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SEPTEMBER | TRENDING Points of view… A quick Twitter round-up @Justice4Consum1 Don’t ever ever use @Viagogo ever .... unless u are prepared for emotional distress & serious overcharges.... check out all the social media.... @denisemcbrien More artists need to follow @TheNational @ aikenpromotions @Vicar_Street example. You buy tickets, collect at the door with your cc and go straight in. Simples! @ellinst Viagogo SUCH a ripoff. Doesn’t inform you of (enormous) transaction fee until after you’ve clicked confirm, and there’s no option to not proceed after you’ve found out transaction fee. Surely this can’t be legal? @harryhpalmer Fans who continue to use these sites are part of the problem too. If people stopped using them... @SarahRo30421299 So I bought tickets from ticketmaster last year with a service charge of 14% per ticket, todays announcement means they will then take another 15% for re-sale. That’s almost 30% PER TICKET. So who exactly is ripping me off?? Then I assume to take a further cut when sold on.... @CSfairmusic Next announcement will be @Ticketmaster will be selling their tickets via Blockchain Technology. That would tighten their hold even further on ticketing and enable them to continue their dominance and VIP Packages even further. U-turn on secondary ticketing ! 19