Mom friend can’t go to concert, but wants money for her ticket

[Anonymous]

A friend and I were planning on going to a concert together, she had a last minute emergency and couldn’t go so she sent the tickets to me. I told her I would try to sell them or just find someone to go with. This morning she texted me asking if I was able to sell them and I said no, but I found a friend to go with. Then she asked me for money for the ticket and I was a little taken aback, I was under the impression she just gave the tickets to me? WWYD? I had paid her for my ticket, but was just going to give her ticket to my friend. She didn’t say that up front when she cancelled.

[Anonymous]

I would just be honest - you didn't realize that she wanted payment for her ticket and you'll ask your friend and get back to her. If your friend doesn't want to pay I'd let her know that unfortunately that person declined to pay.

[Anonymous]

I had a situation like this with my close friend and I was surprised she wanted $$ for the ticket. I ended up giving her $125 for the $200 ticket. The friend I went with was happy to pay that and we had a great time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would just be honest - you didn't realize that she wanted payment for her ticket and you'll ask your friend and get back to her. If your friend doesn't want to pay I'd let her know that unfortunately that person declined to pay.

I wouldn't ask your friend. I would just say - I couldn't find anyone to buy it. Let her go from there.

[Anonymous]

I get where the ticket purchaser is coming from.

Sounds like you and she could have communicated better about what to do if you couldn't sell the ticket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would just be honest - you didn't realize that she wanted payment for her ticket and you'll ask your friend and get back to her. If your friend doesn't want to pay I'd let her know that unfortunately that person declined to pay.

I wouldn't ask your friend. I would just say - I couldn't find anyone to buy it. Let her go from there.

I would do the same .. but I would hesitate to do any high priced activities with her again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A friend and I were planning on going to a concert together, she had a last minute emergency and couldn’t go so she sent the tickets to me. I told her I would try to sell them or just find someone to go with. This morning she texted me asking if I was able to sell them and I said no, but I found a friend to go with. Then she asked me for money for the ticket and I was a little taken aback, I was under the impression she just gave the tickets to me? WWYD? I had paid her for my ticket, but was just going to give her ticket to my friend. She didn’t say that up front when she cancelled.

Did you ask your friend to pay? Did you make any attempt to sell them?

Honestly, I would assume that if you went with somebody they would pay at least some amount.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s weird you assumed your friend wouldn’t want $ for the ticket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s weird you assumed your friend wouldn’t want $ for the ticket.

Agree. You know the ticket cost money.

Do you always expect things for free?

[Anonymous]

I would have assumed you would get money from the friend when you offered her the ticket? Especially since you had mentioned selling them. But since it was last minute and it was unclear that she expected money, you can just be honest and say you didn’t have any luck selling it, but you didn’t want to go alone so you found someone to go with. Sucks how it worked out, but it’s not your fault she had an emergency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s weird you assumed your friend wouldn’t want $ for the ticket.

Then her friend should have specified. This puts the other person out. They planned an outing together - why should she do the work of finding someone to buy it. I was the pp who dealt with this above and in my case I was annoyed because my friend asked me to go with her. It's not something I would have probably bought tix for on my own.

[Anonymous]

She or you could have sold it online at Stubhub or the like. She should have asked you whether you would like to buy the ticket from her or go alone and send you the ticket(s) accordingly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s weird you assumed your friend wouldn’t want $ for the ticket.

Then her friend should have specified. This puts the other person out. They planned an outing together - why should she do the work of finding someone to buy it. I was the pp who dealt with this above and in my case I was annoyed because my friend asked me to go with her. It's not something I would have probably bought tix for on my own.[/quote]

None of the op original said.

[Anonymous]

An expensive lesson for the last minute emergency types. It's not your problem to solve for her.

[Anonymous]

This happened to me where a friend at the last minute didn’t want to go to a concert. I tried to list it on stubhub and then asked a friend if she wanted to go as I was heading to the venue. I ended up going alone. Do you think I should be responsible to pay her when she cancelled?