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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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value
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shipping
255
returns
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quality
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New Zealand
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They took $400 and didn't send tickets, they're a rip off. Don't use them. They're terrible to communicate with, literally no way of getting in touch.

Date of experience: June 2, 2017
Ireland
1 review
4 helpful votes
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SCAM!
June 2, 2017

Searched for 2 tickets and stated a total of 126, until at final payment the receipt only states there and then it was 126 EACH. Also a 80 booking fee was added! No canellations allowed, absolute joke.

Date of experience: June 2, 2017
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Contact
*******6080 in UK you can contact only 3 days of event.
Call center will go to Geneva You will wait about 10-30 min.
Support people are just kids with rude French, American Spanish, Portogese accent.
Open 9-19 Swiss time
They love to hung up calls and solve nothing.

Dont use them never ever.
They take my money and tried to put me in a strange meeting point at only 2 hours of event to make sure Im not able contact them even over the phone. (When event date past, they is no way to contact them at all)

As soon as I point that those seats are not available at the venue, they try to offer me much cheaper seats.
Since I refuse it, It was so hard to contact them by call or mail and also every person I talked to said something different.
I sent emails various in languages and got only reply by English.
It was just before 2 days in concert, they suddenly wanted refund what i paid only with no compansentions.
What they say was "why dont you buy new tickets from our site" no apology at all.
I paid already 800 pound plus and not will spend a penny to them.
I was also told "we send you this by emails" and never recieved and I had to ask to send it again over the phone.

Baisiclly, if I dont realize it was fake tickets they try to sell to me, they ttook my money and i could be tears at strange meeting point.

NEVER spend any money to them. You will lose and you may not get refund.
I got refund today but not full amount.

There is no way to contact them anymore.
I will report to my bank, police http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/contact-us, Trading standard..

Date of experience: June 2, 2017
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Sold few tickets through them which I got from the official Barcelona website which are 100% real. After all tickets have been sold they blocked my account and now responding that it has been deactivated dues some security criteria.

Date of experience: June 2, 2017
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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My dad bought 2 x adele tickets for the 29th june and has not received them yet people we know who have tickets for the same night have received there's and now after reading the reviews for Viagogo im worried he has been scammed?

Date of experience: June 2, 2017
GB
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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They should be ashamed, I was in two minds as to whether I could pay the £76 for 2 Russell Brand tickets, but decided to go for it, as I'm a massive fan. I made the payment, after it stated that was the full amount, only to see they took out £117 - what a disgrace, I don't have that money to spare, & looking at the other reviews, I'm certainly not getting my money back. THIEVES

Date of experience: June 1, 2017
Poland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Recently I bought tickets for Bruno Mars concert. The price for two tickets was supposed to be around 140 euro, however in the end, after I provided my credit card details, it turned out, that the total price is around 200 euro because of commissions / booking fees / DHL delivery and other crap that they put on top of the original price.

And of course no refund, because (quoting their customer support specialists) "It is clearly visible throughout the purchase process".

What is clearly visible for me is that this service bullsh*ts people and should be sued for doing such 'legitimate' manipulations.

Date of experience: June 1, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I HAVE PURCHAESD TWO TICKETS FOR ROBBIE WILLIAMS IN COVENTRY PRICE ON TICKET INC BOOKING FEE £82.50 THEY HAVE TAKEN £328.55 FROM MY BANK THEY WILL NOT REFUND

Date of experience: June 1, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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THIS COMPANY USE SCARE TACTICS TO RUSH YOU INTO BUYING TICKETS. THEY TELL YOU, YOU ARE IN A QUE WITH LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE SELLING OUT FAST. I PURCHASED 2 ROD STEWART TICKETS WITH POSTAGE AND ADMINISTRATION FEES ADDED ON WHEN IT WAS TOO LATE FOR ME TO CANCEL THEY ALREADY HAD MY CARD DETAILS IV PAID £336 FOR 2 TICKETS THEY ARRIVED TODAY TICKET MASTER TICKETS CLEARLY STATING £62 EACH IV CHECKED EVERYDAY SINCE BOOKING IN MARCH AND SUPRISE SUPRISE TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE ON VIAGOGO WEBSITE. THE ONLY REASON I USED VIAGOGO WAS THAT IT WAS THE FIRST SITE TO COME UP ON GOOGLE. THEY ARE A TOTAL RIP OFF AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED LIKE THE PLAUGE! I HAVE RATED THEM 1 STAR BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO REVIEW THEM WITHOUT A STAR RATING.

Date of experience: June 1, 2017
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Paid £275 for £75 ticket. Its such a con, I'd like to stop someone else making the same mistake. Tried contacting them but not response

Date of experience: May 31, 2017
Australia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I googled tickets for Ed Sheeran and viagogo came up first so I joined and went to purchase my tickets for the presale. The tickets were about a hundred dollars more expensive than usual but I went ahead as I was very keen to see Ed and the first 3 shows were sold out within an hour. When I went to finally purchase my tickets using my credit card additional charges were added so that the entire price was $638.98!
I was also not able to see where my seats were and I wouldn't receive my tickets till shortly before the concert which is 10 months away. I felt like I had been conned.

Date of experience: May 31, 2017
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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My daughter purchased Gov Ball tickets on May 13th for this coming Friday June 2, only to receive email yesterday Monday May 29, that order has been cancelled. CC purchase went through immediately! Waiting for refund. Had to pay almost double to get a new ticket! AWful!

Date of experience: May 30, 2017
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Can someone from viagogo please contact me. I have purchased tickets but I am not sure if this company really exists. It has taken my money immediately but promises tickets that may never arrive. There is absolutely no way of contacting them.

Date of experience: May 30, 2017
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I bought 2 tickets for festival in Paris, when I received tickets it shows me concession child, I am looking for a answer does this tickets is for child or for adult, because I bought adult tickets

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Buyer Beware!
May 29, 2017

I spent over £100 on tickets for a baseball game in Phoenix which Viagogo advertised as starting at 7.20pm. The day after I bought the tickets I found out that the game actually started at 12.30pm. My flight got me in at 12 noon so I could not possibly get there on time. I tried every way to contact Viagogo for a refund but no customer service was available. I feel conned and would say to anyone "Buyer Beware".

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Do not use
May 29, 2017

The confirmation process clearly shows a price for ticket... It is not until you enter your card details and confirm purchase that you know additional costs - added an extra £20. If known I would not have went ahead with purchase. Disappointed user.

Date of experience: May 29, 2017
Spain
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible. Me robaron lamentablemente. Pagué mis entradas pero jamás me llegaron. Les llamé por teléfono tres veces un número de pago y me dieron largas. Unos auténticos Ladrones.

Date of experience: May 28, 2017
Ohio
1 review
3 helpful votes
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SCAM!
May 28, 2017

My daughter bought tickets the day of the Future concert, she received the email confirmation but never received the email with the e-ticket.

Date of experience: May 28, 2017
Australia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Well over $100 per tkt in booking fees. Mark up of up to 30 times the normal ticket price! You won't know what you pay until after you accept the modest tkt price. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED - THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF!

Date of experience: May 28, 2017
Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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OK, what a fool am I... Bought tickets for our wedding anniversary for Cirque du Soleil. Apparently, only a few tickets were left, so I felt no option but to pay the horrendous price, as it was our anniversary. I received the tickets via email, printed them out, and they are only worth $100 per ticket. So I just over paid $600. No news from viagogo if I will ever retrieve my money. What wankers.

Date of experience: May 27, 2017

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