Purchasing tickets for a concert or festival is often a long process that requires good planning. It happens that tickets disappear immediately before the website even loads. In such situations, you can count on someone to give up. Not all organizers allow ticket returns, so second-hand sales remain. However, this is often an opportunity for . How to buy a ticket to avoid getting scammed?
You managed to buy tickets second-hand, but now you’re wondering if you’ll be able to get in? Check what to watch out for
What to do to avoid being deceived? First of all, check the event regulations. There are those that allow participants to return their tickets without any additional fees. People who resell tickets despite this most likely just want to make money on ignorance. It is worth knowing that this is an offense punishable by arrest, fine or restriction of liberty.
There are events whose regulations do not allow for refunds. Then, first of all check whether it is possible to change the data on the ticket, especially if the organizer may require an ID document before entry. Also make sure that you buy the ticket from the person whose name appears on the ticket. If you are planning to buy a ticket from someone on social media or on auction sites, take a look at their profile. When you see that it’s a newly created account, created a few minutes ago, you better be vigilant. If possible, try to purchase the ticket in person.
It happens that we buy a counterfeit ticket or, even worse, a duplicate one, and when entering the event it turns out that it has already been validated. For e-tickets, avoid those where the entire image has been shared in the ad, event page or social media group. Generating a barcode or QR code nowadays takes a while, so counterfeiters can easily fake a ticket and try to sell it. So pay attention to fonts (e.g. lack of Polish characters, unnatural bold), strange watermarks, logos or other suspicious signs that may suggest that it is a fake ticket.
How to buy a second-hand ticket and not get scammed? Be careful where you buy
You can safely buy tickets on platforms that cooperate with the event organizers, including: via eBilet.pl, Going or Ticketmaster. Before purchasing a ticket via an exchange website, check its credibility online. Look for opinions and comments from Internet users, and watch out for extremely low offers, especially in the case of such crowded events as Męskie Granie, Open’er Festival or world stars, e.g. Taylor Swift. Tickets at suspiciously low prices, available immediately and in large quantities outside the official sales channel are unfortunately a story too good to be true.
Source: Gazeta
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