If you've been looking to catch your favorite artist, Broadway show, or sports team live, now may be the perfect day to pull the trigger. By stacking perks at StubHub, you could take home an incredible amount of rewards on your purchase.
However, one of those avenues is only available today, so act fast if you want to take advantage of it. Rakuten is offering 12% back at StubHub, a notable jump from the standard earning rate of just 2%. If you're not currently a member of Rakuten, the site is offering a one-time bonus of $50 for new members when you join and spend at least $50 within the first 90 days.
To make this purchase even more lucrative, you can stack two additional benefits with the elevated earning rate on Rakuten. First, use your Chase Sapphire Reserve card for a statement credit of up to $150 for StubHub purchases. If you haven't used the second half of the credit this year, simply use your Sapphire Reserve at checkout, and you'll enjoy a statement credit of up to $150.
Additionally, consider using Paze as your payment option, as several Chase cards, including the Sapphire Reserve, are currently offering 10 bonus points per dollar spent via Paze, plus a $10 statement credit when using Paze for a purchase of at least $10. What you'll earn through Paze is in addition to the points you'll earn via Rakuten, making a StubHub purchase this way even more rewarding.
So, just how lucrative can this be? Let's say you wanted to grab a pair of tickets to see "Hamilton" in New York City later this summer. With the above steps, you'll get $48.36 back via Rakuten, plus an extra $50 if you're a new member, 4,030 Chase Ultimate Rewards points, 403 Chase points, a $150 StubHub statement credit, and a $10 Paze statement credit.
In other words, for $243 out of pocket, you're getting two tickets to a Tony Award-winning Broadway show, plus taking home nearly $100 in cash-back rewards and almost 4,500 transferable rewards points. Even if you don't have the Sapphire Reserve, you can still take advantage of the elevated earning rates with Paze on other Chase cards, including the Freedom Flex and Freedom Unlimited cards.
