| Thank you for taking the time
to learn more about buying tickets from companies like ours and
from other ticket brokers. This information should be helpful to
you in understanding the difference in the price printed on your
ticket and the actual market value that you paid.
Market Value of Tickets
Much like you may “shop around” for a car or airline
tickets to get the best price, people often shop around for the
best prices on event tickets. Understandably, many first-time buyers
from ticket brokers are surprised to see a lower price printed on
the ticket than what they paid.
However, most people are not aware that the market determines prices;
if supply is greater than the demand, ticket prices rise. Likewise,
if demand is low, the price extended to you may be less than what
is printed on the actual ticket or even what we paid to obtain them.
Weekend events, popular visiting teams, any kind of championship,
opening nights, legends returning to the stage, etc. will generally
cost more due to greater demand.
Cost of Business
At EveryTicket.com, we strive to keep our prices competitive with
the market. In some cases, we may have purchased certain tickets
at very high prices, which is why the price you see on our listings
may also seem high. Keep in mind that your ticket may have passed
through several hands before they received it. In other words, entity
A bought at face value and sold to entity B for a price above face
value; entity B sold to entity C for an even higher price, and so
forth. Therefore, the total dollar profit is actually distributed
among several entities. In other words, our company paid a price
higher than the price shown on the ticket in order to make it available
to our clients.
Like any other business, in addition to the cost of obtaining premium
inventory, we incur operating expenses to provide a service to the
public.
Smart Shopping
While we do specialize in hard-to-find tickets and tickets to sold-out
events, we also try to carry inventory to as many events around
the country to accommodate all of our customers’ tastes. Therefore,
some tickets we sell may still be available from the box office
or from less expensive outlets. As a consumer, it is always wise
to take the time to shop around. Many of our clients understand
that they may pay a premium for certain events through our company,
but the personalized service and fast delivery that we are proud
to offer is valuable to their needs.
The EveryTicket.com Difference
We greatly value our customers and try to facilitate the ticket-buying
process as much as possible. For example, unlike most box office
sales, we offer free shipping on most orders and work personally
with customers whenever they have questions about seats they are
interested in or the venue they will be visiting. In addition, we
actively scan the available inventory – so, if we see an opportunity
to upgrade our clients’ seating, we are very happy to do so
at no extra charge to you.
Why Buy From Ticket Brokers?
It is sometimes difficult to purchase good seats when they go on
sale to the public. Many have become frustrated with unsuccessful
attempts on the phone or dealing with the long lines of fans trying
to get the best seats. Many fans don't even know that the tickets
have gone on sale until it is too late.
It is for these reasons that the need for ticket brokers has grown.
Ticket brokers buy and sell tickets on the open market.
Ticket Brokers Can Offer:
- Personalized service
- You can choose your seat location
- You can see on a map where your seat will be
- First 10 rows are usually available
- Delivery to your home or office
- No more waiting in line just to be disappointed
- Major credit cards are accepted
- Nationwide availability
- Tickets to "sold out" shows are still available
Much like the stock market influences stockbrokers, the ticket
market influences the buying and selling prices for ticket brokers.
Better seats can be more expensive to obtain, and when the supply
of tickets is high the prices will decline. For some events prices
can change constantly.
It is always a good idea to buy from a company that you can trust.
With EveryTicket.com, your seats are guaranteed to be valid and
our goal is to provide you with superior service.
Buying From A Box Office
Some tickets can be purchased directly through the venue box office
or contracted ticketing agents.
This is generally the least expensive way to purchase tickets.
Tickets are usually sold at face value plus a ticketing service
charge. These are the prices that are usually printed directly on
the tickets. Most accept cash only at the walk up agents.
The promoter generally issues a press release to inform the public
when the tickets are going on sale. At that time you can try calling
on the phone or going to a local outlet to buy them. Sometimes a
lottery system is used to determine your position in line for purchasing
tickets if it is a popular event. Generally all of the tickets are
released at one time and the best seats are sold first. Many of
the most popular events are sold out in a matter of minutes. Other
events will not sell out and tickets will remain on sale until they
are all sold. For many of the events it is considered luck if you
get good seats or whether you can purchase tickets at all.
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