Jaume 1,282 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Hi everyone! I just want to share my experience with you guys. As you may know tickets for Gaga's concert in Barcelona sold out in minutes and I couldn't get one. I went to see her last 3 big tours and I was disappointed I was looking for tickets and I saw that site viagogo.com and I saw they had plenty of tickets. They were quite expensive but not as expensive as other sites. I bought 2 tickets for 130€ each. When I got the final check out, it wasn't 260€, it was 380€!!!! Once you have paid, they show you the abusive charges they added without warning you before. Be careful! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delusional 9,221 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Tax maybe? ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️BANNED TILL SEPTEMBER‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusfly 17,879 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Not a scam, just overpriced Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustifyMyLove 2,561 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 26 minutes ago, Jaume said: Hi everyone! I just want to share my experience with you guys. As you may know tickets for Gaga's concert in Barcelona sold out in minutes and I couldn't get one. I went to see her last 3 big tours and I was disappointed I was looking for tickets and I saw that site viagogo.com and I saw they had plenty of tickets. They were quite expensive but not as expensive as other sites. I bought 2 tickets for 130€ each. When I got the final check out, it wasn't 260€, it was 380€!!!! Once you have paid, they show you the abusive charges they added without warning you before. Be careful! Yeah I've read they don't show the final price until you actually pay, If I can get them soon and I have to get them from viagogo im gonna feel very very pressed tbh Julia Volkova #1 stan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkmytears 2,332 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Its not a scam. A scam would be if they charged you that and never sold you the tickets, or gave you different seats than what you paid for. They warn you what the actual price is, you have the opportunity to exit out and look elsewhere. Its not like they charge without telling you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewGr 6,019 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, drinkmytears said: Its not a scam. A scam would be if they charged you that and never sold you the tickets, or gave you different seats than what you paid for. They warn you what the actual price is, you have the opportunity to exit out and look elsewhere. Its not like they charge without telling you. But that's what the OP said That they charged him more and they telled him afterwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkmytears 2,332 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 11 minutes ago, AndrewGr said: But that's what the OP said That they charged him more and they telled him afterwards. Well, I think they're wrong. I've bought on Viagogo many times and they show the price when you go to check out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Blue 8,566 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 27 minutes ago, drinkmytears said: Well, I think they're wrong. I've bought on Viagogo many times and they show the price when you go to check out. Ok but u didnt try this time. So u dont actually know and cant assume the OP is wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Blue 8,566 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I would never buy from scalpers tbh even if itd cost me not to go on the tour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkmytears 2,332 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, August Blue said: Ok but u didnt try this time. So u dont actually know and cant assume the OP is wrong There's just no way Viagogo charged more than what the advertised, they're a big company. On the checkout page it always shows the fees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Blue 8,566 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 1 minute ago, drinkmytears said: There's just no way Viagogo charged more than what the advertised, they're a big company. On the checkout page it always shows the fees. They are scalpers. Buying tickets and reselling them for a much higher price. So I choose not to trust them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkmytears 2,332 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 16 minutes ago, August Blue said: They are scalpers. Buying tickets and reselling them for a much higher price. So I choose not to trust them A lot of the tickets are actually given to them by the promoters. There's an interesting documentary on them somewhere on YouTube I'll look. But they aren't "scamming" by raising the price. There's nothing not to trust, you're still getting a ticket. You're just paying more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdparky 164 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 They do seem to have changed this a bit in that they don't show you the whole price until you have gone through a few steps, before logging in to go through the check-out process it shows (using 2x £105 tickets as an example) £210 with "+ booking" in small grey text that is kind of easy to miss. It then lumps on another £75 in fees. They do show it but it is kind of deceitful the way they do it, not to mention all the (probably fake) pop-ups telling you how many people are in the queue to buy these particular tickets / how many tickets "just sold in the last few minutes" that are clearly trying to pressure you into completing the purchase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
That J 12,166 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I think if companies are reselling tickets at marked up prices, it's absurd for them to add any extra fees like Ticketmaster does. Tax is one thing. The other fees are what's insane. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurem 17,797 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 3 hours ago, August Blue said: I would never buy from scalpers tbh even if itd cost me not to go on the tour Literally this. They can go choke on their dicks, not giving them my money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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