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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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returns
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quality
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GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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The company advertises ticket sales but instead really say it connects buyers and sellers, an immediate get out. The computer system they use does not disclose what they will take from your account until the 'proceed' stage is clicked. Expect spurious charges, bogus VAT and you pay around 4 times the value then if you had gone to the box office. They also pretend to have tickets before they are on release. They have been summoned to answer to a UK select committee, but based in Switzerland did not turn up. In plain English they commit theft. Never use this company, ever, its cheaper to burn some dollar notes.

Date of experience: June 7, 2017
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Zero Rating
June 7, 2017

I cannot believe that this site is still open unbelievable paid well over the price and then added costs on before I could stop the transaction. Informed this week that they couldn't get my seats for a Rod Stewart concert this Friday 9th June. Offered poor seats (I paid £597 for 2 tickets) they have reluctantly refunded my money today (I hope) got tickets off Ticketmaster pretty good seats £125 each say no more!

Date of experience: June 7, 2017
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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We were meant to see Take That at the arena and it was rightfully postphoned, we received email to say that as it was postphoned no refund, no problem, on 31st May emailed to ask as the venue had changed did we need new tickets, reply came yesterday to say they needed our tickets returned by 5th June... they sent the email on the 6th JUNE... emailed again had no response! The reason i would say is they have SOLD on our TICKETS for a higher price... i dont want a refund not that its been offered i want to go!

Date of experience: June 7, 2017
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scamming website
June 7, 2017

Hidden costs! Book a ticket for Evanescence only too realise that the cost was almost double after service fees. You are told about those fees after the payment is done! They even charged shipping for self-print e-ticket!

Date of experience: June 7, 2017
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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SCAMMING WEBSITE!
June 7, 2017

I bought tickets for French Open recently. At the time of purchase, the listing price and the final price were completely different because "hidden costs" were added last minute. Now we can't go for the event because of an exigency and the website has stooped to the lowest levels of misbehavior! While the website clearly says no charges for resale of tickets bought on Viagogo we got charged a large amount to list the tickets for resale. The website AFTER charging for the listing is not approving the listing apparently because of "lack of evidence." We have uploaded the tickets and the emails received from the website but there is no change. So we have been scammed into spending more good money after bad, and are still unable to sell the tickets. The website has no email address or customer service contact so there is no recourse. It is a complete and well-thought out way of scamming people out of their hard earned money. The matches we were going for are on 9th June. If anyone has had a similar incident and managed to get out of it somehow, please do help. Would really appreciate the advice. For everyone else, would advise you to stay far away from this website!

Date of experience: June 6, 2017
GB
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I purchased tickets for tonight's Robbie Williams concert in Southampton. The tickets were not delivered and when i contacted them (they hide their phone number) they confirmed the tickets have been lost in transit and because there aren't any other tickets available they will refund me. They told me 'it wasn't their fault" and that's all they could do. When i asked to speak to the supervisor I was put on hold until the phone went dead. I am not often moved to write a poor review but this takes the biscuit! I will NEVER use viagogo again. My overall rating is very definitely a 0.

Date of experience: June 6, 2017
GB
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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1) 4 tickets "bought" online for £90
2) press the buy button and £30 VAT and "handling fees" now added.
3) a deliberately constructed obscure website
4) no easily method of contacting them, even my credit card company couldn't
5) contact venue to find that £90 tickets (+ £30 VAT and handling) are actually £43
6) much correspondence is met with well rehearsed unhelpful bland statements
7) Try to sell back £500 tickets "now worth £320" and if don't sell I'm stuck
8) Internet lights up with similar experience from others.
9) They know what they are doing, they are deliberately obfuscating via website, customer service is a sentence offered but not believed.
10) Whilst they are certainly guilty of sharp practice they are also knowingly morally corrupt and would even suggest comes under the wider definition of a scam. Warn others...

Date of experience: June 6, 2017
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I used viagogo to purchase summertime ball tickets, I found the tickets I wanted purchased them only to discover that the booking fee cost as much as the tickets, which might I add wasn't shown until I had completed the sale! I had purchased 4 tickets costing almost £800 for standard seating, face value of around £80... I then decide to try and resell due to the cost, I completed the form opting to not separate the tickets and either sell all 4 or none, I then received an email from viagogo saying 2 of the tickets had sold- that I had to confirm the sale- if I didn't I would be charged a replacement fee, other charge and/consequences, so I confirmed and I then emailed to state what had happened with the tickets being split, to which I received an email saying I hadn't confirmed sale and was therefore liable for charges, I replied stating I had received an email stating I still had 2 tickets left to sell and on their website it stated, logged in on the sell section, order confirmed which I had screenshot for proof... I then emailed them regarding all my issues to have no reply! I'm absolutely appalled at the way they do business, make threats of charges should you not follow instructions, conflicting information/emails and completely over charge people not making 'fees' at all clear! Bearing in mind the event is in 4 days time and I still haven't even received the tickets to either go to or to sell on!

Date of experience: June 5, 2017
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Theft - deception - fraud are criminal offences - so perhaps trading standards need to start investigating this complete and utter fraudulent company - they may be protected by being abroad but if enough of you report them to trading standards then they can engage Police and then Interpol and this will get them shut down so let's get cracking I am on the phone tommorow starting my case so come on people get Trading standard involved and stop feeding the beast

Date of experience: June 5, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Rod stewart
June 5, 2017

Paid £297 for two tickets received them today, £62 tickets paid £173 over the top. This company are thieves stay well away from this site.

Date of experience: June 5, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Scam
June 5, 2017

Can anyone point me in the right direction, I was sold tickets for £599 for two last Nov for guns n roses I only recived the tickets today and on them they say £85 a ticket. Email get you know where and the number they give you is Switzerland. Is there a Num in the U. K or a complaint procedure I can go through?

Date of experience: June 5, 2017
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Total crooks
June 5, 2017

You cant say last four tickets in any other medium if it isnt true - so how can you have it on a ticket site when it isnt true. This is scam site BEWARE

Date of experience: June 5, 2017
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Thieves
June 5, 2017

This company is an absolute rip off! They use the dirtiest tactics to sell you tickets. They offered a discount to be applied at the end of purchase which you do not get and when final purchases are made your charged with hidden charges that increase your final cost over the top. Avoid this seller/website they are touts online. Viagogo you are dishonest thieves!

Date of experience: June 5, 2017
New Zealand
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Scammers
June 4, 2017

Viagogo was the first site that popped up when I went to search for rugby tickets. The website made it out to be as if all the tickets were nearly sold out which is completely untrue. Then they charged an exorbitant price with extra fees at the end of it. They made it unclear that the tickets were children's tickets which made them unusable. Then it has been extremely difficult to try and contact them to try and sort the issue.

Date of experience: June 4, 2017
Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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THIS WEBSITE NEEDS INVESTIGATING. JUST PAID 208 POUNDS FOR WHAT SHOULD HAVE COST 120. THE CHARGES WERE NEVER SHOWN UNTIL AFTER THE CONFIRM BUTTON.

HOW IS THIS COMPANY CONTINUING TO TRADE.!

Date of experience: June 4, 2017
Australia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I can't believe these scammers are still operating? Been burnt badly by them & learnt my lesson... DO NOT USE these scammers!. They need to shut them down immediately... Fake Site!
Why aren't there ZERO stars for these crooks?

Date of experience: June 4, 2017
TW
1 review
2 helpful votes
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TOTAL SCAM, we purchased Brittany Spears tickets the day it went on sale. I'm partially to blame since I didnt check how much the original tickets were the cost 250USD each face value, I ended up paying 400USD through VIAGOGO because I trusted google and top AD, well I guess they got what they paid for and got a sucker to pay an absurd service fee. Well I'm here to tell the world not to purchase tickets through this website. I could have gone to any regular distributor or ticket counter, but thought I could trust a website to deliver them to my house for a reasonable fee. I don't mind the service charge or any I have never been cheap about it, but 150USD to deliver tickets to my house is insane DONT USE VIAGOGO, VIAGOGO IS A NOT A GOOD APP, VIAGOOGO charges way too much, VIAGOGO is not recommended. Please try other services or vehicles to purchase your concert tickets before you pay more at VIAGOGO

Date of experience: June 4, 2017
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Rip off
June 3, 2017

I will never ever buy tickets from Viagogo again. Don't use them. I was so keen to buy 4 tickets for Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott in Hull on 3rd June 2017, I clicked on the first Google link, and didn't do my research. Total price £251.70 Ticket value total (issued by Ticketmaster BTW... I should have gone direct) = £114

Date of experience: June 3, 2017
Sweden
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scam artists
June 3, 2017

I don't even want to give them 1 star they don't deserve it.
Come on google take them off your advertisements...

Date of experience: June 3, 2017
Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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HOW ON EARTH DOES THIS COMPANY EXIST, BOUGHT ONE TICKET TO FOOTBALL IN ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA, PAID $94.00, GOT TO VENUE AND TICKET WAS WORHTLESS, HAD TO COME HOME, DISGUSTING, THIS COMPANT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE INTERNET

Date of experience: June 2, 2017

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Founded in 2006
San Francisco, CA, United Kingdom