Getting burnt with Counterfeit tickets is an awful thing. Not only are you out the money but you also will not be able to attend the event you purchased the tickets for. So here are a few reminders on how to avoid getting taken.
eSeats.com and other NATB sellers are your safest bet when buying tickets in the secondary market. You get a money back guarantee and the experienced help from experts.
Here are some general guidelines.
#1 Rule is Trust Your Source. When shopping online, it's very important to know your source. For consumers your source will be the website you are purchasing the tickets from because that's who will be taking your money. But herein lies the problem. Many ticket sites today are simply affiliate marketing sites which refer you over to the actual seller of the tickets. My suggestion is only deal with ticket agencies which offer real customer service and support. Secondly, make sure the online agency is a member of the NATB or the BBB. If they are both, all the better. This gives you leverage of taking care of any problems down the road.
#2.If you are shopping for tickets at the venue, here are a few suggestions. Try and have the seller walk you into the venue after the sale is made. Obviously, the best situation would be to have the seller walk you into the venue and pay them after you enter and go to your seat. This would be the safest approach if you are buying tickets at the venue.
#3 If the seller won't walk you into the venue or over to where you enter, unless you know the seller and trust him with your money, I would stay far, far away from this seller.
#4.Never buy tickets on Craigslist or any of the unregulated consumer to consumer marketplaces. This is ripe for disaster. The legit websites such as StubHub have more safeguards in place, but at the end of the day, you're buying tickets from an unknown entity.
5. Unless you are familiar with the business, never wire anyone money. This is just a bad idea.
6. Stay away from classified ads in the newspaper - That's old school and ripe with rip off artists.
Next time, we'll be posting a blog about paperless, etickets and instant download tickets.
See you at the show!
eSeats.com and other NATB sellers are your safest bet when buying tickets in the secondary market. You get a money back guarantee and the experienced help from experts.
Here are some general guidelines.
#1 Rule is Trust Your Source. When shopping online, it's very important to know your source. For consumers your source will be the website you are purchasing the tickets from because that's who will be taking your money. But herein lies the problem. Many ticket sites today are simply affiliate marketing sites which refer you over to the actual seller of the tickets. My suggestion is only deal with ticket agencies which offer real customer service and support. Secondly, make sure the online agency is a member of the NATB or the BBB. If they are both, all the better. This gives you leverage of taking care of any problems down the road.
#2.If you are shopping for tickets at the venue, here are a few suggestions. Try and have the seller walk you into the venue after the sale is made. Obviously, the best situation would be to have the seller walk you into the venue and pay them after you enter and go to your seat. This would be the safest approach if you are buying tickets at the venue.
#3 If the seller won't walk you into the venue or over to where you enter, unless you know the seller and trust him with your money, I would stay far, far away from this seller.
#4.Never buy tickets on Craigslist or any of the unregulated consumer to consumer marketplaces. This is ripe for disaster. The legit websites such as StubHub have more safeguards in place, but at the end of the day, you're buying tickets from an unknown entity.
5. Unless you are familiar with the business, never wire anyone money. This is just a bad idea.
6. Stay away from classified ads in the newspaper - That's old school and ripe with rip off artists.
Next time, we'll be posting a blog about paperless, etickets and instant download tickets.
See you at the show!
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