How To Search For High Demand Events

You can usually tell if an event is in high demand by what tickets are coming up during the onsale.

If you can pull a “sec 324 row k” in one window and then 30 seconds later pull a “floor row 26” in another window, that’s usually an indication that tons of people are searching that event and tickets are always being thrown back. If you can basically pull the same row and section consistently, chances are there aren’t many people searching it and the concert is in low demand.

This is why it is a good idea to search even if you aren’t planning on buying anything. You’ll get a feel for what’s selling and what’s not.

Presales are also a good indication of whether a show will do well. If the presale sells out quickly then the show will probably be hot and you should definitely be searching the onsale and planning to buy.

How To Be A Ticket Broker

How do I become a ticket broker?

This question gets asked a lot so I’ve complied a list of common questions and answers to help you decide if you want to become a ticket broker.

Q: What do I need to be a ticket broker?

A: Lots of hard work, a credit card, Internet connection, mailbox and lots of patience. Be prepared to research lots of events each day before you find profitable ones.

Q: How can I start out without a lot of money?

A: You can get the ball rolling with buying your first set of tickets, so an investment of $100-$200 can get you into the ticket industry. Be careful not to put tickets on your credit card unless you can afford to pay it off right away. The last thing you'll want to do is be paying interest on a pair of tickets that haven't sold.

Q: What tickets do I buy?

A: Do a 10-page report on each concert before you buy and you should never lose money. That means researching the artist, when the last time they toured, completed sales on Ebay, venue capacity, seating chart and the market/demographics for starters. Sound easier said than done? Then you may want to check out The Ticket Broker Guide - they'll teach you exactly how to become a ticket broker and start selling tickets on Ebay and Stubhub for big profits.

Q: How much should I sell my tickets for?

A: That all depends on the market and what the buyer is willing pay. Thankfully, Ebay and Stubhub both show you completed listings for how much tickets sold for, so before you invest in any event, you should always check the completed sales history. If there are no completed sales for the event you want to sell tickets for, check if the event has sold well in other markets. Some events are sure-fire winners in some markets, while they make tank in others. If you're unsure what markets are hot, and what ones are not, you can always check out the Market Predictions report for the Top-50 Markets across North America, if you are just learning how to be a ticket broker.

Q: What is an undercutter?

A: An undercutter is a panicky seller who feels the need to price their tickets lower than the already lowest price, which in turn drives down the whole market value resulting in lower profits for everyone. GA concerts are usually a haven for undercutters because everyone has the same ticket.

Q: Where do I sell my tickets?

A: Long answer short, If you are anxious to sell your tickets and look forward to receiving lower profits, Ebay is the way to go. If you are patient and like making money, then check out Stubhub. If you like to deal with tire kickers and people looking strictly for bargains, then by all means sell on Craigslist.

In all seriousness, if you want to become a ticket broker be prepared to do lots of research and stick with it! 

You're not in this alone, there is an actual guide (the #1 ticket resale guide), The Ticket Broker Guide that will teach you how to be a ticket broker, one step at a time. So if you're interested in selling tickets on sites like Stubhub and Ebay (not outside of a venue), and are looking for a work-at-home-opportunity, definitely check out The Ticket Broker Guide and tell them Broker Buzz sent you!

10 Reasons Why Ticketmaster’s Paperless Tickets Won’t Work

It appears the oh so clever Ticketmaster has yet another bright idea:

Why not introduce paperless tickets so they never change hands and at the same time make it harder for scalpers to profit?

Let me give you a quick rundown of how it would work…

After buying your tickets online, you would show the credit card used to purchase them and a piece of government ID to enter the show. No tickets to remember, nothing to forget, no worries right?

Ticketmaster thinks they are doing a favour to the consumer by implementing this new service, but I think this is one issue that consumers and brokers could both agree is a bad idea.

Here are 10 reasons why paperless tickets won’t work:

1. I bought the tickets so why don’t I have the right to resell them? Since when did Ticketmaster take ownership of my tickets? I should be able to sell them if I want, just like anything else I own.
   
   
2. Ok so the option of selling my tickets is gone. What happens if I can’t make it to the show? I would like a refund then. But wait, that won’t work because there is no way the promoter is going to allow refunds on ticket sales…so I guess that means I’m basically screwed?
   
   
3. The majority of fans still prefer ticket stubs as a memento. When I purchase tickets to a show I want to be able to hold them, show them off, frame them or whatever I feel like, not just look at my credit card statement and try and remember what that $200 charge was for. I want to wave my ticket stub around and brag to people that I got to sit in the 1st row.
   
   
4. What if I don’t want to bring my credit card to a show because I know I’ll get drunk and think it’s a great idea to spend $50 on a crappy t-shirt and buy everyone else beer. I would rather just bring enough cash thanks.
   
   
5. What if I used a prepaid credit card to buy my tickets? Or what if the credit card I used to purchase my tickets expired, or I have a spending problem and I decided to cut it up and throw it in the garbage? How are they going to scan that?
   
   
6. This service would be yet another excuse for Ticketmaster to charge us another “convenience fee.” Oh wait, I guess that’s not a reason why paperless tickets wouldn’t work, it’s just another reason for fans to hate Ticketmater.
   
   
7. Because I purchased the tickets on my credit card that means I’m the one that has to show up to the concert. What happens if I want to buy the tickets as a gift and give them to someone else?
   
   
8. Tickemaster is publicly trying to get rid of scalpers so they appear trustworthy to the consumer but we all know that’s not the case. They are going to try and play off this service as an attempt to win over the consumer by doing them a favour but we all know Ticketmaster is in the ticket scalping business themselves with the purchase of TicketsNow.
   
   
9. Ticketmaster claims that their new paperless ticket system will eliminate the waits in line to purchase tickets, but really how many of us actually wait in line the night of the show to buy them anyway? This new system claims to eliminate that, but it won’t.
   
   
10. Stubhub, Ebay and other major secondary ticketing sites are not going to put up with this. Ticketmaster is trying to eliminate scalpers, but where do we sell? We sell on these huge websites. No scalpers means no profits for them and trust me, they’re 10 steps ahead of everyone else. Let them take care of everything and paperless tickets will either be a fad, or a thing that never was.