Posted 10 years ago
Hodag71
(3 items)
These items are brand new, but hopefully will increase in value over time for Super Bowl Collectors. This past year, I was one of the lucky 500 fans selected from thousands of applicants to buy two face-value tickets to Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, 2015. The NFL was so paranoid I would try to sell the tickets; they did not mail them until three weeks AFTER the game. Instead, the NFL mailed "Fan Passes" that were presented at the gate (with proper credentials) which were then used to get "seat locator" stubs for access to our seats.
Eventually, the league sent mint-condition Commemorative Super Bowl XLIX Tickets, which are in MINT condition because they were never used at the game. In fact, they are still in the original protective envelope they were mailed in. (They were only taken out once to take the picture.)
The seat location says, "No Monetary Value." It measures 2" x 4" and the "Fan Pass," which is made from hard plastic, measures 3" x 7".
These items represent the final time the NFL will mark the Super Bowl using Roman Numerals (XLIX). Next year's Super Bowl in San Francisco will be named using a modern number 50 instead of the Roman Numeral "L".
