New York ticket reseller bonds.
$250 flat.
New York requires every licensed ticket reseller to file a fixed $25,000 bond with the Department of State — ours is $250 flat. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a New York ticket reseller bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your license
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your ticket reseller license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A ticket reseller bond is a consumer-protection guarantee. You buy and resell tickets to entertainment events, and the state wants a financial backstop that you'll deal honestly with the public — no fraud, no extortion, no misrepresentation in how tickets are priced and sold.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the People of the State of New York (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. If a reseller commits fraud or any unlawful act or omission under the ticket law, a harmed person can recover against the bond up to $25,000.
The license is issued annually by the Department of State, and the bond has to stay in force the whole time you're licensed. We track your term and notify you 60 and 30 days out, so your license never lapses over paperwork.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your license. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your ticket reseller license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.