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And Now Some Updates On The Sean Salisbury Lawsuit

DAULERIO — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:21 EST

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Jets Sued For Manipulating Ticket Prices By Men Who Wanted Jets Tickets, For Some Reason

Tommy Craggs — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:30:35 EDT

Three men are suing the Jets for manipulating seat-license prices in an auction. The plaintiffs would have an excellent case, I think, if their judgment and credibility weren't immediately called into question by the fact that they were trying to buy Jets seat licenses. In an auction.

Last fall, the Jets announced they were auctioning off 2,000 seat licenses online for the "Coaches Club" section of their new stadium; the team sold only 600 or so. The men accuse CEO Woody Johnson of goosing the price for the licenses by withholding the other 1,400, according to Courthouse News Service.

Plaintiffs claim the manipulation was egregious, in that the Jets advertised the auction by claiming, "rather than set a price, we'll let the marketplace decide."

They claim that "Jets Chairman and CEO Robert W. (Woody) Johnson admitted after the auction that the defendants reduced the number of seats for sale from 2,000 because having too many available had hurt demand."

The plaintiffs also sued StubHub, an online ticket broker.

Plaintiffs William Poisson, John McHale, and Robert J. Walker demand punitive damages for false advertising, deceptive trade, conspiracy, misrepresentation and bad faith.

The auction was supposedly the largest sale ever on Stubhub.com. The Jets brought in $16 million over nine days and afterward pronounced themselves ecstatic with the results, despite the seemingly thin sales. Johnson told Crain's: "We knew this would be a pioneering event right from the start. That's who the Jets are, we take calculated risks, and this one paid off."

With another franchise, maybe, it'd seem a tad suspicious that the owner was turning cartwheels over selling 600 seat licenses out of 2,000. But the Jets? Somehow, it seems perfectly appropriate for the team to be thrilled with going .300.

NY Jets Accused of Manipulating Ticket Prices [Courthouse News Service]

Matt Geiger Having Trouble Selling His $20 Million Dollar Mansion

Clay Travis — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:15:04 EDT

Matt F'in Geiger has a twenty million dollar house? The company that agreed to buy his mansion for $21 million is not following through and now Geiger is suing. If you ever had any doubt that the NBA salary structures are completely out of whack, Matt Geiger is exhibit A. In his ten year NBA career Geiger never averaged more than 13.5 points per game and never averaged more than 8.5 rebounds a game.

Yet now he lives like a feudal lord. Don't believe me. Here's the Tampa Tribune's description of his home,

The sale price for the 28,000-square-foot estate at 3385 Old Keystone Road had been listed at $19.9 million. The facilities, built in 2003, include a swimming pool and spa, a guest house and private tennis courts. The home has three floors and includes a game room, cigar room, theater, sauna room, cabana room and library.

The home was to come furnished, according to the lawsuit. Its master bedroom, for example, had a council table, a sofa, a coffee table, four chairs, three end tables, a sofa bench and a bed. Its game room had two pool tables, three pub tables and 30 leather bar stools.

"It's kind of built for someone when I was in a different stage in my life," Geiger said.

At some point in the millenia to come, after our civilization has long since passed, Geiger's home is going to be excavated and aliens will believe he was our god. Sobering.

NBA retiree calls foul over deal [Tama Tribune]

Matt Geiger, real estate mogul, gets his sue on [Sports by Brooks]