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OnlineCityTickets

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Overview

OnlineCityTickets has a rating of 2.8 stars from 9,001 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about OnlineCityTickets most frequently mention customer service, face value, and credit card problems. OnlineCityTickets ranks 7th among Concert Tickets sites.

  • Service
    160
  • Value
    159
  • Shipping
    134
  • Returns
    96
  • Quality
    134
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Positive highlights

  • Onlinecity Tickets made it easy for someone, like myself too purchase tickets online.
  • I may order tickets this way again and I like the fact I can get the tickets through my email.

Critical highlights

  • $114 in service charges is unacceptable, especially since the whole process is automated and I did most of the work.
  • When I called customer service they did not help at all and would not give me a refund.
How would you rate OnlineCityTickets?
Top Positive Review

“Great site, couple $ more but all good”

Al G.
4/19/18

So far so good, $4. More than Ticketmaster but less work and better option, ticket was cheaper by $16 a ticket than ticket masters but fees were higher whitch made it 4 dollars more but Ticketmaster sit was making me fill out too much stuff and then was having a problem processing my credit card, this site processed fast, E- Ticket has a charge and Ticketmaster is free, bottom line processing faster.

Top Critical Review

“DO NOT BUY FROM THEM”

Courtney J.
4/5/23

A scam DO NOT order from them. Will not send you the real tickets for your concerts. Called customer service to get more information and could not get ahold of anyone so I sent an email which was never answered. Finally go through a week later and they told me they are not a scam (something a scam company would say) and they would not refund my ticket that I never received. Be careful out there and make sure you are buying from a reputable seller. Lesson Learned

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Thumbnail of user courtneyj220
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 5th, 2023

A scam DO NOT order from them. Will not send you the real tickets for your concerts. Called customer service to get more information and could not get ahold of anyone so I sent an email which was never answered. Finally go through a week later and they told me they are not a scam (something a scam company would say) and they would not refund my ticket that I never received. Be careful out there and make sure you are buying from a reputable seller. Lesson Learned

Tip for consumers:
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

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Thumbnail of user lindseyh294
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 30th, 2022
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I wish I could give 0 stars! I bought my tickets through this company for Alan Jackson concert. I bought my tickets in 2020. The concert was rescheduled twice before finally coming to the same venue in 9/30/22.
When I took my One City tickets to be scanned, I was rudely told that my tickets were invalid. I was both devastated and frustrated. I will never buy tickets from this company again! I will also make sure that my friends and family will never buy tickets from this company either.

Tip for consumers:
Yeah, here’s my tip don’t buy from here. This company gets tickets from 2nd and 3rd parties that are shady and not legit!
I recommend buying from Ticketmaster directly!

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I purchased tickets from this site, and quite simply, they were crap tickets that were rejected at the event!

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Thumbnail of user clays38
1 review
2 helpful votes
April 27th, 2018

Everything looks legit so far. We'll see what happens. If this company is not legit I'll contact Connecticut AG and have them stopped from doing business in State

Thumbnail of user keno171
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 22nd, 2022

There was garbage everywhere and a strange smell. At one point I saw a fight that didn't get broken up. I did not feel safe.

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I would've liked to know the area better before I came.

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Thumbnail of user colleeng33
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 7th, 2018

So I bought these tickets on a complete impulse buy! I saw an ad on Facebook for the show and thought for sure there wouldnt be any tickets left, especially since its so close to the date of the show! But to my surprise I was able to buy very affordable floor seat tickets! $43.00 Each! Best seats in the house! Definitely looking forward to this Thursday!

Thumbnail of user cheriem144
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 3rd, 2023

I bought 2 tickets to a concert and had the "fees" included in the price. I was quoted a price of $89.00 and an extra $7.50 for instant delivery. Upon checking my email, I noticed that I was charged $253.00! I tried chatting with them, but they were closed, so I sent an email which they have not responded to yet. I got the tickets and there is fine print at the bottom that states the following: "*OnlineCityTickets.com does not provide refunds or exchanges for ticket transfers that were not accepted or declined. All sales are final." I was directed to this site directly from the Venue's website, which I now believe was hacked somehow. I bought another ticket as I had another guest wanting to join us, but this time went to Ticketmaster and only paid $81.25 including fees. TOTAL RIPOFF!

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Thumbnail of user douglasc110
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 11th, 2018

Purchased e tickets for concert... LSD tour featuring Dwight Yocum months in advance. Did not receive them from online City Tickets. Was not alarmed until 2 days ago because they lead you to believe you will get them. Placed phone calls 2 days ago. Roy told us he would resend the e tickets since their system clearly showed they had not been "claimed". Told us to call him today I'd we didn't receive them. We didn't. Roy and the Online folks aren't answering their extensions or chat mail today... well we only waited a total of 2 HOURS before we gave up. They are LIARS and scammers.

Thumbnail of user jeanm265
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
October 7th, 2018

Purchased two tickets on 10/3 for the Lion King. $115 each but service charges were $70 and you can't see that until its already charged to your credit card. That's not the worst of it. When scanned at the theatre today, it said the tickets were already used. We actually talked to the legal ticket holders. The tickets were $98. Our tickets said Ticketmaster but no price was printed on the tickets. See photo. Other reviewers had the same experience and the theatre staff said this happens all the time. Only because we were in a smaller city did we get to see the performance anyway but not in a theatre seat. Watch for rerouting of sites from theatre sites and NEVER buy from this place.

Thumbnail of user alg169
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 19th, 2018

So far so good, $4. More than Ticketmaster but less work and better option, ticket was cheaper by $16 a ticket than ticket masters but fees were higher whitch made it 4 dollars more but Ticketmaster sit was making me fill out too much stuff and then was having a problem processing my credit card, this site processed fast, E- Ticket has a charge and Ticketmaster is free, bottom line processing faster.

Thumbnail of user pennb
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
April 2nd, 2018

First paying over $100 for a ticket is pretty steep, then you tack on a $32 service fee, and then tax. Next time I will go out of my way not to get tickets from this site.

Thumbnail of user devonb48
1 review
1 helpful vote
June 7th, 2018

The service charge is obscene and levied for every ticket not order. I will never buy here again if I can avoid it. Highway robbery.

Thumbnail of user sarak122
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
June 11th, 2018

I don't feel the service fee should be so high, especially when it says ticket price 97.50 and i paid almost 400.00 just stupid.

Thumbnail of user markr323
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 11th, 2018

Why to high of a service charge at 30%. A rip-off, which they hide till checkout and your emotional in, likely pay the exorbitant fee.

Thumbnail of user kimz30
1 review
1 helpful vote
September 7th, 2018

I ordered two tickets at $252 each. My total charge was $923.62 I contacted them and haven't received an explanation over four hours ago.

Thumbnail of user tracim39
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 30th, 2018

The man who answered my call was hateful obviously didn't like his job was rude and didn't want to help me at all because I only needed 1 ticket! I had bought 2 earlier in the week but needed another ticket and he was a total $#*!!

Thumbnail of user kristene25
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 28th, 2018

TERRIBLE. I will never, ever attend a venue that uses OnlineCityTickets. 2 tickets, priced at $156 each - totaled $421 dollars AFTER check out. No break down of fees, no warning, and of course NO RETURNS or exchanges. I spent over an hour on the phone listening to prompts to try and speak to a representative. No luck. This company should be ashamed of themselves. People will pay fees but you must be 100% transparent or else is seems like ROBBERY.

These tickets were purchased as a Christmas gift and due to the extra $100 in charges it looks like the budget for gifts for my family just got smaller. Disgusted.

Thumbnail of user tomp150
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 11th, 2018

It took me 5 attempts to get my order processed and that is with a 30% fee on top of the ticket price. This is robbery!

Thumbnail of user abbyg26
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 10th, 2018

The processing fees on this site were outrageous! Of course you need to have them but not $40 for a ticket that is $140.

Thumbnail of user jaclynt2
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 22nd, 2018

Site was great until the end. A $20 per ticket service fee?! I paid this time... but probably wont come back with those fees.

Thumbnail of user aprilc119
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 8th, 2019

I purchased Ozzy tickets for a 2019 concert. Unfortunately the concert was postponed not 1 month or a few months out but postponed until 2020. We will not be in the same state at that time! After being talked to like I was an idiot for 23 minutes about their refund policy, I was told by a "Senior" customer service rep and I fricken quote "the only way you will see your money in a refund is if OZZY dies so don't call again!" Absolutely unbelievable!

Thumbnail of user lenoreb
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 16th, 2018

I was totally doped into buying tickets here. US funds and over priced! I am very surprise an organization like the FirstOntario Centre which directs you to this website.
Very disappointed.

Thumbnail of user maryf340
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 26th, 2018

Ticket prices are horribly inflated and ridiculous fees. I will never use this website again and plan on telling others not too.

Thumbnail of user rhiannonk
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 14th, 2018

The service fee was a lot higher than expected. Seemed a little ridiculous, but oh well. If that makes someone's paycheck, I'll live with it.

Thumbnail of user jamesonh2
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 4th, 2020

I purchased $550 worth of tickets then covid happened. They said they cant give me a refund because they can't guarantee that the guy o bought from through their site would get a refund. When I had proof that he was getting a refund and sent it to them saying now I want mybrefund they stopped talking to me. They started having automated responses that didn't answer any questions and they would never answer their phones.

Thumbnail of user megang54
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 18th, 2018

Super easy site to use, like the follow up to confirm tickets were received. I so look forward to this concert! It's a surprise for my fiance! Thank you for making it so convenient with the insurance on tickets as well.

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