Sell your ticket in Lagos

Selling to a stranger on Instagram or WhatsApp usually means the buyer wants you to send the ticket first and you want them to pay first. On Ventril neither of you has to go first: the buyer pays Ventril, and Ventril pays you after the event. Here’s the whole process.

1. 01Create an account and verify your NIN. You only do this once.
2. 02Add a payout bank account in the same name as your NIN.
3. 03Create a listing: choose the event, set your price and decide who pays the fee.
4. 04Upload your ticket file. If your ticket is sent through the organiser’s app instead, you upload proof of the transfer.
5. 05A person reviews your listing. Once it’s approved, it goes live for buyers.
6. 06When it sells, Ventril holds the buyer’s payment and releases it to your bank account after the event.

The fee is 12% of your price, with a minimum of ₦150. When you create the listing, you choose whether the buyer pays the fee on top of your price or it comes out of your payout.

For example, on a ₦50,000 ticket the fee is ₦6,000. If the buyer pays it, they pay ₦56,000 and you receive ₦50,000. If you take it from your payout, they pay ₦50,000 and you receive ₦44,000. On a ₦1,000 ticket, 12% would be ₦120, so the ₦150 minimum applies.

Free tickets can be listed too, and there’s no fee on them. Buyers claim them, one per person per event.

Your payout is released at 12:00 noon Lagos time on the day after the event starts, as long as no dispute is open. If the buyer taps “I got in” before then, you’re paid sooner.

So if the event starts on Saturday night, your money is released at noon on Sunday. If your ticket is sent through the organiser’s app, the payout waits for the buyer to confirm the ticket arrived.

If a buyer opens a dispute, the money stays with Ventril until a person has reviewed both sides.

The hardest part of selling a ticket to a stranger in Lagos is convincing them you’re not a scammer. Buyers have been burned by fake vendor pages and screenshots sold five times over, so many won’t pay someone they don’t know.

Every seller on Ventril verifies their NIN before they can list, and the payout account has to be in the same name. That ties every listing to a real, identified person, which is what lets a buyer pay you without knowing you. Our privacy policy explains what we keep and why.

Check your event’s terms before you list. Some organisers don’t allow resale; Flytime Fest’s terms, for example, ban reselling wristbands. If the organiser refuses a resold ticket at the gate, the buyer can dispute and you may not be paid.

• Tickets you hold as a file you can upload, such as an e-ticket with a QR code.
• Tickets sent through an organiser’s app, where you upload proof of the transfer.
• Free tickets, with no fee.
• One ticket per listing. Selling two? Create two listings.
• Any price you choose. There’s no cap, and buyers can make you an offer if they think it’s high.
• Only tickets you haven’t sold anywhere else. Duplicate ticket files are flagged.

A buyer can open a dispute between the start of the event and noon the next day, and they have to attach evidence. A person reviews both sides, including anything you send, before deciding whether the buyer is refunded or you’re paid. The buyer’s word alone doesn’t decide it.

If the buyer is refunded, the money comes from the payment Ventril was holding, so nobody has to chase you for it. Accounts that break the rules can be suspended.