WOW! Rogers Just Bought The Toronto Skydome For 25 Mil!

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  • GTS Mark
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    • Jan 2001
    • 20912

    #1

    WOW! Rogers Just Bought The Toronto Skydome For 25 Mil!

    Fuck man, deal of the century in my mind!

    http://money.canoe.ca/News/Other/200...740158-cp.html

    DH
  • quiet
    we'll miss you our friend. RIP
    • Sep 2001
    • 25115

    #2
    yeah, i just read about that. fucking crazy.
    we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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    • thePelican
      Confirmed User
      • Oct 2003
      • 663

      #3
      excellent deal!!

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      • SmutGiant
        Confirmed User
        • Oct 2003
        • 4896

        #4
        Didn't it sell for like 70 million just a few years ago?

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        • Basic_man
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          • Oct 2003
          • 27360

          #5
          Originally posted by DrinkingHard
          Fuck man, deal of the century in my mind!

          http://money.canoe.ca/News/Other/200...740158-cp.html

          DH
          Why it's the deal of the century?

          I agree, it's a bit cheap !
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          • LA Mike
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            • Jul 2001
            • 3056

            #6
            Originally posted by DrinkingHard
            Fuck man, deal of the century in my mind!

            http://money.canoe.ca/News/Other/200...740158-cp.html

            DH

            The sky is falling :P literally

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            • xclusive
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              • Apr 2004
              • 35218

              #7
              Shit I would have bought it for that little and it cost 600 mil not that long ago to build...

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              • LA Mike
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                • Jul 2001
                • 3056

                #8
                Damn, they bought it for 25 million after it cost 600 million of tax payers money to build

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                • GTS Mark
                  Vrume Mark
                  • Jan 2001
                  • 20912

                  #9
                  Originally posted by LAMike
                  Damn, they bought it for 25 million after it cost 600 million of tax payers money to build
                  EXACTLY!!!!

                  DH

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                  • GTS Mark
                    Vrume Mark
                    • Jan 2001
                    • 20912

                    #10
                    Fuck man the property taxes a year on that place must be 10 mil. LOL!

                    DH

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                    • Icon
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                      • Nov 2004
                      • 1757

                      #11
                      Originally posted by LAMike
                      Damn, they bought it for 25 million after it cost 600 million of tax payers money to build
                      Yeah and it's a tired dilapidated looking piece of shit. The best view from the skydome? Smoking area.

                      I went to a fwe Jays game this summer (I just drink a lot, I mean a lot) and I remember thinking in my Alcoholic haze 'this place is a piece of shit'

                      A Far cry from out 1992 World Series Champs!

                      Oh and J.P Ricardi hates black people....Delgado is sooo gone.

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                      • TheGoldenChild
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                        • May 2002
                        • 6940

                        #12
                        something doesn't sound right.

                        then again the building is outdated by major league basebal's standards-

                        it's really only a good venue to promote concerts and special events.

                        Still, 25 Million is so low...

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                        • Thumbking
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                          • Feb 2003
                          • 1067

                          #13
                          GREAT fucking deal!!!!

                          if i woulda known I woulda bought it!

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                          • Icon
                            Confirmed User
                            • Nov 2004
                            • 1757

                            #14
                            Originally posted by kBizzle
                            something doesn't sound right.

                            then again the building is outdated by major league basebal's standards-

                            it's really only a good venue to promote concerts and special events.

                            Still, 25 Million is so low...

                            Does the Rock still play there or have they moved to the ACC?

                            Lacrosse is one of the last REAL sports.....

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                            • Screaming
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                              • Feb 2004
                              • 18972

                              #15
                              talk about being in the right place at the right time

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                              • GTS Mark
                                Vrume Mark
                                • Jan 2001
                                • 20912

                                #16
                                It's amazing, I was reading a while back that the skyboxes were on 10 year leases back in 92 so in 2002 they came due. Fucking 50-75% of the companies did not renew their boxes, plus obviously the raptors moved over to the ACC with the leafs. So huge revenues were lost and very little happens at the skydome except for the odd concert, huge convention or the jays.

                                It's sad because in 1992 that place was considered the stadium of the future. People used to go on class trips just to get tours of the building itself.

                                I remember them saying if you flushed all the toilets in the skydome at the same time you would have the amount of water flowing over niagra falls for 8 seconds.

                                DH

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                                • soulboy
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                                  • Apr 2004
                                  • 663

                                  #17
                                  What a deal Never saw something similar
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                                  • sean416
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                                    • Feb 2004
                                    • 3633

                                    #18
                                    even the argos were trying to rebuild varsity stadium. nobody wants anything to do with the skydom. But it does look great when you're driving by on the gardener express way.

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                                    • Head
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                                      • Nov 2003
                                      • 8278

                                      #19
                                      I heard $30 mil.

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                                      • Monk
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                                        • Jan 2003
                                        • 631

                                        #20
                                        yeah... maybe the new owners can book some events in there.

                                        http://skydome.com/events/index.cfm

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                                        • dij
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                                          • May 2003
                                          • 2163

                                          #21
                                          damn, rogers is on shopping spree, just recently they bought out Fido for 1.4Billion

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                                          • axelcat
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                                            • Jun 2002
                                            • 25450

                                            #22
                                            what a steal

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                                            • GTS Mark
                                              Vrume Mark
                                              • Jan 2001
                                              • 20912

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Monk
                                              yeah... maybe the new owners can book some events in there.

                                              http://skydome.com/events/index.cfm
                                              Jesus that is sad isn't it! LOL!

                                              DH

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                                              • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                                • Apr 2004
                                                • 11190

                                                #24
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                                                • fantasycall
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                                                  • Nov 2004
                                                  • 72

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by DrinkingHard
                                                  Fuck man, deal of the century in my mind!

                                                  http://money.canoe.ca/News/Other/200...740158-cp.html

                                                  DH
                                                  They still paid too much.
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                                                  • JFK
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                                                    • Jan 2002
                                                    • 67369

                                                    #26
                                                    The place is a bottomless whole , a huge money lossing venue. Why do yo think they sold it so cheap? They are probably laughing their asses off having found a sucker to pick up the place. I would bet in a few years they will be begging the public for funds to bail them out

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                                                    • Pipecrew
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                                                      • Feb 2002
                                                      • 14888

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by dij
                                                      damn, rogers is on shopping spree, just recently they bought out Fido for 1.4Billion
                                                      Surprised they paid that much, Fido has been tanking for 3 years.

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                                                      • Doctor Dre
                                                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                        • Jan 2001
                                                        • 51692

                                                        #28
                                                        Ok ... seriously that's sad . taxes pay 700 mill and then they resell it for 25 mill
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                                                        • mkx
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                                                          • Nov 2003
                                                          • 4001

                                                          #29
                                                          I heard it cost 25 million to build

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                                                          • the Shemp
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                                                            • Nov 2001
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                                                            #30
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                                                            • candyflip
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                                                              • Jul 2002
                                                              • 43073

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Icon
                                                              Does the Rock still play there or have they moved to the ACC?

                                                              Lacrosse is one of the last REAL sports.....
                                                              I have season tickets and love watching our Knighthawks spank the Rock.

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                                                              • Sami
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                                                                • Mar 2004
                                                                • 2047

                                                                #32
                                                                That is definately a steal.


                                                                I would have guessed at least 75mill +

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                                                                • Platinum Dave
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                                                                  • Mar 2001
                                                                  • 2441

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Wasnt that a few month ago.

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                                                                  • Vitasoy
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                                                                    • Oct 2003
                                                                    • 58202

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Must have been hard times for the owners. Selling for that cheap.


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                                                                    • spamofon
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                                                                      • Jun 2003
                                                                      • 2999

                                                                      #35
                                                                      it is not about the skydome, but about a hugeeeeeeee peace of land right in downtown toronto

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                                                                        • Aug 2001
                                                                        • 14486

                                                                        #36
                                                                        damn
                                                                        at that price I'm really jealous
                                                                        what a kick ass deal

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                                                                        • The Bootyologist
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                                                                          • Jun 2004
                                                                          • 2912

                                                                          #37
                                                                          what a deal

                                                                          he will straight get rich on that

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                                                                          • RobinRichards
                                                                            Registered User
                                                                            • Sep 2004
                                                                            • 28

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Definitely the Steal of the Century, when you consider the story goes that Paul Godfrey helped influence then Premier Bill Davis to build the SkyDome at a cost of $600 million of taxpayers money in the hope that it would attract an NFL Franchise to Toronto. Later on Premier Bob Ray unloaded the SkyDome for $100 million and now Paul Godfrey is back in the picture as head of the Toronto Blue Jays division of Rogers, who reportedly are trying to buy the Dome for $25 million. Way to go Paul! Don't think Toronto is quite ready for the NFL yet. Maybe it's time to build another Super Dome! Get Dennis McGuinty to loosen up the purse strings.


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                                                                            • VeriSexy
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by LAMike
                                                                              Damn, they bought it for 25 million after it cost 600 million of tax payers money to build
                                                                              How the hell did the price of the building drop like that?
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                                                                              • Validus
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                                                                                • Jul 2001
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Ugh, that just isn?t right. Surely a lot of tax payer dollars have helped to build it.

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                                                                                • Drake
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                                                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                                                  • 12508

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  I wonder what they plan to do with it.

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                                                                                  • Manowar
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                                                                                    • Dec 2003
                                                                                    • 71528

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    God damn, thats less than 10% of the cost of that place

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