Brokers and Event Cancellations
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Brokers and Event Cancellations
Remember when Luciano Pavarotti cancelled shows faster than he could eat pasta? If you got a great deal on a perfect night buying tickets to Pavarotti from a Los Angeles ticket broker or New York ticket broker (don't forget the Chicago ticker broker--Pavarotti probably likes deep-dish), how would you get your money back? You couldn't recover the lire, or Euros (the lire has been replaced), if Pavarotti's concert got washed out in New Orleans, or was cancelled because of:
- Earthquake in California
- Terrorist attack (God forbid)
- Orchestra strike (or Pavarotti's chefs' strike) or lockout
- War
- Rainout
The ticket broker usually tries to get a refund from the promoter or person selling tickets, but this depends on the seller's policy. Otherwise, if Pavarotti just has a bad back, your ticket broker would be understanding. You need to mail your tickets back to your New York ticket broker within two weeks of Pavarotti's cancellation. You might or might not get a refund, depending on the merchant selling tickets to Pavarotti.
If you buy Yankees tickets and the players are locked out or rained out, you have to exchange the tickets at Yankee Stadium. If Pavarotti just has a stomachache and will perform next week, your average ticket broker will honor tickets for the rescheduled event. You most likely won't a refund, so thank the ticket broker and bring Pavarotti some Maalox.
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