Legions of Taylor Swift fans failed to get tickets for her upcoming “Eras Tour” during this week’s messy, internet-breaking presale. But things could be worse: Your tears would ricochet — to paraphrase a Swift song — if you got scammed into paying top dollar for tickets that didn’t exist.
Between the glitches during this week’s disastrous presale, Ticketmaster cancelling Friday’s general sale for Swift’s tour, some sellers on secondary markets asking for upwards of $28,000 a pop for tickets and warnings from authorities about counterfeiting, many Swifties are understandably seeing red. But those determined to witness the singer’s first tour since 2018 shouldn’t let emotions cloud their better judgement given how much money is at stake.
A single nosebleed ticket for one of Swift’s shows at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, for instance, will currently run you at least $668 on StubHub, and some seats are listed as high as $9,900. Aside from astronomical prices on legitimate secondary marketplaces, ticket scams are common when it comes to frenzy-inspiring events and concerts, according to the nonprofit Better Business Bureau. Dubious online sellers are known to take advantage of digital-only ticket sales, especially when the competition for seats is this fierce.
Taylor Swift tickets: How to avoid scams
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