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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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Ohio
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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If I could give them negative stars I would. Complete scam, purchased concert tickets 3 months before the concert. They insisted that the transferred them and never did. Couldn't provide any proof of tickets, confirmation number, nothing! Went back and forth with them for months until the day of the concert! Had to dispute with my credit card company to get my money back. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THESE THIEFS!

Date of experience: July 24, 2019
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Was denied access to The Rolling Stones concert on 7/19/19. Between the tickets, travel expenses including gas, hotel, Uber rides. We are out roughly $1,000. SO DISHEARTENING! How could this happen?

Date of experience: July 22, 2019
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The site tries to pressure you by making you THINK that they're selling out, even when there are plenty of tickets left - the goal is to rush you to buy anything whatsoever. Apart from that, the buying process takes 10 minutes at least, and the website is disastrously slow.

Date of experience: July 22, 2019
Massachusetts
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I ordered tickets to see JLO in Philly. I was really nervous because I saw all of the negative reviews about Viagogo. I received my tickets within two hours. It was a really smooth process! I paid less than Ticketmaster was selling them for. I had a great time!

Date of experience: July 21, 2019
Australia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I read the bad reviews that talk about scams and poor service AFTER I had purchased my tickets and I was honestly scared to death. However, the MonstaX concert tickets that were only $18 got us in perfectly fine! The service was prompt, the given seats were good and the concert was amazing! There were other amazing deals on the website as well so it's hard to fault Viagogo at this point. I will definitely be ordering some more tickets from there :)

Date of experience: July 20, 2019
Greece
1 review
1 helpful vote
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How two 25 euro tickets for an opera night can cost you almost 128 euros. ONLY in VIAGOGO scam site. They make you hurry with time limits and losing your tickets decision periods and at the end they send you tickets of much lower value and seating from the one selected and PAID!

Avoid in any case... never again.

Date of experience: July 15, 2019
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Accidentally bought double the amount of tickets I needed for a concert directly from the venues official website. Sold tickets on Viagogo & they refuse to give me the money as the buyer apparently claims they couldn't gain entry. I don't know who the buyer is, so whether that's true or Viagogo have just kept the money, who knows. They also took an extra £40 from my account apparently as an inconvenience fee for the buyer. They claim they conducted a thorough investigation (told me this at 5pm on the day of the concert so can't have been that thorough) but say due to security & GDPR they can't so much as tell me the process of that investigation, ie. How they reached that decision.
Customer service follow-up was terrible... can't be contacted by phone, so had to resort to messaging through their website, whereby I received the same generic response to each of my messages.
What else am I supposed to do here?! £250 down & furious!
Not only the worst service I've received, but genuinely believe these people are criminals & don't know how they can get away with it.

Date of experience: July 12, 2019
California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Horrible Experience
July 11, 2019

I would give it minus 1000 if I could. Beware of this company that is a total mess! Not sure how they are allowed to be i business. They take your money and they give you a run for it! I purchased my tickets almost 2 months in advance and I had to spend countless hours on the phone and on emails. I spoke with Sanguta, Maylee, Chloe, Ruvarshe, Amanda, Amitej, Alberto, Steven, Aadil and Pravesh... Not to count the emails that I had to send. My experience was so bad that I didn't even want to go to this event at all. They send you this pre-made blurb emails as answers to the complains as if they will resolve the issues. The don't! I had to call over and over again to get my tickets delivered. When I finally was frustrated enough, ( a few days before the event) and ask for a refund... they suddenly decided to produce the tickets to the event. They had sent me the wrong bat codes earlier and they kept arguing that they were the right ones when they were not! I think I was lucky considering other people's experience.
After many conversations and much waste of time, they came through with the tickets. Tickets that I wasn't sure they would work at the door... They ended up to be good, yet not worth all that I had to go through. I consider it to be a miracle given the circumstances and other people's experiences. I'm making sure to stay AWAY from this company for the rest of my life. Not worth it! They are a rip off!

Date of experience: July 10, 2019
Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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FRAUDULENT SCAM
July 9, 2019

Do not use ViaGOGO they are a scam site. Lies lies lies to set you up to buy the last ticket and it's all a scam. Please don't use them. They sold me a ticket for Yann Tiersen show in Tuscany, it was the last of 2 tickets. The day before the concert I was told the ticket was not available and I would be getting a refund. All part of the lies and the scam.

Date of experience: July 9, 2019
Switzerland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Hidden Fees.
July 6, 2019

They added around 200% on the price of a ticket. I will never use them again. Stay away from them. Hope they go out of business.

Date of experience: July 6, 2019
TW
1 review
1 helpful vote
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SCAM
July 5, 2019

They charged an additional 100 bucks for some weird "convience fee"
And they wont refund me even if I resell the tickets.
Customer service was unhelpful and the women had a heavy accent and was rude.

Date of experience: July 5, 2019
Ireland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scam artists
July 5, 2019

Envelope arrived via UPS this morning. No tickets for Grand Prix next week in the envelope just an order document. We have been on the phone for over 2 hours trying to sort and Viagogo not helpful - now trying to recover the cost from the credit card company. Stay well away - they should be locked up!

Date of experience: July 5, 2019
Illinois
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scammetd
July 3, 2019

This site is a huge scam site
Everyone should call the FBI and equivalent in the UK
I can't believe they are still operating

Date of experience: July 3, 2019
Ireland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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One Star is to much for this site. Do not buy tickets, there are many hidden charges, Tickets can be found on many sites for half the cost. Tickets can be fake tickets, there customer support is non existent, Unhelpful and basically if they have your money you are not getting it back. They will even resell your tickets for way less than you paid and over charge the next person. Take my advice do not enter this site or make any purchases you will be sorry..

Date of experience: June 30, 2019
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered tickets and traveled halfway across the country fir the event and never recurved the tickets and no money back or response. Complete scam.

Date of experience: June 29, 2019
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Scam stay away
June 29, 2019

This place is a scam. I purchased GNR tickets and they said the seller made a mistake transferring them to ticket master. So instead they emailed me a PDF of a screen shot with the seat numbers and a barcode. I forwarded the PDF to ticket master and am told they are not valid. Customer service tells me there is nothing they can do and that the tickets are valid. I am currently in a Visa Dispute with them.

Date of experience: June 29, 2019
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered tickets in April for the WWC in France. Left the US to go to Spain before arriving in Le Havre for the game on June 20 (arrived the 19th). I had my tickets delivered to the Le Havre hotel and arranged to have someone sign. On first delivery attempt, the tickets were so badly damaged that the receptionist declined to sign. They were returned. As of June -8th Viagogo was replying to my frustrated communications with emails saying they were working on the situation but they wouldn't be responsible if I didn't receive them. You can imagine my frustration. I had already booked a hotel, flight and promised my two children they would see our home nation play in the WWC. I was beyond frustrated. Needless to say Viagogo just kept reassuring me they would get me the tickets. Ultimately, despite the anxiety and frustration, they delivered the tickets as promised and the seats were exactly right. Good job viagogo

Date of experience: June 26, 2019
Colombia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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FRAUDE!
June 23, 2019

Anyone thinking on getting tickets for an international sports event! PLEASE DON'T YOU EVER CONSIDER GETTING THE TICKETS THROUGH VIAGOGO BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO SUFFER A LOT. We bought tickets for the 2019 Champions league final and we were able to collect the tickets 2 hrs before the match (these were bought 3 months earlier). Besides we paid around 10 times more for each ticket we is nearly a fraud.

Date of experience: June 23, 2019
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Don't use Viagogo
June 21, 2019

Please never use this company, you will pay on average 3 times the face value for your tickets and extortionate booking fees.
Customer services are of no use when dealing with them and only ever give you bog standard reply and options to sell tickets you don't even have!
It cause so much agree and upset to people, please see Victims of Viagogo Facebook page. They will also give you invaluable advice in your case against Viagogo which sadly you will most likely have

Date of experience: June 21, 2019
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Do not use this company!
I paid $1,014.82 AUD for 2 tickets for the 'State of Origin' in Perth Australia, then having received tickets costing only $165.00 ea (Total $330.00 AUD) and NOT where I wanted the seating (Cheap seats it seems).

It seem this Company charges approximately TWICE the price of a ticket that is really worth. I. e. $684.82 AUD profit by viagogo. Viagogo should show what they charge their clients whether it be % or set cost (DUTY OF CARE)

If I can give a - 5 star, I would and I will continue to pursue this including spreading this on SOCIAL MEDIA and contact the ACCC. I suggest everyone do the same!

Date of experience: June 20, 2019

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