The combination of the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots has had a sobering effect on secondary market ticket prices, according to three industry sources.
Michael Lipman, a well-known reseller who has bought and re-sold tickets at the Super Bowl for more than 30 years, says the combination of one team without a large, traveling fan base (the Rams) and a team that's played in eight of the last 17 Super Bowls (the Patriots) has translated to middling demand and reasonable prices, as far as Super Bowls go.
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"This is almost the worst possible combination of teams," says Lipman, who will use an Atlanta hotel as headquarters next week.