AITA for selling my Eras Tour tickets instead of giving them to my sister in law?
A pregnant woman sold her two Eras Tour tickets for $4,000 instead of handing them to her sister-in-law, sparking a family rift that ended their close friendship. The 31-year-old from San Diego had invited her 29-year-old sister-in-law to the Vancouver show despite knowing she wasn’t a huge Taylor Swift fan.
What makes the story more complicated is the timing: with a due date of December 7, the concert on December 6 became impossible, yet her sister-in-law flipped from refusing the tickets to claiming them for her nail tech without offering payment. Now facing radio silence and a skipped baby shower, she wonders if profiting off the sale makes her the asshole.
‘AITA for selling my Eras Tour tickets instead of giving them to my sister in law?’
The poster scored Eras Tour tickets and invited her sister-in-law despite mismatched fandom.
Pregnancy forced a change of plans, and the sister-in-law initially declined the free tickets.
The sister-in-law suddenly claimed the tickets for someone else, leading to the sale.
Selling high-demand concert tickets at market value isn’t inherently wrong, but it exposes raw entitlement when family expects handouts worth thousands. The poster’s sister-in-law rejected the tickets twice—once last year, again when offered for her daughter—only to pivot when resale profits became clear, revealing opportunism over loyalty. What makes the story more complicated is the power shift: the poster controlled an asset, and her decision to monetize it for maternity leave clashed with unspoken family norms.
Opposing views frame the poster as a scalper profiting off fans, especially since she didn’t originally buy to resell. Some argue she could have traded dates or gifted them quietly. Yet this ignores her financial reality and the sister-in-law’s presumption in assigning the second ticket without payment or permission.
Broader social dynamics spotlight how celebrity events like the Eras Tour amplify greed and resentment in relationships. As consumer behavior expert Kit Yarrow explains in Decoding the New Consumer Mind, “Scarcity drives irrational behavior; people feel entitled to limited resources simply through proximity, leading to fractured bonds when access is denied.”
Here’s what Redditors had to say:
Many users back the poster, highlighting her sister-in-law’s flip-flopping entitlement.
![[Reddit User] − NTA. You already offered her the tickets, and she said no. If she didn't pay for hers in the first place, I don't know why she feels...](https://en.aubtu.biz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/wp-editor-1762743328218-8.webp)
Some users criticize the resale profit, calling out scalping behavior on both sides.
A couple of users keep it light, focusing on the absurdity of the drama.
The poster prioritized her growing family’s needs by turning unobtainable concert tickets into maternity funds, only to face ghosting from a sister-in-law who expected free access to a $4,000 windfall. Her clear offers and the sister-in-law’s contradictory stances underscore ownership rights over gifts.
Have you ever sold something a family member felt entitled to? How do high-demand events like the Eras Tour change dynamics in your circle—tell us below?
