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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | e-commerce |
| Founded | London, UK (2006) |
| Defunct | November 27, 2018 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Joe Cohen (founder) |
| Products | Online secondary ticketing, online ticket marketplace |
| Parent | Ticketmaster[1] |
| Website | www |
Seatwave was an online ticket marketplace for buying and selling tickets to music, sporting and cultural events. Seatwave was founded in May 2006. Ticket sellers used to be able to list their tickets on Seatwave and specify what price they would be willing to sell them for. Buyers could browse the site, compare ticket prices and could then purchase the ticket they feel was the best deal.
Seatwave's TicketIntegrity guarantee ensured buyers that would get the tickets they ordered by the day of the event. If they didn't, Seatwave would find them replacement tickets, or refund the buyer.[citation needed]
On 13 August 2018, Seatwave parent company Ticketmaster Ltd announced its intention to close Seatwave in October 2018, and move secondary ticketing services to its main website, in a bid to combat exploitation of the service by ticket touts.[2][3]
On 27 November 2018, Seatwave was closed, no longer accepting new ticket listings or purchases. The company is currently closed down, and has yet to announce a reopening date.
- ^ "Ticketmaster acquires Seatwave operating assets". MusicWeek. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Ticketmaster to close resale sites Seatwave and Get Me In". 2018-08-13.
- ^ "Well done Ticketmaster for closing resale sites – but it ain't over yet". 2018-08-17.