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I just purchased tickets for a WHite Sox game and then I read really bad reviews and lots of bad stories about people not getting in with tickets purchased from here. Now I am worried that we got bad tickets. There is no confirmation number on the tickets and some lady's name. Is there a way to find out if they are valid or not?

Asked by Yvette S. on 7/5/2015

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SeatGeek T.10/1/2015

Hi Yvette, Looks like the community here answered your question pretty well! The name on your tickets does not affect your ability to get into the game at all. The unique barcode on your ticket is the only piece of information that has any bearing on your entry. When a ticket is sold by the official box office, they often put the original buyer's name on the ticket, and if the ticket is resold, the name on it will not be updated regardless of how many times it changes hands. It's quite common for tickets to have someone else's name on them so no worries there!
Anne S.7/6/2015

You should be fine. Seat Geek checks their sources very well.
Kevin D.7/6/2015

The name on the ticket is the person who purchased them, if you printed them at home you should be good
Bonnie U.7/6/2015

I was worried about the same thing when I got tickets to see the Eagles and some guys name was on the tickets. They were legit though. I did t get a confirmation email like you usually get so I was worried, but it turned out ok.
Joanne A.7/6/2015

From what I understand seat geek supplies the tickets from trusted sources. I had the same concern when I bought tickets to a concert. I bought the tickets through ticket fly, via seat geek. Ticket fly said they guaranteed the tickets. There was a man's name on both tickets I purchased. He was the original owner of the tickets. At first I was a little concerned that the tickets may have been sold multiple times as it was an eticket, but ticketfly confirmed that they only buy tickets from trusted sources, and they re-barcode the tickets to ensure they cannot be duplicated. I think if you buy tickets through a website such as ticketfly/seat geek you will be OK. The bigger risk comes if you buy them from a site like craigslist where the same eticket has the potential to be 'sold' and distributed multiple times. In that scenario, the first through the turnstil 'wins'. I hope that this reply helps and eases your concern.
Jon T.7/6/2015

You should have a confirmation number from Seat Geek. It's OK that there's someone' snake on the tickets. Seat Geek is buying and selling tickets.
Bruce D.8/4/2015

I printed out my E tickets and they worked, but Seat Geek and/or Ticket Zoom had a hidden service fee of $120.00 for two tickets. Ticket Master would have cost me 1/2 the price.

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