I have received many, many dms asking about this; so I thought I would make a post about it to explain in general how resale works in Korea. If you are seeking to get resale in other countries in Asia (such as China, Singapore, Japan, etc) it might work a little bit differently.
Disclaimer: if you feel the need to comment “oh this is illegal; you could get banned and lose your membership” this is not the thread for you! With that in mind, let me get into the potential complications of resale.
Is it true that kpop companies post about how your ticket could get cancelled and your membership banned if you buy resale? Yes. Have scalpers been found before? Yes (happened with Seventeen a bit ago and some BTS tickets were cancelled for the Arirang tour). But I’ve never heard of any fans getting in trouble for buying resale; it’s always the scalpers. The worst that happens is your ticket gets cancelled. In which case scalpers won’t refund you your money, so you’re out of that amount. [Also most concert entry staff are Korean teens, and they don’t care that much about what you’re doing].
Now, in my experience I’ve never had an issue and all of my friend’s haven’t either. I have done this for Stray Kids and my friends as well. I’m not familar with other groups, but the process is the same, just potentially different sellers.
Now, the first thing: how can you find a reputable seller? Both times, I got mine through recommendation. My first one is now inactive, but the second one has given me permission to share her information. Please dm me privately if you would like that! (Note that she sells Stray Kids, so she might not have for other groups).
To find your own seller, you can go on twitter and search “wts [group name & concert name] seoul” and sift through the results. BE CAREFUL. There are many scammers. If you see people selling 1-10 tickets, that’s most likely fake. If they pressure you into sending money fast –> scammer. Use your judgement, I think it’s pretty easy to smell a scammer.
Real resellers have masterlists of 100+ tickets they’re selling. Almost always in a foreign currency (chinese yuan or japanese yen are the most common). They will give you information on how the transfer works. They also usually have a # in their bio with proofs. I’ve also had most of my luck on weChat with the sellers.
Now you might be wondering – how does resale work? They can’t transfer tickets? You’re correct! You can’t transfer tickets in the traditional ticketmaster way. To be honest, I’m not 100% sure how they do it but as a computer science minor I can infer through my experience.
They use bots to buy lots of tickets when the sale drops. Then, they have many, many accounts and use bots to cancel tickets on that account and then buy on your account. So they will ask for your ticket site login. That’s one way (it’s called name transfer). Then the ticket is in your name. When I bought, I just got an email when the “transfer” succeeded and it was in my Interpark account.
Another way is electronic ticket, so they give you a login and the ticket is in that account. This usually is NOT in your name. So if your group is known to do ID checks this wouldn’t work.
In my experience, the scalpers are incredibly knowledgeable on how the concert entry will go. If they offer electronic tickets, they most likely know there won’t be ID checks. But this should be bought with caution because in this case, there is a chance the staff will flag that you bought it with other methods.
I’ve bought both ways and never had issues; they didn’t do ID checks when I bought my electronic tickets (as my reseller told me).
I personally think they have insider connections with the venue to determine how entry will be given. Not confirmed, just a personal theory.
Also, you will find that there is a network of sellers who sell the same tickets. So they all have the same “technicians” who deal with ticket transfers (and I assume the sellers gets a cut of the profit since they’re selling the ticket). So don’t be alarmed if more than one seller is offering you the same masterlist.
Next thing: prices. This is expensive. Real resale goes for upwards of 3k usd for the really good seats (think corner barricade). I’ve paid for floor: 550 and 650. And then 200-300 for 100 levels. But I bought my tickets when they started doing deals to get rid of the leftover tickets. When it started it was 1k for all of floor, pretty much up to 4k for some tickets.
THERE IS ANOTHER WAY. I haven’t done this yet, but I will try at some point. You can get some of these sellers to proxy-buy you a ticket. This means they use bots in your account to get you a ticket in a specified section/seat. It’s expensive but (in my opinion) not that bad. For example, a barricade seat next to the stage would be 700 usd (roughly). Compared to that same seat being 4k when it’s being resold, that’s a good deal. Usually, these proxies are the same as the sellers; I know my reseller did it for the recent skz run it concert in Seoul.
If you have any further questions, feel free to comment here! I will try to answer as many as I can. If you’ve experienced resale, feel free to comment in the caption as well so we can all learn from each other 🙂
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