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OnlineCityTickets Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company is marred by significant customer dissatisfaction, primarily due to issues with ticket delivery, refund policies, and customer service responsiveness. Many customers report being charged exorbitant fees, receiving invalid tickets, and facing unresponsive support channels, leading to frustrations and claims of being scammed. While some customers appreciate the variety of events offered, the overwhelming sentiment reflects a lack of trust and reliability. The company's rigid policies regarding refunds, particularly for postponed events, further exacerbate negative perceptions, suggesting a need for improved customer service and clearer communication.

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Mississippi
1 review
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INVALID TICKETS
May 14, 2019

I give this company ZERO stars. I purchased tickets to Elton John 2-1/2 months ago and just yesterday received an email that said my tickets were invalid. Even though I'm being refunded, that's beside the point. How on earth do you sell invalid tickets? Do not use this company to buy tickets to concerts.

Date of experience: May 14, 2019
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bait and Switch!
May 14, 2019

You pay a lot of money for tickets and then they just send you what ever they "feel" like sending! After reading these reviews now I am worried I won't even be able to get into the concert with the "tickets" I purchased from them! I wish I would have read these reviews before I spent so much through this scam company!

Date of experience: May 14, 2019
South Carolina
1 review
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TOTAL SCAM!
May 13, 2019

THIS COMPANY IS A TOTAL SCAM. THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO CHARGE $166.00 AND I WAS CHARGED $227.86. THEN THE TICKETS DID NOT WORK AT THE VENUE AND THE TICKET LADY SAID THIS COMPANY IS KNOWN FOR SELLING FAKE TICKETS. DO NOT USE THEM!

Date of experience: May 13, 2019
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My son bought a play ticket showing $67.00 but while we received the ticket it showed $96.44, huge difference. The point is there is no breakdown of the service charge to be of your awareness before and it is no cancellation or refunding for the ticket. Definitely not recommended this website.

Date of experience: May 11, 2019
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Worst EVER
May 5, 2019

WONT REFUND MY MONEY FOR OZZY, AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL RESCHEDULED FOR 2099! PRETTY SURE HE WONT BE THERE! GIVE ME MY REFUND!

Date of experience: May 5, 2019
Colorado
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Still no tickets
May 4, 2019

Ordered tickets and still don't have them. Customer service is meh with any answers. I know they can take a bit to get released but seems a bit shady.

Date of experience: May 4, 2019
Mississippi
1 review
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Tickets
April 30, 2019

Cannot download tickets that I purchased onto my phone. Would you mail them to me?
My address is:
Danny H. Still
970 Morningside Street
Apartment B-4
Jackson, MS *******

Date of experience: April 30, 2019
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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We attempted to buy two tickets to Hamilton in Rochester. We agreed to buy 2x$200 so what we thought would be $400 plus a reasonable handling fee. When we got the email confirmation, we found that they had added $124 for a handling fee! Exorbitant! Their online "chat" line was totally arrogant and unhelpful. This is a scam site. Our bank too was totally unhelpful. Stay away.

Date of experience: April 29, 2019
Canada
1 review
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I will order tickets again for sure in the future because this experience was a great one. I will be sure to tell my friends about it...

Date of experience: April 27, 2019
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I got online thinking I was at the concert vendor website, as their advertising under other names to try to grab business from the actual vendors I realized after purchased the tickets and as they added huge fees within 5 minutes I tried to get a refund and I hadn't even recieved the tickets yet and they refused, needless to say after 3 phone calls no such luck now I'm going to work with my credit card. These guys obviously have a bunch of fake reviews. Look at BBB on this company.

Date of experience: April 27, 2019
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fernanndo helped me find the best tickets in my price range, he was knowledgeable and answered all my questions.

Date of experience: April 26, 2019
Washington
1 review
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Shady
April 25, 2019

Not sure how they have such high reviews but they probably created fake ones! This site is a scam! Be careful when buying tickets also because there's no cancellations, exchanges, or refunds! And they won't help you if you have any issues! Not worth risking! There are other legit sites out there!

Date of experience: April 24, 2019
Texas
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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We purchased a set of tickets for Disney on Ice from this site. We received a "confirmation" (see the attached picture). We went to the actual event. They had no record of our tickets. We produced the "confirmation". That didn't help at all. So we called OnlineCityTickets. They verified that the ticket order had been placed and that a "confirmation" had been sent. They claimed that they had tried to get phone verification several times by Email. Who has ever heard of phone verification of an online order paid for with a credit card?

I checked all of my Email folders (including the spam folder) looking for the Emails. The supposed Emails were never sent/received. A few notes.

The "confirmation" is just fake. Look at it closely. Nowhere does OnlineCityTickets even mention that phone verification is needed before the tickets are purchased / issued However, the deeper problem is that need for phone verification. My guess is that OnlineCityTickets has severe fraud problems and the vendors / credit card companies have imposed a verification requirement as a consequence. Just a guess of course. However, doing business with this company is dangerous, to say the least.

Take a look at the recent reviews. Something has gone wrong with this company.

Date of experience: April 22, 2019
Canada
1 review
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Canadian currency
April 17, 2019

I find it overwhelming that I should pay in US dollars for tickets of an event that will be held in my own Canadian town.
Main reason I tried calling directly the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa to purchase 4 tickets; I was transferred to a seller where I needed to buy my tickets in US dollars.
I am not to sure if am American citizen would have accepted such an arrangement. I am quite certain that we have in Canada a Canadian reseller!

Date of experience: April 15, 2019
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Concert got postponed to a different date which i cant go to.

Refused to refund money. Bunch of crooks. Horrible service

Date of experience: April 15, 2019
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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About a month after we bought our tickets for Hamilton in Dallas, we received a call from Onlinecitytickets explaining that the seats we selected were in ADA seating. They asked if either of us required ADA accommodations and we said "no" so they said they had to move us. Once we arrived we found that they basically moved us from one ADA seat to another, meaning that one of our seats was an empty space for a wheelchair, so one of us had to sit in the row behind the other. We both love musical theatre and budget to see one show every year so this one night, every year is kind of a big deal for us and we couldn't even sit together. I will not be using Onlinecitytickets in the future.

Date of experience: April 10, 2019
Oregon
1 review
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I purchased Ozzy tickets for a 2019 concert. Unfortunately the concert was postponed not 1 month or a few months out but postponed until 2020. We will not be in the same state at that time! After being talked to like I was an idiot for 23 minutes about their refund policy, I was told by a "Senior" customer service rep and I fricken quote "the only way you will see your money in a refund is if OZZY dies so don't call again!" Absolutely unbelievable!

Date of experience: April 8, 2019
Maine
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Never again!
April 6, 2019

I purchased tickets to see Ozzy Osbourne in Bangor, Maine on June 15,2019. The concert was "rescheduled" for June 13,2020. Almost a year from the original date. They will not refund you because technically it wasn't cancelled. Who knows, you could be dead in a year, they dont care. They are smiling and laughing all the way to the bank. This is not an acceptable amount of time for a "reschedule" Dont give them your money!

Date of experience: April 6, 2019
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Fast and Friendly
April 7, 2019

Angel was very helpful and I was very pleased with how fast he worked. Thank you so much. I didn't spend crazy amount of time on hold and didn't have to listen to automatic systems.

Date of experience: April 5, 2019
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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It was such an easy purchase experience with an actual human being that seemed very conversational and not just looking to take my money and run. I felt genuinely appreciated as a customer and thoroughly helped until I was finished! Thank you!

Date of experience: April 4, 2019