SFGate.com · Oct 8, 2021
Noticing expensive 'fees' for Giants-Dodgers tickets? Here's why.
San Francisco Giants fans enter the stadium for the Giants' home opener against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park on April 9, 2021, in San Francisco.Ticket prices for the first postseason meeting between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers were bound to be high given the historic nature of the matchup.
But the secondary market is somehow usurping those expectations by sneakily incorporating the longtime enemy of the live sportsgoer: service fees. These service fees can be as high as 25% of the original ticket price, meaning that if you’re buying seats for a group of four, you’re essentially purchasing an extra ticket without the benefit of the added legroom next to you.