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Viagogo Reviews Summary

The company's reputation is significantly marred by a consistent pattern of customer dissatisfaction, primarily due to issues related to ticket availability, inflated pricing, and inadequate customer service. Customers frequently report receiving invalid tickets, last-minute notifications, and a lack of effective support when seeking refunds or resolution. While some users may have had positive experiences, these are overshadowed by widespread claims of fraud and poor service. The overall sentiment reflects a strong caution against using the platform, highlighting a pressing need for improved transparency and customer support to rebuild trust.

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service
311
value
303
shipping
255
returns
253
quality
276
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NL
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Vreselijke praktijken. Ik wilde naar een voetbalwedstrijd in Turkije, heb al betaald en moet door 1000 hoepels springen voordat ik de kaarten überhaupt kan krijgen. Zo heb ik bijvoorbeeld een Turkse ID kaart en een Turkse QR code nodig om mijn kaarten online op te halen. Dit hadden ze op z'n minst van tevoren kunnen vermelden. Ik heb er gewoon voor betaald dus verwacht de tickets ook te ontvangen. Tot nu toe waardeloze service. Steeds als ik denk dat ik er bijna ben, is er weer een horde om te nemen. Tevens word ik hier niet effectief bij geholpen.

Date of experience: May 4, 2022
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This is NOT a trusted site. Look at all of the reviews! There's even a petition on Facebook which is being sent to the Swiss Embassy for Victims of Viagogo.
Please buy your tickets straight from the venue or the ticket outlets the venue accepts. This is one of the worst, badly run business's I have ever come across. They must spend more money paying to be on the top links on Google than they make in sales. Disgusting way to run a business. What they fail to realise is that they're playing with peoples dreams. People who save to see their idol. Mums and dads making their child's dream come true and so on.
If they were in the UK they'd be shut down immediately, having as many bad reviews as they have

Date of experience: May 4, 2022
France
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I clicked on 1 star because it's compulsory, in reality I would give them nothing. I bought 2 tickets for Simple Minds concert originally planned for March 2020 but cancelled and rescheduled a few times with a final date for May 2nd 2022. However the link provided by viagogo never worked and I couldn't download the tickets. I sent numerous e-mails and got standard e-mail answers in return, the usual blah blah. Finally managed to contact them on the 29 April by phone where I was reassured that the link would be activated and tickets available rapidly, no luck. I rang again twice the following day and got fobbed off again, they were "working"on it. Finally rang today (the concert is tomorrow) and got more or less the same responses as well as being told that replacement tickets would be available. Had no sooner hung up than an email arrived to say my tickets weren't available and neither were replacement tickets. I am now hoping for a refund. However viagogo still have tickets for sale for this same concert on their site. They are liars, thieves and frauds. They keep you hanging while having absolutely no intention of providing tickets. Their CS staff are no better, they go along with this scam whilst pretending "to check" your details, events etc. How this company is allowed to operate is beyond me, they should be brought up for fraud. They use and abuse people's wishes. A total scam. Never again.

Date of experience: May 1, 2022
Italy
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I bought soccer match tickets for a Sunday afternoon, and was planning my family weekend trip. Going online to reserve a parking spot, I couldn't find a trace of a match happening that day... instead on Monday night.

Called the customer service, who insisted that the "event organizer" has not updated them about a re-schedule. All they say is "re-sell your Sunday afternoon tickets, for Monday evening prices".

Never again. Stay away from Viagogo.

Date of experience: April 28, 2022
Washington
3 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I have now been scammed by both sites. British Open tickets and now Benfica football tickets. Paid for both tickets and received neither. Both sites are an absolute scam. Customer service is nonexistent. Avoid the headache and fraudulent purchase

Date of experience: April 17, 2022
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I sold one Coachella pass on this site and it was one of the most difficult processes I have ever gone through. I was attempting to ship my pass and ran into a shipping label issue where it was unavailable because of the buyer changing the address. It took 2 days to solve the issue and after that, I had to create my own shipping label. I sent it and then was notified I shipped via the wrong courier but was never instructed or given any reason to believe USPS was not a viable option. Will definitely never sell on this site again.

Date of experience: April 15, 2022
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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As a business professor, consultant in Texas, this is one of the worst businesses I have ever encountered. After 8 months of buying a ticket, I did NOT receive it. Called and emailed Viagogo and always received the same scripted response, "we can't do anything until the seller does something." Consumers: Get your ticket(s) elsewhere! Otherwise you'll lose over USD450 as I did.

Date of experience: April 9, 2022
District of Columbia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I purchased tickets to an event that was cancelled. There was no make up date, it was just a full cancelation. I contacted Viagogo several times and each time they would say they were processing my refund.
Fast forward several months and now they are saying they will not refund me, but they will allow me to sell the tickets with no processing fee on their site.

YES Sell the tickets to an event that didn't happen, and wont happen ever. How much do you think I can get for those do you think?

Total scam of a company. NEVER purchase from them, they literally steal your money.

Date of experience: April 7, 2022
Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scammers!
April 1, 2022

DO NOT BE FOOLED! Viagogo appeared first in search online, over main booking site leading me to believe they were reputable, when they charged me $177.60 for 2 $39 tickets to see Van Gogh at the Lume in Melb, assuming we had VIP tickets, that at door costed $71 we needed to sort it through box office on site and go to rear of the line, a disgrace I would strongly recommend nobody purchase anything from these scammers *******@live.com
DO NOT DEAL WITH THESE PEOPLE Had to click one star as site makes you rate them when in fact one star is way to much ripped off

Date of experience: March 31, 2022
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Pourri
March 30, 2022

La gang, j'ai acheté 4 billets et il en a aucun qui a fonctionné. La billeterie nous ont dit d'appeler le site, mais c'était compliqué pour rien. En plus au courant de la journée, j'avais acheté 4 billets sur 2 commandes différentes et ils m'ont envoyé les mêmes. Faque j'avais 2 billets pour 4 personnes. La après il m'ont refund et j'en ai racheté pour que tien fonctionne.

Date of experience: March 29, 2022
France
1 review
0 helpful votes
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SCAM AVOID!
March 22, 2022

Purchased John bishop tickets etickets downloaded different seats, cheaper and in someone else's name. Customer service none existent, no help and keep stating none refundable

Date of experience: March 22, 2022
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible
March 20, 2022

Utterly refuse to help in the event of any problems. Postponed an evert for 2 years and refused to help replace physical tickets with e-tickets. Avoid at all costs

Date of experience: March 20, 2022
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Purchased six nations tickets 2 weeks before the event only to be ket down the day before the event and no offer of alternative tickets. We had booked train tickets and taxi and day off work but they were not interested at all in compensation - overall a poor experience Richard

Date of experience: March 15, 2022
Connecticut
1 review
1 helpful vote
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DO NOT USE
March 2, 2022

I purchased tickets to a concert well in advance and they were cancelled and refunded 4 days prior to the event for no reason. I called and asked why this happened and they were not able to provide me with a reason or help me at all. DO NOT USE!

Date of experience: March 2, 2022
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Tickets are a scam
March 1, 2022

I got tickets to the eagles in Tampa, they took days to deliver them. Went to the event they would not horror them and said they were not real. I ended buying tickets from the event at a much higher price.

Don't ever use them they are a scam.

Date of experience: March 1, 2022
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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It is scam
February 22, 2022

I bought two football tickets, they issued E-tickets, but when we went to the venue, ticket controllers said the QR are completely in wrong format and same sits are sold many times. I tried to call them no answer.
Tickets controller told us they see many people in each match buying these fake tickets.
I had to cancel my CC just in case they take more money from my account

Date of experience: February 22, 2022
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible experience buyer beware
February 18, 2022

I am beyond frustrated with this company. First I was gouged on the price, but didn't know that till later. When my event was cancelled 3 times I asked for a refund. Well, forget that! I was told I could sell my tickets but good luck finding an area in their website to do that! I've asked for help multiple times, but of course, I've gotten none. If I could get to everyone trying to buy tickets on this disreputable website I would. If the company would just respond! I'm in the US and a company like this with such poor customer support would be out of business in no time! They offered me an opportunity to rate my recent experience. Too bad there's no black stars to do this! Buyer beware! Go someplace else!

Date of experience: February 18, 2022
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ticket prices scam
February 17, 2022

Just tried to get tickets from them. They are charging 149 pounds for tickets that cost 22 from the venue and other sellers. Beware they are a con

Date of experience: February 17, 2022
Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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NOT GIVING YOU YOUR TICKETS
February 12, 2022

I purchased 3 tickets from here for my little girls birthday. I kept contacting customer support to let them know I was not able to download them. They continued to send me link after link to download my tickets with unfindable links to actually do so. I'm furious with this company, the money & time I lost, and the emotional distress on my daughter's birthday.

Date of experience: February 11, 2022
Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I was purchasing tickets from the venue and was redirected to viagogo's dodgy website by a bot.
Ignorantly, I persisted assuming I was buying from the venue.
When I received my ticket I realised I had paid over $500 for a $70 ticket!
I wrongly assumed again that I was purchasing Premium Tickets.
Please save yourself the trouble and check with the venue.
They have little to no recourse, refund policy, or contact for returning tickets.
This is nothing but a scam that has legitimized itself.

Please vote with your feet and stop this ridiculous business model...

Date of experience: February 2, 2022

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Founded in 2006
San Francisco, CA, United Kingdom