I've been a season ticket holder for the Boston Bruins a few years.
It's hard to attend all 40-something home games (plus playoffs), so I frequently sell off my tickets on craigslist or to friends.
This requires a ridiculous amount of work in coordinating with interested buyers, sharing personal information and meeting up with strangers (who often bail without notice).
I built BoxRowSeat as a way to sell my tickets quickly, securely and without any interaction on my part as the seller.
I love the idea, especially that you aren't trying to create another ticket marketplace but utilizing the networks already being used.
This is a really great MVP and I think some design consulting could push it over the top to help marketing (it's kind of annoying having to scroll down the page and read so much text). Check out http://cherry.com/ for some idea.
I am confused on the fee though, as low as $2.00? Now I'm thinking well how high could it be! Is it a percent? Does that percent change based on how much I sell the ticket for? It also feels like the evil Ticketmaster service fee. I know this is where you plan to make your money, but I would fine tune it to make it more transparent.
Great job! "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a young man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
Thanks! I like the Cherry site. The plan is to make a landing page with this information (targeted to one network, like craigslist), with that design :)
The fee is based on the ticket-selling price. After sleeping and reading your comment, you're right: I should definitely be more obvious about that...
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This requires a ridiculous amount of work in coordinating with interested buyers, sharing personal information and meeting up with strangers (who often bail without notice).
I built BoxRowSeat as a way to sell my tickets quickly, securely and without any interaction on my part as the seller.
And I'd love your feedback :)
This is a really great MVP and I think some design consulting could push it over the top to help marketing (it's kind of annoying having to scroll down the page and read so much text). Check out http://cherry.com/ for some idea.
I am confused on the fee though, as low as $2.00? Now I'm thinking well how high could it be! Is it a percent? Does that percent change based on how much I sell the ticket for? It also feels like the evil Ticketmaster service fee. I know this is where you plan to make your money, but I would fine tune it to make it more transparent.
Great job! "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a young man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
The fee is based on the ticket-selling price. After sleeping and reading your comment, you're right: I should definitely be more obvious about that...