Knicks fans were paying through the teeth for a seat at Madison Square Garden during the teams NBA championship run — and some aren’t done doling out the cash.
Fans are willing to pay up to $750 to have someone to save them a spot along the Canyon of Heroes on Thursday when the Big Apple hometown heroes get a ticker-tape parade to celebrate, according to market research by a soon-to-be launched online marketplace.
Airtasker, which started an NYC pilot program in December, said one fan asked for someone “to wait in line for three spots on Broadway and Barclay for the Knicks parade” from midnight to 8 a.m. on Thursday, and was willing to pay $750 for the service.
Another fan had a more reasonable budget, offering $100, but leaving the “make an offer” option open.
“I’m a huge Knicks fan and want to attend the parade, but I need someone to get there early and grab me a spot near City Hall,” he wrote.
A rep for Airtasker said data shows that basketball-related requests for local services have doubled in the US over the past year and quadrupled in New York — peaking during the Knicks playoff run.
Most of those are for pro hoops installation and basketball coaching services.
But with the Knicks historic playoff run bringing the first NBA title to the Big Apple in 53 years, the city’s ticker-tape parade on Thursday has become another must-see — and hatched a new cottage industry.
Other online marketplace sites were also willing to offer the service.
A request on taskrabbit for someone to save a parade spot yielded a long list of folks who would save a spot for anywhere from $29 to $83 per hour.
The ticker-tape parade is scheduled to kick off at Battery Park at 10 a.m., with a route down the Canyon of Heroes and ending with a ceremony at City Hall. Access points to the parade will open up at 6 a.m.
