CLEVELAND, Ohio — With many Taylor Swift fans are scrambling for tickets to the pop star’s “Eras” tour, the Better Business Bureau serving Greater Cleveland is reminding people to be weary of scams.
The BBB said the demand to see live entertainment and the holidays are making scammers “cheery.”
“After years of cancellations and wavering touring schedules due to the COVID pandemic, consumers are eager to see their favorite recording artists in concert during the upcoming holiday season,” the BBB said. “However, fans are discovering that ticket prices for their favorite acts aren’t what they used to be.”
The BBB said Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model, which increases the cost of tickets based on demand, is helping push prices higher. And when fans prices exceed fan’s budgets, they’ll look to resale tickets on markets like Craigslist, StubHub, FlashSeats or Facebook Marketplace.
“Purchasing a resale ticket is not without its own issues,” the BBB said. “Scammers can lure consumers with enticing, low prices only for them to realize the ticket was a fake when it comes time to attend an event.”
According to the agency’s scam tracker, these kinds of issues are on the rise. The last few scams reported were for event tickets and flight tickers, but the buyers ended up losing money and not getting the tickets they paid for.
Some of the scams were on Facebook, while another was on a ticket selling website.
On Tuesday, Ticketmaster sent out presale…
