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Blog Entry: a{TEXT-DECORATION:none} The Buffalo Bills are off to a good start on ticket sales, even though they are off last year's wild sales pace. The team revealed Tuesday it has two home games sold out and a third is close to a sellout. That news came on the very first day that individual-game tickets went on sale to the general public. Tickets are gone for the home-opener against Miami on Sept. 12 and the Week 12 game against Pittsburgh on Nov. 28. The game against the New York Jets on Oct. 3 has only limited tickets available, the team said. Christian Louboutin Short boots That's pretty good news for a franchise that missed the playoffs for a 10th straight season in 2009 and raised ticket prices by an average of 15.5 percent this year. The Bills also have not made any blockbuster Christian Louboutin Short boots moves since last year, despite the fact they overhauled Christian Louboutin Short boots their football operation by hiring General Manager Buddy Nix and coach Chan Gailey. The Bills' season-ticket total of 55,308 last year was their third best ever. "Season-ticket sales are pacing below where we were the last two years," said Russ Brandon, Bills chief executive officer. "But we're also mindful of the fact that we're coming off of two record- setting years. Having three games essentially off the books right now is positive, but we also have a lot of work to do with the remaining four games on the schedule." Coupled with sales of 56,011 in 2008, last year was Women's pumps the first time in franchise history the total topped 55,000 in back-to-back years. Brandon would not offer any clue on how much sales were down. However, it's believed the team will have a hard time hitting the 50,000 mark this year. That's a mark the Bills have hit seven times in 37 years in Orchard Park. Nevertheless, given the team's lack of success on the field, the initial sales aren't bad. (It should be noted that the team holds back a group of seats for continued season-ticket sales. So season purchasers still can get tickets for the Miami and Pittsburgh games.) The pace of renewals for the 164 luxury suites at Ralph Wilson Stadium is good. More than a third of those came up for renewal this year. Last season about 12 of those suites went unsold, so the team sold them on an individual-game basis. Brandon said the team expects to sell at least as many suites as last year. Women's pumps "We had a heavy renewal year in suites premium inventory," Women's pumps Brandon said. "We paced rather nicely within that space. The premium inventory is always a challenge within the economic environment. We're pleased with where we stand right now and continue to work on it. "I would say overall with our fans and our stakeholders, our sponsors, it continues to resonate how passionate and great our fans and our partners are," Brandon said. The Bills have been able to create a scarcity of tickets for the most attractive games by allowing season-ticket holders to purchase extra individual-game tickets and group tickets in advance. Those sales started last month. "Season-ticket holders take advantage of the benefit through purchasing their own individual game tickets and group tickets," Brandon said. "So there wa Replica Watches Replica Watches
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