| We have come up with several tips to help ticket | | | | thing for a ticket-seeker is to first try to buy the ticket |
| brokers make money buying and selling tickets. Many | | | | from the source (e.g. ticketmaster). If unsuccessful, |
| of these tips exist to help brokers make some extra | | | | they immediately turn to the secondary market. This is |
| money. Some of these tips are designed to keep you | | | | the target person you want to sell to. They are highly |
| from making bad decisions that will cost ticket brokers | | | | motivated buyers and are willing to pay the highest |
| money. This is a part of a series of articles that | | | | premium. |
| expand and explain some of these tips. | | | | What a ticket broker needs to know is to list your |
| We have seen many new ticket brokers buy tickets | | | | tickets as soon as possible. The faster you get them |
| online, wait until the tickets come in and then list them | | | | listed on the secondary exchange, the higher the |
| for sale on the exchange of their choosing. This is a | | | | probability of having one of these highly motivated |
| rookie mistake we do not want to see anyone make. | | | | buyers find you. There is also less inventory available, |
| Every listing service we know about and have used | | | | hence increasing the odds of them matching up with |
| allows for tickets to be purchased today and sent out | | | | your listing. |
| later. Everyone in the industry acknowledges there is | | | | The early sale is always the best sale. They are |
| float time on receiving a physical ticket. It is something | | | | continuously the highest margin transaction and, |
| we all have to deal with. | | | | obviously, they put the money in your pocket quicker. |
| A hot event literally sells out in minutes. A common | | | | |
