At TBUPRO, we believe the small habits and insights add up. Whether you’re just starting or scaling your flips, knowing what to do once you’re in the waitroom, how exchanges display your pricing, or when to sell your inventory can make or break your margin.
Here are four practical tips every reseller should know — including how to develop your instincts faster and start making sharper moves today.
🎯 1. What to Do After You Beat the Waitroom
You finally beat the waitroom. Now what?
If it’s a hot show, here’s the move:
- Skip the interactive map (if you can).
- Go straight to the side-bar ticket list and start hammering — this is usually faster and gives you more consistent refreshes.
- Stick to 2-ticket pulls, not 4+ — you’ll have a higher chance of getting through.
- Be persistent. Some of the best grabs come after a show appears “sold out.”
At TBUPRO, we’ve seen this firsthand — on hot tours, we often pull for 30 to 60 minutes after the show begins. Why? Because tickets get re-released due to cart timeouts, payment failures, or last-minute inventory drops.
You’d be surprised how many people quit too early.
If it’s a less hot show:
- You can use the interactive map more freely.
- Take time to select better seats if you’re familiar with the venue’s layout.
🧠 Pro Tip from our Discord:
Set expectations. Some shows will be fast and brutal. Others are slower plays. Don’t panic — play the long game.
🧾 2. Why Are Prices Different on POS vs. Vividseats?
If you’re new, this one might trip you up.
Let’s say you list a ticket for $100 in your point-of-sale system.
On Vividseats, it’ll often show to the buyer as $90.
Why? Because Vivid applies an automatic markdown, and it varies depending on the event, market, and demand. A rough ballpark to use is 10%, but it can be higher. The exact percentage isn’t visible to you — which is why your POS and the public site might not match.
📌 Lesson: Always price with Vivid’s markdown in mind if you’re listing through a POS. Want your ticket to show up at $100 to the buyer? You may need to list at $110–115 in your system.
📚 3. The #1 Tip for New Brokers? Experience > Everything
This one’s simple, and we say it all the time in TBUPRO:
There’s no substitute for real reps.
You can read articles, join Discords, and study trends all day — but until you actually buy, watch the market, and sell, you’re not getting the full picture.
Every time you go through that process, you’re building:
- A feel for how artists trend
- Knowledge of venue-specific pricing behavior
- Confidence in when to hold vs. sell
- Pattern recognition for what not to buy next time
You don’t need to start big. Start small, stay consistent, and log your results. Experience compounds — fast.
🕐 4. Timing the Sale: When Should You Sell Your Inventory?
There’s no universal answer — because cash flow is personal.
Some brokers need to recoup quickly. Others can afford to wait for prices to rise. The key is knowing your own situation — then building a sell strategy around it.
Here are a few things to keep in mind:
✅ Wait Until the Public Sale Is Over
For most events, the real secondary action happens after the public onsale. More eyeballs = more demand = better market insight.
🧠 Think in Tiers
If you’re unsure, split your inventory:
- Sell some right away
- Hold others for a few weeks
- Wait on the rest for holiday buyers or late demand spikes
This tiered strategy protects you from being wrong in any one direction.
🎭 Genre-Based Timing
Some shows (like comedians) are more sensitive to show adds — which can tank prices. In those cases, you may want to list quickly and hedge early.
Others (like Broadway or holiday-themed events) rise closer to December, and are worth holding through October/November.
🔁 Over time, your instincts improve. Watch, learn, and adjust.
Final Take
The little things — what you do after the waitroom, how you price across platforms, when you choose to sell — all add up. You won’t get it perfect every time. But with every buy and every flip, you’ll get sharper.
Inside TBUPRO, we’ve built a community of active brokers doing this daily. If you want to learn from others, ask questions, and stay ahead of the curve…
👉 Join the TBUPRO Discord here
No fluff. No spam. Just real strategies from real resellers.