# Ticket Fair-Price Check Overview

The FanHQ26 Ticket Fair-Price Check (/ticket-checker) lets fans pick any 2026 World Cup match and seat category, then compares **FIFA's dynamic ticket price** against an **independent fair-value model** built on prior World Cup data. The tool also surfaces **live resale prices** from SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, and TickPick, plus the **official Ticketmaster** buy link for the match's host country.

## How It Works

The fair-value model uses a stage base price multiplied by a seat-category multiplier: **Front 1.85, Cat 1 1.00, Cat 2 0.65, Cat 3 0.42, Cat 4 0.26**. Stage bases are anchored on FIFA's published 2026 face-value ranges and proportional pricing from Qatar 2022 and Russia 2018. The FIFA dynamic estimate is the fair value × a demand multiplier for the venue, opponents, and matchday slot, ranging from **+12% (low demand)** to **+145% (Final-tier)**.

## Live Resale Data

Resale prices are extracted in real time from SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, and TickPick using Firecrawl structured JSON extraction (not regex). The tool shows a floor/median/ceiling spread when ≥3 distinct prices exist, or an honest "Live snapshot: $X (N listing on Source)" when pre-onsale supply is thin. Quality flags are surfaced to the user.

## Official Tickets

A blue **"Buy on Ticketmaster"** banner appears above the price map with the official event URL. The URL is automatically **remapped from `.com` to `.com.mx`** for Mexican venues (Estadio Azteca, Estadio Akron, Estadio BBVA) and uses `.ca` for Canadian venues (BMO Field Toronto, BC Place Vancouver).

## Stop-Loss Alerts

Signed-in Tournament Pass holders can set a **target price** per match + category. A daily cron checks resale prices against every active alert and emails the fan via Resend the moment a listing meets or drops below the target. Alerts persist across the tournament.

## Pricing

The Ticket Fair-Price Check is part of the **$29 Tournament Pass**, which also unlocks the Score Predictor, My Schedule, Watch-Party Finder, and Prediction Leagues for the whole World Cup 2026.

## Notes

Prices are independent estimates for guidance only. FanHQ26 does not sell tickets directly — purchases happen on Ticketmaster, the official ticket source for all three host countries.