If you have NFL season tickets you can’t use, selling them is a common way to recoup some of your ticket costs while giving another fan the chance to enjoy the game.
But where should you sell football tickets? The NFL Ticket Exchange, an individual secondary marketplace, or a specialized ticket resale platform?
Each option has its advantages. Here is a breakdown of three common ways to sell football tickets online and why season ticket holders are turning to FlipSeats for a simpler way to reach buyers.
Sell Football Tickets Through the NFL Ticket Exchange
The NFL Ticket Exchange, powered by Ticketmaster, is the official resale marketplace of the NFL, where season ticket holders can quickly list tickets for individual games. For many NFL season ticket holders, this is the first place to consider when selling tickets.
Pros of the NFL Ticket Exchange
Official NFL resale marketplace. The NFL Ticket Exchange is an official fan-to-fan resale option powered by Ticketmaster, providing a familiar destination for many football fans.
Convenient for Ticketmaster users. If your tickets are in Ticketmaster Account Manager, listing through your team’s resale option can be relatively straightforward.
Established buyer audience. Ticketmaster is a recognizable destination for fans searching for football tickets.
Cons of the NFL Ticket Exchange
Your listing is limited to one marketplace. Your tickets are listed on Ticketmaster, so you’re relying solely on that marketplace’s audience to find the right buyer.
Team-specific restrictions may apply. Depending on your team and tickets, there may be restrictions on how many tickets you can resell, when you can list them, or other aspects of the resale process.
The NFL Ticket Exchange can be a convenient choice for season ticket holders who want to list directly through their team’s ticketing system. But if you want to expand your buyer exposure beyond a single marketplace, you need to list on other secondary marketplaces.
Sell Football Tickets on Secondary Marketplaces
Beyond the NFL Ticket Exchange, there are several popular secondary ticket marketplaces where fans can buy and sell football tickets.
Some of the most recognizable include:
- StubHub
- SeatGeek
- Vivid Seats
- TickPick
- Gametime
Pros of Secondary Marketplaces
Large, recognizable buyer audiences. These platforms attract fans who are actively looking for tickets.
Easy price comparisons. You can compare your seats with similar listings to help determine your list price.
Established transaction processes. Marketplaces provide payment processing, buyer support, and ticket delivery.
Cons of Secondary Marketplaces
Choosing a marketplace can be difficult. Each marketplace has its own audience, so it can be difficult to know which one may work best for selling football tickets.
More listings can mean more work. If you want to reach multiple audiences, you may need to create and manage listings across several marketplaces.
Fees can affect your payout. Seller fees and other deductions vary by marketplace, so it’s important to understand what you’ll receive after a sale.
A Note About Multi-Marketplace Listings
Some sellers try to list the same tickets on several marketplaces to increase exposure.
While this can help you reach more buyers, it also creates additional work and introduces risk. You have to keep listings synchronized, update prices, and remove tickets from other marketplaces when they sell. Failing to remove a listing after tickets sell elsewhere or failing to transfer tickets to a buyer on time could result in additional fees or penalties from the marketplace.
For season ticket holders with multiple games to sell, managing several individual listings across multiple marketplaces can quickly become time-consuming.
FlipSeats offers a streamlined approach.
Sell Football Tickets on FlipSeats
If your goal is to sell football tickets while reaching buyers across multiple marketplaces, FlipSeats offers a simpler solution.
Instead of choosing one marketplace or juggling multiple marketplaces at once, FlipSeats gives season ticket holders an easy way to list once and automatically distribute their tickets across major secondary marketplaces.
Why Season Ticket Holders Choose FlipSeats to Sell Football Tickets
- Reach buyers across multiple marketplaces. List your tickets once and get them distributed across major marketplaces, including Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, Gametime, TickPick, Ticket Evolution, and Ticket Network.
- Integration with Ticketmaster Account Manager. With our seamless Ticketmaster integration, you don’t have to manually enter barcodes or seat details, or initiate any transfers. Just select your game and list—we handle the rest.
- Manage listings in one place. No need to create and manage separate listings across multiple marketplaces. FlipSeats centralizes your listings in one easy-to-use platform.
- You control your list price. Set the price you want for your tickets, or opt into Pro Pricing and set a minimum price. Our pricing team monitors market conditions and adjusts pricing throughout the season to help keep your tickets competitively priced.
- Built for season ticket holders. FlipSeats was created specifically for season ticket holders who can’t make every game and want an easier way to sell their unused tickets.
Sell Football Tickets Smarter With FlipSeats
When you need to sell football tickets, you have options.
You can list through the NFL Ticket Exchange, choose an individual secondary marketplace, or manually manage listings across multiple marketplaces. But if you want broader marketplace exposure without the hassle and risk of managing multiple listings, FlipSeats gives you a simpler way to sell.
One listing. Every marketplace.
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