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New Jersey
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Worst customer policy
March 22, 2023

Worst customer policy in my life. Bought two tickets. The performer postponed the concert. No new dates are posted. Contacted customer service. The only thing they said, they can't refund because if you buy it no refund. You can try to sell them. But I can't even do that because no new dates. They told me to contact the performer? Like wth is that my job? I guess I lost my money. Never again. DONT PURCHASE from them.

Date of experience: March 22, 2023
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Dishonest/Buyer Beware
February 3, 2024

I cancelled tickets due to life emergency. Purchased the protect your purchase insurance and they still charged my card twice.

I have filed a dispute and attempting to resolve.

Very dishonest company.

Date of experience: February 3, 2024
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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We bought two tickets thru SeatGeek that went through ticketnetwork.com. Received an email confirming the Two Playoff tickets for the Buffalo Bills playoff game. It said Thank you very much for contacting us. I'm very happy to let you know that your order went through and that it's been Accepted by the ticket seller. I've pasted your order information below for your records. Then two days later received and email that they are not available. This is after we have purchased 2 RT airfare tickets from Roc. When we called they just tried to sell me two more that were double of what I paid. Would not do anything not even waive the service fees on the new purchase. This was A terrible and costly experience. Very disappointed.

Date of experience: January 2, 2018
SeatGeek T. SeatGeek Rep
over a year old

Hi Amy,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We take matters concerning the various vendors who list on SeatGeek very seriously, and we appreciate any comments that customers can provide about their experiences on our site - whether they are positive or negative.In order to provide a better marketplace, we are constantly working with our customers and our vendors to improve the ticket buying experience on SeatGeek.

If a specific issue becomes a trend with a vendor, we will remove their listings.

Although this does not erase the poor experience you had, your feedback will allow us to improve user experience. Ultimately, we hope to create a better system where this does not happen.

If you'd like to provide further feedback about your experience, please send information about what happened directly to our support team so it can be investigated internally.

SeatGeek CX Team
Email: hi@seatgeek.com
Phone: 1-888-506-4101

New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I tried ordering tickets for Coldplay at MetLife Stadium. I've used seatgeek several times in the past and have experienced no issues. This time, I purchased tickets through seatgeek, and my order was unable to be confirmed. Funds were already taken out of my account but said that they would be refunded within a few days. So I ordered tickets again since the representative said that ticket cancellations are "extremely rare." call me lucky because it once again cancelled my order due to an inability to confirm the tickets. Once again, funds were withdrawn and I now have to wait for $400+ to return to my account.

I called seatgeek once again and they said the best they could do for this was to simply help me search and "almost guarantee" that tickets would be confirmed. No discount, no gift card, not even a promo code for having to deal with this terrible ordeal. I'm skeptical of using seatgeek ever again.

Date of experience: July 17, 2016
SeatGeek T. SeatGeek Rep
over a year old

Hi Joseph, thank you for taking time to share your experience. Hearing from our customers about how they use SeatGeek and issues that they encounter helps us to improve. It looks like you had a couple order attempts that couldn't be confirmed. We apologize for the frustration. This issue is rare but more likely to happen for more popular events where tickets are "flying off the shelves." There is an authorization hold on your card at checkout to verify it and also to make sure that, if a charge were to occur, it wouldn't overdraft your account. If an order cannot be confirmed, we immediately inform your credit card company to release your funds back to you. I assure you we are always working to provide a secure ticket buying experience and it's feedback like this that helps us know which direction to go in regards to our work.

New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Purchased tickets for Lady Gaga in Atlanta for my daughters. Received all notification the transaction was complete, my credit card was charged, the tickets were accepted. They were never transferred to my Ticketmaster account in order to access via mobile app, spent two days on the phone with customer service. They acknowledge I did buy them, they can see them in their system. Stay as far away from this company as possible... do not use them! Still fighting for my refund, the management is a joke.

Date of experience: August 27, 2022
Minnesota
1 review
0 helpful votes
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High fees
May 12, 2019

App is convenient, but SeatGeek taking 30% on every transaction is ridiculous. When teams sign exclusive partnerships with SeatGeek, it makes it very difficult for other reselling sites to compete and offer lower fees.

Date of experience: May 10, 2019
SeatGeek T. SeatGeek Rep
over a year old

First off, thank you so much for reviewings our platform. It really helps us out to receive your feedback, and we so appreciate you taking the time to let us know about your experience with us.

We can understand the disappointment you have with fees being charged for your tickets. We know that tickets can already be expensive and with the added fees you want to be sure you are getting a decent value out of your tickets. Unfortunately fees are are pretty unavoidable, we do try to be upfront with our fee pricing and strive to outdo other platforms you may use. We do our best to make sure that the fees we charge are fair, but also enough that we can cover the costs of our services, as well as to continue making the improvements on the things that we feel make us the best ticket-buying experience out there!

We honestly do value your feedback and if there is anything else you feel we can be doing or help improve our fee setup, please reach out to us at 888.506.4101 or email us at hi@seatgeek.com

Warm Regards,

SeatGeek CX Team

Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The rating system for SeatGeek is completely bogus. The logarithms used to created them are faulty and not credible, in my direct and personal experience. Where I know the stadium and seating experience, SeatGeek gives higher color ratings to directly comparable, poorer seats that are selling for less than the seats they rate as a "better buy". Advice, go to StubHub or Ticketmaster and do you work there. Forget about this system because it is unreliable.

Date of experience: September 30, 2014
SeatGeek T. SeatGeek Rep
over a year old

Hi Dallas, we're sorry to hear that. We factor in lots of things while calculating deal score, and we're always tinkering to make it better. Some of the factors that influence Deal Score are: historical ticket prices for the performer and the venue, the row location, the expected sightline from the section, and the quality of the other available tickets for the event.

If you really like math and want to learn more about Deal Score, head here: http://chairnerd.seatgeek.com/the-math-behind-ticket-bargains/

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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World Series
November 1, 2018

18 inning game with a Dodgers win. Worth every penny. The opportunity of a lifetime came along and I took it. This is the single greatest thing I have ever done or been to. Something like this may never happen again in my lifetime.

Date of experience: October 29, 2018
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Bait and Switch -- Sky High Fees Added Last Minute
November 14, 2021

I went through the process of purchasing two tickets to a show which were listed at $116 each. Up until the last screen, the price was $232.00. Just before completing my purchase, they added fees of $44.00 for each ticket... totaling $88.00 in fees which were not expected, and with tax the total was $324.00. They are very dishonest using this bait and switch tactic.

Date of experience: November 14, 2021
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Coming from out of town for and event. My purchase did not say immediate delivery, but telling they will arrive with 24 hours of the event is scary and not acceptable. What if i have no access to print? It's funny how they glorify instant delivery but but 24 hour rule somewhere different. Try contacting them all I got was a bot

Date of experience: August 5, 2023
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I purchased seats for the Atlanta Hawks versus Milwaukee Bucks game for November 14 to celebrate my husband‘s birthday. As of today which is November 14 I still have not received the tickets. I have tried contacting seat geek by phone on the line 45 minutes no response. Call corporate office and left a message. And also sent numerous messages which receive responses which were not related to my original inquiry very disappointed!

Date of experience: November 14, 2021
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I was not able to list any tickets on this website its a flat out lie waste of time just to get you to sing up for their site. Also they pay people to write fake reviews on apples app store its so easy to tell what a crap company dont bother wasting your time

Date of experience: March 9, 2017
SeatGeek T. SeatGeek Rep
over a year old

Hey Michael,

We would love to assist you; please reach out so we can take a deeper look and see what the issue might be.

Our support team is standing by.

All our best,
SeatGeek

E-Mail: Hi@SeatGeek.com
Phone: (888) 506-4101
https://seatgeek.com/support

New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Horrible experience. I purchased two tickets to the Islanders game but never received email confirmation. Finding seatgeek's phone number was a hassle in itself, but when I finally contacted them with my issue, they offered no solution to my problem besides "try purchasing them again". I even tried to buy another pair of tickets but the same thing happened. Seatgeek did not try to do anything to help me purchase the tickets, nor did they lock me in at the rate I originally tried to purchase them for. This company has horrible customer service and logistics. I suggest buying tickets elsewhere.

Date of experience: March 27, 2017
SeatGeek T. SeatGeek Rep
over a year old

Hi there Rob, we definitely want to follow-up on this. Typically when orders are rejected, it's due to the fact that a user submitted an order for the same listing just prior to your order. We do allow up to 24 hours for our sellers to confirm or reject orders so they can be sure to double-check their available inventory. If you have any other questions, please let us know so we can be sure to help. You can reach us directly via email at hi@seatgeek.com.

Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Move over Stubhub, I am a SeatGeek convert
August 24, 2017

Very user friendly. Do wish they had a few more sort options though, like sort by lowest row. But I love the upfront pricing. Its nice not to be surprised by "resort" fees to use a Hotel industry irritating reference. I love that what I see, is what I am paying and I don't have to play mind games while deciding. Great job SeatGeek. The way ticket buying should be.

Date of experience: August 22, 2017
California
1 review
30 helpful votes
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Nervous
October 11, 2015

I am actually very nervous because I just bought two tickets from them before reading reviews. I had an iffy feeling when my email took a while to send me the tickets so I hopped on here and I'm extremely scared of what is going to happen tonight. I have my tickets printed out but I've heard of a lot of experiences with duplicate tickets where the seller will enter first and of course since mine would be the duplicate I could not enter. So I will hope for the best and post an update review about my experience.

Date of experience: October 11, 2015
SeatGeek T. SeatGeek Rep
over a year old

Hi Danielle,
Sorry to hear you were nervous about your purchase from SeatGeek! How did everything turn out?

Minnesota
1 review
3 helpful votes
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They're a scam
May 26, 2017

They are quite deceptive in their tactics. I purchased tickets and was not given the seat numbers ahead of time but was assured the seats would be together. I printed my tickets today to discover that they are not in fact together and are in separate rows. Customer service is a joke. I did find a number online but spent 20+ minutes on hold before speaking with a person who claims someone else will be calling me. They completed cheated me out of my money and accept no responsibility. I am speaking with my bank now about disputing the charge as they did not produce the goods I agreed to pay for. Do not use Seat Geek!

Date of experience: May 26, 2017
South Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I bought 4 tickets for a Savannah Bananas game. The game was rained out after only 2 innings. The team has announced that the game won't be rescheduled. Under the refund policy that's on Seatgeek's website, they "guarantee" that they will refund or credit the purchase price for games that are cancelled and not rescheduled. They refuse to do so, despite the fact that I have provided them with both a screenshot of the announcement on the team's Facebook page and an email from the team's ticket office confirming the cancellation and no reschedule. Seatgeek does not provide the guarantee that it says it does.

Date of experience: July 15, 2023
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Nikki at Seatgeek is the best!
August 27, 2017

After an issue of lost or misplaced tickets and talking with numerous representatives time and time again, Nikki took it upon herself to ensure my tickets were replaced. I cannot thank her enough for personally taking time out of her schedule and contacting the initial seller so that I received my tickets on time. Guys you don't understand... I went thru hell before she took this task on her shoulders. This isn't necessarily a compliment towards Seatgeek because as I stated, I went thru numerous representatives who basically passed the buck and continuously gave me the runaround. But it was Nikki who made things happen. After talking to her, I received updated emails on the progress of obtaining my tickets which cost me about $2000. Can't thank her enough.

Date of experience: August 25, 2017
Connecticut
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Tried to obtain Springsteen On-Broadway tickets today (June 10,2021). I was placed in a queue at 11:00 am for a noon sale time. At 10:30 pm I am still in queue. It is not my equipment. I have no response from Seatgeek customer service. The absolute worst ticket agency. Bruce Springsteen's management should not allow this to happen.

Date of experience: June 10, 2021
Maryland
1 review
9 helpful votes
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You cannot find out anything about status of your tickets or if your credit card has been charged. No phone # to call. I have purchased many tickets from other sites without any problem. They can't even answer my email in a timely manner. Stock email saying we will get back to you. The game I purchased is tomorrow. How long do I wait!
NEVER USE SEATGEEK!

Date of experience: May 4, 2015
SeatGeek T. SeatGeek Rep
over a year old

Hi Marie,
We're so sorry to hear about this frustrating experience! We take our customers feedback very seriously and have taken a number of steps to improve our customer support in response to feedback like yours. We now have a customer support phone line, and we've more than doubled the size of our team, which has dramatically reduced our response times and allowed us to expand our available hours.
We're so sorry that these systems weren't in place at the time you ordered, and we're grateful that you let us know how we could improve our service!

Overview

SeatGeek has a rating of 2.2 stars from 2,560 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with SeatGeek most frequently mention customer service, credit card and phone number. SeatGeek ranks 23rd among Concert Tickets sites.

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