An attending fan’s physical match ticket was on demand “for collection/souvenir” purposes during FIFA world cup, the rationale behind this being its worth in the next 15 to 30 years.
eBay, an e-commerce company still sells a 1986 World Cup full ticket Argentina v England (PSA 1.5) for a whopping $15,000; Meanwhile, 2018 World Cup finals ticket, France v Croatia costs $1,000; and this year’s finals ticket, Argentina v France, costs from $500 to $642. The prices rise as the year progresses. PSA is the largest and most respected third-party authentication and grading company in the world for tickets and memorabilia.
The sports collectible industry is predicted to increase at a pace of 9.7 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), or rate of return, between 2022 and 2031, according to a 2021 data from Nasdaq, an American stock exchange.
Meanwhile, a 2003 study titled “Collecting celebrity: The meanings and process of collecting sports memorabilia,” revealed that “collecting sports memorabilia has changed dramatically since baseball cards first appeared more than a century ago. What began as a marketing gimmick and later became a hobby for millions has now evolved into a potential investment strategy.”
Instead, sports memorabilia collectors have become investors who want to “buy and sell on the Internet without taking physical possession” of specially printed cards.”
This year’s World Cup saw nearly three million tickets sold, and with FIFA announcing in November that fans can get a personalised souvenir tickets which will be rolled out mid-January next year, time will tell people who will be selling their actual match tickets online.
Only those who bought the original tickets for the event may purchase souvenir tickets.
The price per souvenir ticket is QR10 and all tickets containing within a single application number will be printed. The total price is calculated as QR10 multiplied by the number of tickets with the same application number, it explained.
Beginning at the end of February or the start of March 2023, souvenir tickets will be sent via regular mail to the address listed on the FIFA ticketing account.
Souvenir tickets should arrive by the end of March or the start of April 2023 as the projected shipping period is around a month. The pricing of the souvenir tickets includes shipping charges.
