In that case, the fee is paid to the original ticketholder. There is also the matter of the Packers' season-ticket waiting list. Harlan said the list was at 50,000. That suggests that if people are unhappy with the fee and cancel their tickets, there are thousands waiting in line willing to pay. Harlan said there was an opportunity for fans to stretch out the fee, but at a price.
Fans are also free to find other financing arrangements, or put the bill on their credit card.
Rick Beverstein of Green Bay, who holds four season tickets in the stadium bowl as well as four club seats, said he would pay up. Beverstein said he was pleasantly surprised to find out that the user fee did not apply to club seat or suite holders. Beverstein said the user fee plan was made much more palatable by the fact that if someone gives up a ticket, the new ticketholder must pay back the fee. Passing on the cost Daryl Dehnke of Eau Claire said he handled 46 season tickets through an arrangement with Burris. Dehnke said he offered a package every year to fans in the Eau Claire area.