I don't think the original person needs to get the ticket physically back, they just have to confirm its for resale and a ticket would be reprinted for the new purchaser much the same if I was travelling to a game and then discovered that I had left my ticket at home.
Yes a bit of fiddling...
If the club wants to be fair i.e. reward those fans with most loyalty points then maybe its time to treat all the fans the same , you buy a ticket for yourself (or a group of people who have the points and are going) and not leave 1901 with an advantage to pass tickets on to people without the...