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by oh_sigh 1144 days ago
Good to fight against resellers but bad for normal users - some people might get sick, or have something else come up, and not being able to give a ticket to a friend is a bad experience.
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Glastonbury will refund the ticket minus an administration fee if you genuinely can't go because of circumstances beyond your control.

https://glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/0...

Why should your friend get to go rather than someone who has been waiting all that time?
True. But the scalper problem was so large before that they didn't have a better option.
OTOH since this scheme eliminates scalpers tickets may be significantly cheaper, which is a good experience. I imagine it is a net positive.