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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
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    220
  • Returns
    250
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    265

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 3.9%
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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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June 12th, 2020
Verified purchase

They are not very helpful during this pandemic. They do not respond to any inquiries. My tickets for an NBA game is postponed indefinitely. Who buys tickets without setting a date and time for them? We don't even live in the state the game was to happen, so what I can do with these tickets is useless. I wish I used Ticketmaster.

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SeatGeek J. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Kandi,

Thank you for the feedback and apologies for any frustration throughout your process. We see that this issue was resolved and you were issued a full refund for this order. Glad that we were able to get this issue resolved for you.

If you need anything else, please feel free to reach us at cx@seatgeek.com.

Best,
CX Team at SeatGeek

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June 19th, 2023

Designed to trick you into buying tickets before telling you about 65 percent service fees. I have reported them to the fraud department at my credit card. They have no ethics, conscience or integrity. Don't make the mistake I did.

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March 25th, 2020
Verified purchase

This was a frustrating experience. Tickets went on sale at Noon and it was crazy trying to lock down seats. It felt like every time I would click on a certain number of seats the very next moment those seats are gone. I know this is part of the demand, but if there's anyway to make this process a little less hectic than that would be nice.

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November 20th, 2018
Verified purchase

Tickets were not from an authorized reseller, they did not work. Venue had to make an exception to let us in, wasted $50 dollars. Unacceptable, I go to a lot of shows, sports events and I've never had this issue.

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November 18th, 2023

They sold me undisclosed obstructive view tickets for ALCS game despite website stating any tickets with obstructive or limited view must be disclosed as such. After several online chats and finally speaking with a live person (very difficult) I was refused a refund or credit even though they sold me fraudulent tickets. We could not even see the game being played yet they said All Sales Final. Their website acts like they are legitimate but they cannot be a legitimate company and I'm disappointed in MLB for referring people to SeatGeek. It's a baseball game, when you cannot see the pitcher, batter, catcher then you are not experiencing the live game which I paid a lot of $ to attend as a special occasion.
Stay away from SeatGeek!

Tip for consumers:
The company sold me fraudulent tickets and refused to honor their commitment

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Tickets not as described when purchased

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January 11th, 2022

Few months ago I purchased some tickets on seat geek for the first time, and my only complaint was that I waited for over a week to receive my tickets. I just purchased more tickets for the second time thinking it will also take forever, to my surprise they were in my inbox within an hour, that tells me that they read the reviews and try to correct the issues.

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November 4th, 2023

I purchased a very expensive parking pass from seat geek for game 2 of the World Series. I arrive to find out that the lot is full, not only is the lot full but there are several of us trying to use the very expensive parking passes we purchase from seat geek. I hand to find another lot and pay cash. I'm asked for a refund because they sold me an fraudulent parking pass. The best these criminals will do is give me a credit. I don't want a credit, I never want to do business with these fraudulent scumbags again. I should be given a full refund because they sold me a fraudulent parking pass.

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December 21st, 2022
Verified purchase

RATM cancelled their tour on October 4th of this year. No refund was issued so after a couple weeks I contacted SeatGeek. I explained that the debit card used to make the purchase was no longer active but the checking account associated to that card is still active. They claim they attempted to process the refund but it was denied. I contacted my bank who looked into it and said no such attempts were made. After several attempts to move the process forward I realized I was getting run in circles. Finally after several attempts and providing all of the information requested they claimed they would refund the purchase and send it to my PayPal account by December 21st. Well, it's December 21st and still no refund. At this point I most likely will have to take legal action. They are deceptive. They talk in circles. They claim they are escalating things to other departments but don't. They are literally stealing money from hard working people. Avoid them at all costs.

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1 review
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February 6th, 2022

I purchased tickets last year and resold them to seatgeek, it's now 2022 and I haven't received my money. Horrible experience, will never purchase from them again. I've called multiple times and spoke to representatives and they first told me your bank is not allowing the refund to come in which was a complete lie due to me contacting my bank. I've also asked to send me a check for the amount owed which is $180, for a huge company with a lot of money I can't believe they wound refund me the money that is rightfully mine. Please go elsewhere to purchase tickets.

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April 2nd, 2023
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I bought tickets for a concert on the SeatGeek website and felt comfortable under the premise that these were going to be refundable up to three days before the show date. I tried to reach somebody there a few months before the show date to cancel and there is no one available, except for a robot to write to you. In addition, they make it very clear that none of their tickets are refundable. They are only possibly exchangeable for other tickets if to be exchanged within a one year. Otherwise you lose your money. This is deceitful since you are immediately shown a returnable ticket icon when initially booking. Returnable is there a play on words, which is meant to mean exchangeable, but not refundable.
Be warned that this ticket site is a sham.

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1 review
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August 31st, 2017
Verified purchase

I have used Seat Geek for my event tickets for some time now. I haven't had even a single negative experience. They are my go to place for tickets. I like how you can actually see what row you're getting. The prices also seem to be competitive.

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1 review
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December 29th, 2018
Verified purchase

My wife and daughter wanting to see the Nutcracker at the last minute it was easy I went to see GI found three open seats and within a few minutes they were on their way! Would recommend it is one of the easiest ticket sites to use

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1 review
18 helpful votes
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March 28th, 2020
Verified purchase

Frustrating experience. I would select a ticket. The system would cycle for minutes and then indicate ticket not available. So many tickets appear available. It took me 20+ minutes to get a non-preferred seat.

Also there should be a message on the site to indicate the process will move faster if the user enters their credit card and phone number in the account settings.

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SeatGeek J. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Paul,

Apologies for the initial confusion with the ticketing process! Seems that you were purchasing tickets for a pretty popular event. We're an online marketplace, so tons of orders go through at the same time. As a marketplace, we rely on sellers for certain inventory. Sellers get tons of orders throughout the day and it does take sometime for their inventory to update via the site. If an order went through earlier than yours, this could've been why the tickets weren't available. Truly sorry for any confusion there.

If you have anymore questions, please feel free to reach out to hi@seatgeek.com.

Stay safe,
CX Team at SeatGeek

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1 review
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July 17th, 2018
Verified purchase

Well i clicked the wrong date for the foo fighters show instead of today for yesterday- we had a 1 hour to get into the city - they would not reverse charges - so we had to go- the show was fantastic but the arrangement of last minute shuffle was no fun
Now i have another ticket which i am trying to sell- but no luck as yet & 2 hrs before showtime

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November 2nd, 2018
Verified purchase

I really like seat geek and have been getting the best prices and the seat views are all great. The problem is that there are no details anywhere about what the event is. Thought I was booking a concert but it is a book tour. Obviously my bad for not doing due diligence but I guess I started trusting too much because of all the other positive experiences I've had with seat geek.

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1 review
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August 29th, 2015

They charged me immediately for Rangers Orioles tickets tomorrow. They send an email to log on, but no tickets!

Game is tomorrow and I am out $150 for my son's birthday present.

I would go to stub hub but only had that $150 set aside for his present. A special place in hell awaits this group

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Brian,

We're so sorry to hear that there was an issue with the Rangers-Orioles tickets you ordered for your sons birthday! Tickets are sometimes delivered day-of, so we hope that they arrived between the time you wrote this review and the game. However, if your tickets weren't delivered in time, we understand how disappointing this must have been for you and your son and would like to make sure it's made right. If you haven't already contacted our customer service team, please email hi@seatgeek.com so we can see to it that you're properly refunded!

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1 review
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August 8th, 2015

Misleading pricing I will be reporting to the better business bureau. The person who dropped my tickets off sent very unprofessional text go me when I requested a refund for the misleading information about the tickets and time frame of delivery. I would recommend theses people to anyone its nothing but a scam.

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Elizabeth,

We are so sorry to hear that you had such a negative experience using SeatGeek.

We work very hard to make the prices on our site as transparent as possible by displaying a price that is inclusive of all fees and by linking to the official box office, but we are always looking for ways we can improve. If you'd be willing to share with us why you felt mislead, we'd be grateful for your feedback at hi@seatgeek.com.

We also would appreciate any details you'd be willing to share about your local pick up so that we can prevent others from having the same experience.

Apologies again and we look forward to hearing from you!

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1 review
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November 28th, 2022

I paid for tickets to a game, thinking I was getting a deal it cost 58.00, then they also charged my credit card 24.67 fees per tickets and an additional delivery fee of 19.00. To top it off they didn't deliver anything I had to drive to the persons house to get them. It cost me more through them than through a regular site like ticket master.
I will never use them or recommend them to anyone.

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August 18th, 2017
Verified purchase

I've used SG half a dozen times now with no issues with tickets. Fees are reasonable compared to other sites.

I find a big plus is the transparency of the site showing ticket prices with fees included. This saves a lot of time picking a ticket within my budget.

Great experience and I hope to see Seatgeek continue the excellent service.

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December 15th, 2023

I gave one start because I could not give a zero. I ordered two tickets to Hadestown, and the tickets never showed up. They said they would call back in two hours but never did. They claimed another email address was on file- one I had never heard of. I verified who I was and the order number, provided a copy of the email they sent me confirming the order and verified my credit card number- they said there was nothing they could do. The credit card company was immediately notified- do not trust them!

Tip for consumers:
Stay away from them- their security is terrible, customer service is no help, and the only resolution I got was having to call my credit card company, which I did.

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None, I went to someone else.

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March 28th, 2022

Awful customer service. I returned tickets twice and they combined the promo code into one which only allowed me one new purchase. A complete waste of 100 dollars and not even a response from their customer service. Just a link to an article.

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2 reviews
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April 23rd, 2018
Verified purchase

But one improvement to consider - the photos showing the view from a particular section are NOT adjusted for the specific seats being sold in that section. I realize this is a tall order, but with todays technology, l imagine this can be done

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January 18th, 2019
Verified purchase

I love seat geek, they def show the best deals and best prices. But while we are outside of the big game, we literally had to wait up to 10 mins every time to see if our tickets actually went through. After nearly 5 tries, over 45 mins of waiting we finally had tickets. I think the wait time for confirmation is ridiculous and while waiting you don't want to try to get other comets because what if you end up with both?!? Something has to be done about the wait and confirmation time!

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September 22nd, 2018
Verified purchase

Bought tickets for Cowboys Giants game for friends. The tickets would not transfer even after installing the SeatGeek app. Our friends had to go to ticket office to have tickets printed. Long story short it took 45 minutes they missed the whole first quarter.
Buy your tickets from other ticket resale sites.
This was a technical ticket nightmare!

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SeatGeek T. – SeatGeek Rep

Hi Bill,

Thanks so much for sharing that feedback here. We looked into the order number you provided, and you're totally right that there was an issue with that ticket transfer. Technical issues like that are really rare, and we take them super seriously. While of course we're glad that your friends were able to get their tickets from the box office, it's definitely not ideal that they got stuck in a line to get there, and missed part of the game. Our first priority is always to get folks into their event on time and in a good mood, and that it's not okay that this wasn't the case for you and your friends.

That said, we'd really love the chance to win back your trust with us and our site. We've applied a $100 promo code to your account, usable on your next promo eligible purchase with us. (The easiest way to see which tickets are eligible is to filter by selecting "Supports Promo Codes Only” via the app or changing “All Ticket Types” to “Promo Eligible” on the web.) There is of course no pressure to use it-- totally up to you. But we know your experience with us was a negative one, and an outlier, and we want the chance to show you how smoothly things usually go.

Thanks again for your time in writing that feedback. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our CX team directly.

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

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August 7th, 2022
Verified purchase

Bought a parking pass for an MLB game on the site. The parking pass would not open. We had to cash park and I finally after a lengthy ordeal got a hold of customer service. Customer service could not open either. They will not give us a refund unless we provide the ticket for cash parking. I explained we did not get a receipt for cash parking but they will not give me a refund of $124 unless I can produce it. I provided tickets to the baseball game but that's not sufficient. This is complete fraud. The fact that my ticket didn't open is not relevant to where or how we parked since the pass they sold us didn't work.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t use. Don’t guarantee like they advertise.

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