Carry less risk
You set the minimum number of reservations you need. If you do not reach it by your deadline, nobody is charged and the event simply does not happen — so a quiet idea costs you nothing but the time you spent listing it.
Pre-sale events
Pre-sell the tickets. Let them pay for the event.
Set the number of reservations your event needs, and a deadline. People reserve with a saved card and are charged only if you get there.
Hit the minimum and the ticket money covers the venue, the staff and everything else you had to commit to. Miss it and nobody pays a penny.
Free to start. You connect a Stripe account for payouts before you publish, so the money has somewhere to land.
Pre-sale open
Neighborhood Makers Night
Friday · 7:00 PM · Chicago
Availability
Accepting reservations
Ticket
$35.00
Deadline
4 days
No charge today. The saved card is charged only if the event confirms.
Illustrative preview
Why sell before the date
Cover your production costs
Deposits, staffing, performers, equipment, and travel usually come due before an event earns anything. Ticket money that arrives when your minimum is met is what pays for them, instead of your savings or a card.
Measure real interest
A reservation is somebody entering a payment method, not liking a post. Watching how fast reservations arrive tells you whether the date, the price, and the concept are right while you can still change them.
How it works
1. List it and set your minimum
Describe the event and choose how many reservations you need before it goes ahead, plus the deadline you need to know by. Progress is visible on the listing, so people can see the event is real before they commit.
2. People reserve without being charged
An attendee picks a quantity and saves a payment method. Nothing is charged while the pre-sale is pending. Before reserving, they see the seller, the maximum amount, your minimum, and your deadline.
3. Charge or release at the deadline
Reach the minimum and the saved payment methods are charged and the tickets confirm. Miss it and no charge is made at all. Either way, everyone knew the terms before they reserved.
Two ways to make money here
Running your own event is the bigger opportunity and the bigger job. If you would rather not host anything yourself, you can be paid for bringing ticket buyers to somebody else’s event instead.
Host it
Run your own pre-sale
- You keep 100% of the ticket price you set.
- Pre-sales need Creator Pro or Scale — or an approved nonprofit grant, or an eligible Business Plus page. They are then unlimited, and never counted against a monthly paid-event limit.
- You choose the minimum, the deadline, and the price.
- Requires a connected Stripe account for payouts.
Promote it
Share events with Quborly Earn
- Earn a commission on paid tickets bought through your link, set by the host.
- Buyers pay the same price either way — commission comes out of the host’s proceeds, not a markup.
- No fee to join and no minimum audience size.
- You must disclose that you may be paid, every time you share.
What the money looks like
You keep the full price you list. The service fee is added on top and paid by the attendee at checkout, so your $35.00 ticket stays $35.00 to you.
- Your ticket price
- $35.00
- Service fee the attendee pays
- + $3.16
- Attendee pays at checkout
- $38.16
- You receive on 60 tickets
- $2,100.00
Illustrative example only, not a projection or a target. It assumes 60 tickets at $35.00 are actually sold. Quborly does not guarantee sales or earnings. Card processing rates and Stripe payout timing are set by Stripe.
What a pre-sale is, and is not
- It is a ticket to an event, sold early — the same thing you would sell at the door, with the timing moved.
- It is not an investment, a loan, an ownership interest, a partnership, or a promise of any financial return.
- Attendees are buying admission to what you described. They do not receive a share of your revenue or profit.
- Listings that use ownership, profit, repayment, or investment language are held for review before they publish.
Questions before you list
What happens if I do not reach my minimum?
Nothing is charged. Reserved payment methods are released and the event does not go ahead. You are not left owing anyone money, and attendees are not left holding a ticket to an event that never happens.
When do I actually get paid?
Payment methods are charged once your minimum is met and the event is confirmed. Funds are paid out to the Stripe account you connected, according to the payout schedule Stripe applies to your account.
Do I need a Stripe account before I can start?
Yes. You connect a Stripe account for payouts before you can create an event. It is free, it is how we confirm who is selling, and it means a payout rail already exists before anyone reserves a place.
What does it cost me?
Nothing is deducted from your ticket price — you keep 100% of what you list. Attendees pay a service fee on top of your price at checkout, which covers our 5% platform fee and card processing. Running a pre-sale needs Creator Pro or Scale (or an approved nonprofit grant, or an eligible Business Plus page); once you have it, pre-sales are never counted against a monthly paid-event limit.
Can I do this without an existing audience?
You can start one, but reservations still have to come from somewhere. Most first pre-sales are filled by the organizer's own network, a community they already belong to, or people who find the listing while browsing events nearby. We do not guarantee that anyone will reserve.
Is this like a funding campaign?
No. You are selling tickets to your own event before the date, and buyers receive admission. There is no financial return, no equity, and no repayment — which is also why a listing cannot describe itself in those terms.
What does the attendee see before they commit?
The seller, the maximum they could be charged, the minimum reservations the event needs, the deadline, and how far along the pre-sale is. They authorize a charge only if those stated conditions are met.
Can I run a pre-sale if my venue is not confirmed yet?
Yes, and the listing has to say so honestly. There are listing types for a confirmed venue, a target area with the exact location revealed later, and a flexible plan where details firm up as the pre-sale progresses. The details you promised must be filled in before anyone is charged.
Test the idea before you pay for it
List the event, set the minimum you need, and find out whether the demand is there — before a deposit is due.
Quborly does not guarantee reservations, sales, or earnings. Organizers are responsible for delivering the events they list. Read the Terms of Service, the Payments Policy, the Refund Policy, and the Prohibited Activities policy before you list an event.