Selling tickets....

[KarmaArmy]

This is not so much a yes/no AIBU. But im hoping this can still be put here.

A bought 2 tickets for an event. Asked B if she would like to go. B said yes and paid the full amount for one ticket.

A can no longer make it but offered B to find someone else to buy As ticket. B doesn't want to go without A. A still has both tickets and they are likely to go for a higher amount than was originally paid.

What is the fair way to do this?

A sells both tickets and splits the money with B (YABU)

A sells both tickets and gives B back the money she gave. B is not out of pocket (YANBU)

Second one

Depends what B wants to do with their ticket really. As B is the owner of the second ticket. A doesn’t own both.

Easiest way would be B giving A the ticket back. A giving B their money back and selling both together.

Or, A sells their ticket separately and B sells their ticket separately.

I'd do the second one I think as B has already paid the money for the ticket.

The second one.

Sell both tickets and split the money equally. A is a git if they think they can profit from cancelling plans with a friend.

A should give b the ticket she owns. Both should sell independently and make profit from the ticket that they each own.

YABU - B owns the ticket you sold them. So you split the total of both being sold.

Don't be a ticket tout and resell them back on the original site?

I think as A is the one cancelling then she should split the profit with B.

This one,
A sells both tickets and gives B back the money she gave. B is not out of pocket (YANBU)

But also A should be willing to sell the tickets for face value (plus admin fee if applicable). Selling tickets at inflated rates is ruining the ticket market and encouraging touts.
You don't need to make a profit, you can just cover your costs.

Sell the tickets for face value. Nobody loses out on anything that way.

Ticket touting is abhorrent.

The fairest way is to split the money....after any fees.
B would still go if A was
We don't know As reason for not going....it could be they just realise they can make a profit.

B has effectively invested in the ticket purchase on an equal basis and so should benefit equally.

B has paid for her ticket so B owns it. A doesn't get to keep any profit from selling B's ticket (although obviously A keeps any profit from selling her own ticket) as B is the owner not A.

B. But A should sell the tickets at face value.

B gets the ticket they paid for. They can then decide what to do with it.

Thanks all, a bit of a mix of answers.
Btw fwiw they'd be sold through official channels, but they've drastically shot up in price.
Also A cancelled for legit reasons. No issues between the two.

Yes, this!

Offer to sell both together and split total. Otherwise B can sell it alone

If I were A, I would gift my ticket to B and let her find a friend of her choice to go with (I have done this before. Life happens, and sometimes we can't do things but if a friend was looking forward to something, I would be pleased to see if I could facilitate it.)

If B doesn't want to do that, then B has made it very clear that she will only go if A goes.

Therefore, the only logical thing for B to do is to return the ticket (she won't be able to resell as A is the original purchaser) to A, who will return the money B paid her.

A can resell them on a legit resell site such as Ticketmaster or Twickets (a perfectly reasonable course of action and not touting) and recoup her money.

(Although if A wants to try and make a profit and sell them elsewhere for more eg viagogo then, well it's up to her and nothing to do with B).

B should get back what they paid.
No-one should take advantage by scalping people desperate for a ticket, it's a horrible practice. Hopefully these tickets can only be resold at face value through proper channels.

A shouldn't make a profit from B's ticket - she doesn't own it!!! B should either sell hers independently and keep the profit or both should equally benefit from any profit made if A sells them.

Don't leave us hanging OP! What's going to happen. (I'm guessing you are B 🤔)

Haha, yes I'm B.
Had a good chat with A about it, we've agreed to split any amount that come in. Both seem happy with that.