How it works & safety · The Spares Board

How it works

Got a spare? Upload your booking confirmation screenshot and we read the details for you.
Confirm the details, set a price (free or at/below what you paid), and add your email.
Click the link we email you to publish, then share your listing anywhere.
When someone wants it, we email you so you can reply straight to them and sort it directly. Your address stays private.

How Fringe tickets actually work

A Fringe ticket is just a QR code. Often several tickets share one QR code, so if you're only passing on some of them, agree with the other person how you'll split it.
On the door, staff are usually pretty relaxed. But whoever gets scanned first "uses" the code, and it'll then show as already scanned for the other person, so go in together or sort the order beforehand.
Screenshots of a QR work fine for entry, which is exactly why you should never post your QR publicly. Only share it with the specific person you've agreed to hand off to.
If anything looks off at the door, the venue staff are the people to sort it. Usually a queue manager has a phone that scans and will know exactly what's been booked and scanned.

Staying safe

⚠️ Agree how you'll hand over the ticket before any money changes hands. We hold no money and can't recover it if you're scammed.

The 📷 Extracted from screenshotbadge means a listing's details were read from an uploaded booking confirmation, rather than typed in by hand. It's a helpful signal, not a guarantee, so use your judgement either way.

Prices

List for free or at/below face value. We check the price against your screenshot and flag anything higher. Please don't tout.

The small print

Heads up: this is a brand-new, independent side-project, not run by or connected to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. Fringe ticketing has a lot of moving parts, so treat anything here as a pointer and confirm the details with the venue's box office, who'll always have the latest word.

The Spares Board is a free noticeboard that connects people. We hold no tickets, take no payment, and take no responsibility for transactions or scams. Sell at or below face value. Not affiliated with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.