Philadelphia- IN TRUE Philly form, two local fans are taking their love for the Eagles way beyond a little green and white face paint.
According to an ad on craigslist.org, a “very attractive younger couple, both in grad school” are willing to let a complete stranger watch them have sex in exchange for two tickets to the playoff showdown between the Birds and the New York Giants.
The couple, who say they couldn’t afford the steep ticket prices, are even willing to let the ticket-holding voyeur call the plays for their bedroom romp.
“We’ve talked about it and figured we’d see if anyone had two tickets that would want to offer them up for watching us do what you choose in real life,” said the ad, which was posted on the Web site Thursday.
There are some restrictions – “(no pain/potty/or anal, gf’s [girlfriend’s] rules)” – but for the most part, any other erotic ideas are fair game.
Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown was stunned last night when he learned about the frisky fans’ plans to take their devotion to the team to another level.
“It’s typical of the fans’ passion for the team,” said Brown, who signed autographs during a raucous pep rally at Chickie’s & Pete’s in South Philly.
While hundreds of revved-up fans shouted “Giants suck! Giants suck!” in the background, Brown said it was amazing that the man and woman weren’t embarrassed by their provocative offer. “I definitely wouldn’t do something like that,” he said.
Though the sex-for-tickets offer might be the most extreme offer out there, plenty of other passionate fans are lusting after playoff tickets.
Dave Wedzick, a seller on eBay. com, offered up tickets to the game but specified that he would consider bids only from Eagles fans.
“It would kill me to have Eagles fans sit next to a fan from another town,” he said, noting that his tickets were sold to a die-hard Birds fan.
Wedzick, a former city resident who now lives in Erie, said he makes it to only a handful of games a year.
“These are my tickets and I specify Eagles fans only all the time because of that reason,” he said. “If I can’t get to a game, I want another Eagles fan to have them.”
Tickets were still available last night on eBay.com, craigslist.org and www.razorgator.com, but the price was steep. A pair of tickets on the 50-yard line would set a buyer back $1,000. Seats in the nosebleed section fetched as much as $600 on some sites, and standing room only tickets were available for $200.
“The fact that Philadelphia fans are willing to be honest and get down on the team when they are not doing well makes them all the more passionate about them when they are doing well,” Wedzick said.