OOC Ticket Price Analysis

jessej

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GIVING DAY 2023
For the last few seasons, I have been purchasing the GMU 10 Voucher pack as my main source of tickets. This gives me seats in Section 104, on the far edge of the Visitor's bench, which is usually the least crowded section in the lower bowl. Last season I had 10 games for $100 via the 10 Voucher Pack then purchased 3 other not so good games for $26 via ticket resellers. This gave me 13 games for $126, an average of under $10/game.

I had planned on doing the same for this season until 1) The OOC schedule came out, then 2) the 10-voucher pack price went to $185. Given those 2 factors I couldn't afford that on my small company pension and Social Security, nor could I justify paying for a bunch of Quad 3 and 4 teams as well as the Non-D1 games. So, I went scavenger mode.

Someone in the Ticket Office missed the Econ lecture on Non-linear pricing effects. The Ticket Office sells the home games at $10 for General Admission, and $15 for the high value games, when no GA tickets are offered. This is less than the $18.50/game effective price when buying the 10-voucher price. With the exception of the value ball ticket option all other pricing options are higher than $18.50/game. The resale tickets come marked with the ticket option used to purchase the tix and almost all were from Season Ticket Holders - who effectively sold their tickets at a financial loss. I ran out of time for 2 of the games and just purchased seats the day of the game at the Box Office, otherwise my average price would have been even lower.

Prices include all fees, so the $10 Ticketmaster Penn ticket was $5 plus a $5 Ticketmaster fee.

I saw 7 of the home OCC games paying an average price of $8.54/game, sitting in Sections 104, 113, 119, and 128
$59.81$8.54
OCC Home Schedule
DateGMUOpponentLocationPurchase SourceTicket Cost
Saturday, October 25, 2025GMU Men / 102Alfred StateEagleBankStubhub$5.57Tier 5/not D1
Monday, November 3, 2025GMU Men / 102Wofford/251EagleBankMissouri @ HowardN/ATier 3/3rd Quarter - opponents ranked 179 -266
Friday, November 7, 2025GMU Men / 102Winthrop / 178EagleBankBox Office$10.00Tier 2/2nd Quarter - opponents ranked 101 -178
Tuesday, November 11, 2025GMU Men / 102CatawbaEagleBankTickPick$5.00Tier 5/not D1
Saturday, November 15, 2025GMU Men / 102New Hampshire / 348EagleBankClemson @ Georgetown @ noon; GMU WVB @ 3 pmN/ATier 4/Last Quarter - opponents ranked 267- 355
Tuesday, November 18, 2025GMU Men / 102Jacksonville / 238EagleBankTicketNetwork$6.24Tier 3/3rd Quarter - opponents ranked 179 -266
Saturday, November 29, 2025GMU Men / 102JMU / 135EagleBankLas Vegas TourneyN/ATier 2/2nd Quarter - opponents ranked 101 -178
Tuesday, December 2, 2025GMU Men / 102Corrnell / 169EagleBankLas Vegas TourneyN/ATier 2/2nd Quarter - opponents ranked 101 -178
Saturday, December 13, 2025GMU Men / 102ODU / 176EagleBankBox Office$15.00Tier 2/2nd Quarter - opponents ranked 101 -178
Sunday, December 21, 2025GMU Men / 102Loyola-MD / 300EagleBankTickPick$8.00Tier 4/Last Quarter - opponents ranked 267- 355
Sunday, December 28, 2025GMU Men / 102Penn / 276EagleBankTicketmaster$10.00Tier 4/Last Quarter - opponents ranked 267- 355

Luckily the A-10 schedule consists of Tier 1 and 2 teams, so I expect the average price to rise - closer to the Box Office Pricing Floor. I have purchased the Tier 1 games that I know I can attend from the Box Office to ensure that I have an aisle seat.

And I do want to applaud the Box Office for having $10 and $15 seats which make the games affordable for families and us poor folks

Conference Schedule$40.00$10.00
Saturday, January 3, 2026GMU Men / 86Rhode Island / 162EagleBankSec 104freeTier 2/2nd Quarter - opponents ranked 101 -178
Saturday, January 10, 2026GMU Men / 86vcu / 46EagleBankBox Office - No GA Tix - $15 Max$15.00Tier 1/Top Quarter - opponents ranked 100 or higher
Monday, January 19, 2026GMU Men / 86GWU / 61EagleBankBox Office - GA Tix - $10 Max$10.00Tier 1/Top Quarter - opponents ranked 100 or higher
Wednesday, January 28, 2026GMU Men / 86Davidson / 166EagleBankDePaul @ Georgetown
Saturday, February 28, 2026GMU Men / 86St. Bonaventure / 127EagleBankCoppin State vs Norfolk StateN/A
Saturday, March 7, 2026GMU Men / 86St. Louis / 75EagleBankBox Office - No GA Tix - $15 Max$15.00Tier 1/Top Quarter - opponents ranked 100 or higher
Tier 1/Top Quarter - opponents ranked 100 or higher
Wednesday, February 18, 2026GMU Men / 86Dayton / 97EagleBankBox Office - GA Tix - $10 Max - Unsure - Time ConflictTier 1/Top Quarter - opponents ranked 100 or higher
Tier 2/2nd Quarter - opponents ranked 101 -178
Wednesday, February 4, 2026GMU Men / 86Duquesne / 108EagleBankBox Office - GA Tix - $10 Max - probably less than $10
Saturday, February 7, 2026GMU Men / 86St. Joes / 112EagleBankBox Office - No GA Tix - $15 Max - probably less than $10
 
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