BakoSaint

What does it cost to join the waiting list? I am guessing nothing, or a trivial amount. Its basically a free option until they call and say your up, what's your credit card number. There is probably no reason for various scalpers or whoever not to join the waiting list. Heck maybe I should join it. Worst case, they call in 5 years when Dennis Allen is still head coach and is setting all time loss records and I hang up and then a week later add my name back to the end of the list. Best case, they call the day after Arch Manning leads us to a perfect season and I fly in for 4 games and sell the other 5 games to pay for the flights and season tickets. The point is, there is no reason not to be on a waiting list, its basically free, and it just gives you options. But the problem comes if we suck and they call their way through the list and can't sell all the seasons. Then there is no waiting list. And then when you call to say put down my name, they say ok give us a credit card and we charge $5000 today. Most fans and all scalpers will say no. Certain better value seat locations will sell, but lousier ones will go unsold. Suddenly there is no list.

Imagine we win the division at 9-8 this year but get blown out 38-3 by the Cowboys at home in the first round. Then retain Dennis Allen and play a first place schedule next year including playing the entire NFC North and go 5-12 but decide to retain Dennis Allen while bringing elevating Curry to OC for 2025. You could easily start seeing 5,000 people a year cancelling their season tickets and only 1 in 5 dropping the credit card down when they get the call on the wait list. Suddenly that wait list is gone quick even if it is 50,000. And also, what if 1/2 or 2/3 of the waiting list is scalpers? Suddenly it could only be 1 of 10 or 15 who drop the credit card when there is no profit to be made, and the waiting list is gone quick.