How to not feel stupid for losing money

A band me and my mate wanted to see announced a tour for the back end of the year, all week my mate has been texting me asking me to get tickets and I replied saying would he go if I got them and he said yes.

Yesterday I managed to get tickets but when I told my mate he said he actually couldn’t afford it so couldn’t go. I don’t know anyone else apart from him who likes this band so I decided to resell them at face value on Twickets. They resold in 30 minutes but only then did I find out I will only receive my money AFTER the concert.

How do I not feel so stupid for essentially throwing away £150? I know I should have waited for my mate to send me the money before buying them but in the past he’s always sent me the money immediately after I’ve bought them so I felt no need to not question he’d do so again this time.

You haven't lost this money. You've effectively just given it to Twickets to look after for a few months. You'll get the money back.

I have one question though. Did you mate know the price (£75 each) at the point you "replied saying would he go if I got them and he said yes"?

Yes he did, I told him earlier in the week they were £75 and he said that was fine.

Understood. My guess is that you like the band more than he does, and he didn't want to disappoint you by saying that he couldn't afford to go. (He might even have been a little embarrassed about that fact.)

When he agreed to pay the £75, he was taking a gamble that you wouldn't be able to get hold of two tickets. When you did, you effectively called his bluff and he had to admit he couldn't afford to go.

Just guesswork, obviously.

Thing is we have seen them before and it was him all week who was asking me to get tickets not me asking him

I told my mate he said he actually couldn’t afford it so couldn’t go. I don’t know anyone else apart from him who likes this band so I decided to resell them