The verified peer-to-peer ticket marketplace where you bid on the seat you want — and sellers can't list for more than 10% over what they paid.
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The math
Same seat. Different rules.
Why Bartr
Bid what a ticket's worth. Sellers accept, counter, or pass — real negotiation, not take-it-or-leave-it.
ID-checked buyers and sellers, plus your payment is held until after the event starts.
10% buyer fee vs. 25–40% with the other guys. Bartr+ members buy fee-free and sell commission-free — your full 15% seller commission comes back as Bartr credit, good for 90 days.
Post your tickets in under a minute and verified fans bid on your seats. No Instagram stories, no Facebook bots, no sketchy DMs.
How it works
Browse real listings from verified fans. Buy at asking price, or bid what you want to pay.
Accept, counter, or let it expire. Your bid window runs 24h–7 days.
Payment held securely. Seller transfers on their platform. Funds release to the seller only after the event starts.
FAQ
Sellers are capped at 10% above what they paid — automatically. Every seller enters their all-in cost (face + fees + tax), and the system rejects any listing above a 10% markup. A $60 ticket tops out at $66. Buyers can still bid higher on hot tickets, but a seller can never set a scalper price.
Three things: price caps, real bidding, and far lower fees. Sellers can list at most 10% above what they paid — no scalper markups, ever. You can bid any price, not just pay what's listed. And fees run 10% vs. 25–40%+ elsewhere, with zero buyer fees for Bartr+ members.
Yes — that's exactly what bartr is for. List in under a minute, a verified fan bids or buys at asking, and payment is held securely and released automatically. No Instagram story, no Facebook bots, no PayPal DMs with strangers — just a real fan, a fair price, and your money on its way the day after the show (until your first 5 sales complete cleanly, no sooner than 7 days after the sale).
Every seller is ID-verified, and your money is held until after the event. Funds release to the seller only after the event starts — so you're covered from checkout through the gate. If the seller doesn't deliver, report it and you get a full refund.
You bid what you think a ticket's worth. Sellers get notified and can accept, counter, or let it expire — negotiation built right into the marketplace.
You're charged for your tickets when the sale is made. Buy Now charges you at checkout. A bid or offer only puts a hold on your payment method — you're charged if a seller accepts it, and if it expires, the seller declines your offer, or you cancel, the hold is released automatically. Once you're charged, your payment is held until after the event, so the seller isn't paid until then.
Bartr+ ($9.99/month + tax) makes buying fee-free and selling commission-free. Buyers pay zero fees, and sellers get their full 15% seller commission back as Bartr credit — spendable on tickets, expires in 90 days. It also adds Smart Pricing — which automatically keeps your ticket listings priced to the market — and removes the 3-listing cap. If you buy more than one ticket a month, it pays for itself.
Live now in Washington, DC — 15+ venues. New cities are coming soon. Join the waitlist to be first when we expand.
Get the app
Download the app and try Bartr+ free for 7 days — then $9.99/month + tax. New members only, cancel anytime.
Not in DC? Join the waitlist and we'll let you know when Bartr expands to new cities.