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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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    304
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  • Returns
    250
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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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1 review
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October 12th, 2016

This is a horrible company that will steal your money and give you nothing. I purchased 2 tickets to Adele concert. I never heard from SeatGeek again until I received an email 4 days before the event informing me that it had turned over the request to Scorebig, which is out of business. You guessed it, no tickets and no refund of $1,200 paid to SeatGeek. This company should be investigated for its fraudulent and deceptive practices.

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Kathy,

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

We're so sorry to hear about this. Please give our support team a call or write us a quick note; we would love to speak with you!

All our best,
SeatGeek

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

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June 18th, 2018
Verified purchase

SeatGeek's search engine does not take into account where you are currently located when searching for tickets. Almost got incorrect tickets for Justin Timberlake a few months ago. We're in Detroit but it suggested the Cleveland show first. Now this time I was getting tickets to a Tigers game against the Twins in Detroit but it suggested the weekend after when they are in Minnesota even though I'm 40 minutes from Detroit. I realized my mistake literally seconds after hitting the purchase button but they have no cancellation policy and instead must make me sell those tickets at a loss plus have them take a fee out of it. I get why the policy is in place but I should have at least 3 minutes to be able to cancel the order.

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September 2nd, 2023

Hey just want to give a heads up Seat Geek is a rip off. If anything happens to your event they will not stand behind their sale of the ticket. If it's moved to a date you can't make … it's your tuff luck … Avoid them at all cost

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January 14th, 2018

They don't offer any information on refunds and they hide their phone number which I had to obtain through my bank because they don't have it on their web page! I spoke with their agents which as expected denied me a refund despite my adamant but respectful objections. Avoid them! Ticketmaster offers a clear refund policy for cancellations and postponements! (they claim it's not a cancellation because they offered me the tickets for 7 months latter! Yea right!)

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Eduardo, thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. For clarification, since SeatGeek is a secondary marketplace, refunds cannot be offered when events are postponed and the original tickets are valid for the rescheduled date. Information about our refund policy can be found in our Terms of Use at seatgeek.com/terms, which our users are also required to agree to prior to checking out. It does look like a representative is working with you on this, but if you have any questions, please let us know.

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

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July 4th, 2017
Verified purchase

Given the green rating of my seats - as a good value - I expected them not to have an obstructed view, which they did especially for the first four songs of the concert (U2). Everyone moved out of our section to be able to catch a glimpse of the band performing on the floor. No one could see a thing over the lighting and sound equipment. To me- it should have been noted that the seats would be obstructed.

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi there Caren, thanks for reaching out about this, and we're truly sorry that this happened. Each tour has a different stage setup and have the ability to change up the setup at any point during the tour, and unfortunately, not all venues are very transparent regarding when there will be obstructions for things like sound stages. This has been a particular pain point for fans who've been attending U2 shows this go-around, and we're really sorry this happened. In these cases, the sellers aren't told of the obstruction, so unfortunately there's no way for them to know about the view and therefore can't notate the listing as such. We highly recommend fans reach out directly to the venue at which the show took place to voice their concerns. We 100% agree that fans should have been made aware of these kinds of obstructions prior to purchasing tickets, and we whole-heartedly support the cause of having venues be more transparent with this information, especially with big shows like this! If you've got any questions, let us know. Send us an email to hi@seatgeek.com and we'll do our best to answer them for you!

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May 16th, 2019
Verified purchase

Our "smart phone" is apparently not smart enough to download the MLB Ballpark app that is now required. We are "old school" and do not use our phones for such matters. Had to go to customer service to get tickets printed out. Very inconvenient! We will not be using seek geek again.

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hey Coleen,

We can completely understand your frustrations with the MLB Ballpark app not working with your device.

Unfortunately, the need to use that app isn't one that is decided by us. MLB made the decision this season to need all tickets to be handled through their own app. This mean if you get tickets directly from the team or on any secondary platform, they are going to require the use of MLB's app.

I am very happy the box office was able to help and may be the way to go for future ticket purchases for MLB games, no matter who you use for tickets.

Warm Regards,

SeatGeek CX Team

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May 18th, 2017

Just look at the reviews- wish I had before I found out once they have your credit card number you are stuck and on the hook no matter what the reason for a request for credit- I would never think about using them again! Beware

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hello Rich. We do apologize if there was any confusion regarding our policies. SeatGeek is primarily a search engine, so we don't have the ability to credit accounts or issue refunds. As stated in our Terms of Use, all sales are final once an order is placed, as is common across the secondary ticket market. Unfortunately, due the natural volatility of the market and the fact that all tickets essentially have an "expiration date" (the date of the event), it's unique in that refunds and order reversals are typically not an option.

We'd be more than willing to discuss the policy with you in further detail, or take a look at your order again and see if there's anything we can do to help! Please always feel free to reach out to us at hi@seatgeek.com.

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3 reviews
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September 15th, 2014

Don't use this site! Stubhub is the only way to go. It's worth a couple extra bucks to actually get IN to the event you paid $300 for! I received two invalid tickets and were turned away at the door and had to buy two more to get in and sit a level higher than we wanted to! Seatgeek does not check out their sellers the way they are supposed to. They let Ticket Network sell tickets through them, and they are legit SCAMMERS. Never again. I want my money back for the invalid tickets AND the ones we had to buy last minute... i'll see if they comply.

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1 review
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February 3rd, 2017

Bought tickets to a game. Got stopped at door. Tickets fraudulent. In fact, could still have purchased same exact seats for which I already paid SeatGeek at the box office from the team. Called customer service and they promised me a refund so I bought tickets on stubhub. Then got an email from SeatGeek during the game that they will not refund my money because they're just a "search engine" and I should contact the retailer. Guess what. No answer at retailer.

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Scott,

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

This doesn't sound right, Please get in touch with our support team, we would love to take a deeper look into this situation.

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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January 15th, 2017

I ordered tickets on the day of a basketball game to take my kids to. We live 2 1/2 hours away from where the game took place. I was stressing because it was the first time I had used SeatGeek. My husband was so mad I didn't use vivid seats or stub hub, but there was an error where the tickets were double sold. They went above and beyond and purchased tickets with better seats on their dime! We were very happy!

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May 31st, 2019
Verified purchase

You can look at prices with the fees already included so you know what you're really getting into. I was able to see what the field would look like from my seat right in the app. Very awesome and simple experience.

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October 20th, 2023

I thought it would be convenient to have parking prepaid for concert at American Airlines in downtown Dallas. NOPE! The app was completely useless in directing to my spot, and the attendant informed me that the price I paid was marked up from $6 to $20. So not only did they get my money, they got my information and I got lost in the hood that smelled like poop!

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March 20th, 2020
Verified purchase

Overall experience was good. I think the fees you and other sites charge per ticket are ridiculous. I bought (4) tickets and paid almost $20.00 extra dollars per ticket, a total of $80.00 extra dollars, so I can sit (6) rows from the ceiling. I am all for making money, but to bang people over the head because you can is not right.

* SeatGeek attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

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SeatGeek J. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Vincent,

Truly sorry for any frustration regarding selling fees. Please note, selling fee's are included in ticket prices all across the Live Entertainment Industry. However, some companies include the pricing in their price without showing it upfront. Here at SeatGeek, we pride ourselves with being super transparent, which is why we have the option on the order page to look at prices with or without fees.

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to us at hi@seatgeek.com and we'll surely take care of you.

Stay Safe,
CX Team at SeatGeek

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1 review
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September 3rd, 2021

I bought 2 sets of tickets for tomorrow's LSU/UCLA game at the Rose Bowl: $2500!
They claim they sent me the emails with the links for the electronic transfer of the tickets.
I have gotten no such emails. I tried to call, I was told it would be at least 30 minutes. When the guy did answer, he said: Hello? And promptly hung up :/ Nice customer service:/

I will never, ever, do business with them again. StubHub from now on!

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June 11th, 2014

I wish I would have found this site before I used Seatgeek. Seatgeek has problems with their software mapping direct seat locations. This is why you hear of so many complaints from people not getting the seats they purchased.

Here is a quote from Bryce at RazorGator "SeatGeek is in charge of mapping the tickets accordingly to match the listing from our site. As you have stated, we did not specify on the listing whether these would be left, right, or center. This issue is with SeatGeek and how they mapped our tickets on their site.We do not control what section they map the tickets to. If the tickets were mapped in the center then that was a misrepresentation by SeatGeek."

Also, I sent more than one emails to Seatgeek but never received a response.

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September 5th, 2023

This is a rip off. The tickets offered and clicked on for purchase were not what I got. I immediately reached out, but they WILL NOT refund. All sales final- even if it's not what you order! I spent an hour, trying to remain calm, not be a pain. But, ALL SALES FINAL! It's not worth the risk. I got better tickets for a better price on a different site. No problem, so there were available choices. DONT DO IT! 26 dollar transaction fee for each ticket too!

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This is a rip off. I chose seats, clicked and paid and then did not receive the tickets that I chose. No refund. Seriously. Rip off!

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Not seatgerk. I went to team website and purchased directly from the college.

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October 15th, 2021

I bought 2 tickets for a comedy show in Chicago and upon arriving the tickets are invalid at the door. Seeking more help at the box office it turns out they were sold multiple times in the seatgeek app so they were never even mine to begin with. $180 spent for tickets that were sold multiple times. Awful app and service. Do not use.

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Do not use - first time using and the tickets were invalid and being sold multiple times. It seems there was no verification from the app for this.

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March 29th, 2016

I purchased two tickets to the Charlotte Hornets v Milwaukee Bucks game. After reading the negative reviews I grew unsettled, thinking my tickets were bogus, lacking validity. I contacted SeatGeek customer service with my concern only to find my representative (Andrew) to be responsive, gracious, and he guaranteed that my entrance into the game would be seamless. He was right. We had great seats and a wonderful time. I'm sorry that everyone is having a difficult time with SeatGeek but I had a fabulous experience.

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March 17th, 2022

I used SeatGeek to buy rodeo/concert tickets for Houston to see Chris Stapleton. Price was good bought the. Early. Then out of no where my money was refunded with no explanation. Took forever to get a rep on the phone. They said that the tickets were no longer available and the refunded my money. I had family coming from out of town, hotels and flights booked for this event. Now the show is sold out and can't go the rodeo without a concert ticket. Rep was less than helpful and said there was nothing she could do. Acted as though the refund made it better. I never received an email from them about it it either. Just a notice from my bank that my money had been refunded. I'll NEVER use them again. My sister who is coming from out of town said she had the same issue but with Cubs baseball tickets.

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I would not recommend SeatGeek

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September 2nd, 2018

I listed tickets for an NFL game at over $300 and Seatgeek sold them for $15. I will never use this site again to list tickets. Spoke to their customer service and they said there was nothing they could do to help me. And the game is not for another 2 months, why would I have gone down so drastically.

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May 11th, 2019
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I've bought from Seat Geek before and never had a problem. This time I bought 2 tickets in the upper balcony and paid close to $300 for them only to find out AFTER that they were obstructed view seats! I can't even get a refund! They were third party sent to Ticketmaster and I was told only the original buyer could get a refund. He's got my money now and I'll never be able to find him. This should have been posted on the site. That they were obstructed view seats. Now I won't be able to see anything and if I don't go, I'm out $300 and a concert I've been waiting to see. I hope the seller (name Kane) is very happy... Karma my friend, Karma.

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hey Mary,

We are really sorry to hear you ended up with tickets that were obstructed in view, this is something we want to take a look into. Generally if a seat will have limited or obstructed view that needs to be clearly noted on the order. This is something that is required by us for our sellers.

I will be reaching out to your directly to find a resolution for this, we want to make sure that you are taken care of and are able to enjoy the events you want to see. Some venues require different ticketing, which is why this order was sent through Ticketmaster but that does not mean it's not something we can help with.

If you see this before my direct reach out, please contact us at 888.506.4101 or email us at hi@seatgeek.com and we will be happy to assist.

Warm Regards,

SeatGeek CX Team

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September 28th, 2023

I purchased tickets to a show in Vegas and the venue said they were fake. No one from SeatGeek would help and they still haven't refunded them. The venue said it happens all the time with this company

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September 12th, 2013

Never again. We paid $80 for Dodgers tickets and drove through LA traffic on my friend's birthday to find out that our tickets didn't scan through. The ticket office told us that multiple people had come to them with the same name. We were out $20 for parking, $80 for tickets and wasted a night, missed the big game, and ruined the birthday. They do not have good security against fraud. Stick with stubhub.

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October 28th, 2016

Our seats to the play Hamilton were horrible. A large pillar was right in front of us. Seats were rated as excellent deal. Paid over $450 apiece. Seat obstruction was not printed on the tickets or any of the paperwork. Get your ratings correct.

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Steve,

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

We're so sorry to hear about this. Please give our support team a call or write us a quick note. We would really like the opportunity to see how this might have happened and correct this.

All our best,
SeatGeek

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

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July 26th, 2021

Run away from this company run! They are the absolute worst. Paid for my tickets 18 months ago still don't have them or any idea when I will see my tickets. Zero customer service. The event has been rescheduled 4 times now! The venue has changed as well as the line up. The official ticket distributor for this venue has allowed refunds multiple times but not seatgeek. Stay Away! Will NEVER order anything from them again.

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