StubHub.com: Your Online Ticket Broker

Technology has improved many facets of our lives. From banking online to booking travel over the internet, we can now handle many of our business transactions ourselves. Now, with StubHub.com, you can even buy and sell tickets online. Whether you are looking to get tickets to a sold-out concert, or need to sell tickets for a sporting event that you can't attend, StubHub.com is there to help. StubHub.com has even taken the risk out of buying and selling tickets on the secondary market. You no longer have to worry about buying fake tickets from an unscrupulous ticket scalper on the street. StubHub.com offers both buyer and seller protection, so your transactions are secure and your tickets are guaranteed.

StubHub.com is located in San Francisco and has been in business for over five years. It is a great resource for fans trying to get tickets to sold out events. Their website is easy to navigate and lists tickets by location and by event category. StubHub.com is an online ticket marketplace where ticket prices fluctuate based on supply and demand. Tickets to sold out events will often sell above face value, but StubHub.com guarantees that the tickets will be authentic. However, you can also find some good deals on tickets, if the event is not sold out. If there are a lot of seats available to a sporting event, people will sometimes list their tickets for sale below face value. Even if you do not purchase your tickets through StubHub.com, it is a good idea to check their site, just to see what tickets are selling for on the secondary market. Consider it shopping around, just like you would before buying an airline ticket.

StubHub.com generally has many tickets available for sporting events and concerts, so you will have a choice of where you want to sit. Prices vary quite a bit for the same event, depending on where the seats are located. To use StubHub.com, you will need to register for an account. There is no charge to register for an account, but you will pay a commission once you buy or sell tickets. If you buy tickets, you will pay a 10% commission on the purchase price of the tickets, plus the cost of shipping and handling. You can consider the fee an insurance policy, since you are guaranteed that the tickets are authentic. If you are selling tickets, there is no fee to list your tickets for sale on their site. However, once your tickets sell, you will pay a 15% commission on the total price that your tickets sold for.

StubHub.com does not buy or sell the tickets themselves. They merely act as a third party broker that brings together buyers and sellers. So, if you are buying tickets, you will first pay for them by credit card through StubHub.com's website. Then, once StubHub.com receives payment, they will notify the seller who will ship the tickets to you via Federal Express. If you are buying tickets at the last second, you will then have to pick them up in person at the StubHub.com local event office. This pickup location is generally within a few blocks of the sporting event or concert.

If you are selling tickets, you will first list your tickets for sale on StubHub.com. Then, once your tickets have sold, StubHub.com will provide you with a postage-paid Federal Express label for you to ship your tickets to the buyer. The buyer pays the shipping charge, not the seller. So, if you are selling tickets, you will pay the 15% commission on the sale of your tickets, but will not have to pay for shipping. Also, StubHub.com interacts with the buyer, so you will not have to track the shipment or provide any customer service. As a seller, you are guaranteed payment, once a ticket sale has been confirmed and shipped.

StubHub.com is a great resource for people looking to attend sporting events and concerts. It is also great if you have tickets that you can't use and need to sell them. To use StubHub.com, go to their website at www.stubhub.com or reach them by phone at 866-788-2482. They can be reached on weekdays between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. Pacific Time or from 7 a.m. to 6:00pm Pacific Time on weekends.