If anyone got an extra newer green jersey let me know. I am looking for one
Newer Green jerseys
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I love reading things like that herdon2. I'm an out of towner and would have loved to have went to the sale. Then I get to hear how people grabbed a stack of jerseys and are selling them on eBay that's just awesome. How about going tongue sale and buying stuff you will wear or display. Glad to see it was just a moneymaking venture for people. Just awesome.
Here is an auction for a new white DJ Hunter jersey: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marshall-University-Herd-game-used-football-jersey-22-/171769130668 It's already up to $75 with over 6 days left.
This is the same guy that sold 10+ jerseys a couple years back and most for over $100. Just saying.
This is the same guy that sold 10+ jerseys a couple years back and most for over $100. Just saying.
Shouldn't you be happy that people are making the items available to out of towners?
Actually no. I think it's a great thing that Marshall is doing to make a little money and give Herd fans a chance to buy apparel that their favorite teams have actually wore in games.
To run in and grab a bunch of jerseys to buy at a discount, make them not available for fans who would actually appreciate them and run out to eBay and make a few bucks off of them bugs me.
To run in and grab a bunch of jerseys to buy at a discount, make them not available for fans who would actually appreciate them and run out to eBay and make a few bucks off of them bugs me.
Something I would like to see is a business class or club partner with the Big Green and the M Club, get a good supply of stuff that is normally sold for little or nothing at the yard sale, augment it with some autographed stuff from former players and see how much teams could turn it into through ebay, private auctions, whatever they see best. It would promote entrepreneurialism and raise far more funds. Maybe give all teams free tickets to a football game and recognize the winning team on the field.
The only reason it would bother me is if someone went to the sale and was unable to obtain an item, because somebody before them bought 15 to re-sale. If that didn't take place, then whatever. Obviously somebody sees value in it, or they wouldnt bid on E-bay.
Easy solution to this issue is to have a limit on the number of items each person can buy if the line is that long that early. Ensure everyone gets a chance to pick something. Then if there is enough stuff left later in the day let people back in that want to gobble up large quantities for resale.
I like that each item must be written down prior to paying. At least it slows folks down a little. I went specifically for a baseball jersey and wasn't able to get one. Probably my fault since I was digging in the softball pile for several minutes by mistake.
I'd like one at $10, but any ebayer asking $100 can dream on.
I'd like one at $10, but any ebayer asking $100 can dream on.
I think the equipment guys see this as an opportunity to clear out closets so to speak, more so than making a huge profit on it. There just trying to move it. All that merchandise was piling up somewhere over in the Shewey for the last 5 or 6 years. That freed up space is probably just as valuable to them as what they made on it.
Getting all that stuff out, sorted and ready for sale in the middle of spring football practice, baseball, softball and track season is job enough for the small equipment staff. Expecting them then to also make sure no one person out of everyone there got more than what other people think was fair and having to limit people, etc is just too much.
The best advice I can give is just to make sure you get in line earlier the next time.
Getting all that stuff out, sorted and ready for sale in the middle of spring football practice, baseball, softball and track season is job enough for the small equipment staff. Expecting them then to also make sure no one person out of everyone there got more than what other people think was fair and having to limit people, etc is just too much.
The best advice I can give is just to make sure you get in line earlier the next time.
Yeah, I def get that is the role for Rich and the staff. I'm just saying that if you can monetize it, why not monetize it? There is a Manager's endowment and expenses. If you can turn 5 $10 pieces into 5 $125 you have just funded a partial scholly or books for the staff.
What I have seen Virginia Tech do in the past is to auction off helmets. This was usually in the case of when they used a special edition helmet/jersey style. But if there were some way that the equipment staff could do this and set up the proceeds to go into the Big Green/Vision fund/charity etc. The auctions were done online (not through eBay). This would give the players/parents/fans all an equal opportunity to get a jersey they want. Then if someone wins one in an auction and chooses to try their luck selling it on eBay, then they are not going to reap the type of return they currently are able to. I am not saying to do it with all of the equipment, but the big ticket items (jerseys) would be a nice way to do this in the future. Just my two cents.
It's crap because fans stood in line early in the morning to get jerseys and people who truly wanted a jersey couldn't get one because some yahoo grabbed them all up so he could make a profit. I would rather the athletic dept have sold them at a premium than some "fan" turning a huge profit.
If that's the case then I agree it's crap. Not on the part of the staff mind you. But a simple item limit before a certain time of the day wouldn't be that hard to enforce.
Agree on the item limit. Some people are all about themselves and don't think about the other people there who may want a jersey for their kid or man cave.
I didn't want a jersey and knew this would happen. I went for other sports stuff and got the few items I wanted.
I didn't want a jersey and knew this would happen. I went for other sports stuff and got the few items I wanted.
I've got to agree. The ebay thing is dirty. I saw people, kids included, that wanted jerseys and couldn't get them. People that stood in line in the cold and rain(last 10-15 minutes) excited to get one leave empty handed.
Why because some douche saw this as an opportunity to make some extra money.
I gave that guy the Hunter jersey. I picked it up then found another that was in better condition. He acted like he really wanted it. Right as I let go another gentleman asked if I still had it because Hunter was one if his favorites. If I had known the guy I gave it to only wanted it for money I wouldn't have given it to him.
Why because some douche saw this as an opportunity to make some extra money.
I gave that guy the Hunter jersey. I picked it up then found another that was in better condition. He acted like he really wanted it. Right as I let go another gentleman asked if I still had it because Hunter was one if his favorites. If I had known the guy I gave it to only wanted it for money I wouldn't have given it to him.
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Oh damn, cry me a damn river. If the school is willing to sell Jerseys for $10 and not put a limit on how much you can buy what do you expect. I would have bought 20 or 30 of them and sold each on eBay for 100 dollars. Time are rough ESPECIALLY in that area and any chance someone can make a found hundred or thousands of bucks to fed his family or clear some debt how can you blame them.
That's exactly why there should have been a limit,because there are plenty of douches out there.
Capitalism certainly says you have THE right to buy and sell items as you wish. But capitalism doesn't really speak to whether or not that action in this instance IS right.
I'm about as right wing and capitalist as you can get. I would also feel like a piece of crap if I knew some father had brought his kid to something like this, probably quite excited, and they had to leave disappointed because I had bought 15 for myself.
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It's called greed. I'm all for people making money but in this instance it's trash and greed. Imagine how many kids who would have loved to had a jersey to hang or wear. I was one of the 1st 100 or so and got a home and away jersey. I could have grabbed a stack as well of the old and new jerseys but I wanted to be fair. I just wanted 2 nice jerseys I could wear to games. I had McManus jersey in my hand but just laid it back down. Should have bought it just in case he became a superstar.
I tend to simply read from this forum and not comment much, however this topic is something that was interesting to me. It's interesting to me that people on here would call someone a douche for simply buying some extra jerseys to potentially try and make some money off of them. That is similar to calling someone a douche for playing a game, by the rules mind you, and taking advantage of an opportunity within the game. If Marshall didn't set a limit then these people did nothing wrong or worthy of being called derogative names. It would appear Marshall simply wanted to get rid of all these items to free up space. It doesn't benefit Marshall to put a limit on this stuff and risk them not moving it all. This is just like a yard sale. If you put a limit on the amount of items one person can buy from your yard sale to be fair to the "potential" other buyers then you are shooting yourself in the foot since your primary objective is to rid yourself of all your unwanted stuff.
If getting a cheap jersey is going to make or break your day then try getting there extra early next time. You don't always get what you want and you don't always receive a participation ribbon just for showing up. Look at this as a free lesson in economics.
If getting a cheap jersey is going to make or break your day then try getting there extra early next time. You don't always get what you want and you don't always receive a participation ribbon just for showing up. Look at this as a free lesson in economics.
Life lesson: just because you want something doesn't mean you get it. Sorry you guys wanted a jersey so badly but apparently someone else wanted them more. Next time you know to be there earlier. And your money is as good as anyone else's. Just go buy them on eBay. What's the difference in that and the Athletic Department charging a premium?
But they actually ARE making them more available to people that appreciate them. Not everyone that loves Marshall lives close enough to go and buy this stuff. These people make this stuff available for Herd fans from anywhere. It's not bad. Who cares if they want to make some cash on it? No big deal. (I've never bought any of this stuff at the sales or sold any Marshall stuff, so that isn't why I'm saying it's no big deal)
One could make the argument that someone paying $100+ on eBay would appreciate one of these jerseys more than the guy getting it for a steal at $10 and letting his kid use it for back yard football and ruined by the end of the summer, because "It didn't cost me much anyway".
The person doing that for Marshall's stadium would lose tens of thousands of dollars for the simple fact Marshall does not sell out. The person using that method of resale would learn a hard lesson in economics attempting to drive costs up on something the demand isn't there for.
For Ohio State a method of resale on a scale of the size and volume you suggest would be advantageous for a reseller for the amount of demand Ohio State commands for their games. However, they have rules in place to deter something similar from happening.
Not to mention a reseller in their right mind would not consider a venture as you suggest. The returns far outweigh the potential losses. In fact it would likely benefit the fan if a person tried this resale method. The reseller would be giving away tickets at the game for pennies on the dollar to try and recoup a portion of their investment before the game ends. Once the game ends they lose everything they did not sell, which would be a lot.
So, to answer your question about the reaction of the fan base if someone tried this....they would love it. Cheap/free tickets at the gate would be awesome.
For Ohio State a method of resale on a scale of the size and volume you suggest would be advantageous for a reseller for the amount of demand Ohio State commands for their games. However, they have rules in place to deter something similar from happening.
Not to mention a reseller in their right mind would not consider a venture as you suggest. The returns far outweigh the potential losses. In fact it would likely benefit the fan if a person tried this resale method. The reseller would be giving away tickets at the game for pennies on the dollar to try and recoup a portion of their investment before the game ends. Once the game ends they lose everything they did not sell, which would be a lot.
So, to answer your question about the reaction of the fan base if someone tried this....they would love it. Cheap/free tickets at the gate would be awesome.
I was going to buy the DJ Hunter jersey on eBay last night. I had typed in a max bid of $275.89 with 10 seconds left and was about to place my bid and I received a text from a friend so when I went to hit "place bid" I opened his text instead. It ended up selling for $246. I was indecisive on paying that price for it but thought I may not have another opportunity to purchase one of the newer style jerseys.
You said something interesting. There are rules against scalping tickets. Most sports fans are probably in favor of the rule, and aren't called socialist by feeling its needed. The point is, someone isn't socialist if they find the mark-ups on yard sale jerseys and the people selling them bothersome. It doesn't even seem to be an issue, as most of the "common" jerseys aren't being purchased for $99 on eBay.
