Browns, Titans, Broncos, Bears Tickets On Sale Preview! – Saturday July 12th

10 am (local time) - Cleveland Browns

10 am (local time) - Tennessee Titans

11 am (local time) - Denver Broncos

12 pm (local time) - Chicago Bears

It’s a busy day for NFL single game tickets going on sale! We’ve got Cleveland and Tennessee at 10 am, Denver at 11am, and Chicago at 12pm, so lets preview some key matchups and get prepped for these onsales!

First up is the Cleveland Browns:


The Browns have a wickedly good schedule this year. The first 3 home games of the season against the Cowboys, Steelers and Giants should bring you the most profits. Grab anything you can get (besides overpriced clubseats) and you will make money. Cheap uppers will be golden.. I also like the matchups against the Ravens and Colts. Those games will still make you some good profits, just not as good as the first 3.


Here’s the schedule with ticket links for the Browns: (Key matchups are in orange)

CLEVELAND BROWNS
Regular Season Schedule
WEEK	DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (ET)	TICKETMASTER
1	Sun, Sep 7	Dallas	4:15 PM	Tickets
2	Sun, Sep 14	Pittsburgh	8:15 PM	Tickets
3	Sun, Sep 21	@ Baltimore	4:15 PM
4	Sun, Sep 28	@ Cincinnati	1:00 PM
5	BYE WEEK
6	Mon, Oct 13	NY Giants	8:30 PM	Tickets
7	Sun, Oct 19	@ Washington	4:15 PM
8	Sun, Oct 26	@ Jacksonville	4:05 PM
9	Sun, Nov 2	Baltimore	1:00 PM	Tickets
10	Thu, Nov 6	Denver	8:15 PM	Tickets
11	Mon, Nov 17	@ Buffalo	8:30 PM
12	Sun, Nov 23	Houston	1:00 PM	Tickets
13	Sun, Nov 30	Indianapolis	1:00 PM	Tickets
14	Sun, Dec 7	@ Tennessee	1:00 PM
15	Mon, Dec 15	@ Philadelphia	8:30 PM
16	Sun, Dec 21	Cincinnati	1:00 PM	Tickets
17	Sun, Dec 28	@ Pittsburgh	1:00 PM

Moving on to the Tennessee Titans:


About 2,500 tickets for each game will be made available to the public and fans have the option of purchasing up to 4 tickets for 2 games. Only premium games will make you money with this mediocre team. Stick with the matchups against the Colts, Packers and Steelers. Tennessee isn’t the greatest market so fans will only shell out big bucks against the better teams.


Here’s the schedule with ticket links for the Titans: (Key matchups are in orange)

TENNESSEE TITANS
Regular Season Schedule
WEEK	DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (ET)	TICKETMASTER
1	Sun, Sep 7	Jacksonville	1:00 PM	Tickets
2	Sun, Sep 14	@ Cincinnati	1:00 PM
3	Sun, Sep 21	Houston	1:00 PM	Tickets
4	Sun, Sep 28	Minnesota	1:00 PM	Tickets
5	Sun, Oct 5	@ Baltimore	1:00 PM
6	BYE WEEK
7	Sun, Oct 19	@ Kansas City	1:00 PM
8	Mon, Oct 27	Indianapolis	8:30 PM	Tickets
9	Sun, Nov 2	Green Bay	1:00 PM	Tickets
10	Sun, Nov 9	@ Chicago	1:00 PM
11	Sun, Nov 16	@ Jacksonville	1:00 PM
12	Sun, Nov 23	NY Jets	1:00 PM	Tickets
13	Thu, Nov 27	@ Detroit	12:30 PM
14	Sun, Dec 7	Cleveland	1:00 PM	Tickets
15	Sun, Dec 14	@ Houston	1:00 PM
16	Sun, Dec 21	Pittsburgh	1:00 PM	Tickets
17	Sun, Dec 28	@ Indianapolis	1:00 PM

11am brings us the Denver Broncos:


Denver is a poor resell market overall. They are selling half priced tickets for a reason (stay away from these by the way.) The Broncos have a weak schedule this year and will be a mediocre team again. I would only go after the home opener vs. the San Diego Chargers. It should be a sellout, and buying the early game means you won’t have to hang on to your tickets waiting and hoping.


Here’s the schedule with ticket links for the Broncos: (Key matchups are in orange)

DENVER BRONCOS
Regular Season Schedule
WEEK	DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (ET)	TICKETMASTER
1	Mon, Sep 8	@ Oakland	10:15 PM
2	Sun, Sep 14	San Diego	4:15 PM	Tickets
3	Sun, Sep 21	New Orleans	4:05 PM	Tickets
4	Sun, Sep 28	@ Kansas City	1:00 PM
5	Sun, Oct 5	Tampa Bay	4:05 PM	Tickets
6	Sun, Oct 12	Jacksonville	4:05 PM	Tickets
7	Mon, Oct 20	@ New England	8:30 PM
8	BYE WEEK
9	Sun, Nov 2	Miami	4:05 PM	Tickets
10	Thu, Nov 6	@ Cleveland	8:15 PM
11	Sun, Nov 16	@ Atlanta	1:00 PM
12	Sun, Nov 23	Oakland	4:05 PM	Tickets
13	Sun, Nov 30	@ NY Jets	1:00 PM
14	Sun, Dec 7	Kansas City	4:05 PM	Tickets
15	Sun, Dec 14	@ Carolina	1:00 PM
16	Sun, Dec 21	Buffalo	4:05 PM	Tickets
17	Sun, Dec 28	@ San Diego	4:15 PM

To finish up your morning, we’ll end with the Chicago Bears:


Bears tickets will sell well no matter how the team is doing. Even though they have a weaker schedule this year, you should definitely be making money off every regular season home game. The Bears have some pretty die hard fans that are willing to dish out money to see their team. Buy whatever you can get your hands on except overpriced club seats and preseason games. Every game will do well, but the Packers game will be huge. Every one will be searching that game so it wouldn’t hurt to go after some lesser games.


Here’s the schedule with ticket links for the Bears: (Key matchups are in orange)

CHICAGO BEARS
Regular Season Schedule
WEEK	DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (ET)	TICKETMASTER
1	Sun, Sep 7	@ Indianapolis	8:15 PM
2	Sun, Sep 14	@ Carolina	1:00 PM
3	Sun, Sep 21	Tampa Bay	1:00 PM	Tickets
4	Sun, Sep 28	Philadelphia	8:15 PM	Tickets
5	Sun, Oct 5	@ Detroit	1:00 PM
6	Sun, Oct 12	@ Atlanta	1:00 PM
7	Sun, Oct 19	Minnesota	1:00 PM	Tickets
8	BYE WEEK
9	Sun, Nov 2	Detroit	1:00 PM	Tickets
10	Sun, Nov 9	Tennessee	1:00 PM	Tickets
11	Sun, Nov 16	@ Green Bay	1:00 PM
12	Sun, Nov 23	@ St. Louis	1:00 PM
13	Sun, Nov 30	@ Minnesota	8:15 PM
14	Sun, Dec 7	Jacksonville	1:00 PM	Tickets
15	Thu, Dec 11	New Orleans	8:15 PM	Tickets
16	Mon, Dec 22	Green Bay	8:30 PM	Tickets
17	Sun, Dec 28	@ Houston	1:00 PM

Well that about wraps it up for today’s schedule. Hopefully you all have a great morning and good luck with your pulls!


Our next preview will be for Saturday July 19^th when we look at the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Everything You Need To Know About Presale Passwords

Presales are great ways to gain access to tickets before the general public, but in order to have access to them, you’ll need a password.

I will cover each presale more in depthly in the coming articles, but for now here is a summary of them:

There are 8 main types of presale passwords. Most of which can be found if you do a little digging, so I am going to explain all of them and where they can be found…

Venue: Venue presale passwords are put out by the venue hosting the event. You have to go to their website and sign up for their mailing list to receive the password.

Radio: Same thing as venue passwords. You have to go to the radio station’s website and sign up for their mailing to list to receive the password. It’s to your advantage to sign up for as many of these as you can. Radio stations will always announce concerts ahead of time so it’s good to stay informed and check your email!

American Express: For Amex presales you must actually have an American Express card. You can get away with using the generic password “ingold” or the customer service phone number on the back of your card “8002973333“ for the Gold presales, but for it to work, you actually have to buy tickets with an Amex card. Definitely sign up for one of these as every ticket broker needs one! You can sign up here: Sign up for an American Express card. Or check out a list of current Amex presales here: Events in Canada / Events in the USA

Citi: For Citi presales you can usually get away with using the last 4 digits of your card number “542418“ and purchase tickets with any credit card. Occasionally they have been known to cancel orders if you don’t use a Citi card though. Even if you don’t want to sign up for their credit card, just visit a Citibank location and open up a checking account. You can still use the number on your debit card to access the presale. Check out the current list of Citi presales.

Nokia Ticket Rush: LiveNation/ Nokia Ticket Rush usually have a lot of presales for popular bands. The password will be the same for a month then they change it. You can find a list of presales and the current website at this site: Nokia Ticket Rush.

Fan Club/ Season Ticket Holder: These presale codes are often unique and you either have to buy a fan-club membership or be a season ticket holder to have access to them. You can usually find these unique passwords on Ebay anywhere from $10-$100+. So if you aren’t a member, either become one or prepare to pay second-hand for these passwords if they are available.

Ticketmaster Promo: Sometimes Ticketmaster will put on presales/discount offers. The presale password (for now anyway) will always be “tmdeal”. You can view a list of current offers at this site: TM Ticket Deals.

Miscellaneous: Too many random presales to list here, but sometimes the promoter will put on a presale, or any organization associated with the event. You basically have to keep your eyes open for these and sign up for their mailing lists to get the passwords.

I think that about covers it for now! Stay tuned for more info about each type of presale password in coming articles. In the mean time, sign up for as many venue/radio mailing lists as you can to stay in the know about the latest concerts and presale passwords!

Why Higher Priced Tickets Sometimes Sell First On Stubhub

Have you ever wondered why your higher priced tickets on Stubhub sell before someone else’s? Not that it’s a bad thing, but you have to wonder if people don’t shop around and just buy the first pair of tickets they see.

There’s actually another reason for it. Some customers don’t actually buy from Stubhub’s website. Instead, they phone a representative and that rep will do a search for them. Obviously it’s to Stubhub’s and the rep’s advantage to sell the higher priced tickets because they earn a higher commission.

The rep also bases their decision on how fast the seller confirms orders and their drop rate (how many times you have declined an order.)

Soooo…it’s to your advantage to price your tickets high from the start, and to respond and fill your orders as fast as you can. Stubhub reps can view your seller stats and if they are good, you will have an advantage over other sellers.

How To Research "Under The Radar" Events

You can discover under the radar events by paying close attention to the ticket market and watching what is going on everyday. Keep an eye out for low profile artists that steadily increase in popularity. If you are paying attention, artists will appear and you will notice a high demand for tours that are not talked about much.

You can do a quick search for general admission concert tickets on Ebay and monitor the ones that are making a profit on the secondary market. Keep them to yourself though, because chances are the masses will soon discover them.

Aim your radar gun at opening acts that draw fans and industry attention. Spend time following their progress - last year's openers can become next year's headliners. Take the Jonas Brothers for example; in 2006 they couldn’t come close to selling out a show and now they are one of today’s hottest new bands.

Sites like Billboard and PollStar are great places to find up and coming artists. Here you can check out how they're doing and see what kind of demand they’re getting. An artist who quickly sells out small venues is worth keeping tabs on in the future.

There is a big turnover rate for these under the radar events - except for the cult favorites that never seem to break out yet remain consistently strong sellers. When you spot one, they can suddenly launch or drop off the screen completely. So, watch your radar screen - it tells you everything.

It's important to stay tuned into all the latest industry news from sources like Billboard and Rolling Stone magazine. It also helps to have a broad interest in different genres of music. Go to the concerts, listen to the radio, and follow the music industry. Money-making bands don’t come out of nowhere. If you watch the signs and follow the gems, you’ll make quite a bit of money.

There is quite a bit of satisfaction in coming across a money-making band that no one else really knows about. The longer you’re in this business and the more you follow the market you’ll be able to spot these bands before anyone else, it just takes time, practice and lots of research!

Becoming A Ticket Broker

Becoming a ticket broker is simple; all you need is a credit card and a computer to begin your business. It is an easy market to enter because you need very little start up capital. This means you can start out small and grow your business with each sale. But even though ticket reselling is an easy market to enter, it can be a difficult system to navigate because there is very little useful information available to help guide you.

That’s where www.TheTicketBrokerGuide.com comes in. It will teach you what sports teams will make you the most money and what markets you should be targeting. It will also provide you with some crucial tips and techniques the pros use for buying and selling tickets.

So, if you want to start your own home business or just want to make some money on the side, then you should look at becoming a ticket broker. Ticket reselling is a fun industry because you’ll be providing people with the best tickets to the hottest events and making great money doing it! People will be happy to get those front row seat tickets and with our guide you’ll learn how to buy and sell them for the biggest profits.

Professional ticket brokers have spent years analyzing what cities and sports teams consistently provide the biggest payout, but with www.TheTicketBrokerGuide.com, you’ll have access to this information and can begin fast tracking your profits immediately.

I can guarantee you this kind of information is not available anywhere else so I urge you to look around because this guide is one of a kind. We are here to help you and ensure you have a solid head start in this business because most new ticket brokers are uncertain where to begin.

So check out www.TheTicketBrokerGuide.com and order your copy for only $24.99. You'll soon be on your way to enjoying a fun and profitable business. We hope this guide finds you well and that your profits will soar!

A "Newbie's" Ticket Broker Glossary

If you are new to ticket brokering and aren’t familiar with the lingo, or just in need of a laugh then this is the guide for you!

• Beer money – when college kids are happy they made a $20 profit on tickets, just enough to buy beer with.
  
  
• Club seats – ridiculously overpriced tickets that offer fans cushier seats and a guaranteed loss on the secondary market for sellers.
  
  
• Craigslist – a place to dump your tickets and contend with tire kickers.
  
  
• Ebay – a place to check out the market value and scoop up under priced tickets from panicky sellers.
  
  
• General admission concert – undercutting war.
  
  
• Hannah Montana – glorious profits, buy a new house!
  
  
• Hannah Montana Vegas – complete and utter chaos, sell your house!
  
  
• Hot Seat Packages – Ticketmaster’s “clever” way of scalping its own tickets.
  
  
• Pullers – friends, family or college kids who ticket brokers pay poorly to buy tickets for them.
  
  
• Residency restrictions – pain in the ass, hassle to change billing address.
  
  
• Scalper – must be a shady character who stands outside the venue waiting to prey on unsuspecting buyers and guaranteed to sell fans fake tickets. Comes complete with a mustache, sunglasses and trench coat.
  
  
• Section 216, Row R – something a soccer mom would buy and wonder why she lost money.
  
  
• Soccer Moms – people who get into this business, have no idea what they are doing, lose a bunch of money and quit.
  
  
• Stubhub – yields the highest profits and service fees. Company barely scraping by with a 25% profit on each ticket bought and sold.
  
  
• TicketExchange – another place for Ticketmaster to scalp its own tickets.
  
  
• Undercutters – people on Ebay who start auctions at 0.99 cents and drive down the market.
  

10 Reasons Why 0.99 Cent Ebay Auctions Don’t Work

1. You may think you are setting the market value yourself, but if you set a high Buy It Now price the buyer won’t have a choice what to pay.

2. The majority of the time auctions produce lower returns when there is a large supply of tickets already on the market.

3. Auctions bring down the value in the whole market.

4. You should be waiting for that die-hard fan with big bucks to come along. Why panic and settle for less?

5. You take the risk of getting a few slow viewing days and sell them for less.

6. Some buyers do not pay after they win. If you use “Buy-It-Now’s” with immediate payment required you won’t have deal with non-paying bidders.

7. Experienced sellers scoop up these 0.99 cent auctions and throw them back up on Ebay with BIN’s and turn a profit themselves.

8. You might occasionally get more with auctions, but for the most part, this is not the case.

9. You probably won’t be happy with the winning price, whereas with Buy It Nows you are in control.

10. And lastly, you should never do .99 cent auctions unless you absolutely need to dump tickets ASAP.

10 Reasons Why Fans Shouldn’t Hate Ticket Brokers

1. Ticket brokers provide a service for those who are unable or unavailable to buy their own tickets. But like any other service providers, does anyone really expect them to do this for free? Travel agents arrange vacations for their customers, and part of their profit is gained from the time and effort spent organizing the travel plans.
2. Supply and demand - brokers have something the public wants, so they should be able to charge whatever someone is willing to pay for it. If 50-yard line tickets to the Super Bowl were auctioned off on Ebay at face value, there would be a guaranteed bidding war. Supply and demand will ensure those tickets are worth more than the purchase price.
3. I bought something at wholesale cost, now I am marking it up to make a profit. Newsflash: This is what every business across North America does. Fans only get upset at ticket brokers because it is well known how much the tickets cost. If they only knew how much markup their was on products they buy everyday, they would get outraged at that too.
4. Ticket brokers charge what people are willing to pay. Don’t call us greedy because we are charging too much. Trust me, if no one was buying our tickets, we would lower the price. But the fact is, there are some rich people out there and they don’t have a problem paying that price for tickets so why wouldn’t we sell to them?
5. The majority of brokers buy tickets the same way everyone else does. They log on to Ticket master at 10:00 a.m. using their credit card to buy them just like any other regular fan. So that means that anyone with a computer and a credit card can technically enter this business. (I realize some brokers use spinners or other illegal software programs to gain unfair access to tickets, but this is not a problem with scalping, it’s a problem with fraud.)
6. As with any other industry, there will always be those who will search for loopholes and use underhanded tactics to gain their profits, but this isn’t the norm in the ticket broker business, it’s the exception. Most laundry mats aren’t drug fronts (unless you live where I do!) and most ticket brokers aren’t evil, shifty-eyed bottom feeders like everyone makes them out to be.
7. Ticket brokers have gained a bad rep from selling fake tickets outside the venue before a show, but that doesn’t mean every broker is a criminal. Again, this isn’t a problem with scalping; it’s a problem with fraud.
8. Don’t buy into the idea that Ticketmaster hates ticket brokers. Publicly, they want to appear as though they’re on the fan’s side, but in reality, Ticketmaster loves ticket brokers. At the end of the day, they don’t care who buys their tickets, they care that the tickets get sold and get sold quickly. So, if brokers can help an event sell out faster; believe me, Ticketmaster is only too happy for that to happen.
9. If you want to go to a high profile event and sit in the first five rows, then be prepared to pay brokers prices or spend a lot of your own time trying to get tickets yourself. If you aren’t prepared to pay an inflated price, it’s guaranteed someone else will, and that’s why brokers exist.
10. And lastly, there are just too many people benefiting from inflated ticket prices to care that some bitter fan searching for a bargain is unhappy. Who are the happy ones you ask? Well...

• The promoters are happy because the event gets sold out
• Ticketmaster is happy because they’ve sold more tickets and get convenience fees.
• The venue is happy because more food and beer is sold.
• The artist or team is happy because a higher attendance means more money in their pocket.
• Ticket brokers are happy because they just sold tickets for more than what they paid for them.

Welcome To Broker Buzz!

Welcome to Broker Buzz, your source for the latest ticket industry news and helpful tips to increase your profits! We’re just launching our blog this Memorial Day weekend, so while you’re taking it easy, we’re working on some unique articles for you to enjoy come Tuesday! We want this blog to be for new ticket brokers who are looking for some tips and tricks to get them going and for experienced brokers who want to keep up with the latest news and get another broker’s views on the industry.

We have two contributors on this blog; myself (roadrunnersupply) and my counterpart (buzzoff) located just east of Vancouver in Beautiful British Columbia.

I have been buying and selling tickets for 3 years now and I love what I do. Buzzoff is along for the ride and enjoys writing, so I think we’ll make a good team and be able to provide you with some great articles!

I think we have about 6 articles to get started with for now, but check back often, as we will be adding 4-5 new posts every week! Along with the frequently updated posts, be sure to check out the news sidebar on the right hand side where we handpick the hottest stories that matter to ticket brokers.

Well that’s about it for now. Feel free to look around and enjoy what we have to offer so far. And don’t forget to check back often, we want you back!