Ticket Broker Kelvin Bonett MUM2702. Professor Calle Miami Dade College Spring2007

Career Description And Details They buy tickets from people who have access to tickets, but aren’t going to use them; they sell it to people who don’t have access to tickets, but want them.

Skills Must be very sociable Must be able to make estimations on possible margins Should have knowledge of the performers or games. Have marketing skills Have credibility

Education Don’t need a diploma For those studying marketing, they can try.

Locations Most preferred in major cities

Salaries Payment sometimes depends. Not every ticket broker makes the same in one city as in another. An independent broker can make $84,070 In New York - $104,340 In Florida - $80,280

Flexibility This job does offer employment to pursue other interest You can’t and can make it just being a ticket broker. It is very risky. Must operate within laws to maintain a legitimate business

Minuses Resale of tickets at sold out events can also encourage those without tickets to turn up at the venue, in the hope of purchasing one. This can cause crowd control problems, with numbers in excess of the venue's limits approaching it, and the access of those with tickets being hampered by a sizeable number of those without. People buy a large quantity of tickets from ticket brokers to resell them so they can make a larger profit. A concern when buying tickets on the street from a ticket scalper or via an online auction, is that the tickets sold by ticket resellers may themselves be stolen or counterfeit.

Pluses When you make your Money$$$$$$$$$ Don’t need a huge amount of capital to start

Benefits and retirement It all depends on how much you saved up for yourself.

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