Call it trickle-down economics.
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Brandon Steiner, founder and CEO of CollectibleXchange, checks out a fan hotline box in the concourse at Highmark Stadium.
Joshua Bessex, Buffalo News
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Snow swirls in the air covering seats and the field at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.聽Just about everything in the stadium will be for sale.
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Individual seats are聽available for $550, or $650 for a pair.
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Some of the bathroom troughs at Highmark Stadium, which are up for sale.聽鈥淭here is a run on urinals and it鈥檚 unbelievable,鈥 said CollectibleXchange founder Brandon Steiner.
Joshua Bessex, Buffalo News
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Brandon Steiner, founder and CEO of CollectibleXchange, talks about selling the bathroom troughs from Highmark Stadium.
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