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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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quality
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Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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BTS tickets
May 22, 2019

I can't believe this VIAGOGO can run a business like this! I paid triple the amount of the face value of the ticket and the ticket is not even under my name?! I ended up not taking my 13 year old for the FEAR that we won't even be allowed at the gate considering the reviews I've read here and elsewhere! I didn't want to take that chance. My 13 year old is heartbroken thankfully BTS promised to be back in the U.S. next year and definitely NOT PURCHASING TICKETS FROM VIAGOGO! I asked for a refund but all they can say from a SCRIPT is "Sorry." like are you kidding me?! I lost so much $$$$ from this site. Bunch of CROOKS. I did get my tickets on Monday (concert was Saturday) but like I said when I saw how much this seller paid for it and I paid for it, I was so LIVID!

Date of experience: May 22, 2019
Luxembourg
1 review
1 helpful vote
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CRIMINALS!
May 22, 2019

PLEASE DON'T BE AS STUPID AS ME! THEY HAVE RIPPED ME OFF FOR 500 EUROS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT! MY 13 YEAR OLD IS HEARTBROKEN AND SO AM I FOR HER. WE PAID 218 EUROS PER TICKET AND ON RECEIPT DISCOVERED THE VALUE TO BE 47.40. CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS.

Date of experience: May 22, 2019
New Zealand
1 review
3 helpful votes
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My wife bought two tickets to Elton John. Didn't realise she was dealing with Viagogo. Rang them up and they did answer their phone. Said sorry, we can not give you your money back as the 'so called seller' has been paid. What a load a $#*!. Said we could re list our tickets so someone else could get ripped off and we would get paid 8 days 'after' the concert. What a total con job. $400 down the driain!

Date of experience: May 22, 2019
Colorado
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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I purchased 4 tickets several months prior to the event. Only 2 were transferred to me, and despite numerous calls and emails to Viagogo customer service (with them assuring me that I would receive my tickets), I never received the remaining tickets. I was extremely stressed and distraught that everyone in my party could not go to the concert. Customer service was evasive and vague, and never came through with their promise. I am demanding a refund for the 2 tickets I never received, and although I was promised a refund, I am quite skeptical that these crooks will actually issue the refund. If that turns out to be the case, I will be reporting it as fraud to my credit card company. I will NEVER be using Viagogo again, and I suggest everyone steer clear of this abysmal company. I cannot reiterate enough: DO NOT USE VIAGOGO. EVER.

Date of experience: May 21, 2019
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Never received tickets that I purchased in January. Viagogo didn't see that they weren't transferred either until I called the day of the game. Tried to contact the seller but no response.
I'll never order tickets from here again!

Date of experience: May 20, 2019
Kentucky
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Purchased 4 Garth Brooks tickets at $275.00 which was emailed to me and took to concert to find out they were fake tickets. Real tickets were only $80.00. We went to 2 different lines and pretty much got the run around then sent to Customer Service to find out that we were duped. How disappointing after driving 4 hrs., reservations for a motel, etc. Along with our fake tickets I brought my printed receipt for proof and I think? That is why they printed us real tickets and left us in, or I had an angel with me. What a rip off! Currently they are being sued. First time buying tickets on line. I will do my research next time.

Date of experience: May 19, 2019
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I used Viagogo to buy tickets to Stray Kids (which were about 3 times as much as the original tickets not including any fees), and I never actually got the tickets. This website is a total scam. I would give zero stars if I could. We had a very long e-mail chain and phone call and they kept saying they sent the tickets, but the tickets never came, and they claimed to send e-mails that I never got. I didn't read reviews before, which was a MISTAKE, and I was only looking because the original tickets sold out too fast because, you know, it's kpop. In the end, I had to contact the credit card company and I luckily got a refund, but terrible service and very unreliable. Never use.

Date of experience: May 16, 2019
NL
1 review
2 helpful votes
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These people are unbelievable. If I could give ZERO stars I would. They have contradicting information on their website which is going to cost me 400 they withhold information and basically have business ethics to rival those of Al Capone. They are hustlers and need to be stopped. Band together against Viagogo.

Date of experience: May 14, 2019
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scheme!
May 10, 2019

Such a rip off. I paid for tickets that never arrived. Spoke to the same person every time I called (red flag) and was basically cheated. What a great birthday to drive a hour to only turn around at the gate! $#*!ing international shady money laundering scheme. Hope Amite & $#*!ing wife read this $#*!. Thanks guy. A+

Date of experience: May 9, 2019
Ohio
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Wanted to purchase Cleveland Orchestra tickets for my husband (early Fathers' Day present). Was sent Parachute at House of Blues instead. Spent about 4 hours on phone/emails with Indians of Viagogo, shorter time with Ticketmaster (the go-between), and Bank of America Visa. I might eventually get the $83.65 back. Wait, just got a call from Viagogo after sending them scathing evaluations. She says she'll try to sort it out. So much time wasted and, at 71 years of age, I have not that much time left.

Date of experience: May 8, 2019
North Dakota
1 review
3 helpful votes
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DO NOT USE!
May 6, 2019

I needed to cancel the ticket purchase, Viagogo would not cancel, this was a couple of hours after the purchase! Horrible customer service, horrible company. Just get your tickets somewhere else! The only reason I gave it one star is that I could not go any lower.

Date of experience: May 6, 2019
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Got a good price on lawn seats. Must've been too good because they refused to fulfill them but said I could go back and purchase different ones which were twice the price. They say the tickets are guaranteed but thats not remotely true.

Date of experience: May 3, 2019
Singapore
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bad platform to cheat people in buying tickets!
Not responding on email and just issue the e-tickets by a stranger name!
Really sucks

Date of experience: May 2, 2019
Alaska
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Huge fraud! They encourage you to resell your tickets; then they refuse to list and provide no way to contact.

Date of experience: May 1, 2019
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Stay away!
May 1, 2019

Viagoo sucks. Pretend they sell you seats and substitute for general admission! Just a bunch of crooked scalpers.

Date of experience: May 1, 2019
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Spain
1 review
1 helpful vote
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DONOT PURCHASE TICKETS FROM VIAGOGO!!!
This is how one of their scams work.
They will send you tickets to a show in another city that is far away. You will complain, and they will send a courier to pick up the tickets. DO NOT GIVE YOUR TICKETS TO THE COURIER. If you do give up your tickets, they will issue you and E-ticket, which they have already sold 50 times. The person that sold me tickets was operating under a stolen identity. Initiate a reverse charge from your bank and police report THEN they will refund you. AVOID VIAGOGO. CON ARTISTS. CRIMINALS

Date of experience: April 30, 2019
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Do Not trust Viagogo
April 29, 2019

They took my money and didn't deliver. Unless you count heartbreak and disappointment. To be fair not all of this is their fault. Pink had to postpone our show for over a year and the email account i used to order the tickets was taken down after i lost my job.
When i reached out to customer service two months before the show to resolve the issue I was repeatedly told that the tickets would be delivered without a problem. The closer to the rescheduled date the more nervous i became. They continued to reassure me that the problem would be resolved.
Until the day before the show when i was finally told that there was no way for them to resolve the issue and that i was out of my money and the tickets.
When I demanded a refund I was told that was not going to happen and the call was disconnected.
Please do not trust Viagogo. They are nothing but liars and thieves.

Date of experience: April 29, 2019
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I WAS RIPPED OFF
April 29, 2019

While on Ticket Masters buying tickets for the Celline Dion Show on Jan 15 2020 I evidently got hacked or there was a pop up that I was NOT aware of. After entering my credit card an selecting complete purchase was I made aware that my purchase went
Thru VIAGOGO.com. My purchase was for $390.00 but my cc was charged $480.00.
Only after I selected make purchase did I receive an e-mail stating that there are no
Refunds. I was forced into a purchase that I had no intentions of dealing with VIAGOGO By the
Way the real tickets are only $125.00 each and I was charged $480.00

Date of experience: April 29, 2019
Germany
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Back in 2017, my mum bought tickets for her and myself to go see Harry Styles live in Munich. When you go onto the site it tells you 'this many people are viewing this event' as well as 'this many amounts of tickets are left' to try and pressure you into buying quickly. My mum ended up buying two tickets for the sum of 200 euros (223,27 dollars) each, which is rather expensive and as a massive Harry Styles fan I found that weird for him to be charging that much knowing that One Direction concerts my friends had been to never costed that much. Nevertheless, we bought them in June of 2017 and received them in January of 2018. The concert was in March 2018 so it didn't really matter. What did matter, however, was the fact that on the tickets the price of the seat we had ordered was printed on, and instead of costing 200 euros (223.27 dollars), they ended up costing 61.15 euros (68.26 dollars). My mum basically paid 138.85 more for each ticket then meant. When we tried to contact them they just didn't respond and ended up blocking my mother from their Facebook page and so on.
DO NOT TRUST THIS WEBSITE IT IS AN ABSOLUTE SCAM!

Date of experience: April 27, 2019
Georgia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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We are traveling to Italy and bought soccer tickets months ago for a game in Rome. The match DATE was change, not just the time on the original day, the entire date. Viagogo states they do not offer refunds unless the matches are cancelled and said I could re-sell. Well then I get a notification that I am unable to have them live on the site because Viagogo wouldn't have enough time to transfer and ELECTRONIC ticket to a new buyer.
Would NEVER use them. Buyer beware with this company.

Date of experience: April 24, 2019

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