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To risk buying Taylor tickets on Viagogo?

14 replies

Missamericana1985 · 18/05/2024 17:18

I am SO torn. I’ve found a seller who checks out and has sold regularly on the site. Others have had success for different concerts using this seller - he transfers to ticketmaster.

The tickets are obviously wildly expensive compared to face value but I could afford them.

my concern is that venues will cancel tickets if they are found to have been bought by ‘bots’ or touts. The concerts are not local to me so I’d have to book a hotel. If you arrive and can’t get in at the gate they provide a letter for you to show Viagogo and you do get a refund (plus I’d pay on credit card) - it’s more the disappointment of getting there and not getting in as I’d be taking my 10 year old.

aibu to even consider it? We really want to go and I do believe this to be less risky than buying off all the random ones shown on fb. I didn’t even get a code in the Lottery of the Taylor Swift tickets 😩

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Agiosgordios · 18/05/2024 17:31

Apparently only Ticketmaster and AXS are legitimately able to resell.
As much as I understand the disappointment of not having a ticket I think losing your money and not having a ticket would be worse.

PickledWilly · 18/05/2024 19:35

Following as I am considering the same!

StripedTomatoes · 18/05/2024 19:38

You can't even transfer tickets for the UK dates yet, so anyone trying to sell them just now will almost certainly be a scammer.

ButWhatAboutTheBees · 18/05/2024 19:46

Never risk ViaGoGo
Just don't

Missamericana1985 · 18/05/2024 23:46

People are selling now with a view to transfer when it is possible.
I believe the tickets will be real.
I think my concern is that - like Ed Sheeran - the venues in the uk will cancel all tickets sold through Viagogo etc as they can track the tickets through the changing barcode on ticketmaster.

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Goodawn · 19/05/2024 00:39

I didn't know viagogo was bad and bought olivia rodrigo tix - all went fine and we saw her last week...

OhHelloMiss · 19/05/2024 00:55

Goodawn · 19/05/2024 00:39

I didn't know viagogo was bad and bought olivia rodrigo tix - all went fine and we saw her last week...

Just seen Clair Witt on tiktok devastated she has got fraudulent tickets off them

Her DD first concert and the weekend is ruined

MalibuBarbieDreamHouse · 19/05/2024 00:57

Which location are you looking for? I might have spares

TotalDramarama24 · 19/05/2024 01:54

I wouldn't risk it. Everyone knows that the only legitimate place to sell these tickets is AXS, Ticketmaster or Twickets. The only reason anyone would sell on any other site is if the tickets are fake or in the slim chance they aren't fake they had bought the tickets to fleece people with a high mark up.

Goodawn · 19/05/2024 02:08

OhHelloMiss · 19/05/2024 00:55

Just seen Clair Witt on tiktok devastated she has got fraudulent tickets off them

Her DD first concert and the weekend is ruined

I know it looks bad. Thank God ours came, they were obviously from someone reselling as viagogo sent me a message to say "mary jane" has sent you tix, please log on to asx to download.

SillyMilly85 · 28/05/2024 14:40

I've took the risk🙈 bought 2 tickets for Edinburgh from Viagogo! Tried every other legitimate way with no luck!!

Magic55432 · 10/06/2024 13:54

Did you get in?!

Magic55432 · 10/06/2024 13:54

SillyMilly85 · 28/05/2024 14:40

I've took the risk🙈 bought 2 tickets for Edinburgh from Viagogo! Tried every other legitimate way with no luck!!

Did you get in?!

SillyMilly85 · 10/06/2024 17:28

We got into Murrayfield with no problems. Bought tickets from Viagogo a few weeks ago...tickets were transferred to my ticket master account a few days later. We had the best day/night ever and was worth every penny. Like I said in my previous post I tried every possible way to get tickets legitimately and this was my last option but it paid off and seeing daughters face was priceless.

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