From buying a new high definition television for game day to multi-million dollar ad spots during the game, the Super Bowl inspires super spending as much as it celebrates football. Actually going to the Super Bowl and watching it in person will cost a person several thousand dollars.

Super Bowl tickets as of January 16th are readily available on eBay. Auctions for Super Bowl tickets are getting plenty of attention and money thrown at them. For example, a pair of tickets for the lower level end zone area of the stadium in Glendale, Arizona where Super Bow XLII will be played on February 3rd recently sold at auction on eBay for $7,302.00 after attracting 16 bids. Another auction that closed on the same day at eBay saw 24 bids that topped out at $6,001.00 for two tickets in the upper level end zone area.

Auctions at eBay are not the only source of Super Bowl tickets. Any search at a search engine will produce dozens of ticket sellers where people can buy tickets without having the unpredictability of an auction's final price. Prices are high across the board. At Ticket Master's website, a deluxe four-night trip with hotel suite accommodations that includes two tickets at the club level to 15 yard line costs a whopping $15,384 for two people. At Stubhub.com a ticket for a seat at the Super Bowl in the terrace end of the stadium starts at $3,750.

Everything about attending the Super Bowl is expensive. Parking passes cost at least $150! That's enough to make even a New York City resident flinch. Someone actually attending the Super Bowl can cash out a little of its value with souvenirs after the game. Old Super Bowl ticket stubs from years past are auctioning at eBay for over $40. Not exactly big money, but if you see a ticket stub on the ground it is certainly worth picking up.

Because actually attending the Super Bowl is expensive, many sports fans choose to enjoy the event with home parties or a trip to Las Vegas. Because of its legal sports betting, Las Vegas has traditionally been a Super Bowl destination. That weekend is extremely busy in Las Vegas, but for even half the cost of attending the Super Bowl a person can have fun all weekend and enjoy the game in a lounge or nice hotel room without sitting on a hard stadium seat.