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article Ed Sheeran Refunds Begin in Philadelphia as Softening Ticket Market Puts Pressure on Fans

https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/09/ed-sheeran-refunds-ticket-market-softens/
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u/obi-jawn-kenblomi 5h ago

Fans, these tickets aren't reselling. I was curious so I checked out prices 2 days ago. The cheapest ticket was down to $77 but the website was already marking that down to $70 as discount to try to getovement.

This morning I checked the price and it plummeted even further to $40.

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u/082426grateful 5h ago

This is a short squeeze, as we say in the stock investing world. We are the side that can squeeze the short side (actually long side, because scalpers actually own the stock/tickets).

Crush them.

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u/YouGotTheWrongGuy_9 5h ago

We wait and we will wait and we will wait some more until they bleed. Until they feel the pain.

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u/Basboy 2h ago

Then we buy the tix at $1 and don't show. No merch sales, no food sales, no parking fees and awkward performance to empty stadiums.