I'll trade my soul for a ticket...

[MonkeyPants]

Originally posted by 6949:
  Somewhat related, I was trying to sell an extra ticket at the club because my friend bailed at the last minute and I was asking way below face value. The 930 security guard said he was going to have me arrested for scalping. Haven't been back since.

That's really odd because I've seen several security guys at 9:30 tell people they could sell their tickets in front of the club as long as it was for no more than face value.  Maybe the show wasn't sold out and they didn't want you competing with the box office??
 
 As for me, I will never pay or charge more than face value for a ticket on principle.  If this means I miss shows, so be it.  I've also been in bad financial shape but still refused to sell my extra tickets for more than face value.  If I got the ticket for free, you get the ticket for free, but it'd be nice if you'd buy me a drink at the show.

[sweetcell]

awesome stories.  any more out there like that?  i love it when people acting like dicks have their attitudes handed right back at them like that.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

I went with a group of people to a show in Richmond that wasn't sold out so we were going to buy tickets at the box office. As we're coming out of the parking garage, there's this kid selling two extras for $10 each. They were $15 each as face.
 
 One of my friends buys one but my other friend starts going "Five? Will you take five? I'll give you five!" in a really excited voice. The seller goes, "Ten dollars is the price." Again, my friend goes, "Five? Come on: five? Better then nothing." Again, the seller goes, "I said ten. I'm already losing five dollars. You can buy at the box office for fifteen if you want."
 
 My friend starts laughing and goes, "Ha ha, sorry man, I guess it's just the jew in me. Here's your ten." As he's pulling out his wallet, the kid goes, "That's racist. I'd rather eat it then sell it to you. You can go pay 15." and walks away, refusing to sell any of us the ticket.

[pjhogan]

Not money, but I once camped out overnight to get Bob Dylan tickets at a smaller venue in Cincinnati, OH.  He played Bogarts (about 1,000 capacity) when a tour with Paul Simon was cancelled.  This was around 94.  Had to wait in line all night to get tickets.  There were probably a couple hundred people there at 1am.  No internet or phone sales you had to physically go get them.  The concert was a few weeks later and was one of my best live music experiences.

[Bags]

BEE-YOU-TEE-FULL!!!
 
 People can be complete jerks.  If I can, I'll give a ticket away it there's little demand, but sometimes I'm selling it for a friend who is hoping to just make his money back.  Oy.  I love those moves, Bombay and Skeletal!
 
 I haven't paid over face in ages, but I've paid some high end prices.  
 
 Last time I paid more than face was for Social D.    It was my bad I didn't get tickets in time, and a friend was super excited (and he doesn't go to many shows, so I had to make him happy).  I think I paid $60 each for $25 tickets.  
 
 The most annoyed I've been about ticket prices is that g*damn Police tour bullshit where they charge you to join the fan club to get presale tickets.  I can't believe I did it.  I almost didn't, but a really fun group of folks wanted to go, and if I'm going then I refuse to sit in the back or way up top.  
 
 This is how the 9:30 spoils me.  I can't bear to be all the way in the back of an arena...
 
 I only ever charge face when I'm selling a ticket.  Usually I do it here or at the band's website, so it's a good deed for music fans.  I charged more than face once -- mostly because so many people wanted these tickets, it was a way to decide.  I can't remember what show, but I felt so creepy handing the tickets over that I won't do it again.  It was something at DAR....
 
 

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
   

Originally posted by Ever Circling Skeletal Family:
  he offered me $20 so I tore them up in front of his face.....the look on his face was worth the $20 I didn't make.

Ha!  A guy once started berating me because I wanted face-value (about $25, I think) for my extra ticket to a sold-out show.  He offered me $10 and when I said no, he started calling me a dick, yelling at me, etc.   I turned around and gave to ticket to the next person I saw, absolutely free.  The guy just about lost it when I did that. [/b]

[Bags]

I'd pay lots of money to see some bands in small venues.  Like the Foos at 9:30.  If they sold VIP access to that (in order to get 'radio only' tickets), I'd pay a boatload.  But still only three figures.  

[nkotb]

A few years back, when Weezer was just starting to make their come back, they played Bender Arena at AU for like $11.  I waited too long for tickets, and it sold out.  I decided to head the show anyway with three friends to see if we could pick some up outside before the show.
 
 The first girl we talked to with extras asked us how much money we had.  "How much are you asking?" I said.  "I said how much money do you have on you."  Needless to say, we passed.
 
 After a while, we were no closer to getting tickets, so we were going to head home.  Before leaving, I thought it would be funny to go up to the will call window and try to pick up non-existent tickets, and then raise a ruckus when they couldn't find my order.
 
 After taking my name, the woman looked for tens minutes around the office, before indicating that she didn't have a record of the tickets and that I should step into the office.  When I get inside, she handed me three student passes to get into the show, completely free.  She did take my credit card number, and I would've been happy to pay the fees if necessary, but I never got charged.
 
 I still wish I had run into that woman inside, just to rub it in her monkey face.

[Frank Gallagher]

I was hanging outside the 930 getting some fresh air a couple of years ago while my daughter was inside at some Ska concert. There was some kid hustling tickets and this girl was trying to buy one from him. He wanted $25 but she only had $20, which I think was the face value. He was being such a prick, and the show had already started and he had a fistful of tickets so not exactly a good businessman either.. This poor girl was desperate to get in so the 'dad' in me kicked in and I gave her the $5. She took the money from me and bought the ticket, then realized what had just happened and asked me what I wanted from her.....I just told her I want her to go in and enjoy the show. It was worth $5 to see her little face light up.

[azaghal1981]

Going back to this:
 

Originally posted by nmsles:
  So, I have two extra Bon Iver tickets, and I was browsing craigslist to try to sell them.  People are offering upwards of $100 for them

Really? I mean the album's ok but it's nothing special at all. Weird.

[walkonby]

after watching the first installment of "30 days" on dvd (from the "supersize me" guy), where he looks at the nationwide struggle of living on minimum wage and how people's lives are effected everyday by "paycheck to paycheck" mental breakdowns, i now value what i have and am fortunate to work in a "professional" setting where i can save money, plan accordingly and truly now know the meaning of what are important "necessities."
 
 i have given up shows for a while, and would only pay above face value for a one on one meeting with jesus christ himself.

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by walkonby:
 
 i have given up shows for a while, and would only pay above face value for a one on one meeting with jesus christ himself.

Pssst...how much you wanna pay?  

[walkonby]

Originally posted by Ever Circling Skeletal Family:
   

Originally posted by walkonby:
 
 i have given up shows for a while, and would only pay above face value for a one on one meeting with jesus christ himself.

Pssst...how much you wanna pay?    [/b]

what, did you open a bag of cheetos, and found his image?  or was it in a kitten's fur?

[Relaxer]

He's selling acid

[xneverwherex]

These stories are quite good. The most I ever sold tix were for pit tix to see Coldplay. I got offers that were ridiculous, and I just couldnt sell them for that much money. I sold them to a guy for an amount we both decided was fair. I also got offers for much less than what I paid which was an insult. (and coincidentally, i might be selling another floor ticket for Coldplay in NJ - but im using the other one so i just want a hardcore fan next to me).
 
 I tend to give away tix if I buy too many, but some people now think that if i have extras I should give them away. Ehhh. Doesnt work that way. Especially when I gave away a Colin Meloy ticket and my friend wouldnt even buy me a drink. Its just f-ed up (i wotn give her ANY more tix).
 
 I generally sell them for face, unless I know there is a major need for tix. I'll admit I sold my EITS and Hot Chip tix and made a decent amount. I felt bad since I ended up dating the guy I sold my EITS ticket too. LOL.
 
 I figure with the number of tickets Ive given away for free, plus with the number of shows Ive marked up - I come out even.

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
 I tend to give away tix if I buy too many, but some people now think that if i have extras I should give them away. Ehhh. Doesnt work that way. Especially when I gave away a Colin Meloy ticket and my friend wouldnt even buy me a drink. Its just f-ed up (i wotn give her ANY more tix).

indeed, sucks when you become known as "the ticket guy" (or gal).  speak up!