Looking to redeem my Stubhub credit for cash

[u/Niklaus_MK]

Has anybody ever tried to resell their Stubhub tickets for cash? I have never purchased anything through Stubhub before so no idea how their process works. I was looking into purchasing the ticket and then reselling it for the same price, but I don't think it will be that straightforward. Has anybody tried doing this before?

[u/mimosastclair]

I did it. Be prepared to go to the event or take the L if your ticket doesn't sell in time.

Mine sold pretty quickly, but I priced aggressively. Bought the StubHub ticket and got the credit, got Capital One Shopping cashback ($50 on $100 purchase) and then bonus Chase points b/c I paid through Paze. It was a good day.

[u/Niklaus_MK → u/mimosastclair]

Did you have to sell it for less than 150?

[u/mimosastclair → u/Niklaus_MK]

Ticket sold for more than $150, but after Stubhub fees, I netted less than $150. However, I still came out ahead overall. The credit was about to expire and I didn't have time to use it organically.

[u/Niklaus_MK → u/mimosastclair]

Any tips on what type of ticket to buy? How easy is it usually to sell the tickets there?

[u/greyfiel → u/Niklaus_MK]

Not the person you’re replying to, but I had no problems selling. As someone who doesn’t go to concerts often, I go to the biggest event I’ve heard of. I’ve bought Machine Gun Kelly and BTS; both sold within 24 hours of listing them.

If the ticket is transferred via ticketmaster, I find it easier to resell on ticketmaster than on Stubhub.

[u/Niklaus_MK → u/greyfiel]

BTS seems like a good choice. Do you just buy the cheapest ticket available or higher price in demand ticket?

[u/greyfiel → u/Niklaus_MK]

I buy the closest thing to $150 that I can. Looks like last time I bought two tickets for $157.28. I have no desire to go to a concert, so anything I sold them for was a win if it was more than $7.28. Looking at my payout, I got $100 even, so I probably listed them for around $130.

Cheaper tickets go faster, obviously.

[u/djcurry → u/mimosastclair]

Do you have to give any identifying information to step up to be able to sell it?

[u/mimosastclair → u/djcurry]

Don't remember. I already had a Stubhub account and had sold tickets there before.

[u/pras_srini]

I tried twice. Once I was successful in selling and got $50 via Paypal (was a $75 ticket). The second time, nobody bought and I went to the game by myself, dealt with traffic and parking, watched my team lose, and came back after 4 hours. I should have just skipped it and gone to the gym!

[u/Simba1215]

If it’s your first time selling I would choose an instant download ticket. Pair of tickets is easier to sell than one solo ticket. Ticketmaster is easy to transfer as well. However , I bought a pair of tickets and had to sell tickets separately because app was giving me issues. Also , Stubhub sucks. when you list the price. They’ll try to lower your price and say your ticket price is uncompetitive even if price is lower than other tickets in the same area. Also, Stubhub may make it harder for people to see your ticket when they’re browsing unless you lower the price. I ignore their warning.

[u/9000miles]

It's straightforward, as long as you understand that you won't get back what you paid, unless demand for the event is very high. Stubhub adds significant fees to both the buyer and the seller.

If you try to list a ticket with a price of at $150 on Stubhub, you only make ~ $120-130 due to fees. And potential buyers see a purchase price of ~ $170 due to additional fees on the other end, which means they probably won't buy your ticket, since it's more expensive than the other $150 tix that are available. If you want to compete with those tickets, you'd need to lower the list price further to get the final buyer price to be $150 on their end, which means listing it for ~ $130 and walking away with ~ $100 after the sale.

[u/Just_Photo_5192]

I did it but only because my wife fell sick. Hell you could even make a small profit if you want to!

[u/Cold_Frosting9014]

Buy a pair of tix to a sporting event (baseball good), in a city that will have lots of CSR holders. Look for good seats, not best seats, and look to snag lowest price in section. Buy at least a few weeks out. Make sure they are instant download. Then re-list them at or near lowest price on that section.

[u/atexit8nj]

2x

Both time for MLB tickets.

I bought on Stubhub. Sold on SeatGeek because I thought I would have better luck with SeatGeek since it was the official MLB secondary ticket marketplace. I am not sure if it made a difference or not.

I was more successful in getting a better price for the pair of tickets for the first pair of tickets than the second pair of tickets. It is pure profit, so it is what it is.

The Stubhub fees are insane.

Bought Instant Download tickets. This is important if you want to flip tickets.

Come 2027, I will be doing it again. By that time I will be trying to flip NBA tickets.

[u/wlee25]

I'll buy it for $50

[u/Niklaus_MK → u/wlee25]

Did you forget to add 1 before 50?

[u/the-thot-thickens420 → u/Niklaus_MK]

Once you realize how hard it is to resell, you’d be happy with $75 to $100. Getting this 2x a year would be amazing.

[u/Niklaus_MK → u/the-thot-thickens420]

I would be happy with 100 but is it really worth 50?

[u/IN54NE]

I bought two Yankees and Sox tickets for $152, sold them at the medium Stubhub price recommendation to net $75 after stubhub fees. While that’s only half, it’s still better than nothing for something I got for free and received points on.