Getting Your Tickets Online: Answers by Platinum Tickets
Whether it be sports, theatre or concerts, buying your favorite
tickets online is getting more and more popular everyday. We
asked Chico Bonner at Platinum
Tickets some frequently asked questions about buying tickets over the
Internet.
What type of entertainment tickets can I purchase online?
You can purchase tickets to all types of events throughout the USA. Concerts (Elton John, Cher, The Boss), sporting events (Basketball, baseball, Nascar, golf, tennis, football etc.) Las Vegas Events (Celine Dion, Cirque Du Soleil), Theater events (The Producers, Mamma Mia)
How do I buy tickets for these events?
There are a number of ways to buy tickets. Ticketmaster, the box office or through a ticket broker or ticket service.
What is a ticket service or broker?
Today with the greatest demand for many sporting events, concerts, and theater events, ticket services/brokers now serve the public in three ways. First we provide tickets to events that are sold out through the primary market. Second, we provide premium upfront seats which are the most desirable. Third, we provide ticket holders a place to sell their unwanted, or unneeded or extra tickets.
Why Buy Tickets From A Ticket Service or Ticket Broker?
That game you want to go to is sold out (Superbowl, World Series, your favorite artist is coming to town and you want great seats.these are some of the reasons people buy through an online ticket service or broker.
Why do Ticket Brokers sometimes charge so much above the face value?
The costs for obtaining tickets are always related to the market demand. At times brokers may pay many times the original face value to obtain tickets that are in high demand. Other times brokers may purchase tickets at a small price over the face value and then they may sell them for prices closer to the face value. The amount you pay for your tickets above the face value relates to the cost of obtaining these premium tickets.
How do Ticket Brokers get their tickets?
Ticket Services or Ticket Brokers put their capital at risk daily by purchasing tickets from Season Ticket Holders, conventional public sales, and soliciting through advertising.
- Answers provided by
Chick Bonner, Ticket Broker since 1996. Platinum Tickets - platinumtickets.com
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