| Purchasing tickets to events or shows then selling | | | | eBay, and TicketLiquidator. These websites provide |
| them at a profit is nothing new. People have been | | | | easy to use listings to allow the customer to find the |
| reselling tickets for decades but the internet is now | | | | event they are looking for as well as allow them to |
| shaping this trend to be more sufficient. It has | | | | bid or purchase on the item directly through the |
| become very easy to research what shows are | | | | internet. Once purchased, the item is shipped or |
| expected to sell out as well as sale and presale dates. | | | | delivered to the customer directly from the seller. |
| Ordering tickets has become a breeze and for most | | | | These websites simply charge a small fee to the |
| events can be done right over the internet. Certain | | | | sellers for each item sold or listed within their service. |
| shows may only allow ordering over the phone or in | | | | When reselling tickets you will need to keep in mind |
| person but this is few and far between. | | | | any fees involved prior to setting your sales price. |
| You generally don't have to stand in long lines while | | | | Fees involved can include listing fees, shipping fees, |
| tickets are going on sale anymore. In fact, you can | | | | and of course the time you spent obtaining and |
| even be notified of special events when they are | | | | selling the tickets. Always try to have the highest |
| going on sale as well as details of each venue. This is | | | | profit margin possible because in certain occasions |
| commonly done by the larger ticket vendors. | | | | you may find yourself selling tickets for less than you |
| There are also websites that provide access or | | | | paid for them. |
| information to access presales so you are able to | | | | Understand that you should research your local and |
| purchase tickets prior to them going on sale to the | | | | state laws before reselling tickets. Many states have |
| public. This can be very useful for resellers or people | | | | specific laws set in place that do not allow you to |
| determined to obtain tickets to a specific events. | | | | profit from reselling tickets and others do not. |
| Event presale password information can be obtained | | | | Reselling tickets for a higher value than the price on |
| through paid websites or can be found in opt-in | | | | the ticket can be considered illegal based on state |
| emails sent by venues and promoters. | | | | and federal regulations but this is not the situation for |
| People are more commonly looking to the internet | | | | every state or country. |
| for sold out events on websites such as StubHub, | | | | |