SeatGeek has a rating of 2.3 stars from 2,558 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about SeatGeek most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and phone number problems. SeatGeek ranks 18th among Concert Tickets sites.
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While purchasing tickets for Cabaret on Broadway, I accidentally purchased tics for the wrong date (had 2 windows open!). I immediately realized my mistake, found a customer service phone number and called. I explained what happened to 'Kate', and was told that it may be possible to exchange tickets for the date I actually wanted. About 4 hours later I received a call back with a confirmation that the exchange had gone through and that my new tics were available on the app. I know that SeatGeek policy is that all purchases are final, but because these tics were a few months out they were able to assist. I appreciated the customer service.
Bought football game tickets for the Eagles and Rams yesterday (11/24/24), tickets were sent and available in my seat geek app. We get to the stadium and the tickets are invalid. We talk to box office and someone has already used the tickets earlier so we're SOL. We waste the entire first quarter waiting in line to resolve the issue and the first half chatting with customer service. I contacted seat geek and they say they'll investigate but it'll take 5 days. Completely unacceptable. Because we'd traveled and were already at the stadium, we bought separate tickets at the box office but the only ones left were at the very top row in a corner section. What was supposed to be a fun night at the game turned into a nightmare and the entire night was ruined. Buying with seat geek is not worth the risk, you could end up out of money with no tickets.
WHERE IS MY MONEY! YOU GUYS HAVE GOT TO BE THE WORST LYING, DISHONEST COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES. YOU CHARGE PEOPLE FOR AN EVENT THAT COST MORE TO ORDERED THROUGH YOU ORGANIZATION THAN IF YOU ACTUALLY PURCHASE IT AT THE VENUE. THE TICKET NEVER SHOWS UP AND YOU LIE ABOUT SENDING A REFUND TO GET PEOPLE OFF YOUR BACK WITHOUT ACTUALLY REFUNDING THEM. I WILL BE SURE TO LET OTHERS KNOW OF MY EXPERIENCE AND YOU CAN BE SURE THAT I OR ANYONE ELSE I INTERACT WITH BE USING SEATGEEK EVER IN THE NEAR FUTURE! IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND A HALF AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN THIS ISSUE RESOLVED.
Products used:
NOTHING
Date of experience: January 24, 2022
The customer service is as poor as any company ive every worked with. I talked to multiple people Jose E was the worst of all but completely unhelpful. Work with them at your own risk
Date of experience: September 28, 2022
Search engine site cant deliver on promises has no direct relationship with sellers.
I ordered a more expensive ticket that promised delivery "within minutes" yet no ticket was delivered. Now 72 hours later, Seat geek is still apologizing saying they've contacted the real seller but not to worry the tickets will show up before the show. They were unwilling to provide a cancellation even though the tickets were false advertising. I contacted visa and shared the details and visa was happy to support me in a dispute and cancel payment to seatgeek.
Seatgeek is simply a search engine and resells tickets from other resellers and so has no control. From seatgeek.:
"SeatGeek is simply a search engine, and once an order is submitted to a vendor, we are unable to refund, cancel, or exchange it. The vendors we list also have a general policy that all sales are final.
I already reached out the seller regarding with your concern. We will update you as soon as possible. We'll keep an eye on this issue.
Best,
Kim at SeatGeek
"
Date of experience: July 23, 2019
I have found that SeatGeek consistently gives me better options and prices than other sites, including team-owned sites. I will continue to use them for my game-day experiences!
Date of experience: March 27, 2019
SeatGeek is a joke. I purchased tickets for an event and then the event was cancelled. SeatGeek will not return any emails or refund my money. Buyer Beware.
Products used:
Tickets
Date of experience: June 3, 2021
After 2 days, tons of emails and hours on the phone with 4 different reps they saw the seller was not being truthful or responsive with my ticket confirmation. The tickets I had purchased were back for sale on the site before I received them. They could not answer why and could not get a straight answer from seller. They told me they would tell seller tickets would not be accepted and money refunded and apologized for my experience but thanked me for the feedback. I was forced to buy other more expensive tickets to be sure we had seats and travel to the game based on their review of the correspondence and seller failing to follow through. World Series game happened. The next day they said tickets would not be refunded after two reps said they would be the day prior. Tickets went unused for the World Series. ALWAYS USE STUBHUB or any other vendor. They are fine as long as money should not be refunded which is where a good company steps up. I am a business lawyer for a living. This is the worst company I have ever dealt with any professional or personal experience.
Tip for consumers:
Do not use them
Date of experience: October 31, 2021
I purchased tickets to a Mets / Braves spring training game to be held March 11th 2022. The game was ultimately canceled on February 28th and was not rescheduled. It has now been 4 weeks since cancellation, the Seat Geek Buyer Guarantee states "we will notify you that the eveent was canceled and provide you instructions on how to obtain the refund" as of this date I have received no notification from Seat Geek. I have e mailed them twice and the only responce I have received is a notation via e mail that I should receive an e mail shortly on the status of my refund. I'm not sure what Seat Geek definition of shortly is but 4 weeks would seem to be ample time to issue a refund. My request #is ******* in case anyone from Seat Geek actually reads these reviews. Customer service is poor at best
Date of experience: March 21, 2022
The service is easy and convenient, however I was met with a few different issues when trying to buy my tickets:
First set of tickets I tried to purchase showed an error page, tried to purchase a new set that was then unavailable and them when logging in to view my tickets from my third attempt, to my huge surprise saw the tickets that I was informed were not able to be purchased due to error on my first attempt.
Date of experience: March 27, 2019
Hi There,
Really glad to hear that you enjoy the convenience of our platform.
Though, want to make sure everything went okay with your order. It sounds like you ended up making a second purchase due to getting an error message but it turned out your ticket order did go through. Please send us an email to support@seatgeek.com or call us at 888.506.4101 and we will be happy to look into this and see what we can do about that accidental double order.
Warm Regards,
SeatGeek GX Team
I would give zero stars if I could. I don't have enough space to type what I need to, but when trying to sell some tickets purchased on this app, it somehow linked some totally different tickets that I had saved in my MLB Ballpark app. I wasn't trying to sell the MLB Ballpark tickets, only the ones purchased through SeatGeek. The tickets that ended up selling were valued way more than what I set the selling amount for. Yes, I would think at some point I should have noticed the wrong tickets were listed, but the MLB tickets should have never even linked with the Seat Geek app. I will never use any of these again. I lost alot of money over this.
Tip for consumers:
Don't use this for selling!
Products used:
Purchased and Sold tickets - never again.
Date of experience: June 24, 2022
First and last time ever using Seat Geek!
Purchased tickets to Elton John at Dodger stadium through SeatGeek. Had to add the MLB website. Got a message from Seat Geek to accept my tickets. Followed the steps to accept the tickets. Message on app said I had accepted tickets, but they never showed up. You can talk to customer service only on day of event. I spent over 2 hours on the phone and they were never able to help me. I asked for the actual seat numbers and the representative told me she didn't have that information. The ticket person I spoke at at Dodger Stadium said Seat Geek is notorious for reselling tickets. After day of event you can only text with customer service. I tried and kept getting disconnected. I disputed charge with American Express, but Seat geek submitted a screen shot showing that the tickets had been accepted and are rebilling me. They are not responding to any emails. This was on my wife's bucket list so I paid for flights, airfare, hotel and rental car to make this happen. Beware of this company!
Tip for consumers:
Don't use Seat Geek
Products used:
Tried to use concert tickets which I paid for and never received
Date of experience: December 4, 2022
My total experience was maybe 10 minutes. Clearly showed prices, from least to most expensive just how I like it. Checkout was simple. Only critique is I wish it let me use PayPal.
Date of experience: January 26, 2020
I bought tickets the day if or event and we had amazing seats for such a great price! This is the second time Im using seat geek and I could not be happier
Date of experience: December 15, 2017
I was charged for tickets i didn't use because of confusion with the app and payment processing. I have sent a complaint, but keep getting passed around.
Date of experience: January 28, 2018
Love the different ways of searching for seats & that I can easily see good deals on the map. The 10% discount code was what prompted me to use SeatGeek for my tickets.
Date of experience: February 22, 2018
My experience with SeatGeek has been absolutely terrible. They refuse to refund under any circumstances then wait until the last minute to send your tickets so it is too late to resell. Terrible.
Date of experience: October 10, 2022
As you can tell from the one star reviews and subsequent replies from Seat Geek, this site only collects ticket information from the many resellers out there. Unfortunately, this lends credibility to the many scammers by lumping them in with the reputable dealers. You assume there is some screening process done by Seat Geek, but that doesn't seem to happen. I purchased a Super Bowl ticket only to have the dealer contact me to tell me there was an error and were refunding my money. This tied up my credit line for a few days and could have held up my subsequent purchase from StubHub. I was lucky, the refund did come through and I was notified by RazorGator in time to purchase another ticket. Seat Geek should track the dealers' performance and exclude those that are not providing a basic level of customer service. If Seat Geek becomes the goto place to find tickets, they should be able to insist on performance by the resellers they include on their site. I will continue to use them to scout tickets, but will probably only buy from resellers I am familiar with.
Date of experience: January 29, 2015
Hi Shana,
Thanks for getting in touch. We're sorry to hear that you had such a bad experience with SeatGeek. We actually do hold all of our vendors to very high standards, and when we do have a broker that's repeatedly providing negative service to our users, it's our policy to remove their tickets from SeatGeek like you suggested. Please consider reaching out to us at hi@SeatGeek.com so we can resolve the issue.
Thanks again!
I recently had a disappointing experience with SeatGeek's password unlock process, and I felt compelled to share my thoughts. I needed to purchase tickets for an event that was happening at that very moment, but unfortunately, I couldn't access my SeatGeek account because I had forgotten my password.
Upon realizing my predicament, I immediately reached out to SeatGeek's customer support for assistance. To my dismay, they informed me that it would take approximately two hours to unlock my password and regain access to my account. This was highly inconvenient, as the event I wanted to attend was already underway, and I needed to secure my tickets promptly.
The fact that it would take such a significant amount of time to unlock my password was frustrating and seemed excessive, especially considering the urgency of my request. I understand that security measures are necessary, but I would have expected a more efficient and expedited process, especially from a ticketing platform like SeatGeek.
The lack of immediate access to my account put me in a difficult situation, and I was unable to purchase tickets for the event in a timely manner. This not only resulted in my disappointment but also meant missing out on an experience I was eagerly looking forward to.
While SeatGeek is generally known for its wide selection of tickets and user-friendly interface, this particular incident left me with a negative impression. I believe they should consider implementing a more streamlined process for unlocking passwords or provide alternative methods for urgent situations like mine.
I hope SeatGeek takes customer feedback into consideration and finds ways to improve their password unlock process, ensuring that users can quickly regain access to their accounts in situations where time is of the essence.
Date of experience: June 16, 2023
Absolutely terrible! NEVER USE THIS SITE. If I could give negative reviews, I would. I bought tickets to a huge game for around $200 and almost a WEEK later they inform me because of some technical error, the tickets aren't available. This technical error = trying to make money off a higher buyer.
Date of experience: July 22, 2014
Hi Jamie! We're sorry to hear you're disappointed. SeatGeek is a ticket aggregator, meaning we list tickets but do not own them. This means that when you're when you buy tickets using SeatGeek, you are not buying them from SeatGeek. We may have helped you search for and find a good deal, but your payment and your order go directly to the individual or business who owns the tickets (a. K. a. "the seller"). The seller receives, fulfills, and ships your order, and also provides customer support.
We're sorry to hear that you experienced a technical error with the vendor from who you purchased the tickets. It's best to contact the vendor directly in that situation, as they have access to your order and can help resolve the issue for you. We hope that helps next time.
We ordered tickets on line; several emails on our phone to get seat geek app,
Seat Geek sent us to AXS to get tickets; then ended up getting the wrong seat. TOO MUCH, just so you can save paper. Never ordering from you again.
* SeatGeek attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: August 11, 2019
I purchased 2 tix to Adele at Staples for 09/20/16 -- they were close to 1K. AFTER I purchased the tix, I was reading reviews for SeatGeek and needless-to-say, was a bit in panic mode. The eMail I received confirming they were sent had a blank tracking number! I was finally able to track down the fed-ex number and you can be sure I tracked that on an hourly basis. Well - the tickets were delivered; and, they even called the day of to ensure I received the tickets and to enjoy the show. So yes, the communication could have been a bit smoother; but, all-in-all it worked out in the end and it was an AMAZING show. Would I use them again? Probably --- I just hope they smooth out their en-route communication...
Date of experience: August 22, 2016
I really liked the discounted price UNTIL the excessive "handling fee" hit, but all in all it's still a fairly good price and so far I have not had any issue purchasing, receiving, or using my tickets.
Date of experience: February 24, 2020
It was very simple to purchase tickets. Hopefully we have good seats at a reasonable price. There is a toll-free number if you have problems purchasing your tickets on their easy app
Date of experience: September 26, 2017
Purchased tickets for an the Iowa /Illinois game. Never received the tickets event. Tried calling several times and was told someone would contact me with refund. Two months later still no refund.
Date of experience: January 3, 2022
Very easy to find my seat and love seeing the picture of the field before you purchase. It was exactly from that spot. Once I purchased I got it within an hour.
Date of experience: October 7, 2017
Got to the playoff game and tickets were invalid. Worst experience ever. Humiliating... No response from email sent to seat geek. Dont ever use this site. No one has contacted me yet.
Date of experience: May 17, 2016
Daniel thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. We are so sorry that you had a negative experience. We have VERY strict agreements to hold our sellers accountable in the event that our customers have any issues at the gate. I assure you our CX team will be in touch with you to make this right.
SeatGeek is the Web's largest event ticket search engine. Discover events you love, search all ticket sites, see seat locations and get the best deals on tickets.
Hi Joe,
I have already reached out to you directly to make sure we resolved this issue for you, but I wanted to be sure I posted a public response also so other users could see the answer to your concerns and experience.
When our tickets are marked as instant tickets and state within minutes, that is true the majority of the time. In your case that did not happen. I do not know if the change in delivery wasn't updated in our system but do know we will look into it. Our standard policy is that tickets must be fulfilled at least a day prior to the event. Sometimes when a seller marks a ticket for delivery method that is the method they have been told they will get the ticket and then event or venue changes can cause that to change. When it does we try to take every step to notify the customer. That said we are sorry a ticket was marked as being fulfilled in minute when that wasn't the case and take responsibility for that.
The statement you got is not fully true as well. We began as a search engine for tickets, something similar to what Kayak does for hotels and flights, but have evolved to be more. We have direct relationships with our sellers, who we vet and have contracted agreements with. Which is why we can offer guarantees. That said, at the end of the day, your purchase was with SeatGeek and we will take every step to hear and do our best to address your concerns.
Warm Regards,
Locke, SeatGeek CX Team