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Pearl30 Mon 29-Sept-25 20:01:16

Hi,
Can anyone advise me on selling tickets on Ticketmaster please? I bought 4 in one order and wish to sell 2 of them.
I’ve googled the process and it appears straightforward (fingers crossed it is in reality).
Despite that, I have two questions:
a) can I set the price above the ticket face value so that I can cover the insurance cover I paid for and the 10-15% fee Ticketmaster charge for selling them? (I’m not looking to make anything over what I paid).
b) how do I send the tickets to the buyer if they are not sent out until just before the concert which is 8 or 9 months away. I don’t know if I will receive them or if I transfer ownership somehow to a purchaser.

Thanks for any information, especially from those who have experience of selling on Ticketmaster.

ClicketyClick Mon 06-Oct-25 08:59:28

It's many years since I sold some unwanted tickets and things may have changed so can't help. I'd maybe ask on Mumsnet though? I'm sure you'll get some sound advice. I hope it all goes smoothly.

V3ra Mon 06-Oct-25 11:07:26

I bought some tickets from Ticketmaster and needed to sell them for various reasons.
I followed the advice on the website and it was a very straightforward process.

From memory Ticketmaster will tell you the maximum price you can ask.
You can select which two of the four you wish to sell.
You'll be told when your tickets have been bought by someone.
On one occasion this was in a day and on another a few weeks.
The money will be refunded to the card you paid with.
Ticketmaster will cancel your tickets and reissue them to the purchaser.
It all took place online with regular email updates.

Visgir1 Mon 06-Oct-25 11:13:08

As V3ra said it straight forward.
Last time I have sold direct through Ticketmaster, and they did sell my tickets and paid me back.
Can't quite remember if they took a fee but it was worth it.

sophie232 Thu 09-Oct-25 16:08:39

You can list them directly on Ticketmaster through the 'Sell' option in your order. They usually cap resale prices at face value, so you might not recover fees or insurance. The tickets will transfer automatically once they're released.

LOUISA1523 Thu 09-Oct-25 16:36:27

They take a fee and you can only sell for what you paid...so you will lose some money....if the show is not booked uppeople will unlikely buy returned tickets....if its a sell out then you have more chance ...good luck