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Good to know. In our case, I think we'd be willing to pay face value for cancellation tickets, but probably not to spend three of our precious few hours in NYC waiting for them -- we'd rather be out enjoying the city. We usually plan our trips farther in advance (including buying theatre tickets) than we did this time. That'll teach us.

Ooooo...kay. So much for that idea. Thanks for the reality check.

Thanks for all the replies, everyone. I did not mean to offend anyone by my question -- I asked specifically so I could avoid violating any official or unofficial norms. And I definitely didn't mean to suggest than anyone would deliberately enter the lottery for the purpose of scalping their winning tickets -- I only wondered if, given the opportunity, whether such a transaction was possible and/or allowed. 

haterobics: Thanks for the info. 

anmiller07: I don't know, but that would make sense. I'm looking for answers from someone who has gone through the process and knows first-hand. I'd be willing to pay considerably more than $10 to see the show, but considerably less than the secondary market prices -- so if I don't win the seats myself and it's allowed, I'd like to have that information. And if it's not, then I'd want to know that so as not to do anything inappropriate/illegal.

If a person wins one of the lottery seats and needs the money more than the experience (perhaps they've already seen the show?), is it allowed for them to sell that seat? Has anyone done it that you know of?