Glitzy Levi’s Stadium hasn’t eliminated potential for fights

When the 49ers ditched Candlestick Park and moved into their lavish new Levi’s Stadium, the assumption was that the days of drunken brawls among fans would be over. Tickets, it was assumed, would be so expensive that the troublemakers wouldn’t be able to afford them.

But as the brutal beating of a fan at the Oct. 5 game showed, the thuggish behavior hasn’t stopped. And now we’re learning something about why: The men who are accused of the attack aren’t season-ticket holders.

And they weren’t the only ones. A burgeoning ticket broker market, seller websites and the sky-high prices at the new stadium make it more likely than ever that season-ticket holders will resell some of their tickets to help cover the cost of their investment. That creates the opportunity for more fans than ever to splurge for a single game ticket.

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“I would say, seriously, that 20 to 25 percent of the season tickets are owned by ticket brokers,” said Stuart Kesselman, owner of San Francisco-based Mr. Ticket. “I know some brokers that own over 1,000 tickets.”

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Kesselman says in the article that some seats for some games can go as low as $50.00. “The higher the price of tickets, the fewer the fights. The worst was the 49ers-Raiders exhibition game a couple of years ago. Every lowlife in the world got in.”