face value

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Resellers flipping tickets for around 10 times their face value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Within a few hours, TicketData reported that the number of tickets on Fifa's face value site dropped by more than half to about 32,000.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

One way to make that kind of money is through ticket prices, with the face value for tickets to this tournament nearly four times higher than the tournament in Qatar four years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The most expensive face value ticket for the 2026 final at MetLife Stadium is more than $30,000 -- well above the peak of around $1,600 for the 2022 final.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Freaks at first sight, who have learned to take the world at face value.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver