Tickets & Scams
Buying and reselling tickets safely, spotting scams, refunds and your rights.
Ticket Scams: Warning Signs and Safer Ways to Pay
How fake and duplicate ticket scams work, the warning signs the FTC highlights, which payment methods to avoid, and what to do quickly if you've already paid.
Read · 6 min read →Tickets & ScamsResale Tickets: Speculative Listings, Look-Alike Sites and Guarantees
How the ticket resale market works, the risks of speculative listings and look-alike sites, and what to check in a reseller's guarantee before you buy.
Read · 6 min read →Tickets & ScamsAll-In Ticket Pricing: What the FTC Fees Rule Requires
What the FTC's Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees requires of live-event ticket sellers since May 12, 2025, which charges can still come later, and how to report problems.
Read · 6 min read →Tickets & ScamsCanceled or Postponed Events: Refunds, Disputes and Your Rights
What decides whether you get your money back when an event is canceled or moved, how resale guarantees and state laws fit in, and how a credit card dispute works.
Read · 6 min read →Tickets & ScamsTicket Bots and the BOTS Act: What the Law Bans and Who Enforces It
What the Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016 prohibits, which events it covers, how the FTC and states enforce it, and how fans can report suspected violations.
Read · 5 min read →Tickets & ScamsPresales and Online Queues: How Ticket On-Sales Really Work
Why popular tickets disappear so fast, how presales and held-back tickets work, what to expect in an online queue, and how to prepare without breaking the rules.
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