Online Ticket Sales and Brokers
Thanks to the World Wide Web, consumers no longer have to stand in long lines or wait endlessly on the telephone when they want to purchase tickets to concerts, sports games, theater performances, family-oriented shows, and other events. Nowadays, there are online divisions of such well-known ticket brokers as Ticketmaster as well as brokerages that were created specifically to offer tickets over the Internet. In addition to selling tickets, many of these sites allow visitors to view seating charts and directions to venues and to sign up to receive e-mails about future events. This section focuses on online ticket brokerages.
Ticket Buying and Selling Guide
This guide contains 6 easy to understand chapters with very helpful information and tip on buying and selling tickets. The guide is perfect for fans, ticket sellers, or people interested in a becoming a ticket seller!
In this free guide you will learn a lot about buying and selling tickets. It is very easy to read and to understand. This guide is perfect for fans, ticket sellers, and people interested in becoming ticket sellers! Fans will learn how to get good tickets without paying a premium. Ticket sellers will learn how to get good tickets and how to maximize their profits. And people interested in becoming ticket brokers will learn how to properly buy and sell tickets. Enjoy!
BUYING TICKETS
Chapter 1: How to prepare for a ticket sale
Fans and ticket brokers both want to get good seats when they are searching for tickets for an event. But in order to do this, you must be well prepared before the ticket sale begins. In this section, we will discuss how to prepare for a ticket sale. If you are well prepared for a ticket sale, you will probably get better tickets than if you aren’t. I always prepare before each ticket sale I want to buy tickets for. In May of 2007 I was well prepared for the presale of the KROQ concert. My preparation paid off big time. I got 1 ticket in the front center section in the 1st row. It cost me $90 and I sold it on eBay for $600. So, this shows that preparation does pay off.
Below are 5 important things you should do before a ticket sale in order to properly prepare for it:
1. Be at a computer 10 to 15 minutes before the ticket sale. Load the event page. Now, log in to your Ticketmaster account to avoid having to do it while purchasing tickets.
2. Open 2 different internet browsers, like Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. This is the perfect combination because you can use both browsers at the same time to search for tickets without a problem. Make sure to only search for one event at a time in each browser. If you search for more than one event at the same time in the same browser, it will mess up your searches. But, you can search for one event in one browser and one event in another browser at the same time without a problem.
3. If the ticket sale is a presale, make sure you have the presale password. Highlight the presale password with your mouse icon and press Ctrl + C to copy the presale password. Then, when the presale starts, click in the presale password box and press Ctrl + V to paste it in the box.
4. Start refreshing the event page 1 minute before the sale time. Refresh by pressing F5 once every 5 seconds until you are able to search for tickets.
5. DO NOT refresh too many times on a Ticketmaster page. If you refresh too many times, your IP address will be blocked from going to Ticketmaster for 24 hours. The only way around this block is to use a proxy. Below is a good proxy list website: http://tools.rosinstrument.com/proxy/
Chapter 2: Presales and public sales
Presales – A presale for an event occurs before the public sale. Presales are good because there are less people trying to search for tickets because of the password required to participate. So, you will have a better chance of getting good seats than during the public sale. This isn’t always true for all events. The bad thing about presales is that there are a lot less tickets available to be sold during the presale and you need a password to participate. Generally, about 10% of the seats are available during presales. So, you won’t have access to all the seats available for the event and you’ll need a password to participate. Presale passwords are usually sold for $2 to $10 on eBay and on website, but the ones on our website are FREE! And, you might not even get tickets because of the limited availability of seats.
Public Sales – A public sale for an event is when everyone can buy tickets without a password. Public sales are good because the majority of the seats for the event are available and because you don’t need a password. So, you will access to most of the seats for the event without needing a password. The bad thing about public sales is that anyone can participate in them. So, there will be a lot of demand for seats. I suggest you try searching for tickets during the presale, and if you don’t get tickets or want to try again, try the public sale too.
Chapter 3: Where to buy tickets
Ticketmaster – Ticketmaster is the first place you should try to buy tickets from. If you search for tickets through Ticketmaster, you can get good tickets at face value, without paying a premium. Try searching for tickets during presales and public sales to see what you can get. If it says that there are no seats left, don’t worry. Ticketmaster never releases all of an event’s seats at once. So, keep on searching for tickets for about 5 to 20 minutes. You can still get good and even better after the public sale. So, if you couldn’t get any seats at first, try again in a few minutes or a few hours.
eBay – You should first try buying tickets from Ticketmaster before paying a premium for tickets on eBay. eBay is a website that has thousands of different ticket auctions for almost all events. If you couldn’t get any tickets through Ticketmaster, this is the best place to go. But, you have to realize that ticket sellers won’t pay to list their tickets and not make any money. So, most ticket auctions on eBay will end at more than the tickets’ actual cost. Also, since there are so many ticket auctions, sellers usually start the bidding low due to competition. This means that you may be able to get good tickets at around face value if the competition gets tight and sellers start dropping their prices. This usually occurs for less profitable events and for events that are a few weeks away. So, if you wait until a few weeks before the event, you might get good tickets around or below face value! Almost all sellers accept Paypal, which is a very secure payment method for both buyers and sellers. So, if you have a problem with an order, you can make a dispute through Paypal. Also, make sure to check the buyer feedback of ticket sellers you want to buy from before you buy from them.
Stubhub – Stubhub is a website where ticket sellers list their tickets for sale and then buyers search for them and then buy them. Stubhub is also a good place to check out if you couldn’t get any tickets through Ticketmaster. Unlike eBay, Stubhub has a toll free phone number for sales and support, and tickets are sold at a fixed price with no auction. Stubhub is very secure for buyers because they are protected by a very good guarantee. Sellers list tickets for less than face value a lot more often and often quicker than on eBay. So, if you can’t find cheap enough tickets on eBay, try looking on Stubhub.
Craigslist – Craigslist is a website where people post classified ads locally. People that post tickets for sale on Craigslist will usually sell for below face value, especially if the event is less than a week away. So, you can buy tickets for way cheaper than other places. But, Craigslist is not a very safe place to buy tickets from. It should only be used if you need tickets for an event that is less than a week away. So, let’s review this chapter. First, try to buy tickets from Ticketmaster. If you couldn’t get any tickets, try looking on eBay and Stubhub. If they are too expensive wait a few days or weeks. And finally, only use Craigslist as a last resort.
SELLING TICKETS
Chapter 1: Determining profitability
You just bought a pair of amazing tickets, in your opinion, through Ticketmaster. You are positive that you are going to make a lot of money off the tickets. The artist is popular, the seats are in row 10, what else do you need to make a profit? Well, the most important part of selling tickets is making a profit. And you won’t make a profit if you buy tickets to an unprofitable event. You have to consider a lot of different things to determine if an event is profitable. You should consider: the event venue, city, event date, artist popularity, and much more. Most new ticket sellers lose a lot of money by making this mistake. A good way to see if your tickets will make you a profit is to search for the event on eBay and then comparing the auctions starting price to the tickets’ actual cost. If you are still unsure about the profitability for an event you bought tickets for, start a 1 day eBay auction the same day you buy the tickets. If your auction doesn’t go as planned and you know you will lose money, cancel the auction. Since you ordered the tickets within 24 hours, you cancel them.
To cancel the tickets:
First, go to Ticketmaster.com and click on Help.
Next, click on Contact Us in the Customer Service section.
Find your local Ticketmaster phone number and call it.
Press 1 for English, then press 2 for existing orders. Next, press the star sign and then press 2 again.
When someone gets on the line, ask if they are Customer Support, if they aren’t ask to be transferred to them.
When someone gets on the line again, tell the representative a made up story that explains why you need your tickets to be cancelled. For example, you can say that you bought the tickets for the wrong venue and you realized this last night when you checked your e-mail, but it was too late to call them. Ask them nicely if they can do something to help you fix this problem. They will almost always give you a refund if you give them a good reason.
Event Experts is a very good website which will help you decrease your losses and increase your profits by advising you of the profitability of events. Experienced ticket brokers post predictions for many events going on sale each day. The predictions usually tell you if the event is profitable and which section to buy tickets from. Event Experts has 1 month trials of their website membership listed on eBay for about $7 for the first month. Try it out!
Chapter 2: When to sell tickets
You just finished ordering a pair of tickets that you want to sell. Now you need to decide when you are going to sell your tickets. Timing is a very important factor which helps determine your profits. You don’t want to wait too long to sell your tickets. Prices go down and people lose interest after a few weeks of the public sale. So, selling early is very important if you want good profits.
If you are sure you will make a profit and that your tickets are good, you can start a 5 to 7 day eBay auction for the tickets the same day. This will allow more buyers to bid, so there will be more bids. Or, you can also start a 1 day auction so the buyers will usually bid early and put high maximum bids. This way, your profits may be a bit higher due to the pressure on the buyers to bid early and high.
If you are unsure if your tickets will make a profit, first look at other auctions for tickets for the same event. If most of the auctions that are about to finish will make a profit, you can predict that your tickets will too. But just to be safe, start a 1 day auction for the tickets the same day. This will put pressure on buyers to bid early, so you will know before the auction end if you will make money. If the bids haven’t increased enough to make a profit, cancel your auction and try to cancel the tickets by doing the steps above.
Chapter 3: Where to sell tickets
eBay
Pros
It is the largest point of resale for tickets, so there will be a lot of potential buyers. It is the fastest way to sell tickets and liquidate your inventory You only need a Paypal account to sell tickets
Cons
Since listings are auction-style, you must relist your tickets if they don’t sell. Competitive sellers may cause lower profits. Non-paying bidders Fraudulent chargebacks
Stubhub
Pros
It’s free to list your tickets Shipping is very easy for sellers Not auction-style listings like eBay, so your tickets can be listed until the week of the show
Cons
Huge fees (15%)
TicketNetwork
Pros
Lower fees than eBay and Stubhub Tickets sell at higher prices TicketNetwork has software to completely manage your ticket inventory The TicketBoard allows you to get tickets at wholesale prices from other brokers
Cons
You need to be available during business hours so other brokers can purchase your tickets You need a merchant account so you can process credit card You have to pay a yearly fee and you need a fax machine
Craigslist
Pros
You can sell tickets for local concerts even if the concert is less than a week away
Cons
Most people don’t follow through on an agreement to meet up locally to complete a transaction It is very risky and you will likely take a loss
I recommend new sellers with low inventory use eBay and Stubhub together. And I recommend that experienced sellers with a lot of inventory use TicketNetwork on their website.If you follow the guidelines in this guide and take them into action, you will succeed!
Thanks to the World Wide Web, consumers no longer have to stand in long lines or wait endlessly on the telephone when they want to purchase tickets to concerts, sports games, theater performances, family-oriented shows, and other events. Nowadays, there are online divisions of such well-known ticket brokers as Ticketmaster as well as brokerages that were created specifically to offer tickets over the Internet. In addition to selling tickets, many of these sites allow visitors to view seating charts and directions to venues and to sign up to receive e-mails about future events. This section focuses on online ticket brokerages.
Ticket Buying and Selling Guide
This guide contains 6 easy to understand chapters with very helpful information and tip on buying and selling tickets. The guide is perfect for fans, ticket sellers, or people interested in a becoming a ticket seller!
In this free guide you will learn a lot about buying and selling tickets. It is very easy to read and to understand. This guide is perfect for fans, ticket sellers, and people interested in becoming ticket sellers! Fans will learn how to get good tickets without paying a premium. Ticket sellers will learn how to get good tickets and how to maximize their profits. And people interested in becoming ticket brokers will learn how to properly buy and sell tickets. Enjoy!
BUYING TICKETS
Chapter 1: How to prepare for a ticket sale
Fans and ticket brokers both want to get good seats when they are searching for tickets for an event. But in order to do this, you must be well prepared before the ticket sale begins. In this section, we will discuss how to prepare for a ticket sale. If you are well prepared for a ticket sale, you will probably get better tickets than if you aren’t. I always prepare before each ticket sale I want to buy tickets for. In May of 2007 I was well prepared for the presale of the KROQ concert. My preparation paid off big time. I got 1 ticket in the front center section in the 1st row. It cost me $90 and I sold it on eBay for $600. So, this shows that preparation does pay off.
Below are 5 important things you should do before a ticket sale in order to properly prepare for it:
1. Be at a computer 10 to 15 minutes before the ticket sale. Load the event page. Now, log in to your Ticketmaster account to avoid having to do it while purchasing tickets.
2. Open 2 different internet browsers, like Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. This is the perfect combination because you can use both browsers at the same time to search for tickets without a problem. Make sure to only search for one event at a time in each browser. If you search for more than one event at the same time in the same browser, it will mess up your searches. But, you can search for one event in one browser and one event in another browser at the same time without a problem.
3. If the ticket sale is a presale, make sure you have the presale password. Highlight the presale password with your mouse icon and press Ctrl + C to copy the presale password. Then, when the presale starts, click in the presale password box and press Ctrl + V to paste it in the box.
4. Start refreshing the event page 1 minute before the sale time. Refresh by pressing F5 once every 5 seconds until you are able to search for tickets.
5. DO NOT refresh too many times on a Ticketmaster page. If you refresh too many times, your IP address will be blocked from going to Ticketmaster for 24 hours. The only way around this block is to use a proxy. Below is a good proxy list website: http://tools.rosinstrument.com/proxy/
Chapter 2: Presales and public sales
Presales – A presale for an event occurs before the public sale. Presales are good because there are less people trying to search for tickets because of the password required to participate. So, you will have a better chance of getting good seats than during the public sale. This isn’t always true for all events. The bad thing about presales is that there are a lot less tickets available to be sold during the presale and you need a password to participate. Generally, about 10% of the seats are available during presales. So, you won’t have access to all the seats available for the event and you’ll need a password to participate. Presale passwords are usually sold for $2 to $10 on eBay and on website, but the ones on our website are FREE! And, you might not even get tickets because of the limited availability of seats.
Public Sales – A public sale for an event is when everyone can buy tickets without a password. Public sales are good because the majority of the seats for the event are available and because you don’t need a password. So, you will access to most of the seats for the event without needing a password. The bad thing about public sales is that anyone can participate in them. So, there will be a lot of demand for seats. I suggest you try searching for tickets during the presale, and if you don’t get tickets or want to try again, try the public sale too.
Chapter 3: Where to buy tickets
Ticketmaster – Ticketmaster is the first place you should try to buy tickets from. If you search for tickets through Ticketmaster, you can get good tickets at face value, without paying a premium. Try searching for tickets during presales and public sales to see what you can get. If it says that there are no seats left, don’t worry. Ticketmaster never releases all of an event’s seats at once. So, keep on searching for tickets for about 5 to 20 minutes. You can still get good and even better after the public sale. So, if you couldn’t get any seats at first, try again in a few minutes or a few hours.
eBay – You should first try buying tickets from Ticketmaster before paying a premium for tickets on eBay. eBay is a website that has thousands of different ticket auctions for almost all events. If you couldn’t get any tickets through Ticketmaster, this is the best place to go. But, you have to realize that ticket sellers won’t pay to list their tickets and not make any money. So, most ticket auctions on eBay will end at more than the tickets’ actual cost. Also, since there are so many ticket auctions, sellers usually start the bidding low due to competition. This means that you may be able to get good tickets at around face value if the competition gets tight and sellers start dropping their prices. This usually occurs for less profitable events and for events that are a few weeks away. So, if you wait until a few weeks before the event, you might get good tickets around or below face value! Almost all sellers accept Paypal, which is a very secure payment method for both buyers and sellers. So, if you have a problem with an order, you can make a dispute through Paypal. Also, make sure to check the buyer feedback of ticket sellers you want to buy from before you buy from them.
Stubhub – Stubhub is a website where ticket sellers list their tickets for sale and then buyers search for them and then buy them. Stubhub is also a good place to check out if you couldn’t get any tickets through Ticketmaster. Unlike eBay, Stubhub has a toll free phone number for sales and support, and tickets are sold at a fixed price with no auction. Stubhub is very secure for buyers because they are protected by a very good guarantee. Sellers list tickets for less than face value a lot more often and often quicker than on eBay. So, if you can’t find cheap enough tickets on eBay, try looking on Stubhub.
Craigslist – Craigslist is a website where people post classified ads locally. People that post tickets for sale on Craigslist will usually sell for below face value, especially if the event is less than a week away. So, you can buy tickets for way cheaper than other places. But, Craigslist is not a very safe place to buy tickets from. It should only be used if you need tickets for an event that is less than a week away. So, let’s review this chapter. First, try to buy tickets from Ticketmaster. If you couldn’t get any tickets, try looking on eBay and Stubhub. If they are too expensive wait a few days or weeks. And finally, only use Craigslist as a last resort.
SELLING TICKETS
Chapter 1: Determining profitability
You just bought a pair of amazing tickets, in your opinion, through Ticketmaster. You are positive that you are going to make a lot of money off the tickets. The artist is popular, the seats are in row 10, what else do you need to make a profit? Well, the most important part of selling tickets is making a profit. And you won’t make a profit if you buy tickets to an unprofitable event. You have to consider a lot of different things to determine if an event is profitable. You should consider: the event venue, city, event date, artist popularity, and much more. Most new ticket sellers lose a lot of money by making this mistake. A good way to see if your tickets will make you a profit is to search for the event on eBay and then comparing the auctions starting price to the tickets’ actual cost. If you are still unsure about the profitability for an event you bought tickets for, start a 1 day eBay auction the same day you buy the tickets. If your auction doesn’t go as planned and you know you will lose money, cancel the auction. Since you ordered the tickets within 24 hours, you cancel them.
To cancel the tickets:
First, go to Ticketmaster.com and click on Help.
Next, click on Contact Us in the Customer Service section.
Find your local Ticketmaster phone number and call it.
Press 1 for English, then press 2 for existing orders. Next, press the star sign and then press 2 again.
When someone gets on the line, ask if they are Customer Support, if they aren’t ask to be transferred to them.
When someone gets on the line again, tell the representative a made up story that explains why you need your tickets to be cancelled. For example, you can say that you bought the tickets for the wrong venue and you realized this last night when you checked your e-mail, but it was too late to call them. Ask them nicely if they can do something to help you fix this problem. They will almost always give you a refund if you give them a good reason.
Event Experts is a very good website which will help you decrease your losses and increase your profits by advising you of the profitability of events. Experienced ticket brokers post predictions for many events going on sale each day. The predictions usually tell you if the event is profitable and which section to buy tickets from. Event Experts has 1 month trials of their website membership listed on eBay for about $7 for the first month. Try it out!
Chapter 2: When to sell tickets
You just finished ordering a pair of tickets that you want to sell. Now you need to decide when you are going to sell your tickets. Timing is a very important factor which helps determine your profits. You don’t want to wait too long to sell your tickets. Prices go down and people lose interest after a few weeks of the public sale. So, selling early is very important if you want good profits.
If you are sure you will make a profit and that your tickets are good, you can start a 5 to 7 day eBay auction for the tickets the same day. This will allow more buyers to bid, so there will be more bids. Or, you can also start a 1 day auction so the buyers will usually bid early and put high maximum bids. This way, your profits may be a bit higher due to the pressure on the buyers to bid early and high.
If you are unsure if your tickets will make a profit, first look at other auctions for tickets for the same event. If most of the auctions that are about to finish will make a profit, you can predict that your tickets will too. But just to be safe, start a 1 day auction for the tickets the same day. This will put pressure on buyers to bid early, so you will know before the auction end if you will make money. If the bids haven’t increased enough to make a profit, cancel your auction and try to cancel the tickets by doing the steps above.
Chapter 3: Where to sell tickets
eBay
Pros
It is the largest point of resale for tickets, so there will be a lot of potential buyers. It is the fastest way to sell tickets and liquidate your inventory You only need a Paypal account to sell tickets
Cons
Since listings are auction-style, you must relist your tickets if they don’t sell. Competitive sellers may cause lower profits. Non-paying bidders Fraudulent chargebacks
Stubhub
Pros
It’s free to list your tickets Shipping is very easy for sellers Not auction-style listings like eBay, so your tickets can be listed until the week of the show
Cons
Huge fees (15%)
TicketNetwork
Pros
Lower fees than eBay and Stubhub Tickets sell at higher prices TicketNetwork has software to completely manage your ticket inventory The TicketBoard allows you to get tickets at wholesale prices from other brokers
Cons
You need to be available during business hours so other brokers can purchase your tickets You need a merchant account so you can process credit card You have to pay a yearly fee and you need a fax machine
Craigslist
Pros
You can sell tickets for local concerts even if the concert is less than a week away
Cons
Most people don’t follow through on an agreement to meet up locally to complete a transaction It is very risky and you will likely take a loss
I recommend new sellers with low inventory use eBay and Stubhub together. And I recommend that experienced sellers with a lot of inventory use TicketNetwork on their website.If you follow the guidelines in this guide and take them into action, you will succeed!
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