‘I resold mate’s World Cup ticket for profit – he says I betrayed him’ | Football | Sport

A man has sparked a debate after pocketing a hefty profit by reselling a World Cup ticket he had originally bought from a friend.

Rather than attending the match, however, the man opted to flog the ticket for $3,000 (£2,240) and watch the game from the comfort of his own home.

The move did not sit well with his friend, who felt let down after doing him a favour and maintains he should have been given first refusal before the ticket was resold to a stranger.

Taking to Reddit for public opinion, the man asked: “Am I the a**hole if my friend got the World Cup lottery and sold me tickets at face value and I resell them for $3,000 (£2,240)?”.

He continued: “My friend called me out for it ‘jokingly’ but I could tell he was a bit butthurt. I realised I couldn’t make the game, so I decided to resell my ticket.

“Should I have sold it back to him and gotten what I paid for it back? Or is it my ticket after all to do what I want with?”.

While many conceded he was technically entitled to do as he pleased with the ticket, the vast majority took his friend’s side, insisting he had exploited his generosity.

One user said: “You’re the a**hole majorly. He’s the one who got the tickets and he was generous enough to transfer them to you at face value.

“You don’t get to make $3,000 on his work and luck. Give him the ticket to resell himself, or send him the profit you made.”

Another added: “You either give him the money earned, or at the very least split it in half. Or sell it back to him for $250.”

A third commented: “Give it back. Or at least check in with the friend who went through the effort of entering the lottery first.”

One more said: “You’re the a**hole for not offering them back to him at face value first. He did the hard work to get them in the first place and you wouldn’t even have had them if he hadn’t made it happen.”

A final user added: “Sell the ticket back to him for face value or, if he’s fine with it, split the money. Otherwise I think you’re an ass. The fact he sold it to you at face value shows he’s a good friend.

“Trying to scalp a ticket for 10 times the price is also an a**hole move.”