Good Girl or Bad Girl

Quality

Ok story is, I sold tickets for a concert on ebay 3 weeks ago. Got €240 for them, they were bought for €99.

The said concert was cancelled.

I have gotten an email to say that the ticket money is to be refunded on my credit card.

So should I give that money to the person who bought the tickets off me or should I keep it all to myself.....

Please help me decide...

AlmightyCushion

You should give them back their €240.

humbert

I'd give them back the 99, you're not responsible for the thing being cancelled so just give them back what the organisers gave you because of the change.

Davei141

Give it back...i presume your not a lowlife thief? then dont act like one.

Kazu

you have to ask :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

indeed.

There's no such thing as karma, you probably won't suffer as a result of keeping the money.. but it'd still be wrong.

Cathmandooo

Yeah give it back, festive spirit and all!

Pherekydes

You have no choice. It's being refunded automatically.

kev_s88

keep the money and wait and see if the people who bought your tickets come looking for the money back.otherwise keep it yourself

Aura

Kazu wrote: »

you have to ask :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Completely!

Spud83

I voted yes because its the nice thing to do but it doesn't mean I would do it. They knew the risks involved in purchasing the tickets from E-Bay.

star-pants

What would you want if you forked out 240 for tickets to a gig you wanted to see and it got cancelled?
Your 240 back or 99 back?

kraggy

Slow coach wrote: »

You have no choice. It's being refunded automatically.

The original 99 is being refunded by the promoters to the original buyers.

OP is asking about the 240.

hopalong85

You should give the 240 back. Oh and you shouldn't be touting tickets either.

junkster12345

yeah give it back, its the honest thing to do, and your also getting your money back on your card, so nobody is at a loss.

Lawless_Samurai

If it was me I'd give em back their 240 but thats just me. I know some people who wouldn't!

blah

You sold an Ticket for €240 for an event that has now been cancelled, you should give the €240 back to your ebay customer. You won't be out of pocket.

Quality

hopalong85 wrote: »

You should give the 240 back. Oh and you shouldn't be touting tickets either.

I wasnt touting, I had bought tickets and then my work do was confirmed.

I put them on ebay at cost price.... I didnt make anyone bid on them...

The person at the time was very happy to have gotten them,

Like I have been happy to pay over the odds for tickets in the past to gigs I have wanted to go too!!

Quality

can people please confirm if they are talking about the 99 or the 240?

Quality

Quality wrote: »

I wasnt touting, I had bought tickets and then my work do was confirmed.

I put them on ebay at cost price.... I didnt make anyone bid on them...

The person at the time was very happy to have gotten them,

Like I have been happy to pay over the odds for tickets in the past to gigs I have wanted to go too!!

In that case I wouldn't give them the money back It's their own fault really.

RxQueen

id give them back the money if they asked you for the refund on it- fair is fair

Wossack

So your a shining beacon of honesty, but still have to ask the question?

Binomate

Keep it.

Quality

I thought it would make for an interesting poll/argument?

Terry

Do not name the concert.
Do not speculate on which concert it is/ was.

ScumLord

I'd give it all back, bar fee's and I'm scum.

Cathmandooo

Quality wrote: »

can people please confirm if they are talking about the 99 or the 240?

Give the 240 back or nothing at all. They were never dealing with the 99. It's your conscience that you have to live with.

humbert

Quality wrote: »

can people please confirm if they are talking about the 99 or the 240?

Your poll doesn't really help with that distinction.

roy123456789

Give them back their money...... you keep the refund, no-one loses out and your e-bay rep stays intact.

alleepally

There is only one possible answer to this and you have to do the right thing - "do unto others" - if you do otherwise, you really are a bad girl.

Pherekydes

kraggy wrote: »

The original 99 is being refunded by the promoters to the original buyers.

OP is asking about the 240.

Obviously. If she sold on ebay, then ebay has her details. She can refund the money or ebay can do it, with a stiff penalty.

Spud83

Slow coach wrote: »

Obviously. If she sold on ebay, then ebay has her details. She can refund the money or ebay can do it, with a stiff penalty.

I dont think ebay will refund the money unless the OP stated that when advertising the tickets. The OP was selling two tickets, and the buyer got two tickets. EBay will say the OP done nothing wrong, unless he made a guarantee of the concert taking place.

kraggy

They can't necessarily.

If you buy something on ebay and it stops working suddenly, you can't get always get a refund from the seller. And ebay aren't in a position to charge the seller at that stage.

They bought the tickets knowing at certain level of risk. That risk has transpired in the cancellation of the concert.

I'm not saying the OP shouldn't refund the money. Just saying that she won't necessarily have to.

drdre

Did the new buyer ask for a refund.He he/she didnt then dont bother giving it back.If they do ask then just refund the 99.Its not your problem the concert is cancelled.

Procasinator

Give back the 240 minus any costs/charges you incur in the exchanges. You won't lose any money and little in the way of time - and it's the honest thing to do. I can't see the charges being big on this one, so really you'll probably just be giving them the 240.

Any thing else is being a low-life in my opinion.

AlmightyCushion

Isn't selling tickets on ebay against the rules?

whiskeyman

The buyer was an idiot to buy tickets at inflated prices off ebay (and you) in the first place.
If you refund, you're giving touts a good name...
I'd say keep the money, and enjoy it.
You've just made extra profit out of an original nice profit you raked from touting them in in the first place.
Surely you don't expect a 'warm fuzzy feeling' by refunding?
Your intention was to rip someone off in the first place anyway, so why 'be fair' now?


Well done...

Lawless_Samurai

Quality wrote: »

can people please confirm if they are talking about the 99 or the 240?

I was talking about the €240. Why would you give them the €99?

Saint_Mel

Quality wrote: »

I put them on ebay at cost price.... I didnt make anyone bid on them...

You could have listed them with a "Buy Now" at the origional price.
By accepting above the face value for them you are touting.

"I didnt make anyone bid" is just a lame line touts use to make them
feel less of a tout.

Quality

I was just wondering if you know wat the story is about getting a
refund for the tickets, I'm sure you've heard that *** didn't play,
but do you know if there's another date planned for the concert or if
they're giving refunds.


This was the email I got off her so What exactly is she looking for?

Cathmandooo

Quality wrote: »

This was the email I got off her so What exactly is she looking for?

A refund or tickets for a new date

AlmightyCushion

Quality wrote: »

I was just wondering if you know wat the story is about getting a
refund for the tickets, I'm sure you've heard that *** didn't play,
but do you know if there's another date planned for the concert or if
they're giving refunds.


This was the email I got off her so What exactly is she looking for?

For her money back if they are giving refunds by the sounds of it and rightfully so.

kraggy

I think they are asking you if refunds are available from the promoters but dropping the hint that they'd like a refund on the 240 from you.

alleepally

Quality wrote: »

I was just wondering if you know wat the story is about getting a
refund for the tickets, I'm sure you've heard that *** didn't play,
but do you know if there's another date planned for the concert or if
they're giving refunds.


This was the email I got off her so What exactly is she looking for?

Looks to me like the person is gently asking for a refund. You already know what the story is regarding refunds. 'cmon kill this thread and do the right thing.

Cathmandooo

Plus it would be very hard to sell again on Ebay if you get a bad reputation from this...

Spud83

Quality wrote: »

I was just wondering if you know wat the story is about getting a
refund for the tickets, I'm sure you've heard that *** didn't play,
but do you know if there's another date planned for the concert or if
they're giving refunds.


This was the email I got off her so What exactly is she looking for?

Depends on what you are going to do. If you plan on refunding her then contact her and say they are offering refunds for the concert and I will be refunding you also.

If you are planning on keeping the money, then you can A) Ignore her Tell her you have heard nothing about it. C) Write back and say that unfortunantly the concert wasn cancelled however any issues you have with your tickets should be taken up with the concert promoters.

ekevosu

Quality wrote: »

I was just wondering if you know wat the story is about getting a
refund for the tickets, I'm sure you've heard that *** didn't play,
but do you know if there's another date planned for the concert or if
they're giving refunds.


This was the email I got off her so What exactly is she looking for?

its fairly obvious what they are looking for. Give them back their money minus any postage / paypal costs you incurred.

Spud83

Cathooo wrote: »

Plus it would be very hard to sell again on Ebay if you get a bad reputation from this...

Maybe they have already left good feedback?

Cathmandooo

alanmurphy83 wrote: »

Maybe they have already left good feedback?

Can you not edit it? You can edit most things on the net, I've never used EBay so I wouldn't know.

whiskeyman

Have to laugh at all those voting 'Yes, Be fair'.
Where exactly was the 'fairness' in touting these tickets in the first place?
Ok, you can put forward your basic economics 'demand' argument, but touts are still [insert nasty word here] IMO...

Spud83

Cathooo wrote: »

Can you not edit it? You can edit most things on the net, I've never used EBay so I wouldn't know.

As far as I know you can leave additional feeedback but you can not edit what is already there.