5 Tips for Buying Tickets Online

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Having a space for entertainment/leisure in our daily lives is essential to have fun and relax after a week of hard work.

Nowadays, buying tickets online has become an everyday method to attend concerts, soccer games, basketball, or other sports/artistic events.

If you are about to buy a ticket online, here are the best tips you should know. Also, as ExpressVPN’s blog post revealed, ticket prices have increased in recent years due to ticket scalping. So learning these tips could help you learn how to get the best tickets for the next event.

5 best tips for buying tickets online

Nowadays, there are too many people who are afraid to buy online or don’t know how to do it, but don’t worry if you are one of them.  Here are the best tips for buying tickets online.

Be attentive to social networks and news

If you want to buy a ticket online, it is essential to be attentive to social networks and news about the event you want to attend.

For example, if you want to see your favorite singer, it is advisable to follow him on his social networks and activate notifications of all his movements on his account (stories, reels, posts, etc.). This way, you will be sure to have the information as soon as possible.

Join the newsletter

Many online ticketing platforms have daily/weekly/bi-weekly newsletters about upcoming events that will be available on them.

By simply entering your email address and name, you can receive exclusive information about upcoming ticket sales on the platforms.

Buy tickets on official sites

Nowadays, on the Internet, there are several scams in all business areas, and ticket sales are one of them.

In case you want to buy tickets online for your favorite event, you should investigate which is the official site where they will go on sale. You can find out about it in prestigious newspapers, on social networks of the singer or person who will give the event, or do your own research.

Following the ticket sales platforms on social networks (Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter) will allow you to access the official site without falling into ghost pages or scams.

Don’t give up

Many people, when buying presale tickets or tickets with limited seats, usually give up the first time when the official website says, “Tickets are sold out”.

This is a big mistake that 80% of people make. You should press F5 or refresh the page many times for at least 30 minutes because, on many occasions, payments are rejected, tickets are released again, or new seats are opened.

Another way to get tickets online is to call the official number of the site, asking if there are no more tickets left one day after the pre-sale or ticket release. On many occasions, the system fails, and there are still free tickets that, on the website, do not appear as available. Take advantage of this!

Don’t buy on resale

Similar to the advice of “Buy tickets on official sites”, we should avoid buying tickets on resale websites.

First of all, the first reason is that they are usually scams or, well, when we get to the event, security will not let us enter because they are not in our name and surname.

On the other hand, also, the price of resale tickets is usually x4 or x6 of the initial launch value. It is not worth paying x6 times the initial value in case there are other agreed dates for the event.

Conclusion on buying tickets online

In short, when buying tickets online, you should do it via official sites making sure you are buying with the official organizer and not with a third party/resale of tickets.

On the other hand, to be able to buy tickets for your favorite event with limited seats, you must be attentive to social networks and have different sources of information to be aware of its launch (social networks, blogs, and newsletters).