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I would have to say you would have to sell them at face value or less to make it a legal sell. Selling them for more than the amount on the ticket would be scalping and thats illegal..
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You can re-sell sports tickets that you are not going to use at face value and any applicable tax that you were charged, depending on your local laws. If you re-sell tickets on an auction site such as EBay, you can, in some cases, charge more than the face value listed on the ticket plus any taxes if you are offering something else of value with the ticket, i.e a parking pass, ball-boy opportunity, etc. If you decide to utilize an online auction site, there is usually an explanation of what you may charge and how the bidding will be handled for your particular tickets.
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At least 15 states prohibit the resale of tickets to sporting and entertainment events for a price greater than face value, according to information compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures. NCSL has compiled a listing of ticket scalping laws across the country. According to researcher Janna Goodwin, at least seven states consider reselling tickets a crime unless the seller has a license to broker tickets. Some cities have municipal regulations against ticket brokering, although state law does not expressly prohibit it, she says. In almost all instances where ticket scalping is prohibited, the offense is a misdemeanor. To get a chart comparing various state laws on ticket scalping, go to: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/ticketscalplaws.htm. Also, if you have the problem of buying tickets you're not going to use you could also try a site like http://www.freebackstagepass.com to get free tickets. They are mostly used to get free backstage passes for concerts but I've used them for sports events too (and normally the free seats are pretty good).
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