SeatGeek: Get The Best Seats & Save Money

Name: SeatGeek

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.

As you can see, SeatGeek tracks ticket resellers and compares their deals much like a site like Price Grabber does for consumer products. You can buy these through the SeatGeek website, or look at its predictions to decide when you’ll save the most money. There are also sharing options for Facebook, Twitter, e-mail and MySpace.

The New York-based site was launched just in time for the 2010 Major League Baseball season, but it works with other sports and concerts too. Visit each week and you’ll see top 10 lists for events, too.

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