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scarboroughmom Apr 1st, 2010 06:26 PM

How to sell Broadway tickets besides Stubhub
 
I have some tickets to a Broadway play that I can't use. Does anyone have any suggestions for trying to sell them? I am not trying to make any money. I just would like to not loose it all. Thanks for any help.

doug_stallings Apr 1st, 2010 06:37 PM

If you have physical tickets (as opposed to will-call or e-tickets), you could list them in Craigslist.

scarboroughmom Apr 1st, 2010 06:58 PM

Thanks, but I have etickets. Has anyone ever had any luck getting a refund at the box office if you whine alot?

MomDDTravel Apr 1st, 2010 07:38 PM

Is there a reason you do not want to sell them on Stubhub? I have sold a few things there - the fee stinks but other than that it worked great. Sold them, and was sent a check promptly by Stubhub and Stubhub even paid for the Fedex - well, I guess the buyer did but you print a label from home and take it to a Kinkos or whatever -really easy.

scarboroughmom Apr 2nd, 2010 03:55 AM

I have them listed on Stubhub now. The last 2 times I listed tickets on Stubhub they did not sell. The play is in less than three weeks. Right now they are listed for less than I paid for them. If I could find somewhere else to sell them now, I would.

doug_stallings Apr 2nd, 2010 04:46 AM

What's the play?

scarboroughmom Apr 2nd, 2010 06:18 AM

I don't really want to say, cause then it'll seem like I'm trying to sell them here. I really am just looking for advice. I believe that it is a fairly successful, limited run play, but not a hot seller like "Wicked".

nytraveler Apr 2nd, 2010 09:00 AM

The problem may not be the play - but that it is selling discount tickets via broadwaybox.com or Playbill. Have a look to see. If it's on discounts there the only amount you're going to get via stubhub is less than the discounted price via other sources.

NeoPatrick Apr 2nd, 2010 11:22 AM

I sold a pair of tickets at face value on Craigslist -- but it was the show with Julia Roberts and it was sold out. I met the person who bought them and he was thrilled to get them (for Valentines for his finance).

I also recently sold a single ticket to God of Carnage, but it was a discounted price one and other tickets were still for sale. I put that on Craigslist and had two offers to buy it -- it was an excellent seat which I pointed out in the ad.

In both cases, I met the people in New York and exchanged the tickets for cash.

japw82 Apr 2nd, 2010 03:24 PM

I sold concert tickets on e-bay. It was a smooth transaction but like anything else, there is a fee.

MomDDTravel Apr 2nd, 2010 03:43 PM

I did also sell tickets on Craig's list - but I met the person at a local starbucks and they needed to have cash.

mclaurie Apr 3rd, 2010 01:35 PM

I noticed that www.applause-tickets.com says they may buy tix you can't use. http://www.applause-tickets.com/stuck-with-tickets.asp

scarboroughmom Apr 3rd, 2010 04:02 PM

I just lowered the price on the tickets to a few dollars less than the broadwaybox discount. Craigslist is a possibilty, but I won't be in NYC until about 6 hours before the showtime. I'll give stubhub a while before I try applause-tickets. Thanks for all the suggestions.

scarboroughmom Apr 8th, 2010 06:47 AM

The tickets did sell on StubHub, although at a deep discount. Thanks nytraveler. I don't know why I didn't think to look at available discounts before pricing them. Thank you to all who responded. Got some tips for the next time I do a poor job planning.


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