Ever sell your tickets before a show?

[jimmirae]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 2:23am

Has anyone ever saw your tickets before you entered a sold out performance and offered to buy them from you there on the spot? What was the show and did you sell them? How much did you get for giving up your already planned evening?

[meagan9848]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 3:08am

If you're talking about scalping, no. I don't have the heart to do that. Maybe because I hate scalpers so much myself.

I've sold extra tickets to the cancellation line. They were for Wicked, and we got the face value of the ticket.

[Mamie]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 8:24am

I did too - for the Producers. I just sold them for face value.

[Forester]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 8:35am

I've sold at face value and miracled tickets before. I enjoy miracling tickets, though it depends on my current financial situation.

[Magdalene]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 10:51am

I had someone offer me $500 for my balcony tickets to the Producers for the March 16, 2002 evening performance---I said no (it was the last evening performance of the Lane/Broderick duo---before they returned, of course!)

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 1:19pm

I sold one for Kristin and Norbert's last performance in Wicked. My friends and I (between buying better tickets day-of..or night before and some winning lottery) had some extras. I think what happened was I got face value for my $100 ticket, but I ended up getting a cheaper ticket to sit closer for obstructed view.
So, I didn't do anything illegal, but I did end up seeing the show for less money than I originally paid.

And one time I sold my "Dance of the Vampires" ticket to some tourists on the TKTS line for face value because I did not want to see it.

[liotte]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 1:31pm

I have- sold Hairspray lotto tickets after I won the Wicked lotto. Face value, wasn't looking for anything more.

[nydirector2]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 1:36pm

I usualy just give them away if I don't plan on seeing the show...but I usually get comps to shows, so I'm able to do that.

[hushpuppy]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 2:41pm

My partner and I gave our two tickets (paid) to Good Vibrations to another couple. Not only did they break up shortly thereafter, neither one has spoken to us since. Be warned!

[lildogs]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 2:52pm

We sold our Bombay Dreams tickets for face value...I wouldn't scalp tickets...

[sanda]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 3:00pm

hushpuppy, you make my day!
:)))

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 3:26pm

I had an extra ticket for Spamalot that I sold for face value on the cancellation line.

[C is for Company]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 4:37pm

I won lotto for Spelling bee and had already had 2 standing room seats. I just sold the 2 $25 tickets I had for 5 dollars cheaper cause Im nice like that and when luck comes to me, I know how to share it

[jimmirae]

Posted: 11/3/05 at 11:11pm

Please don't think I was talking about scalping tickets, I was talking - okay, lets say you cannot wait to see "Lestat" and there you are ready to go in the night of the show and has anyone ever come up and tried to buy your tickets and for what price for you to sell when you had no intentions on doing so. This happened the first night I saw "Sunset Blvd." here in the U.S. and they were offering us 500 bucks cash for our two orchestra seats, It WAS tempting but we said no thanks. Stuff like that. I would it happens a lot, but only once so far for me at least.