Endgame, eBay, profit.
That seems to be the mantra some savvy eBay users have been using. The follow up to Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame is set to be one of the biggest movie events of the year. The internet almost ceased to exist when tickets for Endgame went on pre-sale on Tuesday. Eager fans braved crashing servers and long wait times (everyone’s worst nightmare) while trying to buy tickets. As it turned out, Avengers: Endgame broke the record for most pre-sale tickets sold in 24 hours.
With tickets for certain theaters selling out extremely quickly, some clever scalpers are taking advantage of the high demand and reselling tickets to these sold-out tickets online. On eBay, one seller in Chicago is offering four opening night tickets for $5,000. Another seller in Nevada is asking for $25,000 for two opening weekend tickets. The bidding started at $15,000, so it can only go up from there.
As an economist might have predicted, there are those that are starting to offer tickets at lower prices, which would obviously bring more bidders. Sellers are offering some for between $100-$300. The hype for Endgame tickets is at its highest it’s been, and an interesting little economy is being formed for them.
I was planning on seeing Endgame but I don’t think I can afford to see it opening night, apparently. My advice to you if you’re in a bidding war on eBay for Endgame tickets, wait it out, because prices will likely continue to drop in the future.
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