Event Tickets: Ever Paid Above Face Value?

**disneysteve** · 11-03-2016, 04:53 AM

I'm 99% sure the answer is no.

I almost never go to events where this would occur, though. I'm not a sports fan. I'm not a concert goer. We do go to the theater but we buy our tickets through the box office or Ticketmaster. We occasionally go to some type of festival with an admission fee but pay that upon entry or book it online in advance if that's an option.

I'm trying to think back to college years but I can't think of any time when I would have done this.

Am I opposed to it? No, not particularly. There just isn't anything that important to me that I would pay more than a modest premium over face value to attend.

**StormRichards** · 11-03-2016, 05:09 AM

Originally posted by disneysteve View Post

Am I opposed to it? No, not particularly.

I am opposed to it for ME personally. No real opinion on what others do, but I don't want to pay a penny more than the person sitting next to me.

**StormRichards** · 11-03-2016, 05:13 AM

Originally posted by scfr View Post

Hearing about the resale prices for Game 7 of the World Series

I saw that as I watched the game last night. Just insane.

Congratulations to the Cubs fans, who are celebrating today despite having a moron for a manager.

**disneysteve** · 11-03-2016, 05:47 AM

Originally posted by StormRichards View Post

I don't want to pay a penny more than the person sitting next to me.

Have you ever gone on an airplane or stayed in a hotel room? I can guarantee there were people there who paid more than you and less than you.

**creditcardfree** · 11-03-2016, 05:58 AM

Yes, I know I paid more than face value for Garth Brooks when he recently returned to touring. Tickets sold out FAST!! I wanted to go...a bucket list item. It don't think it was a lot more though, $15 a ticket maybe. It was worth it!!

**kork13** · 11-03-2016, 06:00 AM

No way.

First of all, I don't trust people. My family once bought baseball tickets second hand from somebody, and apparently they were invalid, forged, or something of that nature. Huge disappointment to me as a kid. So I will only ever buy from the box office, which means face value at all times. If there aren't any legitimate tickets available, oh well -- there are other events.

Besides that, I don't like crowds, so if an event is so packed that people are scalping tickets for double and more, I probably don't want to be in there anyway.

Most of the events we attend are not popular enough to be sold out anyway. Theatre shows, minor league games (same entertainment at half the cost), the occasional concert. In the end, I'm always okay with accepting that it's sold out, and will find something else that's fun to do with my time (and money).

**disneysteve** · 11-03-2016, 06:03 AM

Originally posted by kork13 View Post

Besides that, I don't like crowds, so if an event is so packed that people are scalping tickets for double and more, I probably don't want to be in there anyway.

I was going to say the same. I have no desire to be present for a chaotic event like the Superbowl or another championship sporting event or some wild concert. And it's not even an age thing. I've always felt that way.

**MonkeyMama** · 11-03-2016, 06:09 AM

I don't recall ever doing so. We have done the opposite. We bought tickets and then re-sold for more than we paid. I recall doing that a few times when we got good seats and just bought up some extras knowing that ticket prices would be higher if we sold. Just concerts, not even any BIG names. So nothing huge and profitable, but maybe could have sold $50 tickets for $75 or $100 because they were hard to get.

**StormRichards** · 11-03-2016, 06:18 AM

Originally posted by disneysteve View Post

Have you ever gone on an airplane or stayed in a hotel room? I can guarantee there were people there who paid more than you and less than you.

The thread is about event tickets.

You are bringing up industries known for price fluctuation. Not really an apples to apples comparison.

**cpparrot** · 11-03-2016, 06:48 AM

I have for a few Jimmy Buffett concerts about 10 years ago. I cant think of any concert that I would pay more for now, but when the Tigers reach the World Series again I would consider it at least.

**FLA** · 11-03-2016, 07:24 AM

I paid above face value for tickets on that popular website Stubhub.

I paid $30 more than face value for tickets to see Leonard Cohen at the gorgeous Wang Theater in Boston. Best $60 ever spent. He was in his late 70s yet performed for 3 hours like a man in his 40s. It was the best concert to which I've ever been. Good thing I went then, he's 83 now. It fulfilled a dream to see him live, one I never thought I would come true.

now I can't think of anything for which I'd pay more than face value

**phantom** · 11-03-2016, 07:48 AM

I'm not entirely sure whether or not I've ever paid more than face value for a ticket. I've only been to 3 playoff games, so I can clearly remember than I either got those tickets from friends for what they paid or from official sources. But, I'm not so sure about concerts or out of town sporting events. Once or twice, I've made decisions to go to such events last minute and had to buy my tickets on the secondary market, and I'm not sure how what I paid related to the original price. I'm guessing there have been times I've paid more than what the person selling the tickets paid and that there have been times when I've paid less.

In general, I tend to have a good idea of what I'm willing to pay to go to a certain event before I look to see what it will cost to go. If the best price I can find on tickets is within my price range, I'll go. If it isn't, I won't go. If I drag my feet making a decision, I might let a price increase keep me from going. But, in general, I try to not to think about what I would have paid had I made the decision to go sooner.

**LivingAlmostLarge** · 11-03-2016, 07:52 AM

For me? No. For my DH? Yes. We went to a few playoff games, paid above face value. And once I grabbed rink side tickets when his favorite team came to town so he could hit the glass. He loved it for his birthday. I can't recall what I paid.

If I could snag some NFL tickets I would. I'm curious what that's all about.

**sv2007** · 11-03-2016, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by scfr View Post

Hearing about the resale prices for Game 7 of the World Series got me wondering. Have you SA forum members ever purchased a resold event ticket and paid more than the face value? (I don't consider reimbursing the original purchaser for any fees they may have paid to be paying above face value.)

I'm not counting ticketmaster and sllly fees as over face value. I remember, 15+ years ago, when you call the box office and buy will call, there's no fees at all. Now many want a convenience fee for holding the tickets for you. How times have changed.

Fortunately, the events I really like seems to not be popular enough where I must buy from scalpers.

Event Tickets: Ever Paid Above Face Value?