pricing for buyers
6% + $0.50
capped at $12. that's it.
One service fee per order. Shown before you check out. Never added on the next screen, never a line item you have to hunt for.
worked example
A $28 ticket, front to back
see it for yourself
Drag a ticket price. Watch the math.
for the same ticket elsewhere
$12 cap
Service fee never goes above $12 per order. On a $300 VIP ticket it's still $12, not $18 or $27. Most platforms have no cap at all.
order, not ticket
Buy four tickets in one checkout? You pay the fee once. Buy them on four different sites and you pay four fees.
no drip
The price you see on the event page includes the fee. No "oh by the way" surprise on the payment screen.
refunds include fees
If an event is cancelled, we refund the face value and the service fee. Not just the face value.
for a $28 ticket
head-to-head
tired.
$30.18
$2.18 in fees
Posh
$31.79
+$3.79 in fees
Eventbrite
$30.83
+$2.83 in fees
Ticketmaster
$35.56
+$7.56 in fees
Competitor figures are based on publicly posted service fees. Some orgs also add their own facility or processing fees on top.
questions
Can organizers absorb the fee?+
Yes. Some orgs pay the fee themselves so you see a flat face value at checkout. It is set per-event by the organizer.
What about processing?+
Credit card processing (Stripe: 2.9% + $0.30) is absorbed by us and the organizer — never passed to buyers. It is baked into the 6% + $0.50.
Why do you charge at all?+
Running the platform costs money: infrastructure, payouts, fraud review, support. Organizer pays 0%, so the buyer fee funds the rails. It is structured to be the lowest in the industry, not to subsidise a sales team.
What if the event is cancelled?+
Full refund, including the service fee. Lands on your original payment method in 5–10 business days. We process it automatically — you do not have to request it.
Can the fee change?+
If we ever raise it we will announce it with 90 days notice and grandfather in-flight events at the old rate. The $12 cap is the part we will protect hardest.
browse the real thing
Prices shown on tired. already include the service fee. What you see is what you pay.