Guides for ticket sellers
Step-by-step listing guides for each marketplace, plus the money side: where you keep the most, when you get paid and what the IRS sees.
Sell on each marketplace
- How to sell tickets on StubHubList on StubHub for free, pay 10% when the tickets sell and get paid 5 to 8 business days after the event. The steps, start to payout.
- How to sell tickets on TicketmasterResell tickets on Ticketmaster in five steps. Listing is free, the fee shows before you post, and payout comes within 7 business days after the event.
- How to sell tickets on Vivid SeatsList on Vivid Seats for free, pay 10% when the tickets sell and get paid through PayPal within 7 business days after the event.
- How to sell tickets on TickPickSell on TickPick for a 15% commission with no buyer fees. A $100 ticket pays $85, and buyers pay exactly $100.
- How to sell tickets on GametimeSell on Gametime in five taps. You set the payout, list until 6 hours before the event and get paid 48 hours after the event.
- How to sell AXS ticketsSell AXS tickets on AXS Official Resale: free to list, a resale fee when they sell, and payout 7 to 10 business days after you complete the transfer.
Ticketmaster tickets
- How to sell Ticketmaster tickets on StubHubSell Ticketmaster tickets on StubHub: list as a mobile transfer, send them after the sale, keep $90 of every $100.
- Ticketmaster Face Value Exchange for sellersOn Ticketmaster Face Value Exchange you resell at face value and Ticketmaster charges no resale fee, so a $100 ticket pays you $100.
- What happens if your Ticketmaster tickets don't sellUnsold Ticketmaster resale tickets return to your account at the resale deadline, and listing is free, so it costs you $0. Your options before then.
Money
- Where to sell tickets and keep the mostSeller fees on 6 marketplaces: 10% on StubHub and Vivid Seats, 15% on TickPick. What $100 pays on each, and when.
- When ticket marketplaces pay sellersGametime pays 48 hours after the event; StubHub 5 to 8 business days after the event. Payout timing and methods for five marketplaces.
- Taxes on ticket resales and the 1099-KMarketplaces file a 1099-K when your payments pass $20,000 across more than 200 transactions. A profit on resold tickets is taxable either way.