1) There are just not that many sources to list. Like you said, StubHub will consist of 30% of all the sources when all is said and done. For a particular event, I wouldn’t be surprised if there are just 1-3 sources, which is NOT that compelling. Really, it’s not.

Compare that to price comparison sites like Shopzilla, which lists 20+ sites that sell a particular product most of the time.

2) Most of these sites have the same tickets for very similar prices. I’ve done my research, and found out that most of these sites have the same inventory.. same seats, and the prices are usually the same. if they’re not, they differ by 1 or 2 dollars.

And if you don’t take into account the shipping & handling charges, then users will never know which choice is actually cheaper.

3. This field is crowded. But don’t kid yourself, you ain’t competing with small players like TicketWood and NinjaTickets (if that was the case, I wouldn’t even worry about them). You’re competing with TicketMaster, StubHub, TicketsNow, RazorGator, etc… they own the search results, and have been in this field for many many years. Also Craigslist.

The reality is price comparison is not useful for sporting/event tickets at all. There’s just not that many unique sources out there.

And you did say you have a partnership with StubHub, but that doesn’t mean much. Suppose StubHub decides they wanna stop their affiliate program, somehow I doubt they’ll care if you get shafted since you ain’t bringing huge traffic right now.

That’s the reality. Great idea on the surface. Look deeper though? Sorry, doesn’t have a chance.. it just doesn’t.

A way to compare multiple ticket providers at once….

Cheers,
Dan

Luckily this market is so massive that there’s room for many players (e.g. think of all the travel sites out there).

Good luck… it is not easy.