Selling two past dated tickets to Wicked

[Suzanne10]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 4:00pm

I have two tickets for a past performance of Wicked that were never used that I'm looking to sell. 

I paid $210 + fees for each ticket through broadway.com, which was for Orchestra G. I'm asking $190 each but make me an offer.

If you want to see the show and are flexible with dates, please PM me, and hopefully the ticket won't go to waste.

Updated On: 12/29/18 at 04:00 PM

[seeseveryshow2]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 4:19pm

You would like someone to pay you premium price of $400 for two seats, subject to the post-dated ticket policy of the Gershwin Theater box office? Do you have a copy of that policy? What does it say?

So, assuming you are permitted to transfer a post-dated ticket to someone else, your transferee might be limited to a weeknight performance and could end up being seated in the balcony. You are asking someone to take on a lot of risk and uncertainty for $400.

I would be surprised if anyone would even pay you $400 for two tickets issued for a FUTURE performance of WICKED. 

Good luck!

 

Updated On: 12/29/18 at 04:19 PM

[Suzanne10]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 4:50pm

These tickets were purchased from broadway.com and are able to be transferred. The current seats are in orchestra G which are good seats.

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 5:00pm

This is now the second time Ive seen a thread like this in the past few days and I honestly dont understand why someone would want to sell tickets for a show thats passed without first attempting (assuming) to contact about a refund.

[Suzanne10]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 5:03pm

Of course we tried that first. Unfortunately, they do not offer refunds, only past dating tickets to use at a later time.

[ahhrealmonsters]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 5:30pm

quizking101 said: "This is now the second time Ive seen a thread like this in the past few days and I honestly dont understand why someone would want to sell tickets for a show thats passed without first attempting (assuming) to contact about a refund."

As the person who posted about Network a few days ago, I'm just chiming in to say that I 100% inquired about a refund. Not sure why you assumed that wasn't the first attempt.

[seeseveryshow2]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 8:35pm

a couple of comments...

1. What producer refunds unused tickets? Why would you expect to receive a refund for tickets you did not use (assuming the performance took place as scheduled and there was no weather or similar incident)?

2. The fact that your unused tickets were for good seats in Row G is largely irrelevant. You didn't use them and they went to waste. They do not entitle you or anyone else to use the tickets for a future performance.

3. I have heard that broadway.com charges its customers higher fees than ticketmaster or telecharge. Curious as to why you would use them.

4. The show's producer (NOT broadway,com) might allow post-dated tickets to be used on a same day basis. But, it is discretionary. Not to be assumed.

Good luck!

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 9:29pm

seeseveryshow2 said: "What producer refunds unused tickets?"

Nearly all of them, subject to availability and whatever policies they may have for them.

 

[seeseveryshow2]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 9:44pm

You said nearly all producers refund (meaning returning your cash) for unused tickets? Has that happened to you? Never heard of it and don't believe it. Not on Broadway.

If you are lucky, they might allow you to use the tickets for a future performance pursuant to a post-dated ticket policy. But, you are not getting your money back. Not on Broadway.

Why would they refund your money for tickets you bought for a performance you missed, when they won't even refund your money for a FUTURE performance for which you have purchased tickets? Why should they take a loss because you didn't use the tickets you bought? 

I think you may be confusing "refund" with a post-dated ticket policy. They are not the same thing at all.

 

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 9:47pm

seeseveryshow2 said: "I think you may be confusing "refund" with a post-dated ticket policy. They are not the same thing at all."

Yes, but no one was talking about post-event refunds until you introduced it, so I thought you were just using the wrong term, so I answered it without correcting you, heh.

[seeseveryshow2]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 9:51pm

Not true - I did not introduce the subject of refunds -

the post above (copied below) first mentioned refunds:

"This is now the second time Ive seen a thread like this in the past few days and I honestly dont understand why someone would want to sell tickets for a show thats passed without first attempting (assuming) to contact about a refund."

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 10:08pm

They are wondering why people don't try to get a refund BEFORE the show, once they know they are not going to be able to make it.

[quizking101]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 10:16pm

haterobics said: "They are wondering why people don't try to get a refund BEFORE the show, once they know they are not going to be able to make it."

Ding ding ding!

[UncleCharlie]

Posted: 12/29/18 at 11:00pm

Suzanne10 said: "Of course we tried that first. Unfortunately, they do not offer refunds, only past dating tickets to use at a later time."

So assuming you wanted to see the show which is why you bought the tickets in the first place, why don't you try to use them at a later time instead of trying to sell them? You don't seem to realize that you are selling essentially nothing more than a "courtesy pass" that may or may not be worth anything close to what you paid for it and is totally dependent on the kindness of the box office. For a show that is still regularly filling 98-99% of its seats, it's more than likely they may have to make one or more unsuccessful trips to the box office before they go on a date that there are seats the box office is willing to give them.  Anyone who would give you more than $10 or $20 a ticket on a purely speculative basis must be out of their mind.

Updated On: 12/29/18 at 11:00 PM

[starcatchers]

Posted: 12/30/18 at 12:09pm

UncleCharlie said: "Anyone who would give you more than $10 or $20 a ticket on apurely speculative basis must be out of their mind."

THIS. I would have considered it for a considerably lower amount but I’m not paying $400 for tickets I may never be able to use. 

[Suzanne10]

Posted: 12/30/18 at 2:21pm

I am open to all offers made on the tickets as well. Not firm on price.

[LuPita2]

Posted: 12/30/18 at 6:11pm

Perhaps going yourself at a later date would be the best thing here.  People aren't going to pay money for a maybe ticket.  

[adam.peterson44]

Posted: 12/31/18 at 12:58am

This thread reminds me of an old Dilbert cartoon:

 

https://dilbert.com/strip/1994-04-08