From what I've heard TM do take tickets back these days

but its never hard to sell a ticket at face value

I put up a morrissey ticket for the olympia on scarletmist last year, 15 mins later i got a phone call.

Ah great to see a bit of fiery debate on here again!

I too hate touts.... but I have, on occasion, had no choice but to use them to get to a gig that I didn't know about or thought I couldn't make.

I remember once having two tickets for the Dandy Warhols at Hammersmith Apollo and deciding I didn't fancy it (it was just after they released that godawful Odditorium drivel). I went down there on the tube early to sell them. As I was selling at face price, some touts get narky with me. They basically threatened me, then when that didn't work, they tried to coerce me into selling them below face price to them "...you don't want to be hanging round here all night..."..."... it's not even sold out...". I promptly told the tout to "Expletive off".

Then this guy appears. A real Dandys fan, desperate for two tickets. He walked over and said..." I know you're not a tout but I'll give you 100 each for those two...". I replied that I only wanted face price, 25 each. His face brightened like you would not believe. I took the money and waved it in the tout's face. The tout knew that he had just lost minumum 150 quid and I went home on the train a happy happy man.

My motto? Use them when you have to, abuse them when you can.