Tag Archives: Ending Deceptive Marketing Practices
How to protect yourself from fake SEC Championship tickets
It’s the hottest ticket in town and one of the hottest tickets in Atlanta in decades. Prices are soaring for seats to the SEC Championship game between No.…
Kevin Hunt: Who’s Got The Concert Tickets? Ticketworld, But J. Geils Fan Didn’t Know
John Carpenter, an infrequent rock concertgoer from Windsor, was simultaneously excited and dumbfounded after he searched for, and found, two tickets online to a J. Geils Band concert…
McCartney fans don’t need scalpers
Paul McCartney … c’mon, he’s a living legend, the most popular singer and songwriter in pop music history. I will not debate this. He was in the Beatles!…
Fake Justin Bieber tickets burn Fort Worth grandmother
“I’m sorry. That mailbox is full,” said the automated voice on the other end of the line. “Mailbox is full,” repeated Sam Vykukal of Fort Worth. “Mailbox is…
VERY A-MUSE-ING: Scalpers thwarted by paperless tickets
There is still joy in Mudville, for Muse has not sold out – failing to leave scores of disappointed fans, who were not crying that they got buggered…
Ticket alert: Falcons offer guidance for purchasing
When you buy a ticket from one of those guys off the street, how do you know you have a good ticket? (ASIDE: I once paid some cash…
Eric Church Talks Touring, Ticket Scalping, And His Musical Influences
Eric Church is preparing to kick off the 45-date fall leg of his Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour on Sept. 13, with openers Justin Moore and Kip Moore.…
$100 for a Bogus Concert Ticket
My absolute favorite thing to do for fun is go to concerts and sporting events. I always get my tickets well in advance and purchase directly from the…
Woman caught in Justin Bieber ticket scam
A local mother went online to get her daughter tickets to the hottest show this fall in Kansas City but was ripped off by a scam artist. The…
Justin Bieber ticket scam reported
Police are warning about an apparent scam involving fake tickets being sold through Craigslist to the upcoming Justin Bieber concert. Three people claim to have been cheated after…
Ticket Broker Ticks off Bookers
Event-goers allege to Better Business Bureau that online ticket broker SongTicketing.com has misleading sales practices, excessive fees, inaccurate data and delivery issues. Multiple consumers believe they are purchasing tickets…
Ted DeDee: Don’t confuse scalper sites for Overture box office
A letter in last Sunday’s Wisconsin State Journal claimed Overture Center events are accessible only to the rich and cited ticket prices up to $400 each. What the…
Fans turned away after archery ticket scam
Hundreds of excited fans were turned away on arrival at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Friday after buying fake Olympic archery tickets. The event, a qualifying round rather than…
Bogus Tickets: Scammers Target Olympics and Big Events to Make Cash
Whenever a popular band or sports team books an event, you can bet, scammers are close behind. “Every big show we have this happen, we have multiple people…
Barclaycard Wireless Festival: Warning Over Fake Tickets
Hundreds of music fans have been turned away from a festival after finding their tickets were fakes. Live Nation, promoters of this weekend’s Barclaycard Wireless Festival, said many…
