange Bowl tickets this year to have the opportunity to buy NC game tickets next year, but I didn't because I figured I'd lose money this year. I plan to buy them next year though if available. I'll probably have to pay $2K for 4 tickets, but I know I'll make that money back easy if Bama doesn't make it to Miami.

Edit: If they do offer reservations I'll probably just do that though. I know the Fiesta Bowl didn't offer them last year.

No, as has been stated if the team you picked fails to make the BCSCG then you lose your money. But you can try to use it as a way to make money if you want. Just reserve tickets very early for the top two teams that you think will make the big game. If either team makes it you can then sell you tickets and make a nice profit. If both teams you picked make it then you make a killing. If neither makes it you lose money. That's how it works and there are a ton of folks doing it. I know people who bought reservations for Bama and Oklahoma. They lost the Oklahoma money but more than made up for that with the Bama pick. I just picked Bama but was tempted to pick Oklahoma as well. Glad I didn't. BTW, I would never sell my Bama tickets but many buy these reservations who never have any intention of attending the game whatsoever. I call them scalpers.

You don't understand what you're talking about. The only way that the ticket prices will not approach market value is if they are allotted for a fixed price with effective restrictions on transferability. A good example of that is the student ticket distribution method. If the tickets are easily transferable, the price will ALWAYS rise to the market price.