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StubHub offers an online ticket marketplace. Specializing in event tickets, the site allows customers to buy and sell tickets for sporting events, concerts, theater and other live entertainment. Founded in 2000, StubHub provides a transparent and secure transaction process, including a fan protection guarantee to maximize customer satisfaction.

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  • Quick and easy ticket purchasing
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  • Good deals on tickets
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  • High fees for buyers and sellers
  • Inconsistent ticket availability
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    Reviewed June 26, 2015

    I sold two tickets. They went for less than I asked for, and trying to get paid for them (Two weeks ago and still no payment). Over half an hour waiting to try and get through to them, then they want a paypal address. Then they wanted a passport. Then they asked for a utility bill. ABSOLUTELY USELESS. STAY AWAY FROM THEM.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2015

    I sold 4 AC/DC tickets on Stubhub 2 weeks ago for just over £400, as I have broken my back in a road traffic accident and am unable to go. Tickets were shipped (same day as sold) to the guy who bought them through Stubhub via DHL. Then when I requested payment the rubbish customer service and excuses start... "Oh, we can't verify you", "Oh, we can't verify your PayPal account" (I don't have one!!), "Oh, we can't pay you directly", "Oh, we need more info", "Oh, we need 84 forms if photo ID and utility bills...", "Oh, you won't get paid until at least a week after the show", "Oh my name is ** and my English not excusingly good sir!!" Avoid these muppets at all cost, they are rubbish!!!

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    Reviewed June 21, 2015

    Purchased tickets for MANA concert 6-20-2015 (1) week prior to event. Purchased ticket for the 20th. Went to concert & was not allowed in. Date came up for 18th. Checked tickets & sure enough 18th was on it. I know I set tickets for 20th, there are numerous complaints on net just like this. Please investigate.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2015

    I purchased 8 tickets for a Radio City concert (Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett). The total cost of the tickets was over $2,000. Two of the tickets were invalid. The seller sold them twice and the other party entered the theatre first. I was appalled by this. Stub Hub did finally refund the money after much conversation. Stub Hub is an organization which is allowing thieves to mishandle ticket sales. They are a marketplace to sell tickets at a very high premium without any regard for the consumer. That evening was spoiled because of someone else's greed!!

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    Reviewed June 14, 2015

    Posted tickets to sell a month out and never received any communications until a day before the event Stubhub sends me a penalty fee?! Supposedly my tickets were sold to a buyer WHO I never received or even was alerted about. SH claims they sent me notifications by email which was neither evidence by my inbox or junk mail. Their dispute policy is a sham. Customer service was non-attentive and could care less that I was a first time user. Buyer beware. Never again.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2015

    My debit card was charged 1400.00 for tickets I didn't purchase!!! I called Stubhub. They said they would investigate and call me back within 24 hours. After that I called again getting responses that it would be 48 hours. And then 72 hours all have passed with no return call. It is very poor customer service showing no

    concern for ethics only for provide. If I was a young person on a fixed income I could not pay my monthly bills and provide for my children. I am going to make flyers tomorrow and pass them out at the mall with negative reviews I have found and also send them to friends in other places.. VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!! By the way this is the only review I have ever done.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2015

    Went to buy NYC FC tickets and noticed a good price for seats. We make plans with friends who buy tickets in the same section. Then we get a call saying our tickets have been cancelled because the seller listed them at the wrong price. I just spent a full hour on the phone with customer service hearing the same mediocre apology and a sorry $10 credit to Stubhub. Basically every time you buy tickets from Stubhub they can cancel your order and say "Oops... Sorry... Wrong price." Or even better...if you are a seller and the price goes up after you sell your tickets you can say "Oops... I listed them at the wrong price," and then go back and sell them for more. Will never buy or sell from Stubhub again. Terrible.

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    Reviewed June 10, 2015

    I purchased tickets from this organization for the Pantages Theatre. I thought Stubhub was simply selling tickets for the Pantages. There was no obvious way to know that I was actually buying from an individual who had tripled the face value of the tickets. I was totally deceived.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2015

    $300. 2 concerts. 4 tickets. 0 events attended. I purchased two tickets (purchase A) for digital download. Transaction went through. My card was charged. Tickets appeared on my phone. I purchased two tickets (purchase B) and was sold the wrong day. Still charged. Disputed. Account deactivated. Recharged. Eat the wrong tickets and can't access my tickets from purchase A. Can't attend either concert and charged for both sets of tickets.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2015

    Seller didn't provide tix. I contacted Stubhub support which promises comparable or better tix. Instead we got 5 rows back. SH did PROVIDE partial refund but I didn't want $, I wanted the 5th row tix that I bought for a grad present 6 mos early.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2015

    I purchased 7 tickets for the playoff NY ranger game at Tampa. 5 seats for my sons and 2 separate for my husband and I - there were not 7 together. I did not realize the tickets were sold by two different individuals until I got to the game and three tickets were no good. ** from Dick's tickets resold them twice once on Stubhub. And also on another site I found out his info from the Amalie arena it seems he does this often to people. Beware of buying tickets from him - check the name.

    On the other hand I have always bought through Stubhub - never a problem and they did replace my three tickets on the spot but my kids were very upset thinking they would not get in. I think Stubhub should have some knowledge of what these people are trying to do - it makes them look bad. I am not done with Mr. **. He messed with the wrong mom. His day will come - I have a lot of time and energy for him. No one hurts my children. Karma is a **!!! Don't buy tickets from him!!!

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    Reviewed May 12, 2015

    People rarely write in on these sites when they're satisfied and most of the negative reviews on here seem to be from people upset that they made some kind of dumb mistake and wasted StubHub to pay for it. I've used StubHub dozens of times to buy and sell tickets and haven't had any problem they couldn't fix to my reasonable standards. They're a reseller marketplace, so they're not always to blame for your problems. It's not their fault when you show up to a gig and your ticket is fake. It's the seller's fault. The fact that they offer your money back is great considering you'd get nothing if you bought from any street scalper, Craigslist, or other unsecured resale.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2015

    Whether you want to buy or sell on StubHub, I have two words: just don't. When buying, you get ripped off. They let sellers price tickets WAAAY above what they're really worth, and do you know why they don't care? Because the higher the ticket price, the higher the commission they make from the sale. The price you see when you buy a ticket on StubHub not only includes the fees they make the BUYER pay, but fees they make the seller pay as well! So it's literally a DOUBLE rip off!

    When selling, you still get ripped off (unless you're the type to jack up the price of your tickets to compensate for this fact). And then, if the event your ticket is to get canceled for ANY reason, even though it is no fault of your own, StubHub will STILL debit your bank account for the cost of that ticket! And this is with or without your consent! They can't deposit your fare from selling tickets into your bank account, but they can debit from it? Such **. Then, they had the nerve to tell me that if I disputed the charge with my bank that they would immediately deactivate my account! And, on top of that, they use a shady company such as PayPal to process their payments. That should tell you what kind of company this really is. NEVER AGAIN. Filing with the Better Business Bureau ASAP!

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    Reviewed April 29, 2015

    I selected to purchase 4 tickets in their website. A total cost of $273.94 each ticket was $64 plus tax and fees. I received my order confirmation with the about charged but only for 2 tickets! They said I would just have to buy more tickets from the seller. That doesn't make any sense! Either they logged the wrong amount on the order confirmation or they doubled charged me. Either way I'm not gonna pay more money to fix a problem. They refuse to cancel the deal. So I had to file a dispute through my credit card company.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2015

    Was excited when my boyfriend called me to inform me he bought us tickets to the Brooklyn Nets playoff game for Saturday, April 25 at the Barclay center. We both rushed our way to the center. We waited on long lines to enter. Waited for about thirty minutes when the Barclay attendant scanned our tickets a huge red X alerted him that our tickets were no good. He directed us to the box office to speak with a representative. She grabbed our tickets and began to looked for our tickets on her computer. By this time we are about 15 minutes late to the game. She tells us she can't do anything for us and stamps "void" on our tickets.

    She suggest we call Stubhub to receive a refund or reissued tickets. My boyfriend calls Stubhub. The Stubhub operator answers the phone and my boyfriend states to her the issue he were having with the tickets. The tickets were not working and were not gaining us access inside the stadium. The Stubhub operator puts my boyfriend on hold about 10 minutes when she takes him off of hold and explains to him that she has other tickets she could reissue us. After so long and super late to the game, my boyfriend had no choice but to say "fine."

    She puts him back on hold to reissue the tickets that are nowhere near where we wanted to sit or knew where we would be. By this time we are about 30 minutes late to the game. She puts him back on hold for about 15 minutes as we wait for her to explain to us what will happen. She tells him that the system is down and she doesn't know why but the tickets are not being reissued because of system failure. So a refund was issued. We stood outside the stadium for about an hour only to be issued a refund.

    It was disappointing to know that we traveled 2 hours all the way to Brooklyn to watch the game and the tickets we purchased on a "secure" site was not working.

    Then to make matters worse after leaving the stadium and returning home we receive an email that tickets would be reissued however the tickets had the same barcode as the previous "non working" tickets and we were clearly told by the operator the system was down. This experience was highly upsetting and it has left me with a distrust and I will not be recommending the use of Stubhub to anyone and will not be using this system in the future.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2015

    First the Stubhub website would not let me create an account... then the Stubhub website would not let me link my PayPal account to pay for tickets. Needless to say those 2 red flags made me give up on the site completely. I mean if I have to jump through hoops and go through this amount of trouble just to register on the site it scares the ** out of me of what could happen if I would have actually bought tickets for an event after reading some of the complaints on here... Notice this has never happened to any other site I register with or pay for things with. Everywhere else it a pretty smooth experience... so it's like Stubhub just doesn't want my money so I guess they got their wish.

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    Reviewed April 17, 2015

    I purchased tickets for a concert for April 16, 2015. I drove over 4 hours away to concert. Upon arriving at event I found a sign posted on event stating concert was cancelled and to contact seller for a FULL REFUND. I was NEVER notified about a cancellation. I immediately contacted StubHub. They did not even know about a cancellation. Upon further communications with StubHub I was informed that I would not get a refund since the concert was rescheduled for 08/21/2015. I am not able to attend in August nor should I be expected to. I lost over $250 in costs for gas and hotel to go to the event. StubHub never even acknowledged my experience. They made no apologies...

    StubHub CHEATS their customers. StubHub can get reimbursed from whomever they got the tickets from so I am entitled to a FULL REFUND- just as the sign posted at event stated. I encourage anyone who has had a similar experience to file a complaint with the BBB, the Federal Trade Commission, Rip-Off Report.com and any online complaint forum. If enough people complain, StubHub will eventually become accountable for their illegal and immoral actions.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    The seller failed to upload the tickets. Stubhub was unable to contact the seller. They offered "comparable" replacement tickets; not as good as what I had ordered. They did give a full refund, but I wanted to see this game in the seats I had ordered. I will never deal with Stubhub again; they cannot guarantee they can deliver the tickets you order. Rated lower than one star.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2015

    I bought 3 tickets for the Miami Open last weekend ($200 each) and when submitted the payment the screen showed a message saying that the tickets were no longer available. I get back I purchased 3 tickets from another vendor. 2 days later I found out that they charged me for both transactions even when the first one gave me a message that the tickets were not available anymore. I have been calling and trying to get a refund for that transaction and they keep saying that it was my mistake. I will never use this site again! Beware of these people!

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    Reviewed March 30, 2015

    I purchase tickets from Stubhub, which stated seat 13 & 14, payed extra. Get there standing room only. Meaning the original ticket price were $39.50. Why would I pay $160 extra for these tickets, when the website had tickets much cheaper. They even had a sitting chart!

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    Reviewed March 23, 2015

    I bought 2 tickets for a total of £375 for a The Who concert in December 2014. This was cancelled the day before. On the day at 9:03 I received an email stating the rescheduled date. I then tried to contact Stubhub to see if I could get my money back but found out that that the best I could do was to resell the tickets through their website... This, in spite of paying around £200 in fees to Stubhub.

    I put the new date in my diary. The night before, I went online to print the tickets, only to find out that the concert was taking place the night before the revised date I had been given. It was too late for me to go so I called Stubhub in the USA. I was promised a call back in the morning... nothing. This after 40 minutes on the phone.

    I called the UK number this time and was told that another email had been sent out 15 minutes after the first (in December) changing the rescheduled date to the day before. Another 20 minutes later, I was told that my case was pending and I would receive another call in 24 hours. 10 minutes later I was called by a different employee (who claimed to work for the management team ) to say they had no responsibility. They finally offered a £20 Stubhub voucher, which to me Implied that they felt responsible. I declined that as I want a full refund. When I asked about at least refunding the Stubhub's fees/taxes, I was told certainly not. I was also told that if I emailed a complaint, it would only go to the same team to which the man I was speaking to belonged.

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    Reviewed March 23, 2015

    I did not lose any money (I hope). I was in Ottawa and had some spare time so I bought 2 very good tickets to a hockey game about 1 hour and 10 minutes before the game. I waited about half an hour for my tickets to be printable and got e-mail notification that order was cancelled. I was asked to call them. I called and spent 20 or so minutes on the phone trying to find out why and was told that my account was being investigated (I could no longer log on). I was told the tickets were no longer available and I could buy new ones. Only lousy to very expensive tickets were available. Even if I did buy new tickets it was too late to get to the arena at this point. I was better off going to the game and looking for someone selling on the street. Wasted my time and screwed up my evening plans.

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    Reviewed March 22, 2015

    Tickets didn't arrive by Tuesday when they were supposed to, or indeed Friday when the concert was. UPS showed only a label was printed and NEVER sent or intended to be sent. Stubhub didn't help when I contacted them the day before the concert to cancel it because my ticket hadn't even been sent yet and they replied with something about a "fan protect guarantee" - which basically means I go back onto the Stubhub website, see my concert is now a "past order" and there's no button or way to file a claim or complain. I wrote an honest review which is what the first couple of lines of this are and they wouldn't publish it.

    The service is a lottery, you have zero guarantee of getting a ticket you paid for, you might well get your money back but Stubhub don't care when that might be. I had to file a claim with Paypal and still waiting to get my money back. It's not rocket science, this "service" is weak and they rely on people to send these tickets, which they may put up for "sale" just in case they decide to flake and not attend. So they have a backup sucker to dump the ticket(s) on just in case they need it.

    Being my first and last experience with Stubhub, I've found the service a joke. When the tickets have not arrived and I ask for my money back, you don't list off some "fan protect" garbage, you give me my money back. Wouldn't trust this service personally at all. You have no guarantee you'll get what you pay for and it certainly ruined my weekend, and week leading up to it stressing over a ticket. AVOID, if at all possible and do not make plans relying on anything bought via Stubhub. Ruined my weekend and all I know is I can apparently have my money back at some future point. Zero percent impressed, ruined my weekend and I've just split with my long time partner so a good night was needed and I was let down.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2015

    I purchased two tickets to the Miranda Lambert concert in Bossier (3-20-15) for my wife and her friend. I bought the tickets back on 2-17-15 from Stubhub, received confirmation and the tickets via email. Well tonight my wife and her friend went to the enter the concert but were turned away due to her tickets not being valid.

    I of course hung up with my wife and called Stubhub. I spoke with ** who was helpful, he said that it was possible that either the seller double sold the tickets or the seller contacted the company where they (seller) originally purchased the tickets and had them reprinted. It's basically unknown at this point in time what exactly happened.

    While I am upset that my wife and her friend didn't get to enjoy their show, Stubhub said they will be giving me a full refund plus a 20% coupon for future use (Not going to happen). I asked ** why the company doesn't have it set up where the seller gives up the right to the ticket when using their service, he said normally they do, but sometimes certain transactions don't. All in all, buyer beware.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2015

    I would implore anyone seriously considering to purchase tickets from this website to instead buy them from a genuine source. My e-tickets were available for me to download, print, and attend Download festival 4 days before the event. However, I was emailed the day before the event and informed that the tickets were not valid for entry into the festival. Being informed less than 24 hours before I was to depart was appalling, and the attitude of the customer service staff that I spoke to on the phone was even worse. Stubhub's resolution to my problem was to attend the event a day later, as there was always a slim chance that the seller could post actual tickets via special delivery. A string of hope and an empty promise from a company that has taken payment for a product they were unable to deliver.

    So here I am, a day before the festival, letting down 4 other people that were suppose to be attending with me and needing me for transport. And £160 out of pocket. Stubhub's guarantee to refund me within 3-5 working days does not fill me with hope, considering their "fan protect guarantee" also apparently ensures the ability to enter the event on time and for tickets to be valid for entry. A horrific demonstration of customer service and reliability from a first time user of Stubhub. Anyone reading this review would be foolish to consider purchasing tickets from a company that cares less about having fans attend event, and even less about customer service.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2015

    So I purchased two tickets for the Wrestlemania 2015 event in San Jose back in December for my brother and his wife. They were great seats for great prices and I was so happy that I found them. I know that we're only a few weeks away from the event, but my brother suffered a heart attack and just passed away. I contacted their customer service via chat and spoke with someone named ** and he/she assured me that I would be getting a refund back to my card within 2-3 business days. I was so happy with their customer service for understanding the situation and for giving me a refund.

    Next thing you know, I get an email, not 5 min later, saying that I have received a "coupon" for the amount of my tickets on my account and that I can use it for any event but that it would expire in a year. It threw me off because I thought that I was going to get my refund back via the credit card I used, not in a coupon. I thought that maybe I was just reading it wrong so I decided to go back on the chat option to talk to a representative again to confirm. Next thing I know, I'm being told that there was a "misunderstanding" and that they don't give cash refunds, only "coupons".

    By now I'm irate and I explain to this new rep that I specifically asked "when should I expect the refund to my credit card? The funds will be used towards the funeral costs" and **, the first rep answered, "it can take anywhere from 2-3 business days", to which I said thank you. She keeps insisting that it was a misunderstanding and I had to go into my ** mode which I hate, and told her that if indeed there was any misunderstanding, it was on their part, not mine. I asked a specific question, and got an answer from THEIR rep. He/she did not say it was going to be a "coupon". He/she SPECIFICALLY said it would be refunded back to my card. After I schooled her on ethics and business laws, she said that she was going to speak to a supervisor for more information and so she could "look further into this."

    After waiting for 5 min, she comes back and tells me that I have been approved, as a courtesy, for a full refund on my credit card. Not a coupon. FINALLY, after almost an hour of chatting with these people, I get some satisfaction. Needless to say, I will never, ever use Stubhub again, nor will I recommend them to anyone.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2015

    Stubhub advertised tickets as 'Orchestra Seats,' which we purchased. As soon as we saw the tickets, we realized they were in the 2nd last row of the theater. Immediately contacted Stubhub and they refused to recognize the misrepresentation and would not credit the transaction. They only offered to try to re-sell the tickets at a profit to themselves of course. Our credit card company indicated that Stubhub should immediately cancel the transaction since the issue (misrepresentation) was caught immediately by the buyer; anything else being unethical.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2015

    Two stories here. Last two experiences to be exact so these are not well separated incidents with any successes in the middle.

    I bought 4 up front seats to the Fleetwood Mac concert in Columbus Ohio. Paid for several months in advance of the show. Got to 10 days before showtime (did I mention that these tix were in the thousands of dollars?) - no tix. Contact Stubhub. Very nice, prompt etc. Tell me that "This vendor has an excellent track record and we have never had a problem with them." I'm like "Great but I'd like my tix please." Stubhub says they will call the seller and "Please hold the line." They come back a few minutes later with "They're not answering so we will email them." I say, "OK then what?" They tell me that I'll get an email when tix ship. (Sound familiar folks who have had issues??) Huge relief!!

    Get email with tracking number for tix. Tracking says "label created." Next day still says "label created." Next day same thing. Time is running out. I'm starting to imagine my embarrassment in front of my close friends now. Call Stubhub back and call BS on seller. They tell me to expect a call from fulfillment department next day. So now I know that Stubhub knows their reliable vendor is crap in reality. Next day fulfillment guy calls - asks me to hold while he reads my case file. Comes back in a somber tone and offers me replacement tix that are front row. YAY! Relief etc. Stubhub stands up and takes a major financial bath. I'm happy but it's a survival kind of happy. Skin on my teeth happy.

    So now it is present day. My friend buys similar tix for Maroon 5 in Columbus. Pay big bucks up front months ahead of event. Ten days before event. No tix. Calls Stubhub. "This is a great vendor! No problems at all. You'll get an email when the tix ship." Sound familiar? Get track number. Package en route. Yay!! Right? Tix show up. Friend goes to event with sister. This is a birthday present for the sister btw. Go to gate. TIX ARE 100 percent fake! Venue actually gives friend paperwork to certify fraud tix.

    Whatever Stubhub had going. However hard they try to make things right. Their system is now absolutely rampant with fraudulent sellers. If you want to experience real stress and probably drama use them. I actually feel real sympathy for Stubhub workers. They are good people that want to make things right. It is not fair for them or their customers to be put in these situations.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2015

    My tickets were dropped off at a "certified" UPS location within the 1 business day window. Due to unexplainable logistical reasons the package was not scanned into UPS, but would have arrived well in time for the buyers. Order was cancelled with zero notice to me, and then I had to chase my tail to get the tickets back, and will probably get them back on the DAY of the event with very little time to re-sell them.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2015

    It's so easy for sellers to get scammed through StubHub. They take the buyers word 100% with no proof. If the buyer says your ticket was fake, they will charge you. I have talked with customer service and asked what proof they ask of buyers and they literally said cases like that rarely happen so they don't require proof. That was seriously their answer. But I'm starting to read more and more about buyers scamming the seller. So even if it's rare (or so they claim), it's happening!

    Once I sold a ticket on there and it was valid and the buyer got into the show, but didn't go to the meet and greet because of the band's management preventing her to...yet I was charged for that. Completely out of my control and I sold a valid ticket, yet StubHub took money out of my account for it? Such a disgusting business, they don't care about anyone, especially the sellers. Terrible customer service. Not to mention they are only enabling scalpers. I'm waiting for the day someone sues them.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2015

    Before we came to the US, we bought the tickets online, in Turkey. After we received and printed the e-tickets, we e-mailed the Customer services concerning the fact that the name on the tickets belonged to a stranger and the dates were wrong (It was supposed to be a game between the Knicks and the Kings but the ticket said Knicks vs. Lakers.). Once we arrived at the Madison Square Garden, they said that our tickets are invalid because the third-party seller of the tickets reprinted them today again. Ashamed to be abused. I will tell all not to count on that site.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2015

    We purchased tickets for Fleetwood Mac in Knoxville, TN. When I went to print off the tickets, I saw that the $150 tickets (plus fees) that I had purchased were selling for $49.50. I was so upset; I had purchased for some friends as well, and am eating the difference because of my ignorance that rip offs like this would even be allowed. I cannot believe this is even legal. The seller's name is Jennifer ** and she sold us nosebleed tickets for a little less than I could buy excellent tickets for today from the venue. I am sick, disappointed and angry. Will post reviews of this rip off on social media, Angie's list, etc. to hopefully prevent even one person from having to feel this gullible.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2015

    I tried buying 2 tickets to the Grateful Dead concert on Feb. 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. There was a 4-ticket limit put in place by Ticketmaster, but Stubhub ended up with thousands of tickets somehow. Stubhub then decided to mark up ticket prices anywhere from $500.00 apiece up to $90,000.00 apiece. So how did Stubhub get thousands of tickets when I couldn't even buy 2?

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2015

    I ordered 2 floor tickets to a concert, and paid extra for them compared to balcony seats. When I received my tickets through the mail, they sent me balcony tickets! I was so upset, I had paid over $100 extra in order to get floor tickets, so of course I called them. The person I talked to was not at all understanding or helpful! They didn't have any floor tickets available, so I was stuck with the crummy cheap balcony tickets. I have no idea why they sold me floor tickets if they didn't have any! I asked for a refund, because I clearly hadn't received the tickets that I paid for, and was denied that too! I will NEVER use Stubhub again, and wouldn't recommend it to anyone else either. It’s much better to pay the few extra dollars to go through a different ticket selling company.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2015

    Two months ago I purchased "PIT B" tickets to Maroon 5 for Monday's performance from Stubhub. The website said "two per family" so I had to purchase two other tickets from Ticket Finders. I think you would agree with me that Stubhub is a reputable source. I have personally used them for football tickets without incident.

    I traveled from Orlando to meet my niece and her fiance for the show. The PIT tickets were my wedding gift to them and I was very much looking forward to enjoying the show with them. The Ticket Finder guy met us at the W hotel and walked us over to get us into the event. I showed him all my tickets and he said, the Stubhub tickets were fraudulent (they were e-tickets to the PIT). He said there are no e-tickets to the PIT. Long story short two $850.00 tickets were in fact fraud. Stubhub offered us floor tickets. My niece and her finance enjoyed the PIT while we were stuck off in the crowd, back about 15 rows, completely separated from each other, not able to share the moment I had planned for months for them. When I asked Stubhub for my money back, they gave me a $117 credit. This moment with my niece is lost forever. Buyer beware!

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2015

    One sunny day I went online to order Colorado Avalanche tickets online through Stub Hub on VALENTINE'S DAY - well I am here at the hockey game, having driven 500 miles to get here with my VALENTINE and lo and behold I have been informed by the box office that the tickets I purchased week a ago have been double sold!

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2015

    Me and 3 friends took 2 days out of work and got a hotel for the night to see Sam Hunt in BOSTON FEBRUARY 12 2015! We waited 2 hours in line outside in the snow only to get to the door to be told our tickets were invalid!! Stubhub sent us the wrong tickets!! The show was sold out so there was nothing they could do. They told us they see this problem with STUBHUB EVERY NIGHT!!! Ridiculous! NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY TICKETS THROUGH STUBHUB!!! HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2015

    This was my first experience with Stubhub. I purchased tickets to the Sam Smith concert in Seattle. The concert scheduled for 2/2/15 was postponed indefinitely the day of the concert (not Stubhub's fault), but I did not receive notification that the concert was postponed until 7:00AM 2/3/15. In talking to other ticket holders, apparently this information was available and sent out to other ticket holders who did not purchase through Stubhub as early as 11:30AM the day of the concert to allow people to modify plans.

    WHY WERE STUBHUB TICKET HOLDERS NOT NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE?!!!!! Going down to the the venue is a ** way to find out the concert has been rescheduled. I logged in and chatted with someone who confirmed that they knew the concert was postponed, but did not notify anyone because "they did not have any other information". THAT IS ENOUGH INFORMATION TO WARRANT CONTACTING TICKET HOLDERS. The day after the concert (with no further details) is not ok. I will NEVER use Stubhub again and encourage others to think twice before using this service.

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2015

    I bought two tickets at 270 dollars to a concert in New York, I was flying from Manchester UK. Apparently my tickets were delivered and left in a mailbox by UPS, which is not true, as I don't have a mailbox, it's a letterbox through the door here. UPS said contact Stubhub, the call centre said they are well known for having many issues with deliveries from Stubhub. Anyway I never received tickets and Stubhub said I did so no money back and no tickets. I wish I read reviews before I bought the tickets. It's most likely a scam. Avoid at all costs, I've never had any issues in all the years buying from Ticketmaster.

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2015

    StubHub is so unbelievably unethical, incompetent and arrogant. They are swindlers - to the point of being creepy. They have a black hole called their "technical team" that functions as a dictator telling customers what their "system" reports on transactions. There are no screenshots of your transaction - so they cannot provide any proof of your online input to buy or sell a ticket. They can tell you that you made a mistake in entering information - due to their "technical research" but they cannot prove it. I can't believe they are still operating and that the government has not shut them down for fraud. Customer service is arrogant and inflexible. Fees for this, that and the other. BUYER BEWARE!

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2015

    I have been a long time user and advocate of Stub Hub....until today. I have purchased tickets with no problems and took to selling tickets in the last couple of years. There was a problem 5 days ago where their system couldn't validate the bar code of a ticket I was trying to sell. I called them and was told that their IT dept. would be in touch with me as the venue was having problems with bar codes for that event.

    I re-downloaded my ticket (after hanging up with them) to get a new bar code and Stub Hub accepted that. I immediately called them back to let them know that my ticket was listed, so there was no need for their IT dept. to address anything. They thanked me for calling them back and updating them. Later that day, I get an email from their IT dept. saying that they set my account to accept .pdf uploads, so if I was trying to list my ticket, I would have to upload a .pdf version. I didn't bother since my ticket had already sold.

    Fast forward 2 days to when I tried to list another ticket. My account would ONLY accept .pdf format and not bar code verification. I downloaded the .pdf version of my ticket and listed it. It sold fairly quickly and the day after the event, I get an email saying that the buyer claimed the ticket was invalid and that if I couldn't provide proof that the ticket was not scanned, I would face fines, etc.

    I got in touch with my season ticket rep and he provided the proof that my ticket for that event indeed WAS NOT SCANNED OR REDEEMED IN ANY FASHION, and even stated that their IT dept. was looking into problems with my account. Didn't matter to StubHub, they said that my ticket was downloaded multiple times (where a new bar code is issued each time) and that the ticket's bar code I provided didn't match the last download. Doesn't matter to Stub Hub that I only downloaded the ticket ONCE, and that there is a problem with my account that IT is working on....they just want the money.

    Longevity and customer track record means absolutely nothing to StubHub....they just want their money and will go about getting it however they can.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2015

    I listed tickets on both Stubhub and Craigslist when I found out my job would require that I travel on the same dates of the event. I had never listed tickets on either before...and I had purchased from both before. Although I hadn't logged into Stubhub for years I was able to quickly login and create a listing. I was prompted for my credit card number for their fan protect guarantee; I skimmed the screen and didn't see anything suspicious so I figured it was to verify I was a real person?

    A couple months went by and someone from Craigslist contacted me and I sold these tickets for face value. Then a couple weeks later I got an email from Stubhub stating my tickets sold. I was shocked because I forgot about the Stubhub listing. In 2.5 months I never received one email from Stubhub to remind me of this listing. The event was still over 2 weeks away so I quickly notified Stubhub I had already sold the tickets. They notified me they may charge me 20% for a "dropped" order...and sure enough a few days later I had a 500.00 charge on my credit card. I complained, filled out their complaint form, complained to the BBB, etc. and nothing happened. I had no idea this would happen and they certainly HID this fine print. What's worse is they could have sent regular emails about the status of the listing and info about this policy. However I believe it is their business practice not to make it clear so they can make money from this unethical channel as well.

    As I saw over 75 tickets still available on their site the day I notified them I couldn't deliver, I'm sure they found similar tickets immediately and lost no money. I however admit I'm not a lawyer and didn't read through many many screens and links to know this precise detail... So a fair penalty would have been OK. 20% of the ticket listing price is ridiculous. I was only trying to get the price I paid for my tickets and I ended up paying Stubhub 500.00 for nothing. They are top of the line, lawyered up, scammers. I encourage everyone to take their legit complaints to the California Attorney General...because it will eventually stack up to something bigger. Additionally laws need to change to catch companies like Stubhub; a bank would never get away with this due to customer protections.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2015

    I purchased two tickets from Stubhub for a Willie Nelson concert in Hobbs, NM (for 1/2/2015). I spent over $1,000.00 on two tickets and drove 6 hours to get to it (not to mention the two nights at a local hotel). When we arrived the at the concert hall, it had been "canceled" at the last minute (I did not receive any message regarding the cancellation from Stubhub or anyone either - that is wrong, too). We called Stubhub from our hotel room that night and they said not to worry, that my credit card would be refunded in full within in 1-3 business days.

    A few days later, I received an email from them saying they would try to re-sell my tickets for me - but would not be giving a refund. What?? So, I called Stubhub again, and they would not budge, saying it was now being called "postponed to an undetermined date" rather than "canceled." Again, what?? I called my credit card company to dispute the charge and we all spoke together on a 3-way call with Stubhub. The Stubhub guy was cocky and arrogant (smarmy), saying, "Sorry, it's just the way it goes." The representative from Capitol One jumped in and said that this was flat out wrong and that they would be disputing the charge and that they would indeed WIN!

    The punk on the line from Stubhub went on to say, "No you won't win, and if you do even file a dispute, we will automatically close your account." Really? Haha! Was that a threat of some sort? Please! Like I'd ever even purchase anything from them again anyway. But the rep from Capitol One said, "Don't worry, you'll be refunded in full and we have this call recorded with his 'threats'." So... I guess I got my $1,004.00 back, but will wait till I actually see it on my statement. But be advised - this is NOT a reputable broker, obviously. Shop for tickets elsewhere - not at Stubhub!

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014

    Bought tickets 193$ 2 day, UPS did not arrive on scheduled day, could not pick them up at UPS and stubhub would not issue a refund. Seller did not provide contact info. All smoke blown at me. Very disappointed.

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2014

    Bought tickets... Total came to $267.90. Gave to our son, been dying to go to a game since he was 8, now 18. Tix arrived and we were sold STUDENTS TICKETS!! ID REQUIRED! Turns out in small comment section (which has nothing to do with sell info) it says ID required. This site is a glorified Craigslist!!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2014

    Probably the worst customer experience, online or offline. I tried to open a new Stubhub account to purchase tickets for a 40th anniversary surprise gift. There was an issue with my Canadian address. So, I was directed to a customer a service rep., on 12/18/14. She took my order for tickets for the event dated 01/28/15. When she repeated the order details, she repeated the event date 12/28/14. I corrected her, and she repeated the order with the event date 01/28/15 and placed my order. The next day I checked the order online. The tickets were dated 12/28/14. I immediately called the customer service line. And I was told that the tickets would be changed to 01/28/15. And someone would be contacting me within 24-48 hours to confirm the change.

    I checked again the next day and saw that the tickets dated 12/28/14 has been shipped. I call customer service again requesting they correct the issue or take the tickets back. I was told the following, and I quote, “Stubhub does not take tickets back, you can resell them online.” My comment was that Stubhub made the error, but that I was left with the cost of their error. And was told the same thing, “Stubhub does not take tickets back, you can resell them online.” Obviously, Stubhub does not stand behind their service. Beware as you have no recourse if there is an error on their part once the tickets have been shipped.

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    Reviewed Dec. 25, 2014

    Overall bad experience. Would not use again. Would highly recommend using the NFL ticket exchange for NFL tix instead of stubhub. Stubhub can't send you downloadable ticket- they have to mail hard copy. UPS lost mine and stubhub's replacement tickets were worse than the ones I bought. Not much of a "fan protect guarantee". Customer service was non responsive at times and not willing to do much to help.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014

    I bought loge seats to an upcoming show. Went to print the tickets and they are not what was listed! Told them that this is fraud!!! The tickets purchased should be what I was sent! T's them that was turning in a fraud report if not rectified! They said they would fix right away- I'm giving them to the end of day.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014

    I listed two broadway tickets & received a notice that they sold on the day that I was unlisting them. They charged me $150.00 for "cancelling" the tickets, when I called them within minutes of receiving the "sold' notice. Buried about three clicks into their "policies" is a clause where they can charge "up to" 20% if one cancels the tickets. Let me say again, about three clicks into the policy. To even find out how much they would pay me required a phone call or chat, NOTHING is listed that is easy to find. I asked them to document to me what the loss was to them or their client to have charged me so exorbitant a fee. No response. I filed a dispute form, IMMEDIATELY got an answer that the dispute was declined, so obviously no one reviewed it. AND to even file a dispute, one has to again "agree" to their terms and conditions. This appears to be just another way for them to collect money along with the hidden until the end fees charged to buyers. Try any other site but this one.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014

    I purchased loge level seats for Sunday's jazz wizards game and I am really unhappy as Stubhub cheated me. The seats were not loge seats. They were nose bleed seats, and that is really unfair. I will never again trust Stubhub!!!!! I demand a full refund, if I don't get a full refund or tickets to another game with better seats I will sue Stubhub as they cheated me.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014

    I have had a good run with Stubhub for 2 years. Then there was a hiccup. They told me that I did not fulfill my order and charged me 20% with no last chance notice. I have a job. I do not have time to go to the post office right away when my tickets were sold. I contacted the customer service. Because I shipped the ticket a day before the order got cancelled, StubHub blamed on me that I did not fulfill this order. The customer service was not helpful. They do not care about the relationships. They inactivated my account because I tried to dispute the charge which I did not deserve. So that I do not have a chance to pull up any data to prove that the fee should not be there. They just want MONEY and MONEY. I am really upset.

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2014

    I had never used Stub Hub before but bought 4 tickets to the Three Dog Night concert at Wild Horse Pass. With no explanation the concert has been postponed until June. My husband often travels for work and may not be available in June but when I contacted Stub Hub for a refund I was told they do not issue refunds but I could list the tickets for sale myself. I don't want to list the tickets - I just want my money back. Their response? "TOUGH". I will never do business with this company again and will relate my experience to anyone and everyone who will listen with the advice that no one should ever use them for any purchase.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014

    We sold our tickets on Stubhub and within 1 business day we shipped out the tickets. After 12 hours and before getting the tickets, the person cancelled the order. We are being charged a penalty. We should not have been charged, the buyer should. Plus we had 1 business day to ship out (the person bought them late Sunday night) and we printed the receipt on Monday and shipped out Tuesday - within the 1 business day guideline and the person has 3 days to return the tickets? So now we have to pay the penalty and will not get the tickets in time to even use them ourselves. I will never buy from Stubhub again!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014

    I could not fulfill my ticket order due giving them away right before Stubhub got a buyer. They bought tickets for the buyer and charged me full price for them when there was plenty of tickets available on their site! STAY AWAY FROM STUBHUB!!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2014

    I was selling 4 seats to a football game and followed their drop down menu to list the tickets. My seats were chair back and I listed them as such. There is another section that was lower that also had chair backs. They canceled my sale and billed me 20% of the ticket price ($350). I tried customer service and they would not help me. I basically have no way of getting my money back short of flying to California and filing suit. PLEASE USE ANOTHER TICKET BROKER!

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2014

    I have bought tickets before from them, but this time things went wrong. I was buying tickets for a football game and I paid my $240 and got an email for the tickets. When I clicked on the link, it was literally a low quality photo of the actual ticket I was buying. I am still waiting for the substitution that I was promised, but I don't have a good feeling about this. The fact that someone could do this is stupid and I find it hard to believe that Stubhub would let this happen. I wouldn't say you shouldn't buy from this site, but make sure the seller is legit and not some person trying to make cheap money.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2014

    I found the whole experience of using Stubhub dreadful. As I write, the concert I sold tickets for was over 10 days ago and still no money in my PayPal!! The call center say "we can't" help. You cant speak to anyone else. It's a nightmare and I would never buy or sell again.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014

    Credit card alert told me I just got charged $1,577.00 by Stubhub about an hour ago. Never heard of them until now, and I definitely didn't buy any tickets for anything. This is the first time I've ever had a fraudulent charge. Even though I've already contacted the credit card, I'm very curious to know how my info was stolen, or if Stubhub doesn't validate purchases properly. Will update this if I have more information.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014

    I had four tickets listed for sale for World Series game 6 in Kansas City. At 7:41 on October 28th, the day of the game, two of the tickets sold. Due to a software glitch all four tickets were taken off the buyers' view and no tickets were showing available in my section. I checked that section many times and there were never tickets available for sale the entire time (until 8:01 when I relisted them, but it was too late for them to sell).

    StubHub refuses to produce any documentation showing that buyers could see my tickets and they refuse to admit there might be a glitch in their system. I have made many calls and emails about this issue and finally talked to Justin, a supposed manager at StubHub. I asked him if he wanted to keep a long standing customer who has never had a complaint over many years and he told me to take a hike. Until they investigate their software problem this could happen to anyone who might want to split their tickets for sale. Beware.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014

    I have to admit I've never bought even tickets. I wanted to see a Lakers game and didn't find any good seats at Staples Center. I stopped at Stubhub and inquired. The guy had 3 seats together in a good area, not great, but good. They were $200 each. Not knowing any better I bought them. There was no indication and no notification that Stubhub was not the seller or what the face value was. I paid over $600 for the 3 tickets. When they came in the mail, I saw the face value of each ticket was $93. I called to find out why and was told I bought the tickets from some 3rd party. Stubhub allows the seller to list the tickets for any price they want and Stubhub's policy is to not restrict the price to something reasonable or to list the true face value of the tickets. When I asked why as this would protect their customers, I was told "THAT'S OUR POLICY". They refuse to refund anything and just said "SORRY". Stubhub doesn't care about customers, only profit. DON'T BUY FROM STUBHUB.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014

    I purchased two tickets on an extremely secure computer on Saturday for the Panther game on Sunday with a credit card I had not used for many months. On Monday, I received a call from my credit card company asking if I had purchased electronic equipment [twice] at a store located 750 miles away. I called Stub Hub about the situation and after initially calling me a liar, then claimed to send my concern to 'their' security folks. When I called back a week later, they said that 'they' determined the source was not Stub Hub and closed their file.

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2014

    Yesterday I purchased what I believed to be two Wiz Khalifa tickets for Mr Smalls in Pittsburgh PA on November 22nd for $153.50 on StubHub. It turned out that the tickets that I had purchased were tickets to a COMPLETELY different show that had been rescheduled from November 22nd to December 13th! The tickets I had bought were for a band called "The Show". The seller had obviously taken advantage of the rescheduling and the name of the band (who got the bump courtesy of Wiz.) I was led to believe that I was buying two tickets to "The Show" aka "The Wiz Khalifa Show". A VERY VAGUE description indeed, made to look even more convincing due to the prices of the tickets ($76.75 per ticket). To add, the tickets to this band named "The Show" are still available for purchase on ticketweb for regular price (about $20 each). This was an obvious bait & switch transaction.

    I called StubHub customer support and explained to them my situation, but instead of refunding my money before the seller had a chance to send his falsely advertised tickets, they suggested that I use their site to try to re sell the tickets! StubHub refuses to refund any purchases. Needless to say, I will not be getting my $153.50 back and this will be my first and LAST time using StubHub. StubHub is a LAST RESORT place to buy tickets. Sellers on StubHub use the site to flop tickets. Sellers buy out tickets at regular price from regular ticket retail sites such as ticketweb, ticketfly, ticketmaster, etc. and sell them for a higher price on StubHub. Next time you decide to ** me StubHub, could you use a little lube first? But there wont be a next time. DO NOT use this site!

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014

    This site sucks in SO many ways. Not only do they offer an outlet for people to buy up all the tickets in order to make a profit, they are making profits off people who do buy and sell tickets. I tried to sell a ticket for a show I ended up not being able to go to. The tickets were mail-in only, and since the venue didn't mail the tickets out until after the date they told everyone they would (I called the venue and was told someone there dropped the ball), Stubhub cancelled my sale and charged me 20% of the ticket price. I couldn't even re-post them because it was too close to the start of the show. Bottom line, this is an outlet for people to take tickets from actual fans and make money off of them and the customer service BLOWS. If I could give less than 1 star I would.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2014

    I had two transactions go through for incorrect prices in the span of about 7 minutes. One was for $9 total that "rang up" at $900, the other was $270 which "rang up" at over $2700. I was SHOCKED when the emails arrived and my credit card and PayPal accounts were drained. I was not warned at checkout that the price had changed on either transaction. I've have made 10s of thousands of dollars in purchases and hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales through StubHub, but they will not listen. They said I was warned of the price change before checking out, both times. I think the fact that it happened twice in a 7 minute span clearly shows there was a system issue. Instead I was forced to take the tickets at the inflated prices.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014

    They obviously don't check that tickets are legit beforehand. I bought tickets weeks through Stubhub before they sold out for Luke Bryan - and I got to the gate which I prepped for, w/clothes, accessories and shoes beforehand and they were fake. They're offered to give me my $$ back but it doesn't fix anything. Not what it was about. Ruined my best friend's birthday. I can't fix that. Thanks Stubhub!

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2014

    Bottom line is they told me I was buying tickets in one location and they turned out to be in another, and you couldn't see the game, except for small glimpses of the action. I paid for seats just off center court five rows up from the floor, per Stubhub chat, but ended up with tickets 30 feet behind the opposing teams basket, so you couldn't follow anything on the court. What a joke, and all for just under $300 for 2 tickets.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2014

    I tried to sell 2 NFL tickets on stubhub. Put in my team and event and each remaining home game came up. I thought it was odd that the description included VIP passes to a tent before the game but it was the only listing i could find for the tickets --- website not that easy to follow. I was able as normal to put in my seat location and everything seemed to be as normal. My tickets sold. Before shipping the tickets 2 weeks before the event, i called Stubhub to make sure all was OK. I was informed i picked the wrong ticket and the transaction must be cancelled. Okay I thought the buyer still has 2 weeks to buy another ticket he is probably still OK.

    Later i got a charge from Stubhub for the error which I'm sure is in the small print of the agreement which we all read closely. Anyway i contacted them twice and explained the situation and have been denied a charge reversal. in spite of in the meantime selling 2 more tickets which I'm sure earned them another $80 commission, and have 2 more listed. Bad business to not bend a little --- I'm moving the other listings to Ticketmaster or other and never use Stubhub again. This was a first mistake and even though i was a good customer, NO reversal of a ridiculous charge.... I recommend to anyone selling tickets to use another medium to do so....

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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014

    I contacted Stubhub about 4 OU vs Texas Tickets that I needed to sell. They instructed me to take them to the LMS station in Dallas. I was told to download the app and I could watch the tickets and adjust the price to make sure they sold. Then I started the tickets high and began to lower the price. I had 2 other tickets for the same game that had sold on Stubhub. It was getting closer and closer to the game time and I finally went and looked at the site and the ORIGINAL high price was all that was showing up.

    I called Stubhub right away and spoke with Dewayne ** and he checked their website and agreed that it was their website that was malfunctioning and was not reflecting the correct price of my tickets. He offered me $100 credit on Stubhub and to waive the fees on my next listing. I declined and told him to have a supervisor call me. She did at 8 pm that night. The game was at 11 am. She told me the same thing only she offered me $200 credit. The tickets were clearly in their possession in Dallas at their request & I was in Plano. Their website malfunctioned and they would not take responsibility! I could have sold those tickets for $200 a piece at the game.

    My request is that they take responsibility for their malfunctioning web site and give me the face value for my tickets. They would not honor my request. Very, very Poor Business Ethics! Their reasoning was because they did not own the tickets and they were just a secondary ticket marketplace. Well they sure held my tickets hostage at their LMS ticket office! My tickets were clearly in their possession. These people make money off of other people's tickets every day but when it's time for them to take responsibility for their malfunctioning website they don't! I got nothing but scripted answers from both employees.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2014

    Stubhub's system of fees are so needlessly complicated that it is quite easy as a first time seller to be duped as to how much you will actually receive for your tickets. For example, they have your ticket price - $100. They have the price the buyer sees - $110. Then they take 15% commission from your ticket price when your tickets sell, i.e., in this case $15. So from the list price of $115 on the Stubhub website, you as a seller are giving up $25 or approximately 23% to Stubhub. Now they may say that in fact the buyer is paying the $10 over $110 and the seller is only paying the 15% fee. However, since the buyers only see the all-in ticket price, you as a seller are really the one who loses out. Confused? So am I. I couldn't recommend Stubhub less.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2014

    We are not members of StubHub and have never used their services. Since early September our landline has received over 50 calls from StubHub regarding ticket transactions. Our phone number has been used as a call back number for over 50 transactions and counting. This could be part of a scam or fraudulent purchases or a systems error. Our numerous calls to complain and have the problem rectified has been met with the same empty promises. "Our safety and trust team is handling this and they will call you." It isn't handled and of course no calls from the team, if it even exists. Something's not right with their system - be aware.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2014

    I was in a buying "session" to buy ten tickets for $159.30 each. When I checked out, they emailed me and said the charge was $11,460!!!! I immediately notified them by their Chat Now button, you know the Fan Guarantee says let us know if you didn't get the right tickets. They are still telling me today that I owe them $11,460 for ten tickets I bought at $159.30. I WOULD NEVER USE STUBHUB AGAIN. BE CAREFUL! I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO TO COURT WITH THEM.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2014

    WARNING SELLERS!!! CHECK YOUR STUBHUB INVENTORY EVERYDAY EVEN THOUGH YOU PAY STUBHUB TO DO THAT JOB FOR YOU. Stubhub Rule: Completing your sales. As soon as your tickets sell, we'll send you an email with a deadline to complete your sale. The deadline to complete your sale is based on whether you told us your tickets were in hand or not - and if not, the date you identified as your In-Hand Date. To get paid more quickly, complete your sale as soon as possible.

    Stub Hub has failed to provide excellent customer service. On the day of the concert, I sold my tickets to a friend. Since I did not receive a notification of sold tickets from Stubhub in my AOL account (which includes my spam folder) and Stubhub account, I felt confident giving these tickets away. When my friend attended the concert, the venue associate stamped VOID on the printouts. He was mad!! I called the local police dept. and filed a report thinking my account was somehow compromised. The day after the concert I received an email from Paypal stating Stubhub put money in my Paypal account. So that was my notification???? The day after the concert and it wasn't even the usual email in the subject space Sold Tickets?????

    After all that, I arranged an online chat with a Stubhub Representative. She was kind and apologized for the error BUT shifted the blame on me by saying that I shouldn't have given the tickets to my friend. Wow what kind of customer service do they have over there???? Stubhub made a mistake and FAILED to email me regarding Tickets Sold. I have no information of Tickets Sold in my Stubhub and AOL account (including my spam folder).

    I sell tickets on Stubhub from time to time and have NEVER encountered this problem UNTIL NOW. I even went on Twitter and the Stubhub representative didn't even apologize for the Stubhub MISTAKE. Poor customer service. PERIOD. I was even told by the Stubhub rep that I am suppose to check my inventory every day!! So what do the ticket sellers pay Stubhub for? NOT DOING THEIR JOB ACCURATELY???

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2014

    Please remove your annoying commercial. It is the most annoying commercial with that loud scream. Then the commercial plays twice almost every time and its every other commercial I hear it. I fell like I have to turn my TV down every time it comes on especially if I'm in the bed watching TV and my husband has already fallen asleep because I don't want to wake him up with that stupid scream.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2014

    After following the steps to upload my tickets into a .pdf format and following the onscreen instructions, when the buyer bought my tickets I found out that the actual tickets could not be scanned and loaded into stubhub. I had the actual tickets and would have been happy to mail them to the end buyer. The game was 16 days away so we had plenty of time. Without talking to me, StubHub charged me $70 due to the mistake. I wanted to work with them and find a way to re-list the tickets so we could all make money, but I was told the only thing they could do would send me a dispute form.

    I asked if they would remove the charge while under dispute and they said "No". They are living behind a policy and can't have an adult conversation to talk about an honest mistake. They would rather "make" $70 off of me for this once and last time since I have closed my account, instead of working together and finding out a way to make this work for all of us for the long term. Sigh, Zappos would be sad. I liked using stub hub and I will miss using that as an option going forward, but I don't know what else to do.

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    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2014

    I purchased tickets for the AL Division Series - 6 tickets and they charged my credit card. Got a call last night telling me the tickets "were no longer available". The seller apparently got a better offer and pulled them which they receive no penalty for. I, on the other hand, must now explain to 5 kids why they can't go to the baseball game as promised.

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    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2014

    I was looking to buy tickets for a concert at Wembley, UK. The cheapest tickets on StubHub were well over double face value, some three or four times. All other major ticket suppliers had sold out of decent tickets, yet there were hundreds on sale at StubHub. However I searched elsewhere and managed to find a less well known but seemingly reputable company who still had a few good tickets left at face value. Obviously I bought those. In short, StubHub is simply a ticket tout who has cornered the market in this area. I can't believe there are people who find this acceptable. They are complete rip off merchants who are pretending to be providing a service for fans. This is a disgrace and I would urge everyone to avoid buying from StubHub and other sharks like them. To buy from them simply makes it more difficult for us all in the long run.

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2014

    I have used Stub Hub many times in the past and never wanted to cancel an order but on 09/21/2014 I ordered 2 tickets to an NFL game with a Parking Pass total cost $982.26 and on 09/22/2014 less than 24 hours later decided I did not want to go. Here is where the problem lies. I first went into the chat room at 3 am was explained there was nothing they could do but help me resell the tickets. Obviously that's not what I wanted so I called three times spoke to their "Resolution Dept" and time after time was told the same story and in addition I was not allowed to speak to someone higher up. Here is a copy of part of their policy word for word:

    "We understand things happen. If you ordered the wrong tickets, can no longer make it to the event, (or just changed your mind,) there are a few things you can try: (NOTE: IT SAYS "JUST CHANGE YOUR MIND") 1.Sell your tickets on StubHub. It's easy and on top of getting your money back, you might also make another fan's day! To relist your tickets, go to the 'Orders' section of My Account, find the tickets you want to sell and click the 'Relist tickets' link next to the tickets to get started. If you get stuck, check out our selling tickets tutorial. 2.Contact us and we'll see what we can do to help. For faster service, have your order number handy. You may also be asked to return the original tickets to us, so keep them in a safe place. You will find this under their Customer Support area Topics and click on All Topics. "

    It seems #2 doesn't exist and the representatives/company refuses to help in any way except to help you relist your tickets. Very disappointed.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2014

    Paid £287.51 for 2 tickets worth £80. Accept that is my responsibility. Lost tickets which StubHub say cannot replace. All other major ticket sellers do replace tickets. Why are StubHub getting away with providing an inferior service?

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2014

    This company is another classic example of getting so big and making so much money that "they don't need the business", and forget about the little things and treating their loyal customers with respect TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESS.

    In the last year, I spent over $2500 with them. For a recent show (that I spent over $900 on tix) the clients backed out. Right in my account was a button they happily provide exclaiming, "Sell Your Tickets." I went through the process, which was quick and easy and gave me no reason to be concerned. WELL, when the tix sold, I wasn't able to upload the tix to their site because they were e-tix that the crook sent me in the mail... I didn't know this was a problem! Well, stub hub insisted they cancel the transactions and I would be charged. When I showed frustration (and an hour of my time) on their internet "chat" they said, "We understand! Please fill out a dispute and we'll get it resolved!" Multiple hours later and paperwork and scanning forms, they refunded half of my money and Ashley SMUGLY explained, "This issue is resolved and there will be no further action... Sorry!"

    Can you believe that a company would lose a $2500 per year customer for the $50 I wanted refunded?? ? This company will be class-action sued and out of business in the future, no doubt! Penny sound, pound foolish!

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2014

    StubHub sold me obstructed view tickets without disclosing that fact, and when I tried to complain their crappy customer service gave me the brush off.

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2014

    I had put my tickets on StubHub and the tickets were sold quickly. The date came and went for when the concert happened (which was on a Saturday). The following Tuesday, StubHub wrote me saying the people who bought my tickets weren't allowed past the check-in point. First odd thing that struck me was, what proof did they get from the ticket holders that they weren't allowed in besides word of mouth and second why was I told three days later and not immediately. Then they wanted me to give the original amount back, PLUS estimated $50.00 back in return fees and fees to keep the ticket holders happy. They wanted me to call up Ticketmaster and get some scanner report to see if they actually went through (long story short and many different answers later from Ticketmaster, I couldn't get scan report anyways because I had changed my credit card). Long story short, StubHub is just a scam.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2014

    I purchased 4 tickets to a concert through Stubhub. The concert was 300 miles away and was on a weeknight. When we arrived at the venue and presented our tickets for entry, the ticket scanner said our tickets had already been used, thus we weren't allowed entry to the concert. I phoned Stubhub customer service and was placed on hold numerous times. The agent said they were trying to get replacement tickets for us but after about 45 minutes they said it wasn't possible. They offered a refund but this does not cover the expenses of two hotel rooms, taking a day off work for 4 of us, gas for the 600-mile round trip drive, road tolls (Illinois), plus the hassle and waste of time in the whole deal.

    Stubhub also offered me a $600 credit which expires in 1 year. Why should I take the chance of this happening to me again, especially considering that I usually have to travel at least 250 miles to attend the concerts I want to see? Thus a denied entry is much more expensive for me. Also, I prefer to buy my tickets from Ticketmaster and have never had the problem with them. I've only used Stubhub for a 'sold out' concert. How many 'sold out' concerts will I want to attend in the next year? And why would I want to overpay for a non-sold out concert on Stubhub, versus paying face value on Ticketmaster? All I want from Stubhub is a check for $600. This will make me satisfied, not a $600 credit that I won't use in 1 year.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2014

    Several times I've tried to list tickets for sale only to receive an error when entering the bar code. I am a season ticket holder and I know the bar codes are correct. I go back another day and the bar code works. This time I called the help desk, waited 7 1/2 minutes and was disconnected by Stub Hub. NOT Good. As expensive as it is to use the service, the technology and support should be first rate!

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    Reviewed July 22, 2014

    I contacted stubhub to tell them that something had happened & I was sold 6 tickets instead of 3. For another thing they stayed logged into my acct since Feb. Didn't even ask for my paypal password. They said it'd take 24 hrs to decide, yet they took the money from my acct even after I had filed a complaint & there hadn't been 24 hrs lapse for them to get back to me. It was $408. It was only suppose to be $204. Rip off!

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    Reviewed July 21, 2014

    I bought two tickets to a concert and ended up finding better seats so I listed the original two on Stub Hub. I progressively lowered the price and 24 hours before the concert the tickets went into a pending state giving me the impression they had sold. Two days after the concert I contacted them only to find out they hadn't sold. They went into pending because I changed the price through their edit feature (apparently I'm an idiot using edit feature to change prices). I was told this was my fault, too bad, have a nice day. I will never use Stub Hub again and will tell everyone I know not to use them. I have sold many tickets and this has never happened before. I will be sure it will never happen again. I lost over $100.00.

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    Reviewed July 20, 2014

    Deceiving seller fees. As an example I was selling 2 concert tickets and trying to find a price to set them at. It stated as follows. Your price: $315.00 per ticket. Buyer Sees: $329.45 and below this number is says (Fees included). Come to find out that about 4.5% fee in the fees included does not included the total and far from the 15% robbery they hit you with. I made 7% over what I paid $500 what a rip off!!

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    Reviewed July 18, 2014

    I had used Stubhub several times in the past without any problems. I recently bought a ticket for a Washington nationals game and when I checked out it asked for my security code on my card so I put it in, it then popped up again, so I assumed it hadn't worked. I receive two emails saying I had bought two seats when I had clearly ordered one. I called customer service and requested a refund for the ticket I didn't want. They told me that once I had bought the ticket, it was a done deal, so I'm being charged twice for a ticket I didn't purchase or want and am being penalized for their website screwing up. Safe to say I won't be back.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2014

    I had an extra pair of tickets that I ended up selling on StubHub to Dave Chappelle's show at Radio City Music Hall on June 25th. They were sold very quickly, but to my surprise two days after the event, I received a notification stating that the tickets were being claimed as 'invalid' by the buyer. Very frustrating as StubHub's version of the tickets was the only one that ever existed (aside from on my computer which were never printed) and I saw the buyers that evening as I attended the show.

    If that wasn't bad enough, I was sent on a fool's errand to prove myself as a seller by being asked for ticket verification from Radio City that they, as a strict policy, never release unless legally compelled to do so. Essentially, I was asked to provide something that was impossible to achieve to recoup my $300+ for tickets that I could've easily sold elsewhere. I've never had problems with them before, but seller beware if anyone "cries wolf" about their tickets being invalid due to a bad experience at a show. You'll have to jump through hoops to get your money back.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2014

    I tried to sell 2 concert tickets on StubHub. I bought the tickets the day the concert went on sale, and found better tickets later on so wanted to sell these just to get my money back. A month later, the tickets sold and I was notified. Unfortunately, I wasn't near my computer and StubHub suggested they cancel the sale since I hadn't delivered the tickets the same day. StubHub then charged me 2x what the tickets were row in cancellation fees. $370!

    I contacted them and they shrugged me off because policy states you have 24 hours to upload the tickets. The seats next to mine are on sale for only $180 so StubHub clearly is making a profit. So angry that I am now losing at least $200 when I sell these tickets now. The buyer was never in danger of getting to the concert - it's over 2 weeks away! I bought my replacement tickets last week and they still haven't arrived - double standards? Now that I know what happens, I'll at least give them ample time to get the tickets over to me before cancelling the order.

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    Reviewed July 2, 2014

    Purchased 3 tickets for White Panda. 1 of the tickets was rejected at the door. There is no way to get help from Stubhub and you're left hanging. They will refund you the $ for the ticket but who cares, you didn't get in. Definitely do not travel to a venue if you're relying on a Stubhub ticket to get in. "Customer Service" could care less, must happen a lot. Buyer Beware!!!!!

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    Reviewed June 25, 2014

    On 6/11/14 I purchased 2 tickets for the Luke Bryan concert at Heinz Field for Saturday June 21, 2014 for a cost of $395 on StubHub. I received the tickets and realized my fiancé couldn't go so I scanned in the tickets I received and uploaded them on StubHub to sell. The tickets sold the day before the concert but the day of the concert I received an email saying my credit card was charged $75 and they cancelled the sale because I couldn't upload tickets that I scanned in (Even though I bought them on StubHub).

    I've done plenty of business on StubHub buying tickets and can't believe they would charge me and not give me enough notice. So now I'm out $470 for tickets and didn't get to go to the concert. I will never do business with StubHub again and feel they should not have even let me list the tickets in the first place then this would not have happened, and I could have listed them with an overnight delivery instead of an instant download.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2014

    I listed tickets for sale on Stub Hub early in the morning, but found that the ticket pdf was security-protected. A customer service rep at Stub Hub removed the protection and e-mailed me the new pdf to upload. I uploaded it without problems, and she assured me the tickets were good to go. By 4 pm, they still did not show up on the Stub Hub website. I contacted Customer Service twice, and by 5 clock the supervisor still had not contacted me. This should have been a simple transaction, but it was a nightmare. Will not use Stub Hub to sell tickets again.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2014

    Buying tickets for concerts has become even more of a joke. With Live Nation and AEG owning most of the venues and controlling the primary AND secondary ticket sales, it is almost impossible to buy tickets at face value. Case in point: I was online and submitted a ticket order with AXS in the first 30 seconds of them going on sale today, and was told the show was already sold out. But one minute later, StubHub, which has an affiliation with AXS to be the exclusive secondary seller for AEG owned venues, (AEG owns AXS) had hundreds of tickets already available for sale at 3-5 times the face value. How is this legal?

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    Reviewed June 12, 2014

    I was scammed by StubHub. I called to order tickets for a concert and I asked if the tickets were guaranteed and I was told they were. They mailed the tickets to me. The tickets were lost. I called them to get them reissued and they refuse to do anything about it. They told me to purchase additional tickets and they would give me 25% off. They charge a huge service fee and yet they cannot replace lost tickets. Stay away from StubHub.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2014

    I would like to file a formal complaint against the seller of these tickets. I was scammed. It was probably my own fault for not doing more research or reading the "fine print" somewhere, but I paid $100 each for tickets that I thought were seats because they contained a section number and seat number. Ends up they were simply general admission tickets with no seat. I could have walked up and paid $10 for what I got which was entry to the venue. I did not realize that I did not have a seat until I was in the venue. I spent several hundred dollars to travel to NY, rent a hotel room and buy these tickets to see a horse race to get to the venue and not even have a seat.

    In the end I was sardined in a standing room only space and did not see one horse (only the back of peoples heads). I feel scammed, even if in the end it was my fault, I will never buy tickets second hand again. It was confusing and I spoke to a great number of people that had the same experience so something is wrong somewhere. Thanks for allowing me to file this complaint.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2014

    I was selling tickets to the 5/27/14 SF Giants v. Chi Cubs baseball game. I put the tickets on sale a couple of weeks prior to the game. I set the price equal to or less than comparable seats in my seating level. Daily, I lowered the price to ensure they were lower than any other tickets listed in my level. I was out of town and began to use the mobile version of StubHub. As I lowered the price, I noticed next time I logged in they were listed higher, this went on for 2 days before the game. There is no way I would raise my price and lower and raise it, there were 9 iterations of this.... On game day, I stopped using the mobile version and used the desktop version of StubHub.

    I listed the tickets well below any similar ticket in my level. But it was too late, the game was that day and my tickets did not sell. I believe my account was hacked by another (professional?) seller who repeatedly set my price higher than theirs. My tickets were no longer competitively priced. This is evidenced by the price history I received from StubHub support. After chat, phone call and email, StubHub told me 'don't use the mobile app., it has problems'. That advice came too late and cost me $150, the value of my tickets which did not sell. StubHub sellers beware, hackers own the mobile app.

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    Reviewed May 29, 2014

    Bogus Belmont Tickets - I purchased tickets from StubHub that were listed with a section, row and seat for ~170. When they arrived, they were 10 at face value sold through a private seller and they fabricated the section, row and seat number (all are completely FICTIONAL as grandstand is standing room/general admission). Unbelievable that they shill for this type of misrepresentation and then tried to justify it on the phone. We'll see what the attorney general's office thinks about ScamHub.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2014

    I have recently posted and sold tickets on StubHub. My complaint is the way they present the fees that StubHub takes from the ticket sales. Rather than simply state that the ticket will sell for $100 and you will receive $70 they present the sale as if they are trading stocks. They sell your ticket for a price that is 11% higher than what you receive. They consider that difference the buyer’s fee, and they also charge you a seller’s fee of 15%, there by taking a total of 30%. There is absolutely no reason to present the sale in this way other than to try and disguise the total fee from the consumer.

    StubHub tries to rationalize this two tier fee by breaking up the ticket price into the “seller’s price” and price that the “buyer sees”, trying to indicate that the seller is not selling for the price that the buyer sees. However the seller owns the only commodity in this transaction and if the ticket is priced too high it will not sell, so the only price that matters is the price that the buyers sees. If I sell my ticket on StubHub for $100 dollars meaning that the buyer pays $100 and I receive $70 from StubHub then StubHub took 30% from me, not 11% from the buyer and then 15% from the seller. If StubHub wanted to buy my ticket and then resell it, thereby taking some of the risk, then they can honestly charge the buyer a fee.

    If StubHub wants to list my ticket for $100 and actually charge the buyer $110, then StubHub can say they are charging the buyer a commission. But StubHub cannot list my ticket for $100, sell my ticket for $100, give me $70 and tell me that the buyer paid an 11% commission. In this scenario StubHub has sold my ticket and charged me a 30% commission and they should advertise that fact up front!!

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    Reviewed May 23, 2014

    This review is for the Stubhub website. I purchased two tickets for New Orders San Francisco show from Stubhub, and of course they were going for 250% of face value. A couple of days after I paid for the tickets, I received an email from Stubhub saying that the seat numbers I purchased tickets were no longer available. They didn't apologize, and instead they offered me worse seats for the same price. I checked their website, and I saw that they had comparable tickets still available, but they were charging significantly more for them. I responded that I wanted seats that were comparable to what I paid for. They ignored my request, and said that I could either have the worse seats or cancel my order and receive a refund. Again, absolutely no apologies.

    I wish I could have cancelled my order, but I really want to attend this concert, and all the comparable tickets are now going for significantly more than what I paid originally. I'm sure Stubhub knew this, so they couldn't care less if I cancelled my order. What terrible business practices! I feel like they are the lowest level of scum that make a living off of exploiting fans. What makes me even sicker is that the musicians aren't receiving any of the ridiculous ticket price markups.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2014

    My eighteen-year-old son purchased two STUBHUB tickets on his iPhone for a Canadians vs Rangers hockey game. Tickets were printed one hour prior to the event. Upon arrival to their seats at the hockey game, they were pulled aside from security and advised the tickets they had purchased from STUBHUB at $112 each were youth seats (16 and under). They were then escorted out of the building and told if they wanted to pay an additional $90 each they would be permitted access. They were also told that this happens every game - STUBHUB purchases all the youth seats at the BellCentre at a low cost of $21 and sells them online for mass profit. STUBHUB does a poor job of highlighting that these are YOUTH seats.

    When purchasing on an iPhone, you can barely see anything except the event, price and CONFIRM PURCHASE BUTTON, which are all in large print. Why do they not highlight that these tickets are for youth? Before completing a purchase - there should be a warning (like they do when you purchase seats with an obstructed view, etc.). The representative at the Bell Centre told my son that they have contacted STUBHUB and advised them to stop selling these tickets or do a better job of informing the customer as they incur issues every game. STUBHUB doesn't care - why should they, they made $91 profit on each ticket.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2014

    This what I got from Stubhub regarding parking passes that I had purchased months ago. "We are contacting you regarding your recent PARKING PASSES ONLY George Strait Concert. Your seller recently informed us that these tickets were listed incorrectly and they are unable to fulfill the order. The tickets were listed below market value at $ 60 when comparable seating is well over $350."

    This is totally wrong for Stubhub to allow the seller to pull this at the last minute. I called their customer service dept. and was told they they would give me a credit of $70 and credit my credit card for the original amount of the passes. She said I would not be out any money whatsoever. She then puts me in touch with their sales dept. and the rep tells me that the passes were $350. Unbelievable!! I have used their service many times (as well as their sister e-commerce affiliation known as E-Bay) and will never, ever use them again. I even wrote the CEO Chris Tsakaklis (sp) and expressed my displeasure and as you would guess, customer service isn't his strong suit, either based on his inability to respond back.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2014

    My husband and I bought tickets from Stubhub for our teenage girls back in November as a surprise for the HAIM concert this Thursday 05/08/2014 at the 930 Club in Washington DC. We did this because the 930 Club sold out so quickly. They have been so excited, and have been counting down the days. The tickets are supposed to arrive 2-3 days before the concert date. When we hadn't received them yesterday, we decided to call Stubhub, only to find out that the seller hadn't sent them and have been unable to be contacted. Stubhub told us they would try to get tickets for us and would contact us today. We got the call a few hours ago, informing us that they were unable to obtain tickets elsewhere, but they would give us a refund. We can't believe this has happened. We haven't had the heart to tell our girls yet. They are going to be so upset and disappointed. This is the first time we have used Stubhub and it will definitely be the last!

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    Reviewed May 5, 2014

    Tickets always bought up by Stub Hub. Leaving none for the general public. Then they put on an enormous fee. There should be a law against buying thousands upon thousands of tickets, leaving the public at their mercy! Can't something be done!

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    Reviewed May 2, 2014

    I was buying two tickets for a concert. The tickets were advertised as being in Row GA, Seats 2013 and 2014, and said both seats were together. When I bought the tickets and downloaded them, I found out there were no rows or seats. The tickets were for standing room only. I have contacted StubHub several times via email and each response I get says that I got what I paid for. They continue to deny the fact that the tickets were advertised as having a row and seats, when no such row or seat existed.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2014

    My complaint about Stubhub is that they are greedy. It's disgusting how they can buy thousands of tickets from the Beyonce & Jay-z tour (which was presale) and have a nerve to triple the price on their website. I tried to get tickets on Ticketmaster and they sold out so fast because of Stubhub. I will be damned if I pay over $600 for a ticket that was just $167. Ticketmaster should ban Stubhub from buying tickets on the presale days. It makes it unfair to the fans who really wanted to see the artist, but aren't able to pay their ridiculous prices. I am beyond pissed.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2014

    I was changing my sale price of my tickets early morning on my cell phone, when my big fingers hit send by accident only to find out I sold my $260.00 tickets for $45.00. When I tried to quickly readjust to the correct sale price, the website froze not letting me back on to put my sale back to $260.00. Stubhub did repay and cancelled the order but I am liable to pay the difference in the sale of tickets which are to replace those cancelled tickets. My theory is once I accidentally put that reduced sale, Stubhub took the opportunity to grab them before I could get back to correct that quite obvious mistake.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2014

    Seems StubHub sells duplicate tickets to events and whoever gets there first, gets in the show. We bought tickets for Cher at the Mohegan, Sunday 4-5-14 only to be denied entry because someone else had already scanned the same tickets then they DID not live up to their entry guarantee by not up grading us to the seats they had available. Will never use this service again. Say refund will appear in 3 to five days, will keep you posted on that.

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    Reviewed April 4, 2014

    For a company such as stubhub which boasts "It's simple: We back every order so you can buy and sell tickets with 100% confidence" this could not be further from the truth from what I found out one fateful evening.

    I purchased 4 tickets for a band in concert that I had been looking forward to seeing for years. When we arrived at Barclays center just before showtime we were denied entry only to be told the tickets were already scanned to someone else. How can this happen? They were apparently sold twice. I called Stubhub customer service and after being put on hold several times, 20 minutes later the supervisor said if we purchased new tickets we would be "refunded and credited for the new tickets" since they (Stubhub) did not have any others to sell. At that point the box office at Barclays Center said they didn't have any extra tickets to sell. They had to get their manager who somehow miraculously saved the day and found 4 extra tickets they were holding to sell. The manager at Barclays Center also said "this happens every night" and "not to buy from Stubhub". Also the people next to us on line were having the same problem.

    After missing a third of the concert I had been looking forward to seeing and getting worse seats than we had originally purchased. I pursued my refund through Stubhub. It turns out they were only willing to refund me the original ticket price I paid, but offered only a credit through Stubhub for the new tickets I had to buy that evening. When they said "credit" to my account over the phone I assumed they meant to my credit card, not to some stubhub account. I spoke with another supervisor today who said under their policy they are not even obligated to offer a credit to my account and I was denied a refund to my credit card. They also claim this is extremely rare. Well, the manager of Barclays Center disagreed with that statement and we observed this for ourselves with another couple standing next to us experiencing the same frustration. If Stubhub had decent customer service and satisfaction guarantee, they would have issued a full refund to my credit card for all of the expenses AND offered something additional for the stress it caused and to make me want to come back. Buyers beware of Stubhub, everyone should know they are at risk of buying invalid seats and not having it resolved properly.

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    Reviewed April 2, 2014

    Last year I found a great deal on 4 hockey tickets and made the purchase for $20 each. 3 days later Stubhub called me and said the seller couldn't fill the order and my order was cancelled. I pointed out to them that their policy states that a seller can only back out within 48 hours, and if not he is responsible for finding replacement tickets. These were center ice tickets but Stubhub offered nosebleeds as replacements which I refused. I showed them seats on their own site that would be comparable, even a little worse, that I was willing to accept. They refused because replacement tickets "were too expensive". What?? How is that my problem?? I told them the seller is on the hook, and what's more this guy was obviously a season ticket holder because he had all the other games listed in the exact same seats. He just didn't want to sell me the tickets at that price after getting cold feet. I asked Stubhub to make him fill the order or buy me replacements, and they did nothing.

    The bottom line: Stubhub CHANGES THE RULES on a daily basis whenever it's convenient for them. I'm sure this has happened to a lot of people. I bet there's enough out there for a class action lawsuit.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2014

    I've been a die-hard fan of Lady Gaga since the beginning of her career and when I found out that she would be closing down the iconic Roseland Ballroom I just had to go. Ticketmaster sold out literally within seconds leaving me to turn to Stubhub. I was a little skeptical, but I decided to give it a try and so I did. I bought an (overpriced) ticket in November 2013. I received a confirmation email immediately also with their Fan Protect Guarantee, which basically guarantees you that you'll get your tickets no matter what (Or else a full refund).

    Honestly, the only things that are really worth complaining about are the prices of the tickets (In case you didn't already know, Stubhub sellers charge almost double than what Ticketmaster charges) and the fact that you usually have to wait until at least a week before your event before you receive your ticket(s). I was notified on March 23rd that my seller had gotten my ticket and was shipping it out immediately, as he had a lot of contact with Stubhub about it. I was getting worried because it was getting closer and closer to the event and I still had no ticket, but whenever I called Stubhub (Yes, they DO have a customer service number), the people I spoke to were incredibly nice and helpful. They provided me my shipping confirmation, my estimated shipping date and gave me my tracking number assuring me that my ticket was safe and on its way.

    I just checked UPS' website to track the package and it is indeed on its way right now as I type this and will be delivered tomorrow. I don't know why everyone's having problems with this company. This was my first time and I am so far, satisfied. I'd use them again.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2014

    I'd purchase many tickets from them and never had a problem (knock on wood). I can understand from reading some of these reviews how some people can get scammed. ex. by making copies of the e-tickets. I do get scared sometimes when I show my e-ticket at the gate and to be told that it was used already, but lucky for me. I usually buy tickets that have instant email or pickup (pick up at a Stubhub location. I don't really trust snail mail.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2014

    Between the LMS and Stubhub this has been the worst consumer service. I can't even sell two tickets!!!! I can't even get someone on the phone! And then hanging up on me, deleting my account, waiting 6,8,4,12, to 24 hours for the listings to be active, to adding 3 e-mail to my account, calling someone and getting different answers! How do you call yourself a service!! If it's not that we have totallytickets going under us, and some people that can't speak English? Where can I get a job? I can tell anyone anything and not get fired. GREAT JOB and they mess something up and blame your computer!!!!! And now I believe I'm on my your special call list. Oh I won a cruise!

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    Reviewed March 15, 2014

    This company is terrible. I ordered Barnum and Bailey's circus tickets from them a week in advance and they managed to lose them in the mail. They contacted FedEx who couldn't track them. Instead of contacting me I had to live chat them. I gave them my contact information and asked that they call me, which they said I should expect a phone call. Instead the manager sent me an email explaining that they refunded my money without reprinting them or offering me other seats! I contacted another customer service agent via live chat, but the customer service agent was indifferent and hurriedly attempted to end our conversation by cutting me off and saying, "Is there anything else I can help you with?" I will never use this company again and you shouldn't either!

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    Reviewed March 14, 2014

    I bought 3 tickets for my friends to watch the Canadiens-Bruins game in Montreal. Once we entered the Bell Centre, we had our ticks confiscated, and were escorted out of the building by security for producing "child tickets". When I phoned StubHub, they informed me that there was a "disclosure" mentioned in the order that they were for children under 16 years of age. I NEVER saw such disclosure. Despite this, StubHub will not refund me and I am now out $450. I will NEVER EVER use StubHub again, and I will now make it a mission to let everyone I know how misleading this company is.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2014

    StubHub. Terrible! Where is the ZERO stars option?!? I left Nationwide Arena two hours ago unable to enjoy tickets to see my beloved Eagles on 3/5/14. We were turned away after producing our e-tickets because someone else was sitting in our seats. We purchased four tickets totaling more than $400 back in November 2013 and now have to not only miss the concert of a lifetime but call and haggle with our credit company for a full refund!! Stub Hub offers NO customer service phone number, only an email. Nationwide arena agents here in Columbus said this happens all the time. Thanks for ruining my evening and ripping me off Stub Hub!!

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    Reviewed March 1, 2014

    I am angry and upset. I didn't know what I was going to get for my girlfriend for her birthday. We both love the wwe. So the wwe announced that they will be coming to our town and the coolest part, it would be a couple day before her birthday. So I said ok I'll get tickets. I usually buy them from ticket master and I wanted to try something new. I found stubhub.com and searched their guarantee and liked it. I went to YouTube, liked a couple videos, so I said ok I'll try it. I was so happy and excited to surprise her but today is 2/28, I ordered the tickets 2/22. I understand it was a Sat. I saw on Monday I was charged and all and I saw that it was going to leave. I kept checking UPS, so you might say why am I unhappy. Well when I was ordering I didn't see and I paid 19.99 for UPS 2 day air. At first was angry but then I said way better I pay for a two day delivery and I'll get it Wednesday since it was shipped in Monday. So UPS says Us 02/24/2014, 2:37 am, order processed ready for UPS then says Dallas, TX, US 02/24/2014 7:00 P.M. Pickup Scan then it says Dallas, TX, US 02/28/2014 12:09 A.M. Departure Scan, then 02/28/2014 12:39 A.M. Arrival Scan then it goes on to other one.

    Ok so here is why I am mad, maybe I'm not understanding, I ordered my ticket 02 22 2014. It doesn't get processed till 02 24 2014 and it does get shipped but it doesn't get there till 02 28 2014. I just don't understand. I paid 19.99 to get it shipped in 2 days but I still don't have it. I understand that I still have 3 days before the event but this is a birthday present so if I paid to get my order here quicker why haven't I got it when I paid $19.99. I don't know how I'm going to tell my girlfriend "hey I got your tickets as a surprise" but I can't show it to her so I still haven't. I don't know what I am going to do. I tried stubhub.com because the reviews said it was so good and here I still don't have it. I don't know if I am ever going to use stubhub.com again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2014

    I ordered tickets the beginning of December from StubHub for Daytona 500 on Feb 23 as a Christmas present for my daughter. The tickets were delivered to her without a hitch but on Friday, Feb 21st, 2 days before the race I get a call those tickets are invalid. I talked to several customer service people and on Sat morning spoke with a person who said replacement tickets had been found. This was after another set of tickets never arrived as they said the seller sent in a file they couldn't download them. (MMMMM sounds familiar from a couple of other complaints) So the third set of tickets were emailed to my daughter and she was able to print them. Next time they called me I was told refund for first set of tickets would be credited to my charge card.

    When I checked my email at 3:30 Sunday, the day of the race I have an email that says the new tickets are invalid. I sent a text to my daughter and asked if they got into the race. She said after a bit of a hassle at the gate the tickets were accepted. By that time the race had started and in a short time got postponed due to severe weather. She and my granddaughter tried to wait out a restart but by 6:30 pm, drenched to the skin, they went home. I sent email response yesterday to this person and demanded to know what kind of business they run. Why say tickets are invalid if they did get ok'd at the gate. In response to the email I sent yesterday I am being told they tried to call me Sat night. No way did anyone call me. I have my phone next to me at all times and if they tried to call I would have had a missed call alert.

    At this time I am looking at my StubHub account and so far no refund for first invalid tickets and I've been charged for the second set also. OH and yes they offered me the $20 off my next purchase. Are they kidding...next purchase?????? I am going to check with my credit card company and at least try to protest or stop the charge for the new set of tickets. Worst part is my daughter and granddaughter got to see about 45 minutes of the race they had looked forward to for over 2 months. I am not saying StubHub responsible for the weather but I have been so angry at this company that I feel like I was in that severe weather.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2014

    The time it takes to receive your payment, well after they sell your tickets, is disappointing. I'm still waiting. And I used their preferred method. Uploaded the original PDF file, for instant download delivery, and chose to be paid into my PayPal account. The fact that StubHub and PayPal are the same company (both owned by eBay) should speed up the process but that isn't the case. So bottom line use Craigslist if you need your money sooner than later. Use StubHub if you want a huge chunk of the profits taken, and your money delivered to you when they feel like it.

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2014

    I bought some Monster Jam tickets at stubhub.com for my brothers, my boyfriend and I. When I picked the section, the tickets that I picked said under disclosures child ticket. I purchased them thinking it was only one. When I received my tickets they all said child. I called and asked why were all child if it said read child ticket and not tickets. Turns out when it says child ticket it means all. Ha go figure. I said well I think your disclosures should be a little specific. I cannot do anything about it but to re-purchase 4 adult tickets and try to sell 4 of the child tickets that I have. Seems to me like a little too stupid of a choice. It was my very first time purchasing tickets there and I can tell you it is my last time. When someone can't respond to their customers with better options, they don't deserve their customers back. Will never go in their website again, and I will recommend to everyone not to go either. It's a bunch of BS.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2013

    First of all, Stubhub has promptly refunded my money. Stubhub claims that UPS lost my tickets. UPS says they were never shipped. Stubhub did create a UPS shipping label, but UPS records show it was never used. The seller supposedly had tickets printed from a pdf file that were to be sent to me via UPS. I paid for early shipment but did not get the UPS shipping number until the day I was to receive the tickets, three days before the play. Stubhub customer service suggested the tickets would still arrive before the play. They never did arrive.

    On the night before the play, Stubhub customer service suggested they would try to get the pdf file with the tickets from the seller so that I could print the tickets myself. For whatever reason, this did not work out either, but they kept me hanging until the last minute. I have tried to figure out what really happened (do you think perhaps the seller found a buyer at a higher price?), but can only guess. If I ever deal with Stubhub again, I will only do so if the tickets are available immediately electronically.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2013

    I bought a ticket for Jay-Z in Atlanta. $163.00 was authorized on my debit card. Stubhub claimed that the order was "incomplete", but held my money via the authorization. They claimed they never charged my card. They refused to even call American Express to get a manual authorization, even though I provided them with a transaction number and a 24-hour phone number for American Express. American Express wanted to help, but Stubhub refused to help. This was a Christmas gift for my daughter. Stubhub stole Christmas from my daughter, and $163.00 from me. Stubhub claims they have to investigate. The 24-hour chat line was no help, as they claimed another department has to look into this matter. They take too long to resolve problems.

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2013

    I bought tickets for Jay Z on Stubhub at a great price - $20 each when everything else was about $150-$200. Everything worked great, got the order confirmation page and link to download my tickets. Downloaded them, turned around and sold them on Ebay via Buy it Now. 48 hours later I got an email saying that my order was being cancelled because the seller had priced the tickets wrong. Whoa, wait, what??

    I've sold plenty of times on Stubhub before and whenever I've made a pricing mistake and something was sold via Instant download I've always been told that "unfortunately, there is nothing we can do on our end since this was set up as instant download". Essentially they would tell me oh well don't make mistakes in the future. But now it seems the tables have turned and somehow I still get screwed? How can they just flat out violate their own terms and conditions of their fan protect guarantee??

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2013

    I purchased tickets to the Beyonce concert at the Staples Center in LA for her show on 12/3/13 directly from the AXS website via pre-sale. When my sister and I tried to get into the venue with the tickets, they told us that someone already used my tickets. The Staples box office explained that I would need to talk to StubHub because it looks like someone stole my tickets and sold them online. I went to StubHub and they asked if I posted my tickets on any social media sites. I explained that I tried to sell my tickets on Craigslist for face value, but did not post any pictures of the tickets. However, I did remember someone from Craigslist who was interested in buying the tickets and asked for a picture to prove they were real tickets.

    I've sold tickets on Craiglist before and this was a standard request that I was used to getting so I didn't think anything of it when I sent the guy the picture. StubHub explained that all sellers need to sell tickets on their website is the bar code. My sister chimed in and asked "So sellers don't need the real tickets to sell on your website?" And they "No." How ridiculous is that?!? It's as if StubHub wants to promote stealing and makes it so easy for scammers to do so! I take full accountability for showing the bar code in the picture of the tickets and I will be kicking myself forever for being so naive, but I had no idea that all it took for someone to steal your tickets is to see the bar code. But what upset me most was the guys helping me at StubHub kept saying that this happens all the time.

    If it happens all the time, why isn't StubHub changing their policy to protect the consumers??? They said that this is out of StubHub's scope and I should file a police report. What is the point of filing a police report? How are the police going to find out who sold my tickets on Stubhub when the website doesn't even allow you to see past sales???

    Fortunately, I had the receipt with my tickets proving I was the original owner of the tickets and StubHub provided us with new seats. I was disheartened to see that the new seats had limited view of Beyonce and her stage and that the cost of the seats were lower than what I initially paid. I definitely have learned my lesson, but I will never EVER buy tickets from StubHub and I'm hoping this post will help others to see how in the end, it's StubHub that is really scamming the consumers. Change your policy, StubHub!

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2013

    I sold some tickets on Stubhub - they did not process the payment as they say they would. They delay sending payments, and blame the policies on the USPS or PayPal, when in fact it is Stubhub's internal payment processing that delay's payments. This is a horrible customer service policy. When I asked to speak with a manager they said none were available - even when I offered to wait. Every part of their customer service experience was horrible, other than they were nice when offering terrible customer service.

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2013

    I recently purchased season tickets on Stubhub and to my surprise I only received tickets to 1 game. After numerous calls to customer service I still don't have the season tickets I paid for. They have offered me a "coupon" for future purchases but not the season tickets I paid for. Are you kidding me?!?! My most recent experience has been a complete fraud and was told by Jonathon on the "resolutions team" that they couldn't stand by their online guarantee because "they wouldn't have a business if they stood by their guarantee every time someone got scammed like I did" on their site.

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    Kerry-

    Thank you for taking the time to write in and for bringing this matter to our attention. With our FanProtect Guarantee, we make sure you receive the exact tickets you ordered, on time for the events, and that they will be valid for entry or we will find comparable replacement tickets or offer a full refund. We can certainly look into this matter further for you. Please send us an email to yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com with your order information and we'll be happy to help you with this order. Have a great day and thank you again for your input.

    Sincerely,
    Matthew D.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2013

    I have had a couple of successful StubHub purchases, but most recently this hasn't been the case. It was also interesting to read the review that someone was seated at the Bruno Mars concert and then another party holding tickets to the exact same seats were shown in. This also happened to us at the Bruno Mars Las Vegas concert and caused a big problem. (We live in San Diego and came to Vegas to see the show).

    StubHub was very nice, gave me my money back and a credit towards future tickets. So I booked the Will Ferrell show in San Diego. Got to the door, they scanned the tickets. They didn't let us in because the tickets were invalid and were cancelled by the original purchaser after he bought them. Again, StubHub gave me my money back and a credit. I paid for the tickets because I wanted to see the show. It is all very well and good to have credits towards future shows, but what's the point if we get the tickets and then can't get into the show? It’s not just about the money. It's the time and inconvenience. It is time consuming to go to the show, be turned away from the show you are looking forward to, deal with StubHub, wait for the refund, etc....

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2013

    I ordered tickets from Stubhub. They withdrew money from my account and sent an email confirming purchase. I then received an email that the tickets weren't available because the sender wasn't sending the tickets. By the way this was hours before the concert which I had already paid for a limo to take four friends to the concert. I called Stubhub, explained the situation to several different individuals who hadn't the slightest bit of interest in rectifying this problem. After an hour on hold and trying to reach a supervisor, I was told all the supervisors were busy. With customer service this horrendous it's no wonder. They said they would call me back. I never received a call back. Do yourself a favor: use Ticketmaster.

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    Response from StubHub

    Nadia,

    Thank you for writing to us and I'm very sorry to hear about the seller of your tickets not being able to fulfill your order. This is a very rare occurrence to have happen as sellers are held 100% financially liable for making sure their orders are fulfilled on time. We have our FanProtect Guarantee in place to make sure you are protected against these very rare situations. If something comes up that prevents you from getting the tickets on time for the concert, we will try our best to find comparable replacement tickets or offer you a full refund. In this case, replacement tickets may not have been available so a full refund was given in accordance with our FanProtect Guarantee. I know this does not make up for the experience of having your night planned around this concert, but please know this is something that is done with your safety and best interest in mind. We will always do our best to make sure you are fully taken care of. If there is anything we can do for you, please reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com and we'll be more than happy to help. Thank you for your time and for reaching out to us.

    Sincerely,
    Matthew D.

    Social Media Action & Response Team- StubHub.com

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2013

    The prices for tickets on this site are ridiculous. £197 per ticket to see Alter Bridge at Wembley. They are nothing more than scalpers. Just another way of touts buying up tickets on release and then selling them through this site. They sell it as a 'fan' to 'fan' ticket site. What a crock of **. There should be a limit on the % mark up tickets can be resold for.

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    Response from StubHub

    Paul,

    Thanks for taking the time to post this and we certainly appreciate your passion towards this topic. Anyone selling tickets through our marketplace is free to list the tickets for whatever price they wish. However, as with any marketplace, it is within the sellers best interest to list the tickets for whatever market-value dictates. Since it is a live website and marketplace, prices can change at any time. To make sure that buyers get the best value possible, we offer our Price Alert feature (http://www.stubhub.com/price-alerts/ for more info). You can set a Price Alert and we'll notify you when sellers have tickets for sale within your price range. If there is anything we can do to help you out or if you have any future concerns, feel free to write to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com. Thank you again for your input.

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    Matthew D.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2013

    I purchased 2 tickets to a concert from Stubhub 3 months ago. The tickets were to be delivered to me October 1st, 2013 - I had not received a tracking number or any other communication from Stubhub, only the confirmation of the order and the credit card had been charged. I entered a live chat and was assured that I was covered by their guarantee to get my money. I didn't care about the money - I wanted the tickets. They were purchased as a gift. After not hearing from Stubhub I called their customer support to be told that there were no tickets and that would issue me a refund. Unbelievable - what a sham!

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    Response from StubHub

    Russell,

    Thank you so much for bringing that to our attention. We are very sorry to hear about the seller of your tickets not being able to deliver the tickets on time. Because we are a secondary marketplace, we hold all sellers 100% accountable to provide their buyers with the exact tickets they ordered, on-time for the event, and without issue. We have our FanProtect Guarantee in place to make sure we are offering the safest marketplace to buy tickets from. If for any reason the seller is unable to provide the tickets on time, we will find comparable or better replacement tickets or offer a full refund if none are available. We certainly want you to feel safe using us in the future and if there is ever anything we can do to assist, please reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com. Again, our apologies for this unfortunate incident.

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    Matthew D.

    StubHub Social Media Action & Response Team

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    After a positive interaction with StubHub, Michael increased their star rating on Aug. 30, 2013.

    Updated review: Aug. 30, 2013

    Have to give a little credit to StubHub, specifically Nick R., for acknowledging my concerns and taking care of what he could. StubHub needs greater clarification on the e-mails that they send regarding Last Minute Sales (LMS) and how clients should specifically handle tickets they are submitting for such services.

    I firmly believe that I have lost $1200.00 out-of-pocket cost on tickets sales because of poor communication and multiple "promises" by employees that are directed to pacify irate customers instead of truly taking care of the issues. The day of the show IS NOT the time to suddenly "find the tickets you sent" and repost them! For this I will NEVER use this company to either sell or purchase tickets.

    Original Review: Aug. 28, 2013

    I had over 20 plus tickets listed for DMB at the gorge this Labor Day weekend. Was informed by StubHub to send them to their "LMS" service, which I did on Monday - overnight via USPS and THEY STILL HAVE NOT BEEN DELIVERED. So the sales I had that normally I would have shipped UPS are not getting to the buyers in time so StubHub will have to "replace the tickets" and I receive no money for the sale. But StubHub keeps the money, and my other 20 tickets are also gone. So in all over $2000 lost. StubHub is a scam!

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    Response from StubHub

    Michael,

    Thank you for your feedback. We would certainly like to look into this more for you. Any seller who successfully fulfills their order with valid tickets will be paid for their order and we will always make sure that this is the case. Please send us an email to yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com with your information and order numbers and we will make sure this is addressed at once.

    Thank you for your time,
    Matthew D.
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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2013

    I just got ripped off by Stubhub. I had extra tickets to Justin Beiber concert. I sold them on Stubhub for $35. I paid $70. I got the tickets from Ticketmaster through fan club pre-sale. I sent the tickets to Stubhub for the last minute ticket sales. A month after the concert, Stubhub emailed me and said the person who bought the tickets could not get into the concert and I have to refund the money and a gift card.

    I sent the receipt from Ticketmaster with my purchase to show the valid tickets and that I sent the actual tickets to Stubhub before the show. They don't care. Scammers on the street are buying the tickets going into the show with the girls they sell them too and then bringing the tickets back out and selling them again with the Stubhub info. They do this at the last minute ticket sites. Stubhub doesn't care about the scam. Don't ever use this site to sell tickets.

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    Response from StubHub

    Ryan,

    Thank you for writing in. If a buyer reports that their ticket is invalid for entry, they are covered in full by our FanProtect Guarantee. We require an investigation with the seller of the ticket not only to establish whether or not the ticket was invalid, but also if a buyer is raising a false claim against one of our sellers. We require all sellers to reach out to the venue to obtain the necessary documentation to dispute the claim. Please send us an email at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com and we can reassign an Executive Care staff member to your claim. Thank you for your time!

    Sincerely,
    Matthew D.

    Social Media Action & Response Team

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2013

    We sold our "One Direction" tickets that were no longer wanted. The concert was July 23, 2013 in Dallas, TX. The amount of money we were supposed to get was $510. It is now August 23, 2013, and we still have not received the majority of the money owed us. For some obtuse reason, three checks were supposedly drawn. One for $20 that was to be a "courtesy" since we've waited for so long, one for $210, and the third for $300. We have received the first two, but the third check is "missing." AND, we've had to make phone call after phone call to get the first two checks delivered. Promises were made that the checks were "in processing," they "were being drawn," they were being sent. All with an almost week's wait from phone call to phone call and promise to promise. This is ridiculous! I will never use Stubhub again, and I will never recommend this service to anyone. SIX weeks to receive our money is unacceptable. Buyer BEWARE! Seller BEWARE!

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear Karen,

    Thank you for writing in. There must be something causing you to not receive your payments within the timeframe outlined in our sale confirmation email that was sent. Please send us an email to yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com with your order information so we can look into this for you at once. If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to reach out to us at 866-STUB-HUB. Thank you for your feedback and for bringing this to our attention.

    Sincerely,
    Matthew D.

    Social Media Action & Response Team

    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2013

    Beware of this service...Bought 4 Bruno Mars tickets for 1200 with their customer guarantee. Arrived at venue and was seated. Another patron brought in tickets with the same seat numbers. He was a season ticket holder for the arena and I was told that his tickets trumped mine. We had to be reseated in a lower level section! Very embarrassing turn of events since I had clients invited! Won't be using this service ever again!

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear Okie,

    I am very sorry to hear about what had happened at the concert. You are covered in full under our FanProtect Guarantee as your tickets should have not only been valid for entry, but you should have been able to sit in the seats that you had ordered without another party arriving with the same tickets. Please reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com with your order information so we can resolve this issue for you. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

    -M

    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed July 12, 2013

    I recently sold my Robbie Williams tickets, Wembley, July 2nd, 2013. Buyers, please be aware that your mobile number will be printed on the address label that sellers will use to send your tickets via UPS for the whole world to see. The printed label I used and tried to post with UPS wouldn't be accepted by my local outlet as he couldn't scan my parcel. I decided to spend extra GBP6.40 to send special Delivery 1st class so the buyer would receive her tickets in time. I used her mobile number to text her of my situation out of courtesy and she repaid me by complaining to StubHub that I, being the 3rd party, had contacted her (which is against their terms???) so they then sent me a threatening email pointing out in their terms and conditions 44.1 that I shouldn't have done so. But they didn't point out to the buyer that I could only contact her because as I said earlier StubHub prints buyer's phone numbers on the delivery slip for all to see.

    Moving on, it's now 10 working days after the event and still these total tossers haven't paid me yet so after waiting nearly 25 min. to get through to customer service, I was informed, "Oh, as you had sent via Royal Mail and not UPS," this was why I hadn't been paid even though they knew all the way through the process that I had done this. Please be aware this company is a joke, everything about them. Use at your own cost!!!!

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear Bill,

    Thank you for sharing this story with us. Any buyer to seller or seller to buyer contact is a violation of our Privacy Policy as you had noted. If you have any issues with printing your shipping label, please contact us so that we can try to help and note your order accordingly as any deviation from our process will not be noted on our end and can result in your payment not processing as we have no record of the shipping ever taking place. If you ever have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com and we will be more than happy to assist you!

    -M

    Staff

    Reviewed June 30, 2013

    Sold tickets via PayPal - then I was informed by StubHub that I would not be paid until 10-14 days after the event, which is 2 weeks away, and then I will be paid by check. I had to use UPS for delivery which, for me in the UK, is a 50-mile round trip. I posted tickets by UPS. Now they are saying there is no record of postage. Also, they are saying if the person says they couldn't use the tickets, I will not be paid - it is their word against mine.

    These were genuine Rolling Stones tickets. Also, StubHub took a £50 charge, which is excess for the amount I have sold them for - had I sold direct on eBay, the person would have had the tickets 2 days ago and I would have been paid 3 days ago. I am very worried that I am not going to be paid at all. I will not be using this service again.

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear Pauline,

    Thank you for your feedback. When you list tickets for sale that have UPS as the delivery method, you must print the shipping label that is provided and use that when shipping the tickets. We will be able to track the delivery and make sure that your payment is processed when the delivery status updates. In regards to any issues related to the tickets, it is the responsibility of anyone who sells tickets on our website to ensure the validity of their tickets and we do have guidelines in place that outline the penalties associated with providing a buyer with an invalid ticket. If you do have any questions about listing tickets for sale, you can reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com and we would be more than happy to assist!

    -M

    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedOnline & App

    Reviewed June 14, 2013

    I put tickets up for sale on their website because I couldn't go to the concert. Someone purchased them from the website and now, a month later, I have yet to be paid from Stub Hub. They sent an email leading me to believe they've sent the check... It's a month later and no check. When I called in asking for my money, they tell me they will reissue my check. The exact same thing happened the first time I ever sold tickets on their website. I thought it could legitimately be a mistake. Now that it has happened the exact same way, TWICE, I have learned my lesson. I won't be using Stub Hub anymore. I am STILL waiting to get my money from them.

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear Tina,

    My apologies that you have yet to receive payment for your sale. All payments are issued to the address that you provided when creating your account unless edited otherwise. Please reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com with your contact information and we can look into this matter for you and make sure you receive your payment! Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

    -M

    Customer Service

    Reviewed June 7, 2013

    I received an email from StubHub stating that I had purchased tickets for $800. It was paid for via my PayPal account, and StubHub can access the PayPal account without my password. When I called to speak to "someone in Fraud and Security", I was told that you can only contact them via email... How messed up is that?

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear William,

    I am very sorry to hear that your account was compromised! As with any website- be sure to regularly update your passwords and report any suspicious activity to avoid situations like this in the future. If you need any assistance with this matter, please reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com and we would be more than happy to assist.

    -M

    Customer Service

    Reviewed June 6, 2013

    I bought two tickets to the Selena Gomez show this past Saturday. Nowhere listed on StubHub's site was it a paperless show. I received my tickets right away and they looked completely fake! It looks like this seller just had a template of a TicketFast ticket and just typed in that concert/seats these were (no one at StubHub had any clue of what I was talking about on this - a template? I'm not sure what you are talking about). They had an order number stated on the tickets. I called Ticketmaster, and they told me that it's not a valid order number. They also told me that I wouldn't get into the venue because the sections that I bought were in the paperless ticket area. At the same time, I ordered two new tickets through Ticketmaster.

    I called StubHub and said I would like to return them because I wouldn't be allowed into the show (I've been to previous paperless ticket shows so I know how they work). They told me that they had to speak to their case manager and would get back to be within 24 to 72 hours. Two days later, I got a call saying that the tickets were valid and that they have dealt with this seller many times in the past. I should have nothing to worry about. It's still sketchy to me though.

    Since then, I've called Ticketmaster twice, got the same answer from them saying I wouldn't be able to get into the show with the tickets from StubHub because I would need a credit card (NOT the paper ticket). I've spoken to StubHub twice and keep getting the same answer – “Ticket is valid, have nothing to worry about and that I'm protected with the fan guarantee.” I honestly don’t care that I'm protected with them. I have two sets of tickets. I also don't feel comfortable enough reselling them if I don’t believe they are real.

    What I also don’t understand - My new seats are one section over from the ones I purchased from StubHub. I got an email from Ticketmaster saying that this is a credit card entry only. Now, why would my new seats be only credit card entry and StubHub's have paper tickets when they are one section over from each other? I'm calling my credit card company to get a refund because this is ridiculous.

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear Courtney,

    Thank you for sharing this with us. Any electronic ticket you purchase through our site is backed in full with our FanProtect Guarantee. If the ticket does not arrive in time for the event or is not valid for entry, we will replace the ticket with a comparable or better ticket or offer you a full refund. It is the responsibility of the person selling you the ticket to ensure that the ticket will be valid for entry and we have guidelines in place that outline all the penalties if this is not the case. Any contact with the original company that issued the ticket will not yield the proper answers as you are not the original purchaser of the ticket and they would not be able to divulge any information regarding the ticket. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com and we would be more than happy to assist you.

    -M

    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed May 31, 2013

    A friend and colleague of mine asked me where he could get front-row Rush tickets for the July 4th show at Summerfest in Milwaukee. I started with the connections that I had and I was finding that decent up-front tickets were coming back just under $1,000 (for row BBB -- second row). I told him to check Stub Hub, but said to beware that they charge pretty high fees for you to buy the tickets, and the seller to sell the tickets.

    He found two tickets in Row BBB for $579/each (plus service charges). These seemed to be a good price compared to the other tickets that were available in the same front five rows. This seemed a bit suspect to both of us, but just thought maybe someone just wants to get their tickets sold and is offering a much more competitive price than others. When he received the tickets, they were paper tickets, which raised our level of suspicion even higher. We did a Google search on the name of the women on the tickets and came up empty on any kind of info.

    This week, my friend received a call from Stub Hub telling him that his tickets were bogus and that he was the second person to buy them. They didn't really explain much but they offered him row B (5th row) and a $300 refund. All said and done, he will have paid over $900 for two 5th-row tickets instead of over $1,200 for two 2nd-row tickets. I told him that it could have been worse. If Stub Hub didn't catch the fraud, he and four other people could have been standing at the gate trying to get in and they would have told him that the tickets were bad the day of the show. At least now, he has real tickets. Not sure what the lesson learned is here. I have bought many tickets on Stub Hub. All purchases were successful. If they have a way to weed out the fraudulent tickets, then good for them. This story turned out relatively well. I'm sure there are others that didn't turn out as well. Buyer beware, I guess.

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear Chris,

    Thank you for sharing that story with us. What sets us apart from any other secondary ticket marketplace is our FanProtect Guarantee. We guarantee that you will receive the tickets you ordered on time for the event and that the tickets will be valid for entry. If that doesn't happen, we will find comparable replacement tickets or issue you a refund. In your friend’s case, we were able to locate replacement tickets and refund the difference between the original purchase and the replacement tickets. We do have a team dedicated to reviewing orders to prevent these extremely rare situations from happening and I am glad that this issue was addressed prior to the concert. I certainly want to make sure that you and yours feel comfortable using our service for your ticket needs in the future- feel free to reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com if you have any questions or concerns!

    -M

    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 22, 2013

    I went to their website via my iPhone where I found tickets available in section FB19 row 1 which showed 3 tickets available at $100 each. After double checking the seat locations, I agreed to purchase two of the three tickets or so I thought. After waiting about a week, I received the tickets but not the seats I purchased, I received front row grandstand. I immediately contacted them and was told that I must have made an error when ordering because the seats that I supposedly ordered were over $400 each and the receipt they sent me indicated grandstand seats. I was absolutely positive of the seats I ordered as I double checked the seat locations on my computer prior to committing to purchasing just to be certain.

    I was told that I could resell the tickets and purchase the seats in FB19 which are now listing at over $400 each instead of the $110 they were originally listing for the night I bought them. After filling out a couple of their surveys that were emailed to me, I received a voice mail from them which took me a few days to respond to. When I called the second time, it was explained to me that what most likely happened was that because I did not purchase all three of the seats available in FB19, I receive the grandstand tickets by default, which I know is not true, because I checked the site again and found that there were more than two tickets available in the defaulted section and yet somehow I supposedly was able to buy only two of those seats but not the two out of three in FB19. I also noticed that their site has changed and is no longer set up the same way it was when I ordered. I again was told that I could sell the tickets and buy the others. Buyer beware and take screen shots if you order online as I did not and now have to keep or sell these tickets.

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear Shawn,

    I apologize for any issues you experienced when purchasing tickets through our mobile site. To prevent any issues like this, we do have multiple confirmation screens when purchasing tickets wherein you can verify the accuracy of your purchase. Also, you will receive an email after the purchase indicating the quantity, section, row, and seat numbers (when available) of your tickets. If you receive anything other than what is indicated in that email receipt, you are covered under our FanProtect Guarantee to make sure you get the exact tickets that you had ordered. Since we do not own any of the tickets on our site, if you make a purchase wherein you receive the tickets that you had ordered (as indicated in your receipt of purchase), we cannot change that purchase as the person who sold you the tickets had correctly listed their tickets for sale and deserve to be paid. You always have the option to re-list any tickets that you do not wish to use. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com and we would be more than happy to assist!

    -M

    Price

    Reviewed May 21, 2013

    This company charges $136 for a ticket that only costs $54. I understand about making profit but almost 300% mark up?! This should be illegal.

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear Sonya,

    Thank you for writing in. We are a secondary marketplace and do not own any of the tickets that are available for sale on our website. We bring fans who have tickets to sell together with fans who are looking to purchase tickets for an event. Sellers have the freedom to list their tickets for sale at whatever price they want based on the market value for the tickets. We do offer a feature for our fans called Price Alerts (http://www.stubhub.com/price-alerts/ for more info) that lets you receive a notification when tickets for an event you want to go to are available within your price range. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com. Thank you for your time!

    -M

    Reviewed April 5, 2013

    My wife bought 3 tickets to a Canucks game for Friday, Apr. 5 and flew from NYC. When she got to the venue, the tickets were fake! I want to sue them. Don't buy anything here please!

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    Response from StubHub

    Dear Mariano,

    Thank you for writing in and my apologies for that extremely negative experience! Your order is covered in full under our FanProtect Guarantee which states that the tickets you purchased will be valid for entry or we will find comparable replacement tickets or issue a refund. Please reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com with your information we will assist you at once! Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

    -M

    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed March 29, 2013

    "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." This year: 1) costs went up and meanwhile functionality went down; 2) inability to list multiple seats and dates forces seller to individual to have to post each and every set of seats and for every date, whereas before you could click multiples and post all at once - major setback to customer experience and ease of use; 3) no longer can mouse over individual sections to see pricing and sales for each individual section, rather only can view all sold or for sale items in whole ballpark.

    Strike 1-2-3, you're out Stub Hub... Oh wait, MLB arranged the contract with these jokers.

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    Response from StubHub

    David-

    Thank you for your feedback regarding the MLB Integration changes for 2013. We certainly appreciate any and all input from our sellers as we want to make our marketplace a safe and easy way to list tickets for sale. As it stands, there are no planned changes to the current listing process, but feel free to reach out to us at yourfeedbackmatters@stubhub.com if you have any questions or concerns.

    -M

    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2012

    I purchased four tickets for the 12-12-12 Benefit Concert through StubHub. A few days later, I discovered that I would not be able to make the event so I decided to sell the tickets on StubHub again. All of the profits were supposed to go to charity to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Now, almost a week after the concert, StubHub informed me that the purchases of the tickets that I had bought and sold (through StubHub) were invalid and the order had to be refunded. I do not see how a customer can take a week to realize that he/she had been denied entry at the gate. Unless, he/she just discovered that they could get a refund after attending the concert if they made this simple claim. All of this, of course, was after I had already sent a check to Sandy Relief with the profits that I had made. When I contacted StubHub, they assured me that I would be getting paid as planned. However, StubHub now refuses to reply to my emails and are not contacting me about this problem.

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2012

    On 12/3/12, I purchased 10 tickets to the 12/12/12 benefit concert at MSG for my company employees/holiday party. I received confirmation and FedEx hard copies of tickets on 12/4/12. On 12/6, I received a phone call that the tickets were "invalidated". I worked with customer service to replace these and received confirmation and a download link to print the tickets on 12/6/12. The morning of 12/11/12, I received another call stating that these tickets were also "invalidated" and were no longer good. This is not a one-time occurrence but a systematic problem where tickets are being sold multiple times.

    I paid a premium to go through a service such as StubHub to avoid such issues. They are posting and selling the same tickets over and over. They posted a link on their website to download tickets yet they say they are not responsible for the validity of these tickets. It is fraud. I was told by customer service there were no longer tickets in the quantity and price range available for the event. This was a once in a lifetime event and the only recourse is a refund. I now have hard copies of 20 useless tickets. I am sure there are many, many more that will be sold on the street the night of the concert.

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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2012

    I am writing to you out of total desperation. I have purchased tickets to the Justin Bieber concert in Miami this upcoming January. My home was burglarized and the tickets were stolen. I have contacted StubHub to have them reprint the tickets and they told me that they are unable to do so because the owner of the tickets said the vendor (Ticketmaster) does not want to reprint the tickets. I have contacted both Ticketmaster and American Airlines Arena and they have informed me that they have plenty of time to reprint the tickets before the concert.

    I bought these tickets for my granddaughter as her sole and only Christmas gift with a lot of sacrifice and I am heartbroken for her that she will not be able to attend. Please if there is anything you can do to help a 7-year old’s dream come true, I would appreciate it endlessly. She is his self-proclaimed #1 fan and it would make all her dreams come true to see Justin Bieber. I paid over $1,700.00 for these tickets (I can provide receipts from StubHub and credit card company) and not only does StubHub say that they can’t be reprinted (which is not true), but they only want to refund me 50% of what I paid. I think it is unfair and I don’t care for my money back. I care to put a smile on my granddaughter’s face and make her dream come true. Please help me!

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2012

    Cancellation of Legitimate Sale: On September 19, 2012, I listed two tickets for the event "J.K. Rowling (Relocated from Rose Theatre at the Lincoln Center) at David H. Koch Theater" to be held on October 16, 2012. There was a lot of confusion at Lincoln Center about this event. Tickets went on sale on their website the evening before they were actually supposed to (went on sale 9/9 at 10 pm and were supposed to go on sale 9/10 at 10 am). Due to the huge popularity of JK Rowling and the uniqueness of this event, it sold out in minutes.

    My sister, who had been waiting outside of the Lincoln Center Box Office (along with many others) for 5 days to ensure she would get tickets for this event, was able to order them that night using her cell phone. She waited at the box office until the next morning when the tickets were actually supposed to go on sale. The box office opened at 10 am and the person had no idea that the tickets were sold out. Lincoln Center decided to still sell tickets to the event that morning even though it had already sold out the night before. My sister purchased tickets at this time as well. Many fans had left the box office line the evening before, thinking they had valid tickets for the event. After Lincoln Center essentially double booked the theater, fans were worried that their tickets would not be valid for the event.

    On September 12, Lincoln Center released a statement saying all tickets would be honored and the event would be moving from the Rose Theatre to the David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. In this statement, Lincoln Center said they would be contacting the buyers to arrange for comparable tickets at the new venue. Since my sister had extra tickets, I bought two tickets from her which she had paid for by cash. I paid her for the tickets and she gave me the hard tickets for the event at the "Rose Theatre". I would then have to contact Lincoln Center to arrange for the correct tickets. Lincoln Center was still sorting out how they were going to transfer seating from one theater to another, so it took a couple days for them to make new seating assignments.

    On September 19, I listed the two tickets I had on hand on StubHub. These were the Rose Theatre tickets which had not been exchanged. The event listing, however, was clear that this event was at the David Koch Theater and had relocated from the Rose Theatre. On September 23rd, my tickets were sold on StubHub. At this time, I called StubHub to explain the situation in that I had to go to the box office and switch out the tickets for the new, valid tickets for the David Koch Theater. I was told that the buyer would be notified of the situation, so that he knew it would take a couple days for them to be shipped. I made the switch and then sent the correct tickets on September 27th. StubHub then processed my payment on October 3rd.

    Today, October 11th, I received an email from StubHub stating that my sale had been cancelled, due to the event being "cancelled". I immediately called StubHub and explained it had not been cancelled, the listed event specified the change in venue, and I had previously contacted them letting know I would be sending the new, valid tickets. Eventually, the person on the phone realized that the buyer had actually been instructed to send the tickets back due to the "cancellation of the event" and that they were sent to me today, 10/11/12.

    I spoke to several supervisors and was told that I was being sent back the tickets, I could expect to receive them on 10/12/12 and since I could return them to the venue's box office and receive my refund, decide to use them myself, or could still sell them, this transaction was "a wash". I now have 4 days to sell these tickets. Even if I am able to sell them in this short of time, their market value has significantly depreciated.

    How is it that StubHub has a right to cancel this sale? I sold valid tickets. The event was listed accurately at the time I listed them. It was clear that the venue had been moved. I contacted StubHub upon selling the tickets and explained I would be sending the correct tickets for the new venue. It was noted that the seller would be getting tickets for the new venue and it would take a couple days for me to get the correct tickets. This transaction never should have been cancelled. I am livid.

    My issue has been escalated and I am waiting for a call from another supervisor about this matter. If StubHub decides the buyer is somehow able to back out of the sale, that is fine, but this was a legitimate sale and I should be paid as such because I fulfilled my end of the agreement and StubHub wrongfully cancelled the transaction over a week after payment was processed and the sale was confirmed.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2012

    It was all over the radio that Rihanna would be at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on May 4, 2013. Tickets were to go on sale on 09/21/2012 on the Ticketmaster website. Knowing that I wouldn't be around to get first dibs at floor seats, on 09/20/2012, I went to StubHub.com and surprisingly they were already on sale. So I grabbed 2 tickets at $207 each as opposed to $171 on Ticketmaster (I checked after they went on sale). Might I add, I also paid an extra fee to have the tickets sent to my email immediately and I even printed them out. I purchased the tickets for my husband and myself and we were both very happy. We locked our tickets away and were very excited even though the concert was almost 8 months away.

    On 09/25/2012, I received an email from StubHub saying the tickets were invalid and will not get me into the event! What? I called StubHub immediately and was told that "something came up" and the seller was unable to fulfill the deal. How is that right? I bought the tickets on 09/20/12 and on 09/25/2012 they get cancelled? I called Ticketmaster and all the floor seats were sold out! How is this right? Five days after I printed the tickets and submitted payment, the seller can change his or her mind at anytime? I was able to receive a refund but we all know that does not help. Obviously, the seller realized he/she can get much more for the tickets because I saw the same tickets listed on StubHub for $246 each. Never again StubHub!

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    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2012

    I went online to buy tickets for Matilda and they were $122. I then went to StubHub and they were $177. I got StubHub from my daughter, so I called her and let her know that Stubhub was ripping people off. I waited a week for an answer from her, and she said she will look into it. Well, she didn’t. So, I went back online to buy the tickets myself from the theater, and they were all sold out. This StubHub company is a rip-off company, and they should be out of business. They are scalpers. They should be held responsible for what they do to people.

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    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2012

    I purchased 3 tickets on StubHub.com on September 7th for Powerhouse (schedule, October 26; ticket price $18 times 3 tickets). I received a confirmation email confirming my seats. The tickets were a birthday gift for my best friend and her girlfriends. Immediately after receiving the email, I noticed the seller didn't provide seat info. I emailed customer service in regards to the seat info. I received a response. I thought the email was reassuring I would get the seat I paid for. Wrong! About two days later, I received an email cancelling my purchase.

    The email stated: "We've cancelled the following order and you won't receive the tickets. We're sorry it didn't work out. If you had not been charged yet, we'll release the authorization on your account and you won't be charged. If you were already charged, we'll refund the full amount of your order. The refund will appear on your statement as a credit from StubHub Tickets. Please give us 10 days to process your refund.”

    I called customer service minutes after receiving email and the first rep I spoke with was Mindy. She stated that StubHub.com had a system issue with seating arrangement. She said the best she could do is give me a full refund and I can just repurchase my tickets again. She did give a $10 coupon for the inconvenience. So after checking online, I see the same exact seats that were just cancelled now selling at $90 ticket. I also noticed the venue added two new artists to the event. I called back only to get the runaround and got transferred twice to someone claiming to be supervisor by the name of Ashley. She stated that there was nothing she can do but give another coupon. With the few coupons that were provided, that will still leave me paying three times my original purchase.

    So StubHub cancelled my seats. I paid around $70 for just to charge me $300 for the exact same seats which are still listed on the site because the site screwed up the seats, so they say. This is unfair business ethics. I do plan on taking this matter further to the BBB, social media and the NBC. This was a gift that I now have to take back. So you didn’t just lose my business, but also the trust of 3 young ladies as well and all of their friends they will come in contact with. This was my first purchase and my last with StubHub.

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