NEW YORK — For many of the New York Knicks fans who attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, buying tickets was a waiting game.
The first Finals game at Madison Square Garden in 27 years commanded historic ticket prices — as in, what you’d expect to spend on a used car or several months of New York City rent — but some diehards simply refused to be denied.
Just ask Jared Sage, 25, of Greenwich Village, who surveyed the resale marketplaces before finally pulling the trigger through SeatGeek for $6,900 seats located in the front of a 200-level section.
“I was going to be here no matter what,” said Sage, a lifelong fan whose middle name is Reed thanks to Willis Reed.
As of Sunday afternoon, the cheapest prices on secondary ticket websites such as SeatGeek, StubHub and TickPick all exceeded $6,000.
The first Finals game at Madison Square Garden in 27 years commanded historic ticket prices — as in, what you’d expect to spend on a used car or several months of New York City rent — but some diehards simply refused to be denied.
Just ask Jared Sage, 25, of Greenwich Village, who surveyed the resale marketplaces before finally pulling the trigger through SeatGeek for $6,900 seats located in the front of a 200-level section.
“I was going to be here no matter what,” said Sage, a lifelong fan whose middle name is Reed thanks to Willis Reed.
As of Sunday afternoon, the cheapest prices on secondary ticket websites such as SeatGeek, StubHub and TickPick all exceeded $6,000.
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