Want to see the Cubs in the World Series but need to stretch a buck? Go to Game 1 or 2 in Cleveland, where the cheapest seats are a modest (!) $690 for Game 2 at Progressive Field.
That’s a bargain compared with $1,900 for Game 3, the first World Series game at Wrigley Field, according to data Monday from ticket reseller Stubhub.com.
On average, tickets to games at Wrigley are selling for about four times the price of games in Cleveland, with more than 20 percent of shoppers on the website from the Chicago area.
Another ticket reseller, Seatgeek.com, says seats two rows behind home plate for Game 3 are listed for $25,000.
TicketiQ, a website that aggregates resale prices from multiple sites, said the average sale price is $2,984 — about triple the price for tickets to the next-most expensive World Series ever, the 2010 Texas Rangers-San Francisco Giants matchup.
Average prices on Stubhub.com Monday:
Median price sold:
Game 1: $690
Game 2: $667
Game 3: $3,099
Game 4: $3,650
Game 5: $3,572
Game 6: $1,025
Game 7: $1,125
Cheapest available:
Game 1: $705
Game 2: $650
Game 3: $1,900
Game 4: $2,529
Game 5: $2,300
Game 6: $999
Game 7: $1,450
