If you are a devoted follower of an NFL team, it's never too early to plan your strategy for getting playoff tickets. If you think getting regular season tickets is tough, scoring playoff tickets is ten times harder. It won't be cheap, and it will require advance planning.
One sure way to be able to buy playoff tickets is to be a season ticket holder. Season ticket holders are the first in line when it comes to playoff tickets. Season ticket holders will usually get a letter from the team telling them they can buy tickets. That letter usually goes out a few weeks before the playoffs start. In fact, a team may not be in the playoffs for sure when the letter is sent. If you want to make sure you get tickets, if the team does make the playoffs, don't wait to know for sure. It may be too late.
Most of the time you will have to send your money with your order. Sometimes, if the team doesn't end up in the playoffs the money will then be applied to next year's season tickets costs.
After the ticket orders from season ticket holders are satisfied, tickets will be offered to the general public. Act quickly. They will go fast. Pay attention to the local media and the team website. There will be an announcement of exactly when the tickets will go on sale. You can go to the team's website or show up at the box office. Either way don't delay. You can expect some people to be camped out at the box office the night before and the lines are likely to be long. There will be a limit on the number of tickets you can buy, and they may not be the best seats in the house.
If you fail to get a ticket, or you're not willing to jump through the hoops needed there are always brokers. Brokers have access to tickets that they'll be happy to sell to you, for a premium. Ticket brokers themselves are often season ticket holders and depending on the laws in your location are allowed to resell the tickets they have.
Another little trick is to contact a broker in the city of the visiting team. They will have tickets as well but the price may be even higher because they may package them with other things.
Ticket exchanges are also possibilities. The NFL Ticket exchange provides a service as do independent companies such as StubHub. There are links on local team sites to the NFL Ticket Exchange. StubHub is easily found on the web. There are other companies that also do the same thing. A big WARNING however, is know who you are dealing with. There are unscrupulous brokers and websites that will take your money and give you phony tickets. Make sure you check out whom you are dealing with. If the deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Playoff tickets are never cheap. However, if you are willing to work at it and pay the price then you'll be able to score tickets to see your team in the playoffs.
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