[lxgr]

Wow, TIL. Do you know why that's the case?

It sucks being able to not resell a ticket when plans change, but I'd assume that these days, the convenience of being able to do that is more than offset by the amount lost to scalpers.

[justinlkarr]

From the National Association of Ticket Brokers (the lobbying arm of the ticket reseller industry): https://www.protectticketrights.com/news/86/PRESS+RELEASE+NY...

(This is not my personal perspective.)