A reader, Mark from TicketChest.com, gives this report:

Ten grand to watch the Cardinals? Yeah right. StubHub does sell ticket brokers' seats at a big mark-up, and some fans also list tickets. Most of fans that post their seats put them in at crazy prices. The fan thinks, 'If I sell them at this price I won’t go to the game, and if they don’t sell I will just go to the game.' This is how we see these prices at 50-100% above what they should be. They should call it crackhub.com with some of these prices.

For the Super Bowl, right now a 45YDL seat is going for under $5k and I have 20-30YDL for under $4k. This would be a lower level seat great row. I don’t think this is going to be a big Super Bowl for tickets, not with the economy. Also, no Playboy party this year, come on, that’s one of the biggest tickets on top of the game.

No Playboy party, but you can go to the Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash (Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, Lifehouse) for $20, or the DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl featuring Mario Lopez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Brody Jenner, all three Kardashian sisters, Kasey Kahne, Reggie Bush, Maurice Jones-Drew, Matt Forte, Phil Simms, Warren Moon and Eddie George, for free.

And hey, this guy needs one! Anyone?

Super Bowl Parties In Tampa You Can Get Into [TampaBay.com]

Buddy, a 3-year-old Labrador retriever opted for high-end snacks — two Super Bowl XLII tickets. Face value: $900 each. The mishap occurred Wednesday when Chris Gallagher requested that a courier leave the anticipated package under the doormat of his Avondale home. The courier instead slipped the envelope under the front door. Buddy accepted delivery. He didn't sign, but he licked, mauled, chewed and swallowed portions of the coveted tickets.

Not a smart move by Buddy, considering that he can now be easily replaced: Michael Vick's dogs have just been put up for adoption. Oh, and Super Bowl tickets are now going for between $4,500 and $19,000 on resale.

Later that day, in the boathouse:

"Buddy, you're nothing to me now. You're not my dog, you're not a friend. I don't want to know you or what you do. I don't want to see you at the park, I don't want you near my house. When you see the cat, I want to know a day in advance, so I won't be there. You understand?"

Sacked: Avondale Dog Chews Up Super Bowl Tickets [The Arizona Republic]
Mike Vick's Pitt Bulls Put Up For Adoption [SFGate]
Super Bowl Tickets Going For Up To $19,000 [MSNBC]