Scalping Tickets

Former Member
Former Member $organization

For a few of our most popular NGLive events we have experienced some scalping happening right in our lobby in front of us. We are working with our Development team to offer an option for patrons to donate their ticket back to us (and in turn receive a receipt) so that we can re-sell these tickets at face value. While we hope this will help I wanted to see what other policies exist for unused/unwanted tickets the night of a show. Additionally, how do you deal with scalping?

Thanks,

Lisa

  • Hi Lisa,

     

    For our series events, we do offer the option to donate back tickets.  However, in the case of outside renters, this is not an option.  Only in VERY limited cases do I tell patrons they may sell to other ticketbuyers – but they must situate themselves far away from the BO window.

     

    Jessica Damrow Sherman

    Assistant Ticket Office Manager

    The Performing Arts Center

    Purchase College

    735 Anderson Hill Road

    Purchase, NY 10577

    914.251.6214

    jessica.damrow@purchase.edu

     

     

    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Lisa Kopp
    Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 12:02 PM
    To: Damrow, Jessica
    Subject: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] Scalping Tickets

     

    For a few of our most popular NGLive events we have experienced some scalping happening right in our lobby in front of us. We are working with our Development team to offer an option for patrons to donate their ticket back to us (and in turn receive a receipt) so that we can re-sell these tickets at face value. While we hope this will help I wanted to see what other policies exist for unused/unwanted tickets the night of a show. Additionally, how do you deal with scalping?

    Thanks,

    Lisa




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  • Former Member
    Former Member $organization

    We require guests who are reselling their tickets to operate across the street from our campus and security will escort them there if necessary.

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    Nicole Keating
    Senior Director, Ticket Services
    The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
    of Miami-Dade County
    1300 Biscayne Blvd.
    Miami, FL 33132
    ph. (786) 468-2330 fx. (786) 468-2005
    www.arshtcenter.org

     

     

     

    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Jessica Damrow
    Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 12:51 PM
    To: Nicole Keating
    Subject: RE: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] Scalping Tickets

     

    Hi Lisa,

     

    For our series events, we do offer the option to donate back tickets.  However, in the case of outside renters, this is not an option.  Only in VERY limited cases do I tell patrons they may sell to other ticketbuyers – but they must situate themselves far away from the BO window.

     

    Jessica Damrow Sherman

    Assistant Ticket Office Manager

    The Performing Arts Center

    Purchase College

    735 Anderson Hill Road

    Purchase, NY 10577

    914.251.6214

    jessica.damrow@purchase.edu

     

     

    From: Tessitura Ticketing Forum [mailto:forums-ticketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Lisa Kopp
    Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 12:02 PM
    To: Damrow, Jessica
    Subject: [Tessitura Ticketing Forum] Scalping Tickets

     

    For a few of our most popular NGLive events we have experienced some scalping happening right in our lobby in front of us. We are working with our Development team to offer an option for patrons to donate their ticket back to us (and in turn receive a receipt) so that we can re-sell these tickets at face value. While we hope this will help I wanted to see what other policies exist for unused/unwanted tickets the night of a show. Additionally, how do you deal with scalping?

    Thanks,

    Lisa




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  • Regarding Policies

    In some municipalities / states there are laws that cover ticket re-sale.

    If you don't know your check them out.  Apparently they vary widely.

  • Former Member
    Former Member $organization in reply to Tom Brown (Past Member)

    Hi Lisa,

    As part of our ticketing policies we do have an option for patrons to donate their seats back to the theatre for a tax receipt.  Generally people seem happy with that option. If they refuse, we give them a choice of either giving their tickets to a friend, or selling the ticket themselves for face value of the ticket.  You will have to research your local area laws in regards to scalping, but when it happens to us, we do ask patrons to move out of the lobby. 

    Good luck!