A 23-year-old girl named Olivia had plans to see Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in New Jersey, however her buddy bought their tickets to make a revenue.
The extremely coveted tickets have been the supply of a lot debate attributable to their staggering worth however Olivia’s buddy seized a chance to make their a refund — after which some.
Olivia’s buddy purchased $200 tickets to the Eras Tour, then bought them for $2,900 with out telling her.
Olivia posted a POV TikTok, stating, “My ‘buddy’ bought MY $200 Taylor ticket to the MetLife 5/28 present (with out telling me) on StubHub for $2,900 so I’m now with out a ticket and the cash. Shall be throwing my friendship bracelets and outfit I made within the rubbish.”
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She acquired over 1,000 feedback on her publish, a lot of which exclaimed that she ought to take her now-former buddy to small claims courtroom so as to get reimbursed for the worth of the ticket. In a follow-up video to her authentic TikTok, Olivia defined the small print of what occurred between them.
She supplied some backstory to their friendship, explaining, “This has been a buddy of mine mainly my entire life. I’ve recognized her for the reason that third grade, and we’re 23 now.”
“Final 12 months, I invited her to a Harry Types live performance; I purchased two tickets. She knew that her ticket wasn’t a present, I used to be anticipating her to pay for it, simply because we’re so younger, I don’t myself have the funds to present somebody a ticket. So, she by no means paid me for that ticket, however she invited me to this live performance.”
Olivia stated the Harry Types tickets had been across the identical value because the Taylor Swift tickets her buddy supplied her, which led her to imagine they’d settled their money owed.
“The worth of the Harry ticket was like, $200, and the worth that she paid for Taylor was like, $200, so even when, let’s say she Venmoed me $200 for the Harry, I’d have Venmoed her again the $200 for the Taylor Swift. So individuals asking, ‘Did I pay for the ticket?’ sure, I did.”
Olivia said, “When she contacted me telling me she had Taylor tickets, and he or she was on the lookout for me to go, the very very first thing I stated was, ‘Are you positive? Like, are you optimistic that you just’re taking me, you’re not again out, you’re not going to ask anybody else,’ as a result of I’ve had this situation up to now, and I don’t need it to occur once more, I don’t need to get all excited for one thing, and that received’t occur.”
She gave further context to their friendship, describing her buddy as somebody who’s “all the time been extremely flaky, will ghost you when you have got plans, will change plans, one thing higher will come alongside, in order that’s why I used to be so anxious when she requested me… I used to be like, ‘I want you to reassure me,’ and I used to be given the reassurance numerous instances.”
Olivia texted her about how excited she was to see Taylor Swift in live performance, and “that very same day, she texted me that she’d posted the tickets on StubHub, and so they bought for $2,900 every. So this meant she was making over 5 grand in revenue.”
“Have been the tickets ever legally mine? No. Morally, ethically, the precept of it, emotionally? The ticket was mine.” Olivia stated the worst a part of the entire expertise was the dearth of communication between her and her buddy.
“She didn’t inform me previous to itemizing the tickets, she solely advised me as soon as the tickets had bought. I simply really feel like this entire factor might have been prevented if she known as me and had a dialog with me, and we got here to an answer or some form of understanding collectively.”
Olivia’s Eras Tour saga ended fortunately— she was capable of see Taylor play dwell, in spite of everything.
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“I made a decision to cave and purchase an costly resale ticket,” she said in one other TikTok. “This expertise means extra to me than cash that comes and goes.”
In a publish captioned, “Eras Tour Evaluation,” Olivia filmed herself after seeing the live performance. She sat in “an obstructed view on the aspect of the stage, however being there meant a lot to me, I might cry.”
She ended her live performance overview by stating, “Simply to be clear on pricing, all in, with the ticket to the present, the merch, the drinks that I purchased, and the Ubers, it was round $2,500.”
Olivia seems to have misplaced a friendship attributable to lack of communication, however she gained an unforgettable Eras expertise, which was value the fee to her.
Alexandra Blogier is a author on YourTango’s information and leisure workforce. She covers movie star gossip, popular culture evaluation and all issues to do with the leisure business.
