Thousands of SF 'Hamilton' tickets are already on sale at StubHub for up to $2500 apiece

FILE -- Daveed Diggs, center, as Thomas Jefferson, with Okieriete Onaodowan, left, and Leslie Odom Jr. in "Hamilton," at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York, July 11, 2015. Jefferson is sent up as a flamboyant, scheming hypocrite in the hit musical - just one of a number of recent attacks on the third president's reputation. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times) less FILE -- Daveed Diggs, center, as Thomas Jefferson, with Okieriete Onaodowan, left, and Leslie Odom Jr. in "Hamilton," at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York, July 11, 2015. Jefferson is sent up as a ... more Photo: SARA KRULWICH, NYT Photo: SARA KRULWICH, NYT Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Thousands of SF 'Hamilton' tickets are already on sale at StubHub for up to $2500 apiece 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

The tens of thousands of people hoping to score "Hamilton" tickets in Monday's American Express pre-sale found themselves ultimately unsuccessful when after roughly four hours, they received an email from SHN SF informing them that "the line has ended, and your place in line has been cancelled."

However, despite how badly some theater fans wanted to buy tickets, some are already looking to unload them.

Minutes after the the pre-sale ended, more than two thousand tickets began to pop up on StubHub, a ticket resell site.

Most are being resold for between $800-$1600 each, with some outliers costing up to $2500. During the official pre-sale on Monday morning, the ticket prices started at under $200.

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Actual "Hamilton" fans will get another chance to buy tickets on Monday, December 12, beginning at 10 a.m. See here for more details.

StubHub has responded to SFGATE's request for comment:

As a marketplace, StubHub exists to connect people with the inspiring events they want to see. StubHub has, and will continue to, advocate against technologies that limit access to live events. In fact, we have recently supported the New York Attorney General's and U.S. Senate's efforts against these types of technologies...The ticket limits people experienced for Hamilton in SF had nothing to do with StubHub, as we are not the primary ticketing platform for the event. When a limited number of tickets go on sale amid high demand – as you've likely seen around the industry for years for sports and concerts in addition to theater – tickets are difficult to get. A marketplace like StubHub helps ensure that people who can't attend an event can resell their tickets in a secure way, and that people can access nearly any event they want to see.