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This also makes the tickets less valuable to begin with: more risk involved. I'm not going to buy tickets on a whim if I can't resell them if my schedule change

by duaneb 11y ago

This also makes the tickets less valuable to begin with: more risk involved. I'm not going to buy tickets on a whim if I can't resell them if my schedule changes.

pbiggar 11y ago
Make it easy to get a refund. Or allow them to be resold directly or indirectly via an exchange you host.
deftnerd 11y ago
Just allow the buyers to return the tickets to the venue for a refund, minus a processing fee. Then the venue can sell any refunded tickets at the box office on the day of the show
- Scoundreller 11y ago
  Deep down, I think the big ticket sellers will make the return process as difficult as possible...
  - s3b 11y ago
    Not if the "handling charges" is big enough. They could end up making more money if they can sell the ticket multiple times.
- baddox 11y ago
  The venue (more likely a legitimate third party) could also run its own marketplace for pre-bought tickets, so the venue wouldn't have to just repurchase tickets and risk leaving a seat empty.
  - beamatronic 11y ago
    The San Francisco Giants were doing this since 2000 for season ticket holders http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Giants-Web-site-facilitates-resale-of-unused-3056993.php http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Giants-Web-site-facil... Could there be something else stopping ticket sellers from doing the same? edit: a word
    - baddox 11y ago
      Perhaps most venue owners have enough power to ignore performers' desire to prevent scalping.
benjaminRRR 11y ago
Why not combine solutions; similar to airline seats - the cheap saver version, non-changeable, non-transferable, and non-refundable also must show original ID and credit card to enter and then the super-flexible scalper-special with two wildly different price-points. You can also have a wait-list on the night for those who bought the non-refundable and are no-shows.

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This also makes the tickets less valuable to begin with: more risk involved. I'm not going to buy tickets on a whim if I can't resell them if my schedule change

by duaneb 11y ago

This also makes the tickets less valuable to begin with: more risk involved. I'm not going to buy tickets on a whim if I can't resell them if my schedule changes.

pbiggar 11y ago
Make it easy to get a refund. Or allow them to be resold directly or indirectly via an exchange you host.
deftnerd 11y ago
Just allow the buyers to return the tickets to the venue for a refund, minus a processing fee. Then the venue can sell any refunded tickets at the box office on the day of the show
- Scoundreller 11y ago
  Deep down, I think the big ticket sellers will make the return process as difficult as possible...
  - s3b 11y ago
    Not if the "handling charges" is big enough. They could end up making more money if they can sell the ticket multiple times.
- baddox 11y ago
  The venue (more likely a legitimate third party) could also run its own marketplace for pre-bought tickets, so the venue wouldn't have to just repurchase tickets and risk leaving a seat empty.
  - beamatronic 11y ago
    The San Francisco Giants were doing this since 2000 for season ticket holders http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Giants-Web-site-facilitates-resale-of-unused-3056993.php http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Giants-Web-site-facil... Could there be something else stopping ticket sellers from doing the same? edit: a word
    - baddox 11y ago
      Perhaps most venue owners have enough power to ignore performers' desire to prevent scalping.
benjaminRRR 11y ago
Why not combine solutions; similar to airline seats - the cheap saver version, non-changeable, non-transferable, and non-refundable also must show original ID and credit card to enter and then the super-flexible scalper-special with two wildly different price-points. You can also have a wait-list on the night for those who bought the non-refundable and are no-shows.