Worth noting
- Possible access to sold-out or highly requested concerts
- International catalog of concerts and tours
- Established and widely recognized marketplace
- Buyer guarantee put forward in the event of an invalid ticket
- Centralized online purchasing journey
Worth checking
- The price can far exceed the face value of the ticket
- Fees added during the process, sometimes displayed late
- Prices are set by third-party sellers, not the platform
- Validity and exact type of ticket (nominal, tour restrictions)
- The organizer's conditions, which may limit or prohibit resale
- The concrete details of the guarantee depending on the cases and countries
Reliability: what the resale model changes
The reliability of a marketplace cannot be measured like that of a primary ticket office. '0' connects buyers and sellers and adds a layer of guarantee, but it is the sellers who determine the price and, in part, the terms. The main point of attention remains the validity of the ticket: on certain tours, a nominative ticket resold outside the official circuit may be refused entry, whether guaranteed or not. Choose the official ticket office, or the supervised resale offered by the organizer, when it is open for your concert.
Prices and fees: monitor the actual total
As with any resale, the price can rise well above face value, especially for sold-out concerts and headliners. Added to this are costs which are generally revealed along the way. '0' has been the subject of debate on the late display of these fees: the good reflex is therefore to go to the payment screen and look at the total including all fees, then compare it to the original value of the ticket when you know it. On a highly coveted gig, the difference can be considerable, and only this final total should guide your decision.
Our reading of the signals (indicative)
Receipt of tickets and validity
Receipt depends on the seller and the format of the ticket: electronic transfer, mobile ticket or sending according to the announcement. The critical point remains validity, especially on major tours which fight against speculation: a nominative ticket or one subject to the organizer's rules can pose a problem at entry if it has been resold outside the planned framework. Before purchasing, check the type of ticket, any restrictions and what to do if the ticket is not received or turns out to be invalid on the evening of the concert — this is precisely where the advertised guarantee should be understood in detail.
Who is StubHub for?
'0' may be of interest to those who absolutely want to attend a full concert and are willing to pay above the face value knowingly, while benefiting from a more formalized guarantee than from improvised resellers. For most purchases, an official ticket office – or a platform with transparent positioning on fees – offers a better security/price ratio. Reserve resale for situations where no other option is available, after looking for supervised resale and reading the tour organizer's conditions.