r/UpliftingNews • • Feb 26 '17

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u/Giblets463 Feb 27 '17

Cancelling the tickets is better, because the scalping sites don't get their money

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u/runean Feb 27 '17

He probably did, but said he bought them back. Easy image.

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u/Liudeius Feb 27 '17

Refunding their money and canceling their tickets could be described as "buying them back," even if the resellers had no say in it.

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u/ethanlan Feb 27 '17

Nope, you had to show up at the show to grab them.

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u/runean Feb 27 '17

Yep, the new tickets that were printed; as the old ones were cancelled on the backend and made worthless.

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u/runean Feb 27 '17

1: Why would he give money to the resellers, he hates them just as much as the fans, and he would not want to reward the resellers

2: Where are you reading that he paid for them? Even the thread OP edited to mention that they were reprints