Pros And Cons Of Selling Tickets On Ebay

Pros

• Very quick turnaround on tickets. On average the fastest way to sell your tickets.
  
  
• Requires nothing but a Paypal account and credit card.
  
  
• Fees are cheaper than Stubhub
  
  
• (This one could be seen as a pro or a con depending on the seller.) You can “window dress” your auctions to stand out and increase exposure unlike Stubhub.

Cons

• Buyer expectations combined with over-saturated competitive sellers tends to yield lower ticket prices.
  
  
• You have to contend with non-paying buyers.
  
  
• You have to contend with “tire-kickers” and annoying buyer emails.
  
  
• Auction-style listings mean that you must re-list your tickets if they don’t sell so timing becomes very important.
  
  
• Anyone can see your user ID on your auction listings and use it to find information about you.

Overall

• Both large and small brokers use Ebay to sell their tickets. It’s biggest strength is the fact that you can pretty much guarantee you will get something for your tickets if you need to unload them.
  
  
• It is also the best site to do your marketplace research.

Ebay is probably the best place to start if you are new to reselling, or if it close to show time and you need to unload your tickets in a hurry. Stubhub is the better alternative if you are going to seriously get into selling tickets.