Ticketek Bait and Switch?

poochi on 05/03/2023 - 11:04
Last edited 05/03/2023 - 19:24 by 1 other user

Thought I'd try scoring some last minute Backstreet Boys tickets for their Sydney concert today.

Ticketek website shows these tickets being available.

I thought it was strange because section 5 seats are quite good and they're still available on the day of the concert, along with section 13 and 17 seats which are quite bad because they have a restricted view. The $40 price difference is negligible given the cost of the ticket.

When I tried to buy a single (1) section 5 seat, this happens

'There aren't enough tickets to meet your request right now. Please try a different ticket category or type, with a reduced quantity of tickets.
If you receive this message even when selecting only one ticket, all remaining tickets are being transacted by other customers.'

However, when I try to buy a section 13 or 17 seat, there are tickets available

I don't go to many concerts or buy many tickets from Ticketek, but this is clearly a bait and switch, right?

Ticketek lures you in with good tickets that don't exit/sold out, then hope you settle for bad seats that can't be sold.

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  • AngoraFish on 05/03/2023 - 11:23
    +1

    Ticketek are next level monopoly scammers. They've been taken to court or warned by the ACCC and various similar bodies internationally dozens of times. No dodgy arse shit they pull should surprise anyone at all.

  • AustriaBargain on 05/03/2023 - 11:53

    I was buying tickets to an operetta and all the seats except premium seats say "from $30", but when you click on them it's $30 if you are a small disabled child and $100 if you're an adult. Trying to figure out which of the cheap seats are best in Her Majesty's Theatre is a nightmare. They also don't show you which seats were removed to create the pit so you don't know how close or far you are from the orchestra. Ended up just buying the premium seats for $140.

    Also Ticketek SMS'd my tickets to an old number in their system from like 20 years ago because their website didn't update my details even though it said it updated. You'd think they'd put some of the obscene profits they must be making into their website, but no…

  • pharkurnell on 05/03/2023 - 12:20
    -2

    some last minute Backstreet Boys tickets for their Sydney concert today.

    I'd have thought those tickets would be piss easy to get hold of.

    • AustriaBargain on 05/03/2023 - 12:29
      +1

      Why wouldn't you want to see a bunch of men in their 40s performing teen pop music?

      • sharkyoz on 05/03/2023 - 12:34

        they turned into Laneway Lurchers hehe

        • Daabido on 05/03/2023 - 12:37

          That's a great name for a band.

    • tabz on 05/03/2023 - 12:43
      +3

      tell me why

      • AustriaBargain on 05/03/2023 - 12:57
        -1

        When was the last time you even heard someone say "Backstreet Boys"?

        • djsweet on 05/03/2023 - 14:32
          +3

          I think you may have missed the joke

          • AustriaBargain on 05/03/2023 - 15:24
            -2

            @djsweet: I want it that way, but sorry, I'm afraid I'm not larger than life when it comes to jokes. Maybe it's because I don't wanna lose you now, but I think I need to brush up on my pop culture references. Quit playing games with my heart and enlighten me, show me the meaning of being lonely in this joke that I never knew I needed. But seriously, everybody needs a good laugh, so let's get down to it and tell me what I missed.

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