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Old 01-03-2013, 23:18
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How trustworthy is Viagogo? I was thinking of getting tickets off them.
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Old 02-03-2013, 16:23
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Anyone got any experience with Viagogo?
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Old 02-03-2013, 18:40
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I personally wouldn't use it, but I don't think I've heard anything bad about them in terms of purchasing (Apart from the prices)
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Old 02-03-2013, 19:07
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Why wouldn't you use it?
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Old 02-03-2013, 21:08
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Because I refuse to pay over face value for a ticket, I know not all of them are but the majority of who I want to see tend to be waay overpriced. I can see why people use them though.
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Old 03-03-2013, 08:21
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How trustworthy is Viagogo? I was thinking of getting tickets off them.
They offer a ticket guarantee. They are perfectly safe to use, but often expensive.
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Old 03-03-2013, 13:26
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they are robbing b......s. they have swept up a load of the tickets for the recently announced farewell tour by wilko johnson(he has pancreatic cancer)and are selling them for up to £157.the tickets only cost £17.50 in the first place.disgraceful,taking advantage of it being the last chance to see wilko.they come out with a load of cobblers to justify the price they are charging.its legal robbery.luckily got my ticket from a proper source.
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Old 04-03-2013, 13:10
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they are robbing b......s. they have swept up a load of the tickets for the recently announced farewell tour by wilko johnson(he has pancreatic cancer)and are selling them for up to £157.the tickets only cost £17.50 in the first place.disgraceful,taking advantage of it being the last chance to see wilko.they come out with a load of cobblers to justify the price they are charging.its legal robbery.luckily got my ticket from a proper source.
How do you know it's them selling them and not just customers?
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Old 04-03-2013, 17:14
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would you by from a tout? At the end of the day viagogo are just ticket touts, albeit with a couple more safeguards but remember a few things:

1. These companies buy direct from the promoters, don't believe the lies that they area a fan to fan sales site.

2. Old fashioned touts no longer have to risk getting moved on by security/police outside venues as they sell via companies such as viagogo.

3. the rise of viagogo and getmein has been far too rapid to be purely a product of genuine fans suddenly realising that they can't go to a gig that they made a lot of effort to get tickets for when the first went on sale.

4. viagogo etc are pricing genuine fans away from live music, which will eventually kill live music
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Old 05-03-2013, 13:03
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would you by from a tout? At the end of the day viagogo are just ticket touts, albeit with a couple more safeguards but remember a few things:

1. These companies buy direct from the promoters, don't believe the lies that they area a fan to fan sales site.

2. Old fashioned touts no longer have to risk getting moved on by security/police outside venues as they sell via companies such as viagogo.

3. the rise of viagogo and getmein has been far too rapid to be purely a product of genuine fans suddenly realising that they can't go to a gig that they made a lot of effort to get tickets for when the first went on sale.

4. viagogo etc are pricing genuine fans away from live music, which will eventually kill live music
I have sold tickets on viagogo several times. I am not a tout and they were my tickets not Viagogo's. So you're wrong.

Kill live music? It's never been healthier.
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Old 05-03-2013, 16:15
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Not used them myself but read a thread on another site not so long ago where people had not received tickets an a fair few were complaining about problems getting hold them to sort out the issue.

As for these type of companies I can't see what the big fuss is about. I recently got beyonce tickets but was the only person to get them out of ten people I know trying to get them. I get the impression that only about 5% of the tickets have ended up on the re sale market and whilst prices are high now suspect they will fall closer to the event.

Until supply for tickets meet demand then for me a least these sites offer some protection to those who can't be on a computer at the exact second on a certain day to secure tickets for the concert they want to go to.
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Old 05-03-2013, 19:11
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I call them viascumscum. They are simple tout enablers. Shame on anyone that uses them.
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Old 05-03-2013, 23:47
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I call them viascumscum. They are simple tout enablers. Shame on anyone that uses them.
Don't be so ridiculous. There's many artists who when they tour it's literally impossible to get tickets to see them. Beyonce being an example. It's pretty obvious that Ticketmaster were either given hardly any tickets to sell, or else they sold loads to places like Viagogo which is done on a regular basis with tickets. Tickets being sold to third parties to then sell on is a big issue that needs to be stopped. However, limiting yourself to only purchasing tickets from the main seller (for example Ticketmaster) means there's a high chance you're going to miss out on the artists you want to go and see, especially if they're a big name such as Beyonce.
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Old 06-03-2013, 13:02
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I call them viascumscum. They are simple tout enablers. Shame on anyone that uses them.
So if you miss out on tickets to a show you should just forget it then?
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Old 06-03-2013, 13:07
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Do you think the price of the Beyonce tickets will come down? I need extra dates!
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Old 06-03-2013, 13:09
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Do you think the price of the Beyonce tickets will come down? I need extra dates!
Maybe if you leave it until a few days before but maybe not. They might go even higher.
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Old 08-03-2013, 06:36
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Do you think the price of the Beyonce tickets will come down? I need extra dates!
waste of money.
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Old 09-03-2013, 08:02
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How insightful.
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Old 13-03-2013, 13:21
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I have sold tickets on viagogo several times. I am not a tout and they were my tickets not Viagogo's. So you're wrong.

Kill live music? It's never been healthier.
I'm assuming that you sold these tickets because after buying them you suddenly discovered that you were no longer to attend the event in question, or did you buy the tickets of the chance of being able to sell at a profit?
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Old 13-03-2013, 13:25
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Don't be so ridiculous. There's many artists who when they tour it's literally impossible to get tickets to see them. Beyonce being an example. It's pretty obvious that Ticketmaster were either given hardly any tickets to sell, or else they sold loads to places like Viagogo which is done on a regular basis with tickets. Tickets being sold to third parties to then sell on is a big issue that needs to be stopped. However, limiting yourself to only purchasing tickets from the main seller (for example Ticketmaster) means there's a high chance you're going to miss out on the artists you want to go and see, especially if they're a big name such as Beyonce.
The reason it's becoming increasingly difficult to get tickets for some events is because of sites like Viagogo and GetMeIn, they are part of the problem. How else would these sites have tickets minutes after the official agencies have sold out.

The way around this is original buyers id. for one person and up to 3 friends to be produced at the venue or no entry. Tickets bought as gifts are no problem as the recipient names can be provided at the time of purchase.
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Old 13-03-2013, 13:26
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I'm assuming that you sold these tickets because after buying them you suddenly discovered that you were no longer to attend the event in question, or did you buy the tickets of the chance of being able to sell at a profit?
The bit in my post that says 'i'm not a tout' is probably the giveaway.
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Old 13-03-2013, 13:27
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The reason it's becoming increasingly difficult to get tickets for some events is because of sites like Viagogo and GetMeIn, they are part of the problem. How else would these sites have tickets minutes after the official agencies have sold out.

The way around this is original buyers id. for one person and up to 3 friends to be produced at the venue or no entry. Tickets bought as gifts are no problem as the recipient names can be provided at the time of purchase.
And what happens if your circumstances change and you can't go?
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Old 13-03-2013, 13:34
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And what happens if your circumstances change and you can't go?
1. Learn how to organise your life better
or
2. Loose out, life can be tough, i.e. same as a non-refundable £700 airline ticket that a friend of mine can no longer use.
or
3. May-be venues should organise fan-to-fan exchange at face value +10% handling fee, that way you get your money back, someone else gets to see the gig/show, the venues costs are covered and most importantly no-one gets ripped off. This system works for the premier league so why not?
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Old 13-03-2013, 13:39
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1. Learn how to organise your life better
or
2. Loose out, life can be tough, i.e. same as a non-refundable £700 airline ticket that a friend of mine can no longer use.
or
3. May-be venues should organise fan-to-fan exchange at face value +10% handling fee, that way you get your money back, someone else gets to see the gig/show, the venues costs are covered and most importantly no-one gets ripped off. This system works for the premier league so why not?
How sympathetic.
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Old 13-03-2013, 13:49
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TBH my first point is simple to do.

It's called a diary or calendar! if a date is free then I mark down that I'm going to see a band, plus traveling time, then if someone else wants me at that time (including work) I simply say sorry I'm busy at that time. As I said simple!

If a date wasn't free, I'd check to see if I could move the original event so that I could go to the concert.

If its a tour there are usually more than one date, so whilst some may mean more travelling, it depends how much you want to see the band/show.

The point I'm making in all of this, is that the excuses used to justify the existence of Viagogo etc are pitiful in reality and they exist because its big business for the ticket promoters, who have found another way of extracting even more money from fans by dressing it up as a fan service!
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