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Ticket to sell - is that legal?

  • Nov 13, 2025
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You have purchased, for example, a concert Ticket, the question is, whether the sale is legal, if you are not able to attend then. Since this Problem is likely to be encountered in this or similar Form at most once, we asked the question once.

So you are at the Ticket sales to be on the safe side

In principle, a distinction is made in the re-sale of Tickets by law between a commercial and a private sale. You are more likely to buy Tickets to sell them at a profit, you'll very quickly in the commercial sector. Then other laws apply to them as for the Privtverkäufer. In this practice tip, however, only of a purely private sale.
  • First of all, it can be said in a private Ticket sales is quite clear that it is legal, as the Federal court of justice in a judgment from 2008, has held (BGH, 11.09.2008 – decision I ZR 74/06). It aslo is their right, and the lawfully acquired by a concert ticket or a football ticket, for example, on eBay to resell.
  • Usually, the organizers try their Terms and conditions of the sale, to prevent. This is for you as a pure private seller, however, is not relevant.
  • You should get the Ticket, more money than you have invested, is not prohibited by law. Maybe relieves a bit of the pain, to not be at the event to participate.
  • Slightly different the situation is, however, in the case of the so-called personalised tickets. In the event, the organiser must provide in fact only the Person's admission, on whose name the Ticket is issued.
  • This means that you need to put in the case with the organizers in order to clarify whether the Ticket may be on a different name rewritten.
Would you love to to the concert, have your cards but still not receive, you may be able to practice tip "Eventim: Tickets not received – what to do?" more.

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