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The_Prospektor t1_itlg5na wrote

All I want to do is resell my ticket, but with Ticketmaster they won't even let me list it at the price I want. They force you to list your resale ticket at a price that is higher than their face value one.

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NuggetsPhD t1_itlk4lx wrote

Go outside of Ticketmaster and post on reddit, the band's subreddit, DC facebook groups, etc. Obviously a more limited audience, but you'll have a better chance selling it your own price and not the Ticketmaster price.

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LostLongIslander t1_itllf7t wrote

While I totally agree with you, be very careful while doing this (especially buying tickets this way). There are a ton of scammers out there that will send you bogus venmo charges and take the tickets and run. Make sure they are a real person, who seems like they might like the band in real life.

There’s also an app called Cash or Trade that started in the jame band community. It’s a safe way to buy, sell, trade face value tickets. Not sure if there’s a ton of action on it for arcade fire, but it’s guaranteed safe.

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jlboygenius t1_itmvf87 wrote

I'm not even sure you can do that. My tickets are will call only to stop re-sellers. I'm not sure I can even re-sell my ticket, and definitely can't sell it outside of ticketmaster's systems.

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NuggetsPhD t1_itn5die wrote

really?? i was under the impression ticketmaster just makes me re-install and then delete their stupid app every time i go to a ticketmaster'd show, no will-call option anymore. it's a pain, but it made reselling some tickets recently pretty easy (granted i trusted who i was selling to), i just went with "transfer tickets" instead of "sell" or whatever.

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LostLongIslander t1_itneujw wrote

Ya but I do believe they say “super excellent” seats are non-transferable. Not saying it’s right, but That’s how it used to be.

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Dennis_Duffy_Denim t1_itlx2kp wrote

Yeah, I paid $70 for it when Beck was on the ticket, who is going to buy a resale version of that ticket without Beck? Absolutely batty. Trying to offload mine via Instagram.

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darockerj t1_itlkmk7 wrote

I've been frustrated by this too. I'm sure it's buried in their terms of use, but I figured my ticket would be my ticket to sell and at whatever price I wanted.

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Friendly-Path-3888 t1_itnckhd wrote

If there are still regular-priced tickets available for sale, why would Ticketmaster allow you to compete with them by selling below purchase price on their own website? How does that make any sense?

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Friendly-Path-3888 t1_itncga5 wrote

Right, because they don't want you undercutting the tickets still available for direct purchase on their own website.

Use a third party seller or sell direct if you want to set your own rates.

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