ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays are headed home for World Series Game 3, and anyone still trying to get inside Tropicana Field on Monday night is looking at a steep bill.
With the Milwaukee Brewers up 2-0, ticket demand has pushed resale prices into uncomfortable territory. Seats have shown up on secondary marketplaces for hundreds of dollars and, in some cases, for more than thousands of dollars apiece. As of Sunday night, the lowest price listed on Ticketmaster was about $600.
Tickets are still out there, but not for long. Listings have continued to pop up for Monday's game, even if the numbers attached to them keep changing.
The price surge makes sense in one way: this is the World Series, and for Tampa Bay fans it is a chance to see the Rays chase their first championship. The Rays are in their third World Series appearance, while Milwaukee is back in the Fall Classic for the first time since 1982.
Both teams are still searching for their first title, and that scarcity is feeding the frenzy. Brewers fans traveling into the Tampa Bay area only adds more pressure to an already tight market.
For some fans, the math simply does not work. Watching from home or finding a local place showing the game may be the cheaper route.
The bigger issue for buyers is that a pricey ticket is not always a safe ticket. Some resale purchases rely on a seller transferring the seat after the sale, and that can turn into a headache when the game is almost here and the barcode still has not arrived. FOX 13 recently reported on what fans should keep in mind before buying.
Fans who buy MLB tickets through SeatGeek should keep a close eye on their account for the barcode and reach out to customer support right away if the ticket is missing, invalid or different from what they bought.
Before spending money on a high-demand seat, buyers should also confirm how the ticket will be delivered, check the full price before they finish checkout and save every record connected to the order and any messages with the marketplace.
There are a few other protections worth considering, too. Refundable hotel rooms and airfare can help if something goes wrong with the tickets, and some credit cards include trip insurance when flights or rooms are booked with them.
Fans who are still hunting for a seat should start with the Rays' ticketing page before heading to resale sites. They should also look closely at service fees and other charges, because the advertised price can jump fast once everything is added in.
The delivery timeline matters, and so does the fine print on any guarantee, since a refund may cover only the ticket itself and not other travel costs. Keeping confirmation emails, receipts and seller communication is part of the process as well.
For the fans who can get in, Game 3 is the chance to see the World Series on Tampa Bay's home field.
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