How are ticket prices and fees determined? There are two main types of tickets sold on Ticketmaster — standard admission tickets and resale tickets. How ticket prices and fees are determined depends on the type of ticket you’re purchasing.When it comes to standard tickets: artists, promoters, sports leagues, or teams decide how they want to sell their tickets on Ticketmaster’s marketplace. That includes setting the face value prices, determining how many tickets to sell, and when to put them on sale.For resale tickets: the listing price is determined by the seller, which includes fans, season ticket holders, and professional resellers. Often a resale price exceeds the initial face value set by the artist or team.In any case, ticket fees (which can include a service fee, order processing fee, and the occasional delivery fee) are determined by and shared between the parties who have a hand in making live events happen including venues, Ticketmaster, sports teams, leagues and promoters.Wh...
