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SeatGeek has a rating of 2.3 stars from 2,548 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 239th among Concert Tickets sites.

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    319
  • Value
    304
  • Shipping
    220
  • Returns
    250
  • Quality
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Top Positive Review

“Customer service was solid”

Sacca G.
2/5/24

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.

Top Critical Review

“Charge buyers up to 40+%”

Dean P.
9/4/24

The seller pay 10% and buyers pay up to 40% and you don't see the break down unless you put in the search price without fees. Can't reach a human to speak with This is the official site of MLB contact you team to tell them that fans are being ripped off

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January 14th, 2023

When selecting your seats by section, it will show you the cost for that section. However, if that section has no tickets available rather than simply stating "no tickets available". It auto suggests is a different section without indicating that is what it's doing. I noticed immediately and in less than five minutes Contacted their customer service to be told that I just need to resell them. This is a very unscrupulous business practice. Just indicate there are no tickets available!

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January 25th, 2022
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SeatGeek has a guarantee that tickets will be received in time for the event. I did not receive my tickets on time but they have not refunded me nor responded to my many phone calls and emails. My concert was 5 months ago. I was "patient" as was requested by several customer service reps.

Tip for consumers:
Do not trust the "guarantee"

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Wasn't able to use any product, it was not delivered in time

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March 5th, 2022

Purchased 4 tickets accounting to $200 noticed after purchase that I had a typo on my email, count contact them through anywhere and require order number to make a request, we'll you can't have the order number without your email. Tried a phone number I found to hear web, got out on hold by a machine and then they hung up on me the same way multiple times. Do not get your tickets through this website.

Tip for consumers:
But don’t use it but If you do make an account beforehand

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June 18th, 2023
Verified purchase

Purchased a parking pass for the US Open. Website shows 30 minute delivery, received the pass 12 hours later - after the tournament round for the day was over. No way to contact them either (or at least not obvious to me) to work a solution. SeatGeek did respond to me a couple of days later and refunded the purchase - which was great, but really needed the tickets. Anyway - Understand things happen.

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None - product was delivered too late

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August 24th, 2022

You buy the tickets, but they won't send them to you right away, as any normal company would do. They hold your tickets, until is too late before event or even make you loose the event. I don't understand how such a disaster company is still in business. Of course when you try to contact them, there is no phone number for customer service. Avoid them for your ticket purchase.

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December 13th, 2023

They ran multiple charges on my card for some NFL tickets. They all went through on my card, but were immediately reversed by Seat Geek. Seat Geek has no support number. My credit card provider helped me reach a support rep at Seat Geek.

The out of country support rep, told me that I was making mistakes with my credit card information. I had not, I double checked it after the first issue. And the credit card provider was accepting the charges. It is a valid card, with a huge limit. I tried another card, same issue. Now I am locked out of their system for 24 hours.

All I wanted to do, was take my grandson to his first NFL game. I spent three hours on this.

Seat Geek is awful, unethical, and unhelpful. Horrible Experience. Canceling my account.

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Awful company. Awful support

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Website. I didn't use anything. I just gave them three hours of my life.

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October 6th, 2023

I tried to cancel my tickets 2 months prior to my event because i'm having emergency surgery and have been down and out of work. I wanted a refund but would be happy with credit so my money doesn't go to waste. I have called countless times, asked for corporate and told i'd get a call back about 4 times and i have gotten absolutely no where. They literally just want your money and their customer support is useless. I'm very frustrated no one i've talked to has been able to help me when they say it's no problem! I'll never buy from seatgeek again absolute waste of money i'm sick about it. Not to mention i'm already so sad i missed my show. Zero stars if i could.

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October 2nd, 2023

I bought two tickets for Springsteen in Columbus. Because of his peptic ulcer he had to cancel, it's so serious he has NO makeup dates. All I wanted was a refund, I emailed and texted, they just give me the runaround. Why? All I want is my money back. Do not use this company. I'll bring suit, but it's frustrating. Please stay away!

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April 11th, 2023

I bought tickets to a Ny Rangers game from seatgeek and never received. I was told that tickets would arrive in my email no later then 24 hours before my event. We travelled all the way to the stadium and I never received my tickets. Waited outside the arena for almost two hours just to be told that they double sold my tickets and they can only offer me a refund. They also lied to me numerous times over the phone. Customer service was rude and not helpful. Will never be using seatgeek again.

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October 10th, 2023

I ordered tickets as soon as they went on sale for Aerosmith in Philadelphia (first show) on September 2. Ask me if I received my tickets? Nope -- Now ask me if I've gotten my refund? Nope! They're still holding my money -- today is October 10. I gave them all the screen shots, emails, and conversation they asked for All I'm getting back is "we need to look into it". Its $1200. I don't know about anyone reading this, but I don't have $1200 extra to wait months for a refund. I will NEVER go to Seat Geek again - be cautious people. Be VERY cautious!

Tip for consumers:
Go to another venue! Dont trust them

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Nothing - I never got the product

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August 23rd, 2022
Verified purchase

I have had an incredibly frustrating experience with Seat Geek and would never use them again! In contrast, I can wholeheartedly recommend Stub Hub. If you have any issues with your tickets from Seat Geek, you will absolutely never get a human being to help you. Buyer beware!

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1 review
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July 14th, 2020

Bought tickets for two baseball games in Colorado before the Pandemic. Games were the first week of June. It is now mid July with no refund even after contacting seatgeek, and my credit card. $400 un-refunded. I understand the circumstances, but this is unacceptable if not criminal!

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October 24th, 2019

Called me when they discovered that the $1,400 worth of tickets I ordered were possibly not going to make it. I had to go day of the ND football game to pick them up. Promised a $200 credit and now won't return emails.
Also their price was higher than what my friends paid using stubhub

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December 21st, 2017
Verified purchase

Accidentally purchased tickets for the wrong day. Called customer service within five minutes. After looking at my order, they conveniently told me that so sorry we cant refund your order, but I could sell them back. I will never use seat geek again.

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Chris, thanks for taking the time to review your experience. To further explain, SeatGeek only connects buyers with sellers, so we can’t actually change or cancel an order after it’s been confirmed. As stated in their Terms of Use, our vendors and sellers are unable to process cancellations, exchanges, or refunds. Due to the nature of the secondary ticket market, all sales are final and cannot be reversed once they have been submitted, mainly in an effort to ensure the security of tickets and avoid situations where they are double sold or invalidated.

Your best shot at getting your money back is to simply resell them. The majority of tickets on the SeatGeek Marketplace end up getting scooped up.

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

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February 23rd, 2022

I talked to 5 different customer service reps who said they would call me back and none of them did. I tried calling again and now the phone number no longer works. I'll keep trying via email bit it looks hopeless. I could be out over $1000.

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October 10th, 2017
Verified purchase

Bought tickets that turned out to already be scanned by the time we attempted to enter the stadium. SeatGeek support did nothing to help us get in. Still working with them on getting my money refunded, but it was a complete disaster and I am certain that I will never trust their marketplace or their support system ever again.

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Samuel — thanks for your feedback. I apologize for the experience you had with your tickets at the recent Buckeyes game. Our CX team always aims to find replacements first when these scenarios occur, so it seems that there were none available at the start of the game when you called in to report your invalid tickets. I do wish we were able to get you into the venue, but in lieu of that, our Trust & Safety team is amidst their investigation into your invalid tickets. Upon completion of their investigation, your refund will be processed and the seller will be appropriately reprimanded for providing invalid tickets, as doing so is against our Terms of Service.

Again, I deeply apologize for what occurred last weekend. Our CX team will be following up with you via email once our Trust & Safety team has completed their investigation. Should we be able to assist in any way in the meantime, don't hesitate to reach out.

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

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May 31st, 2019
Verified purchase

Easy to purchase tickets for upcoming events. It would be better if you could select specific seats, I needed 3 seats and one of the choices showed 8 seats together but did not specify which seats we were actually purchasing.

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January 26th, 2017

Ordered tickets to Bill Maher in Dallas and the show was cancelled and seatgeek refuses to return my money! Buy at your own risk, I'm out $270 don't make the same mistake that I did! Not a reputable company!

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hey Rick,

Thank you for taking the time to write this review of SeatGeek and share your experience.

Shoot us a note - having your money returned in the case of a cancelled event should never be an issue! We would love to help!

All our best,
SeatGeek

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

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1 review
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September 14th, 2017

Never having ordered from this website- (and never will again). Our seat value is 99.50 our daughter paid approximately 230 each for these tickets. A gift from our daughter who honestly didn't know better. I printed the tickets out tonight for our Saturday concert. Think there is a calculated reason you are not allowed to print them until 48 hours before? Despicable.
As for your reply Seat Geek of how you have little control, etc. The ticket prices were $165 and she was charged $230. Right, your additional fee is totally fair! No need to spend another minute on this -

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Gina, thank you for the feedback. Since SeatGeek is a secondary ticket market, so listings you see on the site are made up of tickets that are being resold after they've been purchased from a box office/primary ticket source. In regards to the dollar amount listed on the ticket--secondary market ticket prices fluctuate far more than primary market ticket prices. They can often fall below face value, but on the flip side, if primary market tickets are underpriced or hard to get, secondary market tickets prices often cost more than face value.

SeatGeek doesn't control the pricing or demand of tickets over time, but we do our best to let our buyers know which deals are considered "Amazing," "Good," or in some cases "Bad," based on historical data. If you ever have questions about the pricing of your tickets, please let our support team know so they can clarify a bit more.

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

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August 17th, 2018
Verified purchase

Prices very good. Lots of availability both as to events and ticket locations. Only problem is that a do not normally carry a cell phone, so the "easy" method of accessing tickets isn't easy for me - don't even have your app. Need to print tickets.

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January 7th, 2022

Bought tickets in 2019 for a Lauren hill
Concert …. It never happen, in fact she's on tour now doing other shows. They tried to tell me well it should be rescheduled. It's been almost 2 years give me my refund. "We will reach out to you".

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August 29th, 2017
Verified purchase

I've bought tickets through SG weeks before & the day off an event and every where in between. I've never been disappointed or had an issue. I have learned to take a screenshot of my ticket & blow it up. That seems to work better for the scanner at entry.

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November 24th, 2018
Verified purchase

I have used SeatGeek on two occasions and have not been disappointed. Excellent seats for a great price and the concert tickets arrived within two days of me placing an order. Will continue to use this company whenever possible.

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June 11th, 2017
Verified purchase

Excellent prices, and minimal fees. What more could an avid baseball fan ask for?:)

My only critique about seat geek is the inability to view the stadium section for each listing while scrolling, without clicking on it. Sometimes it's hard to eye ball it from the map. Also, more options like being able to filter your results by certain zones/areas of the stadium would be welcome.

Overall, excellent experience. Keep up the good work

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Brendan, that's a great suggestion! If you have any other feedback, let us know! Our goal is always to make the app and website as easy to use as possible for everyone, and we appreciate you taking the time to let us know what finds of features you'd like to see!

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October 27th, 2021

Purchased tickets to see Pretty Woman with my mom. Never received it nor my money back. Dozens of emails and phone calls leading up to the event all of which did nothing but run me around in circles and make excuses. Since then they will not respond to emails and have been left on hold with customer service for over 4 hours collectively. Am now having to dispute charges with my credit card company - worst customer service experience ever! This company is complete garbage - do not purchase from them!

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