No one likes feeling taken advantage of, especially when it comes to money.

One concert-goer bought tickets upfront at $223 each, only after getting clear agreement from friends that they’d pay her back. A couple came through without issue.

Three didn’t, and every attempt to bring it up, even offers of a payment plan, has been met with total silence.

With the concert two weeks away and thousands of dollars still unpaid, she’s now considering something she once thought felt too harsh: selling the tickets out from under the friends who never paid for them.

Keep reading for the full story.

WIBTA if I don’t give my friends concert tickets for not paying me back?

A few months ago, when I had a bit more disposable income, I decided I wanted to get tickets to a concert that’s happening later this month.

Before buying tickets, I asked several friends if they wanted to come with me.

She made the conditions abundantly clear.

I made it clear that I was willing to buy the tickets upfront, but they would need to pay me back.

The ones who were interested in joining agreed that they’d pay me back.

These aren’t cheap tickets. I spent $223 per ticket after taxes.

So she was disappointed when several friends left her hanging.

While a couple of my friends have paid me back, there are three who still haven’t.

I’ve brought this up to them a few times, and whenever I do, I’m met with silence. If I talk about anything else, they all respond normally.

Now the concert is in two weeks, and I still haven’t gotten any word about getting paid back for those three tickets.

She tried to sweeten the deal, but even that didn’t work.

I’ve even offered to cut them a deal or work out some sort of monthly payment, still met with silence on the topic.

I’m starting to get frustrated, but I’m wondering if I’m making mountains out of molehills.

Now she’s contemplating her next move.

A friend suggested that I sell the unpaid tickets. At first that felt too harsh because these friends are expecting to go, but I’m starting to think it may be the most reasonable option.

I’m thinking about giving them a firm deadline of one week before the concert to either pay me, work out a payment arrangement with me, or I’ll sell the tickets so I can recover the money.

Would that make me the AH?

No one wants to find themselves in a dilemma like this.

What did Reddit think?

It’s best to keep confrontation short and sweet.

Flaky people don’t deserve to be catered to.

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It’s not fair of her friends to do this to her.

$223 may not seem like a lot to some people, but to her, it was.

Her friend’s absolute silence when it came to repayment just showed what kind of people they really were. They felt totally comfortable leaving someone else out to dry — as long as they didn’t have to be inconvenienced in any way.

This story just goes to show that accountability is an underrated quality to have in a friend.