National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB) Launches NATB’s Ticket MarketPlace (www.natb.com) – A Reliable Online Source for Ticket Buying Consumers

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ticket buying consumers who are tired of paying hidden surcharges when buying sports and entertainment tickets online or hesitate to buy secondary market tickets on Web sites from brokers they are not familiar with now have a new, reliable source for their ticket needs – the National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB) Ticket MarketPlace (www.natb.com).

NATB’s Ticket MarketPlace allows consumers to buy secondary market sports and entertainment tickets online, directly from the ticket’s owner and with no extra, hidden charges. Consumers purchasing tickets from NATB’s Ticket MarketPlace are also afforded extra peace of mind – tickets are purchased from NATB Member Brokers who abide by a Code of Ethics (http://www.natb.org/consumer/index.cfm?pg=code.cfm) including offering ticket buyers a unique, 200 percent guarantee if purchased tickets are not delivered as promised once the order is confirmed by the broker.

“NATB’s Board of Directors encouraged the development of the Ticket MarketPlace to offer the ticket buying public a direct, secure source for secondary market ticket purchases,” said Tom Patania, President, National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB). “While many other secondary market ticket Web sites charge consumers an additional 5-20 percent service fee, NATB’s Ticket MarketPlace has no hidden surcharges whatsoever. Furthermore, no other online sources for secondary market tickets offers ticket purchasers the consumer protection and confidence associated with buying from a NATB Member Broker.”

About NATB’s Ticket MarketPlace – NATB.com

NATB’s Ticket MarketPlace was created by NATB Members for consumers to buy tickets directly from a reliable source. All tickets available on the NATB.com Web site are for sale by NATB Members only. This assures the ticket buying public that the tickets being purchased are directly from a broker that provides consumer protection, confidence and a written guarantee, as provided by the NATB Code of Ethics. There are no hidden fees or percentage charges added to each purchase. NATB.com’s administrators plan to add improvements and additional features to the Ticket MarketPlace based on consumer feedback. All purchases on NATB.com are secured by a SSL Certificate and no credit card or personal data is transmitted via e-mail. If you have any questions regarding NATB’s Ticket MarketPlace, please contact Steve Parry via email at steveparry@natb.com.

About the National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB)

The National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB) was formed in 1994 by a group of leading ticket brokers, involved in the sale of sports, concerts and theater admission tickets, for the purpose of establishing an industry-wide standard of conduct and to create ethical rules and procedures to educate the public concerning ticket-brokering services and to serve the primary goal of the NATB, promoting consumer protection. All members of the NATB are dedicated to the principle of assuring the public that dealings with NATB members are conducted with integrity, reliability and convenience. To this end, the NATB has created procedures that permit the public to report improper and unethical conduct by ticket brokers, and to disseminate consumer protection warnings and guidelines. Through self-governance, the NATB has provided many enhanced protections for ticket-buying consumers. The NATB has worked with law enforcement agencies across the country, state and federal legislators and the NFL and other professional sports leagues and teams, to accomplish these goals, and has been vital in the NFL's fight against counterfeit and stolen tickets. More information about the NATB is available at http://www.natb.org.