Buying concert tickets from ebay - www.ticketscam.co.uk

eBay seems to have turned us all into a ticket tout and makes it easy to offload spare tickets. I would never purchase tickets of somebody whose eBay account is solely used for the purpose of selling tickets. The reason being two fold; firstly tickets are not sent out until much closer to the gig so it's possible the eBay member is selling tickets they don't have at an inflated price with the intention of buying and supplying equivalent quality tickets at a later date. The end result can lead to you receiving poor quality tickets or not receiving them at all. Secondly feedback can only be left on eBay for a maximum of 60 days after the event. As concert tickets are usually sold well before this time frame if there is a problem buyers find that it's then too late to leave any negative feedback which would alert other potential buyers. Always aim for users with good feedback with a variety of different items, ask to see a copy of the ticket confirmation upon purchase and if possible fund your purchase on a credit card through paypal so you're protected under the consumer credit act. 1) Ask to see a copy of the booking confirmation. 2) Confirm the sellers details, check their address is accurate via royalmail and 192 3) Google the sellers name and phone number to look for similar scams. 4) Aim to pay via credit card if that isn't an option then visa debit, cheque or bank transfer in that order. If paying by cheque make sure the name is the same as the sellers name and if you're paying by transfer pay cash over the counter so you can clarify the account holders name with the cashier.