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SeatGeek Predicts the Best Time to Buy Concert and Sports Tickets


 
  
SeatGeek is a free, innovative search and forecasting web application that helps users save money on sports and concert tickets.


Quick Pitch: SeatGeek is a free, innovative search and forecasting web application that helps users save money on sports and concert tickets.

Genius Idea: SeatGeek is a website that analyzes ticket sales for events and makes predictions as to the best time to buy in the resale market.

Ticket prices tend to fluctuate as events get closer; that's based on a number of factors, but SeatGeek doesn't go out of its way to explain the reasons for the fluctuations. Rather, it uses behind-the-scenes algorithms that the company claims lead to 80% accurate predictions of where ticket prices will go. Here's a picture of the tools in action.

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