Epic: Integrate with StubHub API to list tickets

[stephenyeargin]

In reviewing the StubHub API, it appears to be rather robust and provides a couple of features that we do not have right now within our tool, namely:

• Ability to verify a barcode is valid via multiple sources
• Verification of seat location information
• A marketplace to sell tickets that have not yet been requested in the group
• Possible fallback data source for event updates when XML Team malfunctions

I am predicting this could be a rather involved process and may prompt us to consider alternative approaches. My thoughts are on a few possible phases of this:

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Phase 1 - Connect to your StubHub account within SeatShare to show your current listings

• Estimated time: 12 hours
• Optional feature for users that also have StubHub accounts
• Gets us baseline connectivity via an OAuth endpoint and storage of relevant per-user credentials
• Value add for those user to remind them which tickets they put on StubHub while looking at their listings
• Should just show as a sidebar item on all group index pages as a table of current listings; wouldn't be attached to SeatShare data

Phase 2 - Connect the event/ticket ID in SeatShare to the event/ticket ID in StubHub

• Estimated Time: 30 hours
• Tickets that are also listed on StubHub can retrieve the ticket status (sold, pricing, etc.)
• Alerts other users that the ticket is available, but also listed elsewhere
• Updates the ticket status in SeatShare when sold automatically

Phase 3 - Create a listing for a ticket on StubHub

• Estimated Time: 10 hours
• Quick access to use the attached PDF or provided Barcode to create a listing on StubHub with fixed/market price
• Monitors ticket status and updates SeatShare with data

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There are some risks:

• Negative brand association with StubHub if we approach teams later on (they like their own marketplaces that lack APIs), so we may not want to promote it or make available for all teams
• Possible costs for increased API usage quotas (10 requests / minute is their "bronze" level, which is really, really slow).
• Users may not want the interface cluttered with third-party UI elements if they do not intend to use them

And possible rewards:

• Affiliate program may come into play for signing up new users, etc.
• May be able to partner with StubHub's API group for beta access to new features