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Garth Brooks knows how to sell tickets at cheap prices and still make money. And for the fans if they are patient they can get discount Garth Brooks tickets after the ticket brokers have over bought the concerts. If you’re in the Nashville area this week you can get a great deal on Garth Brooks tickets for the Bridgestone Arena.

There are two shows tonight and two tomorrow and ticket prices for Garth have been as low as $15 for lower level seats, less than half price because Garth just floods the market with concerts and forces the price down because of the glut of tickets when ticket brokers over buy.

Granted most artists don’t want to work that hard for the money. They don’t want to play two shows for a reasonable price when fans will kick in big bucks for one show.

The NBA is facing a labor dispute with the players for the 2011-12 season and the greed of the players and owners may derail the next NBA season at a time they can ill afford it. The NBA just agreed to buy the Charlotte Hornets because nobody else would and several other NBA teams are in the same position, wanting to sell but no buyers.

It’s already getting to the point that some NBA teams are practically giving away the tickets to get fans in the door. For the Milwaukee Bucks game on December 22nd fans can attend the Bucks game for $5 and everyone gets a free hot dog. Heck the hot dog itself must sell for almost $5.

The NBA has been declining in the last few years and building super teams is not going to help. There are a number of very good teams and a lot of poor teams and bringing the Heat, Lakers and Celtics in once or twice a year won’t make a big difference with many of the team’s revenue.

Ticket prices for NBA teams reached a high point for many clubs such as the Sacramento Kings who took all they could from the fans while the going was good and now cannot sell a ticket without a huge discount.  Now ticket brokers are selling NBA tickets for many of the teams at below face value. In Sacramento lower level seats are frequently selling for half price from PreferredSeat.com and other discount NBA tickets are available daily.

Lack of talent spread around the league and jacked up ticket prices got the NBA where it is today and without a major concession from both sides there will likely be no NBA games next year and that could be the nail that seals the coffin for several NBA teams on the edge. Rather than expand the NBA may contract further cutting revenues.

With the economy in a rut NBA tickets are sure to be a bargain in many markets this year and where you buy your basketball tickets is important if you want to save money. Many NBA teams contacted ticket brokers throughout the country in the offseason and convinced many to buy season tickets for their teams.

Right now there seems to be an abundance of NBA tickets available on the market. For poor performing teams and those in depressed economic markets such as Sacramento, California, it can mean cheaper Sacramento Kings ticket prices from ticket brokers such as Preferred Seating than the face value Kings fans will pay at Ticketmaster.

Take tonight’s Sacramento Kings vs. Lakers game at Arco Arena as an example. Here’s a quick comparison of tickets available at for the face value at Ticketmaster, and at PreferredSeat.com as of 9am.

As you can see you can save anywhere from 30 – 50% per ticket and save up to $100 or more for the big games.  And the same percentage of savings can be found for the poor selling teams such as Minnesota where you can find lower level center court seats in section 115 row U starting at $57 per ticket at Preferred Seating tickets. You’ll pay $85.50 for a similar seat further back in section 115 row Y at Ticketmaster.

The NBA’s new variable ticket pricing is not going to work in this economy and not just for the teams traditionally at the bottom of the barrel. For the Miami Heat home opener against the Orlando Magic on October 29th ticket brokers were selling seats for 50% less than Ticketmaster.

So before you jump on the internet to buy NBA tickets for your favorite team at Ticketmaster, you may want to check out a ticket broker at the same time and compare NBA ticket prices and pay for the parking, food and drinks with the savings. And that can add up to big savings!