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Cecil Terwilliger · 02-06-2011, 07:52 PM

I have 2 pairs of HC tickets. Selling both. One pair has a "face value" of 174.95. That is what it says on the ticket, that is what it said on ticketmaster. However, CP doesn't consider that face value. On CP face value is 166.95. On the STH pair, they say 166.95 on the ticket and that's what I paid for them. On the STH pair I can break even. On the ticketmaster pair I am forced to sell for a loss.

Presumably this is done to make sure STHs don't sell tickets with fees included that they never paid.

Thing is season tickets have a different face value. Like I said, on my HC season tickets they say 166.95. On my ticketmaster versions they say 174.95.

Simple solution: face value is what is printed on the ticket. If a seller shows up and the price set by the poster is higher than what is printed on the ticket they report the poster, no different than if they tried to scalp them for 10x face value.

So my question is: why isn't face value, face value? Maybe just semantics but site rules force people to sell tickets for STH prices, not face value. Face value on my ticketmaster HC tickets is 174.95, not 166.95.

02-06-2011, 07:52 PM	#1
Cecil Terwilliger That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springfield Penitentiary Exp:	Quetion about "face value" for ticket exchange I have 2 pairs of HC tickets. Selling both. One pair has a "face value" of 174.95. That is what it says on the ticket, that is what it said on ticketmaster. However, CP doesn't consider that face value. On CP face value is 166.95. On the STH pair, they say 166.95 on the ticket and that's what I paid for them. On the STH pair I can break even. On the ticketmaster pair I am forced to sell for a loss. Presumably this is done to make sure STHs don't sell tickets with fees included that they never paid. Thing is season tickets have a different face value. Like I said, on my HC season tickets they say 166.95. On my ticketmaster versions they say 174.95. Simple solution: face value is what is printed on the ticket. If a seller shows up and the price set by the poster is higher than what is printed on the ticket they report the poster, no different than if they tried to scalp them for 10x face value. So my question is: why isn't face value, face value? Maybe just semantics but site rules force people to sell tickets for STH prices, not face value. Face value on my ticketmaster HC tickets is 174.95, not 166.95. Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 02-06-2011 at 08:53 PM.