I don't like them.
But then again there's the people with a genuine reason. The venue/ticket sellers should operate a scheme where they buy the ticket back off of you at 75 - 80% of face value, and then put them back up for sale.
( WHARRGARBL, Sun 17 May 2009, 14:28, archived)

I think the venue should be obliged to offer a refund on the face value of the ticket
especially if you tell them well in advance when they haven't even sent you the ticket yet.
(Bazongaloid, Sun 17 May 2009, 14:29, archived)

Why should the venue be at the mercy of your day-to-day activities?
They have to run at a profit, you know.
(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Sun 17 May 2009, 14:33, archived)

The venue gets paid regardless
it's the artist or, more likely, the promoter that takes the risk. If the show is good then reselling tickets should be easy, if it's shit, they would lose out anyway.

Personally I think if you went to the ticket agents, say, 3 weeks before the show they should give you a refund, i'd be prepared to agree that they could keep any booking fees you had paid. Then actual fans would be able to purchase the tickets.

I've not worked out all possible problems with my plan, but in principle, allowing refunds would cut down on a lot of touting.
(Bazongaloid, Sun 17 May 2009, 14:36, archived)

70-80%?
No.
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Sun 17 May 2009, 14:29, archived)

65-78%

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Sun 17 May 2009, 14:32, archived)

Much better.
Karl is an economics retard.
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Sun 17 May 2009, 14:33, archived)

67%-69%
and that's my final offer.
(Bazongaloid, Sun 17 May 2009, 14:33, archived)