Selling football tickets higher than face value

[THUNDERDOME]

Has anyone here bought tickets from ticketmaster for football games and resold them on like stubhub, ebay or any other ticket resale site and made a good profit?

I ask because I'm in Houston and single game tickets go on sale soon for the Texans and I was wondering if its worth buying some good tickets to try and resell them above face for some extra cash.

I honestly don't even know if, or how many single game tickets are even available to the general public. I'm just curious and wondering if anyone here has any advice.

[SpringfieldSkins]

It all depends on the market. Late last season, for example, you couldn't give Redskins tickets away.


If the Texans are playing good ball, you could probably turn a good profit.

[THUNDERDOME]

I was thinking of just getting some for the opener against the Colts before they start to suck. lol

[Elessar78]

Right, it all depends on the market for the home team but also for who is coming to town. Say the Saints are hot and it's hard for fans to get tickets to games in the Super Dome, then they like to travel to see their team play.

It's really hard to predict though a) whether the Texans will be good and b)how good their opponents will be.

Do the Texans have any natural rivalries yet? Like Redskins-Cowboys or Philly-Giants? Steelers-Ravens/Browns? In theory you could get decent $$ for those. Also, late season, playoff run type games can garner more but you can't tell who'll be in that position in August.

I went to Penn State and used to resell my student tickets ($15 face value) for times ten times face value twice. Had to be a big game though. Night games help. Michigan/Ohio State/Pitt (i.e. opponents help)

For the Texans I don't know if you're guaranteed to make more money. I'm trying to get my hands on Steeler tickets this year to resell, but been rethinking since The Rapist is out for the first four games.

My advice, is that approach it as a fan and buy the tickets 'cause you want to see the games and just feel fortunate if the games are highly hyped and ticket prices go up. That way it's a win/win for you. There are other, better ways to make $$, IMO.

[SkinsHokieFan]

If the Texans have home games against either the Steelers and Cowboys I would do it.

I am going to do this for the Cardinals. They have a 3 game package (49ers, Cowboys, Chargers) for 150 dollars

I am going to then try and turn around and sell the tickets to the Cowboy games

[hockeysc23]

I could understand if you have season tickets and wanted to flip some games to cover others.

But why not just letting the fans that want to go see their teams?

Also think this way how much markup do you think you are going to get? Say the tickets face are 100 ... do you think you are going to get 200? Probably more like 125-150 depending on if the team is hot.

A lot of risk for not a lot of reward.

[renaissance]

I could understand if you have season tickets and wanted to flip some games to cover others.

But why not just letting the fans that want to go see their teams?

Also think this way how much markup do you think you are going to get? Say the tickets face are 100 ... do you think you are going to get 200? Probably more like 125-150 depending on if the team is hot.

A lot of risk for not a lot of reward.

I agree with this. Doesn't really seem to be worth the time, effort, or risk if you wouldn't be buying the tickets anyway.

Plus it's just kind of a dick move in my opinion. It's not like you're messing with Cowboys fans or something.

[Kosher Ham]

Ren, hockey, What is the risk really ? A return of 25-50% sounds pretty good to me.

I wouldn't bother with it personally, because it is not a lot of money unless you are buying a ton of tickets. Time and effort are definitely not worth 25 bucks. And it is a crappy thing to do. Let the real fans get tickets.

Typically however the individual game seats are upper deck. The scalpers have a lock down on the good ones it seems.

[renaissance]

The risk is just that they won't sell at face value. Probably not a huge risk, but when you combine it with time and effort it just doesn't seem worth an extra $25-$50 when you could just let a fan enjoy the game at face value. ALso remember most resale sites have fees, and even if they're on the buyer's end, you have to factor that into your pricing. And doesn't ticketmaster tack on a buyer's fee as well? So you also have to add that on to your price.

[Kosher Ham]

You don't sell on a re-sale site. That's all. But I get your point. Overall it isn't worth it and I agree.

[THUNDERDOME]

Plus it's just kind of a dick move in my opinion. It's not like you're messing with Cowboys fans or something.
The cowboys do play out here :D

[renaissance]

You don't sell on a re-sale site. That's all. But I get your point. Overall it isn't worth it and I agree.

Then have fun selling on craigslist and getting offered a ham sandwich and a used couch for 2 club level seats. But yea, maybe he has a better place to sell them.

[THUNDERDOME]

Well I'm only gonna do it if I can get my hands on lower level seats. Upper level probably wouldn't be worth the time.

I just dont think there's gonna be that many good lower level seats open to buy.

[MintHillSkinsFan]

It's called scalping and technically it's illegal but aside from that it's a disgusting thing to do. It's bad enough the prices they charge in this economy so why would you want to be an ******* and rape another fan for more of their hard earned money? You wouldn't want to be raked over the coals to see your team play and it's a scumbag move to do it to someone else.

[JimboDaMan]

I know the Texans will be good, but I have no idea of the market. Do they sell out every game? Are the top seats still available? Do people have money down there?

Here in DC there are probably at least 2-5K tickets available for every game. Only very foolish people would even pay face value unless they wanted the security of tickets in hand. I have no doubt I could get into any game for $20 at Fedex.That's a bit misleading. For NFC East games and certain other opponents $20 might get you in if you're OK with obstructed view seats and missing kickoff, since the price plunges once the game begins. But going with a group, buying tickets beforehand so you know your seats are good and can get settled early, single-game seats to NFC east run well above face.

For some other games, though, that's a good strategy. And preseason games - for which ST holders are forced to pay full price - you can probably get in for ten bucks.

[Mark The Homer]

Stubby makes 25% on every sale. So you're gonna have to find a buyer who's willing to pay that, over what you paid.

Example: You have a ticket you paid $100 for.

You put it on Stubby for $125. But it doesn't sell because nobody wants to pay $150 for it, after the 10% buyers fee plus the shipping fee.

Meanwhile, the value drops as kickoff approaches...

But let's say you do find a buyer.

So Stubby owes you $125, but they take a 15% cut, and send you only $106.

Your buyer paid almost 50% over what you paid, and you made six dollars. :ols:

[wshngtn1]

You should only do something like that for Dallas home games.