Two years ago, we set out to solve a simple problem: students were getting scammed trying to buy and sell tickets to each other. What started as a small project at the University of Alabama grew into Student Seats; a peer-to-peer ticket exchange trusted by over 80,000 students across 20 universities, facilitating more than $6 million in gross transaction volume.

On April 27th, we took the biggest step in our company's history.

Say Hello to SafeSeats

SafeSeats is the public evolution of Student Seats; a secure, peer-to-peer ticket exchange built for every fan, not just students. Whether you're selling extra floor seats to Lollapalooza, looking for a pair to the World Cup, or trying to offload tickets to a sold-out F1 race, SafeSeats gives you a safe place to do it.

And if you're one of our 80,000+ Student Seats users? Nothing changes for you. SafeSeats is fully backwards compatible with Student Seats. Your account, your transaction history, your reputation — it all carries over. You just now have access to a much larger marketplace.

Why We Built This

The secondary ticket market is broken. Scalper bots dominate the major resale platforms. Fees are hidden until checkout. And peer-to-peer sales on social media or forums? That's where scams thrive.

We've spent two years refining the mechanics of trust in ticket exchanges — buyer protection, seller verification, secure payment escrow, and a reputation system that actually means something. We proved it works at scale with students. Now we're bringing that same infrastructure to the broader market.

What You Can Buy and Sell on SafeSeats

SafeSeats supports ticket exchanges for live events across every major category:

Concerts & Festivals — Lollapalooza, Coachella, Rolling Loud, Bonnaroo, arena tours, club shows, and everything in between
Professional Sports — NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, and international leagues
College Sports — Football, basketball, baseball, and more across all conferences (the market we know best)
Global Events — FIFA World Cup, Formula 1, UEFA Champions League, the Olympics
Theater & Comedy — Broadway, touring shows, stand-up specials, and local performances

If there's a ticket, you can exchange it on SafeSeats.

How It Works

The SafeSeats exchange works the same way Student Seats always has — simple, transparent, and secure:

List your tickets — Set your price, add your event details, and your listing goes live instantly
Buyer makes a request — Interested buyers request your tickets and payment is held in secure escrow
Transfer the tickets — Send the tickets through the platform's guided transfer flow
Buyer confirms receipt — Once the buyer confirms they've received valid tickets, payment is released to the seller

No hidden fees at checkout. No bots. No guessing whether the person on the other end is legitimate. Every transaction is protected.

Built on Trust, Scaled with Confidence

SafeSeats isn't a v1 product. It's the result of years of iteration on a platform that has already processed tens of thousands of transactions. Here's what that foundation gives us:

Verified user profiles with transaction history and ratings from real exchanges
Payment escrow — sellers don't get paid until buyers confirm receipt
Dispute resolution — our support team handles complaints with a structured, fair process
Real-time alerts — price drop notifications, new listing alerts, and event reminders
Mobile-first design — the majority of our users buy and sell from their phones, and the experience reflects that

What This Means for Student Seats Users

If you already have a Student Seats account, you're already on SafeSeats. Here's what changes for you:

More buyers for your listings — your tickets are now visible to a much larger audience beyond your campus
More events to browse — access pro sports, concerts, festivals, and international events alongside your usual college games
Same account, same reputation — your verified status, ratings, and history carry forward
Same protection — the escrow system, dispute resolution, and buyer/seller protections you rely on are unchanged

Student Seats isn't going away — it's growing up.

What's Next

This launch is just the beginning. Over the coming months, we'll be rolling out:

Venue-specific seating maps — so you know exactly where your seats are before you buy
Partner integrations — working with venues, promoters, and organizations to bring exclusive inventory to SafeSeats
Enhanced search & discovery — find events by location, date, genre, team, or artist with a completely redesigned browse experience
Mobile app updates — a refreshed app experience purpose-built for the expanded marketplace

We built Student Seats because we were tired of getting scammed. We're launching SafeSeats because everyone deserves a better way to buy and sell tickets. Whether you're a college student selling your extra football ticket or a family looking for World Cup seats — you deserve to know the transaction is safe.

Welcome to SafeSeats. Your tickets. Your terms. Your trust.

Ready to get started? Create your free account or browse events near you.

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