| It should be simple - your favourite team/band | | | | to date with the artists/teams etc website for |
| theatre play is just about to perform in a couple | | | | details. |
| of weeks. You've waited months for this, now | | | | If you're intention is to profit from reselling tickets |
| you're going to log on, book the tickets for | | | | then you must bare in mind what the maximum |
| yourself and your best buddy and bingo...you'll be | | | | amount of tickets you're allowed to purchase are. |
| at the event of the decade for a night to | | | | If you ignore this and try and grab more than the |
| remember. If only it were that easy - you have | | | | allocated maximum you'll end up with nothing and |
| your credit card ready but the words that you | | | | that could cost you a small fortune in profits. |
| dreaded flash up on your PC screen....SOLD OUT! | | | | It also helps if your internet connection is fast - a |
| You try a few more ticket websites, but dismay | | | | slow connection does not exactly give you the |
| soon blossoms into a magnificent panic as there | | | | advantage when the site opens up ticket sales. |
| seem to be no tickets online or through any of | | | | Also, ensure that you do not have too many |
| the usual ticket agencies. Then it strikes | | | | applications running as it can slow down the speed |
| you...ebay...of course - should have thought of it | | | | of your PC - again, because the timing is critical |
| sooner. You tap in the address, sure that you'll be | | | | you want to give yourself the maximum |
| able to snap them up here. You're right - but the | | | | competitive advantage. |
| bidding has gone insane and the tickets are | | | | Here's an interesting little fact - you would think |
| already selling at 5 times their face value and | | | | that the best seats are the ones to go first? Well |
| there's still a few days till the auction ends. No | | | | they may be offered first, but online it's possible |
| chance here, unless you suddenly win the lottery. | | | | to get them later (eg upto half an hour after |
| If this sounds at all familiar, this article will provide | | | | going on sale) - that's because some buyers who |
| you with some tasty little bites of information to | | | | get first priority to these can back out (often |
| help you secure just about any ticket you would | | | | unwittingly as they discover there is something |
| want to purchase. You may have noticed that | | | | wrong with their credit cards). Oh and that |
| some people seem to be able to get the hottest | | | | reminds me, ensure your credit card is working |
| tickets around - ones that you ordinarily would | | | | perfectly before trying to get those hot tickets. |
| have no chance of laying your hands on. | | | | Now some advice for the profit-hunters among |
| Interested? Let's get going. | | | | you. Reselling tickets can be a very good, exciting |
| First, unless you have not made the leap into the | | | | and relatively easy way of making a significant |
| information age, let me tell you that your best | | | | amount of extra money. If you do this, there is |
| chances of getting hot tickets is by having an | | | | one key thing you need to know - how likely is it |
| internet connection and a little working knowledge | | | | that a particular event will be sold out. With a little |
| of the Ticketmaster site. I cant help with the first | | | | bit of knowledge and research you can pinpoint |
| but by the time you're done here you'll know just | | | | several events every week that are likely to be |
| about all you'll need to about Ticketmaster to | | | | total sell outs - using the information you have |
| become...well...a ticketmaster. | | | | just read you can purchase tickets to them and |
| The most obvious tip is that your best chances | | | | then profit from them till the cows come home. |
| of getting some premo tickets to that hot event | | | | To state the obvious, eBay is the best place to |
| you're after is by trying to buy them within the | | | | sell the tickets you've obtained - you're almost |
| first 5 minutes of them going on sale. Don't put it | | | | certain to have a huge amount of interested |
| off until later, tomorrow or next week as you | | | | buyers. Like most things it takes a little bit of |
| wont have a prayer. If you are a frequent | | | | effort to get started but this is a good and |
| purchaser of tickets (or you want to make some | | | | honest way of making some extra money each |
| nice cash reselling tickets on ebay) then you will | | | | week. I needn't tell you that many are doing this |
| want to register (free) with Ticketmaster. This | | | | full time for a living - I'll let you discover the |
| way when you're about to purchase tickets you | | | | possibilities yourself. |
| will not waste time frantically typing in your details | | | | Well, hopefully the last few minutes have been |
| before the purchase procedure. If the event you | | | | highly interesting and useful for you. I wish you all |
| want to get tickets for is not yet on sale you'll | | | | the best, whether you wish to get hold of the |
| need to know when Ticketmaster will start | | | | best tickets to the hottest events for your own |
| offering them. This is not always easy but check | | | | profit or pleasure! |
| out the Ticketmaster alerts page while keeping up | | | | |