Selling tickets using Stubhub and Viagogo

Has anybody here used these sites previously?

I have four tickets for an event that I can't now attend and as there isn't an official channel to sell them through I was looking at these options. Other tickets for sale at the same event are being advertised at 3 or 4 times face value. I wasn't planning to ask that much.

Just how legal is this ( i suspect in the letter of the law it isn't but as to whether it's followed up by anybody other than the rfu who took Viagogo to court last year to try and force them to release the names of sellers)

So when in doubt I thought I would ask the wisdom full burghers of NSC.

Why don't you put them on here at face value?

METALMICKY said:

Why don't you put them on here at face value?

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Yep, that is one of the options that I am looking at, alongside my family going without me etc

One issue is I don't have the tickets yet (they get posted nearer the time and I will likely only have a short time to move them on. I understand that these sites will organise couriers to collect tickets and so on). Like you, I don't agree in profiteering at the cost of genuine fans

It's nothing short of a scandal the issue of secondary sites but at least my faves attempt to stop it :


Maiden Manager Rod Smallwood adds; “We are all very pleased to see the first show sell out in such a short time so we can now round off this part of the tour back home and* celebrate for two nights instead of one. I am certain that both nights will be memorable.* We used Ticketless (Paperless) Ticketing on our North American Tours in 2010 and 2012 and it worked extremely well and we received many positive comments back from our fans. With Ticketless (Paperless) Ticketing, only those who actually pay initially for the tickets will get into the show so scalping is generally avoided. We are also doing everything we can to avoid any drain of tickets going to the Secondary Ticketing sites which we feel make unfair profits from music fans and often lessen the number of tickets available to these real fans, especially at the on sale.”

Live Nation would like to clarify that the Ticketless (Paperless) Ticketing technology was put into place for the forthcoming Iron Maiden shows at The O2 in London specifically to combat ticket touts and inflation of prices created by the secondary ticketing market. This is something that we, Iron Maiden and their management Phantom Music feel strongly about. We would like to re-iterate that entrance to the event will only be granted to those that originally purchased the tickets and as such must bring the credit or debit card used to make purchase along with a government-issued photo ID in order to gain entry to the event. Further to this we will endeavour to invalidate any tickets we find to have been purchased on the secondary market, including the sellers 'legitimate' ticket/s.*


The O2 spokesperson says “We fully endorse Live Nation’s policy on Ticketless technology for the forthcoming Iron Maiden gig at The O2 and we advise all customers wanting to see the band to only buy through the official ticketing platform AXS.com. As a venue we support any policies that prevent touts from prospering at the expense of our customers.”

For full dates please check the tour page.*Fan Club members will be eligible in the draw to be First To The Barrier.

ROSM said:

Has anybody here used these sites previously?

I have four tickets for an event that I can't now attend and as there isn't an official channel to sell them through I was looking at these options. Other tickets for sale at the same event are being advertised at 3 or 4 times face value. I wasn't planning to ask that much.

Just how legal is this ( i suspect in the letter of the law it isn't but as to whether it's followed up by anybody other than the rfu who took Viagogo to court last year to try and force them to release the names of sellers)

So when in doubt I thought I would ask the wisdom full burghers of NSC.

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It is legal The law states that you have to declare the face value but apart from that you can sell it for what you like.

It may be against the terms and conditions that the tickets were sold under but they have never been tested by a judge as to whether it is a fair term that you can't resell the ticket, especially when they don't accept returns.