eBay Switches To StubHub

eBay is shutting down its UK ticket operation and moving the business to StubHub, the U.S. ticketing business that it bought in 2007 for $310 million and which launched in the UK in November 2011.

eBay recently endorsed secure platforms, saying, “As a dedicated ticket marketplace, StubHub makes it quicker, easier and safer to buy and sell spare tickets” and “We’re making this change because StubHub is a managed marketplace that offers a higher level of customer service to both sellers and buyers.”

The move is part of eBay’s plan to grow StubHub, which will also include expanding its “Last Minute Service” pop-up outlets near venues similar to the one in the Chiquito restaurant outside The O2 arena in London.

eBay believes LMS ideal for people who wait until the last minute before deciding to go to a show.

It’s not known if eBay will be shutting down eBay Tickets in other countries.

“We predicted eBay would shut down its ticket operation when we launched back in 2006,” a representative for rival secondary platform Viagogo told Pollstar.

eBay has already begun directing ticketing queries to StubHub listings online.