Ticket Resale Fees Compared: 11 UK Sites Side by Side (2026)

Q: Which UK ticket resale site has the lowest fees?

Face-value platforms such as Twickets and DICE Waitlist charge buyers the least, and sellers keep the most on 0% seller-fee platforms. Large marketplaces like StubHub, viagogo, Vivid Seats and SeatGeek tend to carry the highest total fees, sometimes a third or more of the ticket price.

TL;DR: Fees on UK ticket resale sites range from face-value-only platforms that charge buyers nothing extra to marketplaces where total fees can exceed a third of the ticket price. Buyer fees commonly run from around 10% to as high as 37% depending on the platform and event; seller fees range from 0% to 25%. This page compares all of them, with sources, so you can see what a buyer actually pays and what a seller actually keeps.

Secondary-market fees are dynamic: they change with the event, ticket price, demand and country. Every figure below is an illustrative range drawn from each platform's own published information as of June 2026. Links to each platform's fee page are in the Sources section.

The master comparison table

Fees shown are typical ranges for UK buyers and sellers. "On listing" means the fee is included in the price you see first; "at checkout" means it is added later in the flow.

Platform	Buyer fee (typical)	Seller fee (typical)	Price cap	Fee shown
TicketHunter	11% all-in (10% platform + 1% processing)	0% until 2027 (1% thereafter)	No — sellers set their own price	On listing
StubHub	28%, higher on demand	15%	No	At checkout
viagogo	15–27%	up to 25%+	No	At checkout
Ticketmaster Resale	10–20%	15%	Some events (FVE)	At checkout
Vivid Seats	up to 24% (studies avg 31%)	In listing	No	All-in
SeatGeek	studies avg 37%	In listing	No	All-in
Twickets	10–15% of face value	None beyond PayPal	Face value	On listing
Eventim fanSALE	10%	5%	Often capped	At checkout
AXS Marketplace	per-ticket (varies)	capped 10%	Often capped	At checkout
DICE Waitlist	Face value, no markup	n/a	Face value	n/a
TickPick	£0 buyer fee	seller-side	No	All-in

Fees are illustrative ranges as published June 2026; secondary-market fees vary by event, price and demand. See Sources.

Winners by use case

Plain-English picks. Each is conditional on the published fees above, not an absolute ranking.

If you want…	Strong option	Why (factual)
Lowest total cost as a buyer	TicketHunter / Twickets / TickPick	Face-value or single-fee models keep the all-in price down
To keep the most as a seller	TicketHunter / Twickets	0% (or near-0%) seller fee
Face-value-only safety	DICE Waitlist / Twickets	Listings capped at face value
Widest UK + EU event coverage	TicketHunter / StubHub / viagogo	Large cross-event inventory
Official primary + resale in one place	Ticketmaster / AXS	Integrated with the original sale
Buyer guarantee on a big-brand platform	StubHub / viagogo	Established buyer guarantee programmes

For sellers, the headline difference is simple: on a 0% seller-fee platform you keep the full sale price minus payment processing; on a 15% commission platform you lose roughly £15 of every £100. See the worked examples on each platform's page.

How to read secondary-ticketing fees

Three things decide what you actually pay or keep:

Whether the fee is on the listing or added at checkout. All-in pricing (SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, TicketHunter) shows the total earlier; others add buyer fees at checkout, so the first price you see is not the price you pay.
Whether both sides are charged. Some marketplaces charge the buyer and the seller on the same ticket. Face-value platforms charge effectively one side.
Whether listings are capped at face value. Capped platforms (DICE, Twickets, TicketHunter where applicable) prevent mark-ups; open marketplaces allow above-face pricing set by sellers.

Compare each platform in detail

FAQ

Which UK ticket resale site has the lowest fees?

Face-value platforms (Twickets, DICE Waitlist) and single-fee models charge buyers the least; sellers keep the most on 0% seller-fee platforms. Large marketplaces like StubHub, viagogo, Vivid Seats and SeatGeek tend to carry the highest total fees, sometimes a third or more of the ticket price.

Why is the final price higher than the listed price on some sites?

Because buyer fees are added at checkout rather than included in the listing. All-in pricing platforms show the total sooner.

Do resale sites charge both the buyer and the seller?

Some do. StubHub, viagogo and Ticketmaster Resale charge fees on both sides of the same ticket. Face-value platforms charge effectively one side.

Is reselling tickets legal in the UK?

Reselling most tickets is legal, but some events restrict resale to face value or to an official exchange, and reselling above face value is prohibited for certain events. Always check the event's resale terms.

Sources

Fee information is drawn from each platform's published help pages and third-party fee studies, accessed June 2026:

Trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners. TicketHunter is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with any platform named on this page. Fee figures are illustrative ranges based on each platform's publicly published information as of June 2026 and may change; always check the platform's own fee page before transacting.