Will Brett Favre"s Retirement Game Tickets Be Valuable?
NFL fans are always hoping to snare seats to legendary Lambeau Field and a chance to watch the Green Bay Packers in action.
For the first time since early in the 1992 season, the Packers now have someone other than Brett Favre starting at quarterback.
While the 2008 opening game with the Minnesota Vikings was originally billed as Brett Favre Night, when the club would retire the jersey of the retiring future Hall of Famer, Favre's decision to return and his subsequent trade to the New York Jets has unwittingly created a collector's item.
Ironically, it is Favre's face which adorns the front of the tickets for the game.
Not long after Favre announced what would be a short-lived retirement, the Packers designed and ordered the printing of their 2008 game tickets.
Like many NFL teams, the Packers have turned their game tickets into collector's items with special designs commemorating a specific moment, personality or season.
While few really become highly sought-after such as the tickets from Favre's past record-breaking games or performances, the Favre "ghost" tickets are unique.
Favre, perhaps the team's greatest ever legend, was set to have his jersey retired that night and it was only logical that the long-time veteran's image grace the ticket for the season opener against the Vikings.
Regardless of who is playing quarterback, a Packers season opener is always special.
When it's against the Vikings and played on national TV, it just adds to the excitement, and becomes potentially a landmark moment.
But will the ticket become a truly hot collector's item, potentially increasing in value each year? It's possible, but expectations should be tempered.
Packer fans are known for collecting anything and everything to do with their team and the irony of the ticket won't be lost on fans who are all too familiar with the drama that ensued once Favre opted to return.
The tickets themselves will be collector's items because they show Favre on the front.
It's really a unique piece of Packer history and if you can buy tickets to watch the new era start, it's the best of both worlds.
But there is no unexpected desirability such as what sometimes comes with the breaking of a record.
And there will be some 70,000 created.
Tickets, if preserved in mint condition, will be rare since many fans simply don't take care of them well enough after entering the gates, even if the tickets are scanned, rather than torn in half.
Getting a mint condition ticket to a milestone event can be very worthwhile.
For the first time since early in the 1992 season, the Packers now have someone other than Brett Favre starting at quarterback.
While the 2008 opening game with the Minnesota Vikings was originally billed as Brett Favre Night, when the club would retire the jersey of the retiring future Hall of Famer, Favre's decision to return and his subsequent trade to the New York Jets has unwittingly created a collector's item.
Ironically, it is Favre's face which adorns the front of the tickets for the game.
Not long after Favre announced what would be a short-lived retirement, the Packers designed and ordered the printing of their 2008 game tickets.
Like many NFL teams, the Packers have turned their game tickets into collector's items with special designs commemorating a specific moment, personality or season.
While few really become highly sought-after such as the tickets from Favre's past record-breaking games or performances, the Favre "ghost" tickets are unique.
Favre, perhaps the team's greatest ever legend, was set to have his jersey retired that night and it was only logical that the long-time veteran's image grace the ticket for the season opener against the Vikings.
Regardless of who is playing quarterback, a Packers season opener is always special.
When it's against the Vikings and played on national TV, it just adds to the excitement, and becomes potentially a landmark moment.
But will the ticket become a truly hot collector's item, potentially increasing in value each year? It's possible, but expectations should be tempered.
Packer fans are known for collecting anything and everything to do with their team and the irony of the ticket won't be lost on fans who are all too familiar with the drama that ensued once Favre opted to return.
The tickets themselves will be collector's items because they show Favre on the front.
It's really a unique piece of Packer history and if you can buy tickets to watch the new era start, it's the best of both worlds.
But there is no unexpected desirability such as what sometimes comes with the breaking of a record.
And there will be some 70,000 created.
Tickets, if preserved in mint condition, will be rare since many fans simply don't take care of them well enough after entering the gates, even if the tickets are scanned, rather than torn in half.
Getting a mint condition ticket to a milestone event can be very worthwhile.
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