Thirty years ago, purchasing tickets on the secondary market was pretty simple.\u00a0 You or a friend had \u201ca guy\u201d that always seemed to have access to great seats and often tickets to sold-out events.\u00a0 You either bought the tickets or you didn\u2019t.\u00a0 The alternative was to go to the event empty handed and hope to find someone \u201cscalping\u201d a ticket.<\/p>\n
The Internet has certainly changed the way people obtain tickets.\u00a0 You might still have \u201ca guy\u201d but that guy is available to just about anyone located anywhere in the world.\u00a0 So how do you know if a ticket website is legit or not?<\/p>\n
The easiest way to determine if a site is legit is to simply look at the inventory.\u00a0 Google an event like \u201cNew York Yankee Tickets\u201d and you\u2019re going to see literally hundreds of websites that all look the same to a certain extent.\u00a0 But most sites draw their inventory from a central provider.\u00a0 So if you see the exact same seats on a couple of websites, odds are the sites are legitimate and they draw inventory from a common source.<\/p>\n
A lot of consumers rely on logos like the one from the Better Business Bureau.\u00a0 A BBB logo certainly increases the odds a site is legit but is not dispositive.\u00a0 Make sure the BBB logo on a particular site actually links back to the BBB (click on the link; it should open a page on the BBB with the name of the website and a solid rating).\u00a0 On the other hand, we at Cheapseatstickets do not have BBB accreditation but are legit.\u00a0 We choose not to carry the logo because the annual expense is very high; that\u2019s not a cost we think is worth passing on to the customers (and is why our ticket prices are low).\u00a0 We also stand by our service and tickets regardless of accreditation.<\/p>\n
You definitely want to look for a secure checkout.\u00a0 When you select your tickets, take a look at the URL display at the top of your browser.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t see \u201chttps\u201d (that \u201cs\u201d at the end means secure) or a logo that says \u201csecure\u201d (some browsers add that in), be very careful.<\/p>\n
A lot of people want security logos too, like the McAfee Secure logo or the GoDaddy \u201cVerified and Secured\u201d logo.\u00a0 These are great but they also cost money.\u00a0 The annual fees for many of these logos can reach into the thousands of dollars.\u00a0 Those costs are generally passed on directly to the purchaser.<\/p>\n
The bottom line is security costs money.\u00a0 Look for a broker that has a solid reputation or find a friend who has had success with a specific company.\u00a0 And if you have any questions, call the number on the website.\u00a0 If they sound fishy, try another company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thirty years ago, purchasing tickets on the secondary market was pretty simple.\u00a0 You or a friend had \u201ca guy\u201d that always seemed to have access to great seats and often tickets to sold-out events.\u00a0 You either bought the tickets or … Continue Reading