StubHub to pay $10M to settle FTC allegations over 'deceptive' ticket pricing | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. StubHub has agreed to pay $10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that the ticket marketplace failed to clearly disclose the full price of tickets. The federal agency said in a proposed settlement filed on Thursday that StubHub violated the FTC Act and its Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees by “deceptively” advertising ticket prices on its website without clearly disclosing upfront what the total cost would be, including all mandatory fees. In May 2025, the FTC began requiring ticket marketplaces ensure price transparency at all stages of the ticket-purchase process. The agency’s complaint alleges that after the rule went into effect, StubHub advertised its ticket prices without disclosing the full price. “Given StubHub’s experience and public support for the rule, I was disappointed to learn that it was allegedly one of the rule’s first major violators,” FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson said in his statement. “[…] StubHub chose to slow-walk compliance with the rul