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Michael asked:


If you have ever had a concert or show that you thought of attending and were not able to do so because of your lack of ability to buy tickets to the event, a ticket broker may have been the starting point of your problem.

Because of the way a ticket broker works, it is quite common for the top seats to an event to already be committed for. This is because the ticket broker often employs outside individuals to do the ticket buying for him. On a common day, when tickets to a specific entertainment event initially go on sale, those individuals who work for the ticket broker will purchase seats before anyone else attempts to. Once the seats are purchased, they are gone to be sold at a higher price.

Because of this sort of activity, a lot of state regulation exists with regard to the offering of event tickets for an amount greater than face value, and each state has its own set of procedures. Some states go so far as to say that a ticket broker is banned from business operation in their state. The only difficulty with this approach is that the Internet makes it very easy to manage a business across state lines.

Selling tickets to an entertainment event for greater than face value bases itself on the principle of supply and demand. For any typical event, there are only so many tickets available. Because the demand for “choice seats” can be in excess of the supply of tickets available, the value of those “choice seats” rises, and this is where the ticket broker comes into play. The most popular seats to an event will be available — for a particular price often noticeably more than face value. Logistical aspects also come into play here, because in theory the event promoter only wishes to release as many tickets as can realistically be sold. Issuing any more tickets is a waste of money. On a more realistic level, only so many “choice seats” can logically exist for a normal event in question.

The debate continues on whether ticket brokers should even be given permission to do what they do. Ticket brokers will always represent that they have a right to do business and are in simple terms taking advantage of “the market.” The problem stands, however, that they aren’t actually “doing anything.” No service is truthfully being provided. Ticket brokers are basically taking advantage of the workings of the marketplace rather than adding accredited service to it.

To evaluaute the noteworthiness of ticket brokers in the entertainment event marketplace, a person should ask themselves what the event ticket market would be like if if ticket brokers were nonexistent.



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Jackie Sutton asked:


The Internet has become a major playing field for buyers and sellers of http://event.ixs.net/ tickets. One industry that’s arisen as a result of this is the secondary ticket market worth an estimated dollar10-dollar12 billion. This is the part of the market that includes tickets bought by professional brokers as well as extras that season ticket holders can’t use. A huge market with tons of small players ranging from global to the local, everybody’s getting into the act.

The practice of reselling tickets was once done by street-corner hawkers and fly-by-night ticket brokers. Street vendors, who took positions outside stadiums and concert halls, often dealt in counterfeits.

Of course, buying and selling or reselling tickets isn’t new. The only difference is that now many primary ticket companies, music venues, and even professional sports teams are either jumping into the business or partnering with one of the top secondary companies; the demand for Chicago Cubs tickets is so high that the team set up their own secondary event ticket market with a team-owned ticket broker.

There was and to some extent still is a strong criticism on the existence of the secondary ticket market. In the past many laws have been passed against ticket reselling. The justification for all those laws has been the desire to prevent fans from paying exorbitant amounts for tickets.

To better understand how things work, we shall first identify the key players of a secondary market, and examine their part in the whole scenario.

One of the key players of a secondary market is the producer who authorizes the tickets to a given event, assigns its face value (as opposed to the actual market value), controls the number of tickets released to the public, and may make restrictions on how many tickets one person can purchase.

Equally or rather more active are the ticket brokers who use several different means to secure premium and previously sold-out ticket inventories (often in large quantities) for events such as concerts or sporting events. The broker buys the tickets at face value with the intention of reselling them at a higher price.

It has been argued that individuals who genuinely wish to attend a popular event will find themselves unable to get tickets, as they have already been bought by ticket brokers. Whereas, these brokers believe that people who were too late to buy a ticket at let’s say dollar50, some of them will be willing to pay dollar100 for a ticket near the opening of a hit show. If they are right, they claim a dollar50 profit on each ticket.

One would think that all this can be prevented if only the producer would assign the ticket a higher face value. The problem is that in order to make a reasonable profit, the producer wants to make sure that all of the tickets are sold. So keeping in mind the law of demand and supply and forgetting or ignoring the fact that a large amount of revenue is generated through discounts and souvenir sales, he makes the face value of tickets lower than the market value. This creates an opportunity for brokers to buy the tickets at face value and resell them for profit.

The reason that ticket brokers are still quite a sought after entity, is because they get people hard-to-find and previously sold-out tickets that are no longer available through the official box office. Often these brokers are sought out by fans who had not planned in advance for a show hoping for a last minute deals, though at a higher price.

However, it is argued by some fans that brokering has clouded the already fine line between the individuals who genuinely wish to attend a popular event and those who just want to make a hefty profit out of it all.

Clearly, a secondary market will remain in existence and will keep on thriving because the demand for tickets at face value is far greater than the supply of those tickets. On the other hand, people who buy tickets with the intention of reselling them create an open market where the value of the tickets is more closely determined by the demand for them. So there is no point in criticizing it.

For true fans the ideal situation would be where they have a choice of either standing in lines to get some tickets from producers at face value early or/and get some tickets from brokers above face value closer to the show. This way everybody would be happy!

For More Information About Secondary Ticket Market: http://www.ticketmy.com/Secondary-Ticket-Market.php



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Jared Lock asked:


Buying concert tickets online isn’t scary. In fact, it’s as easy as visiting Google and typing in the event you are looking for and follow with the word “tickets”. However, a couple of questions may come to mind when browsing for sports or concert tickets.

Why are tickets so expensive on the internet? On Ticketmaster the tickets are so much cheaper. Why should I pay twice as much for tickets? Does the ticket broker website I am visiting really have this many tickets in their inventory? How do I know the website I am visiting is offering the lowest prices on these tickets?

First, concert tickets are more expensive because you are not buying them off of the primary market but the secondary market. Brokers are buying the tickets before the fans can get them and selling them on the secondary market. The brokers make their money off of the arbitrage.

If you want decent seats to a hot event you are pretty much going to have to buy tickets through a broker. eBay has a decent inventory of tickets. Also, sites like http://www.ticketspot.com hundreds of thousands of tickets in their inventory which you can browse and purchase. Second, ticket broker websites don’t have the concert ticket inventory on hand that they are displaying on their website. Rather, they are displaying inventory from a central database of brokers which reads out on many brokerage websites. The websites mark up the tickets accordingly while acting as a “retailer” for the tickets.

Finally, the vast majority of the concert ticket brokerage websites have the exact same inventory. Because of this, the only decision you need to make is choosing which one to buy from. I recommend shopping around a couple of the websites to see what kind of markup they have on the tickets. Keep in mind, you are looking at the exact same pair of tickets, but the markup of the different websites is going to be different.



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Jared Lock asked:


With the now permanent foundation of selling that is EBay—ticket scalping—or more kindly, ticket brokering, has become a mainstay in the secondary market of ticketing. While once a simple side project to make a few bucks, this periodic gamble has become the livelihood of many people.

Sounds good doesn’t it? I’m going to give you the 2 minute inside scoop on how to start selling concert tickets online.

First and foremost there are generally 2 types of sales for concert tickets, a general public sale, available to everyone, and a presale. A presale will take place anywhere from a week to a day before the public sale. To give an example of how this works, let’s say a concert has 1000 tickets to sell, they might have 200 tickets available through a presale and the rest will be available through the public sale. Why go for the 200 instead of the 800? Well for a big show, one that’s going to sell out, there will be thousands of people bidding for the same tickets come the public sale, but the presale is going to be password protected, so only a limited number of people are going to be bidding for these concert tickets.

Now all you need to do is be lucky, and get a good set of tickets. Once you get these tickets you need somewhere to sell them, like EBay for a lot of people. But also, for serious brokers, there are companies out there that will try and sell your concert tickets for you though third-party brokering sites like http://www.TicketSpot.com. These companies let you set your own prices, so you control your profits, and you won’t have to do any work after that, just sit back and wait for the sale.



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Steven Cancel asked:


Purchasing tickets to events or shows then selling them at a profit is nothing new. People have been reselling tickets for decades but the internet is now shaping this trend to be more sufficient. It has become very easy to research what shows are expected to sell out as well as sale and presale dates. Ordering tickets has become a breeze and for most events can be done right over the internet. Certain shows may only allow ordering over the phone or in person but this is few and far between.

You generally don’t have to stand in long lines while tickets are going on sale anymore. In fact, you can even be notified of special events when they are going on sale as well as details of each venue. This is commonly done by the larger ticket vendors.

There are also websites that provide access or information to access presales so you are able to purchase tickets prior to them going on sale to the public. This can be very useful for resellers or people determined to obtain tickets to a specific events. Event presale password information can be obtained through paid websites or can be found in opt-in emails sent by venues and promoters.

People are more commonly looking to the internet for sold out events on websites such as StubHub, Ebay, and TicketLiquidator. These websites provide easy to use listings to allow the customer to find the event they are looking for as well as allow them to bid or purchase on the item directly through the internet. Once purchased, the item is shipped or delivered to the customer directly from the seller. These websites simply charge a small fee to the sellers for each item sold or listed within their service.

When reselling tickets you will need to keep in mind any fees involved prior to setting your sales price. Fees involved can include listing fees, shipping fees, and of course the time you spent obtaining and selling the tickets. Always try to have the highest profit margin possible because in certain occasions you may find yourself selling tickets for less than you paid for them.

Understand that you should research your local and state laws before reselling tickets. Many states have specific laws set in place that do not allow you to profit from reselling tickets and others do not. Reselling tickets for a higher value than the price on the ticket can be considered illegal based on state and federal regulations but this is not the situation for every state or country.



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Titus Hoskins asked:


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These days it seems like any business activity or purchase can be done online, including ordering and buying all your corporate business gifts. No matter if you’re acquiring that single perfect gift for a special boss or ordering 1000’s of promotional items for your customers, it can all now be done from the web.

You can order large volume orders of promotional business gifts from inexpensive pens, calendars and chocolates to slightly more costly items such as USB Flash Drives, desk accessories and clothing - all branded with your company’s name and logo, of course.

Almost any business gift imaginable can be found online; even unique “one-of-a-kind” luxury items can be obtained if you know where to look.

However, while buying your corporate gifts online does present some distinct advantages, you still have to make sure you avoid certain pitfalls when ordering any product from the web. With this thought in mind, here are some simple tips to remember when ordering your corporate gifts online:

1. Shop Around

The whole point of the Internet is to give us options. Almost all well-known stores and companies now have an online presence or outlet. Use the web to shop around from the comfort of your office or home and do your homework before you buy or order your corporate gift.

Not that you want to be a Scrooge when it comes to gift giving but a little fiscal restraint never hurt anyone especially if you have a large work-force, so shop around and find the ideal gift at the right price. Just remember to remove the price tag before giving the gift!

2. Check Out the Merchant

Of course, ordering and purchasing does come with some hazards along with all that convenience; mainly you must make sure you’re dealing with a reputable company. With most large well-known online retailers such as Amazon this is not a problem. Just make sure if you’re using a smaller company or store to do a quick check of this company.

Try BBB or check for customer/user complaints and also check the store’s online ratings. Contact former or present clients to inquire about the quality and support of your chosen merchant or supplier. Make sure there is a physical address listed, along with the usual phone/fax/contact information.

3. Look for Bargains & Coupons

The online corporate gift sector is an extremely competitive field, especially when it comes to branded promotional gifts and luxury corporate gifts. There are thousands of stores and companies competing for your business, so check out any online gift deals, bargains and coupons. Always check for a special price on volume orders.

4. Use a Gift Guide & Organizer

As we all know, finding the appropriate gift for a demanding boss or employee can be a real pain sometimes, so to lessen your struggle try using gift guides and organizers. These guides can save you time, money and make your corporate gift buying a whole lot simpler. The gift guide and organizer created by Amazon has proven very popular in past years.

5. Use Auction Sites for Finding Unique Gifts

Unique original gifts are some of the best gifts to give because they show you have put a lot of consideration and thought into getting that special item; you have gone out of your way to please a special boss or employee. Some great places to find unique gifts are the online auction sites; try using eBay for finding that unique “one-of-a-kind” gift that will truly delight the receiver.

6. Look for Free Shipping & Gift Wrapping

Many gift companies will offer free shipping and gift wrapping especially during special holidays such as the Christmas giving season. So always check for free shipping and gift wrapping, you might be pleasantly surprised especially if you have a large order or an expensive gift.

7. Order Early

Make sure you order early especially if you have a large volume order or are giving personalized engraved or monogrammed gifts. At special gift-giving occasions such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day… most popular gift shops and stores are extremely busy and backed up with orders so make sure you plan in advance and order early to avoid disappointment at those special times.

8. Last-Minute Corporate Gifts

We are all human. If the inevitable happens and your corporate gift order is late/delayed or you just forgot to buy a gift, be assured there’s a whole market sector formed around last-minute corporate gifts. From magazine subscriptions to concert/sports tickets to gift certificates to an impromptu night out at a popular restaurant or club, most online corporate gift stores and sites will have a section on last-minute corporate gifts. Use them to save your corporate derri?.

Just remember, your next corporate gift-giving occasion doesn’t have to be a major chore or pain. Simply relax, take a deep breath, turn on the computer and browse the web for those special gifts that will delight and please your boss, employees or clients. Just keep some of these online corporate gift buying tips in mind as you get ready to play corporate Santa.



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IC asked:


Have you ever purchased a ticket to a special event just to find out later that someone else got it cheaper at a different place? This happens most of the time to people who attend sport events, concerts, theaters, wrestling shows or any other special event. When tickets are sold out at brick and mortar stores the next obvious place to look for these passes are at online retailers and brokers but as you may think, brokers know they are the only source available to get these passes since they bought a significant amount of them just for that occasion.

People rush to buy these tickets at the very last moment or just the day before the event is schedule to happen; such habits tend to put us in a though position when it comes to negotiating the price of a ticket considering the circumstances. In a battle of those who control the supply of goods versus those who create the demand, the outcome is obvious, the one controlling the supply always comes on top and can even get away with a tremendous price increase as the number of people wanting the same ticket increases.

The best practice and advise anyone could follow in order to avoid such predicaments is to always buy their passes weeks (or even months) before an event is schedule, this lowers the competition for the same good which keeps the prices affordable. Buying tickets early can turn out to be a great investment because many of them will increase in price as the dead line for the even approaches, this is exactly how brokers and sources which resell these goods think.

If you have waited until the very last moment to purchase your tickets there are a few options available, assuming you still have a couple of hours to spare. Since prices my vary from broker to broker the best way to get a good deal - even at the last minute - is to do a price comparison among brokers, this can be accomplished by doing a quick Google search and bookmaking the results. The airline industry already has many of these price comparison sites but unlike event tickets they quote prices straight from the airline instead of a brokerage firm.

Negotiating ticket prices and getting a good deal requires the use of a broker comparison tool which will layout all the available deals and the companies offering them, this is certainly not new technology as this concept has been around for years, that’s the reason why such sites are convenient and easy to use even at the last minute!



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