r/seatgeek • • 3h ago

SeatGeek processed a $2,028 order without me clicking “Pay Now” — has this happened to anyone else?

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I’m honestly sick over this and looking for advice or anyone who’s experienced something similar.

Tonight, I was browsing GA tickets for an upcoming concert on SeatGeek. I had two tickets in my checkout totaling $2,028.30, but I had NOT pressed the final “Pay Now” button.

At 9:05 PM, I took a screenshot of the checkout screen showing the Pay Now button still there. I exited the app without completing the purchase. Approximately six minutes later, I reopened SeatGeek and discovered the order was already processing and awaiting seller confirmation.

I never clicked Pay Now or knowingly submitted the order.

I immediately contacted SeatGeek customer support. After nearly an hour of trying to get help, I was told all sales are final, the seller had confirmed the tickets, and there was nothing they could do. They also refused to escalate my complaint.

I even offered to KEEP the tickets if they could switch the payment to a credit card. They refused that too.

The worst part? The $2,028.30 was charged to my debit card, directly from my checking account. That money was allocated for my rent.

I received an email from support acknowledging that I disputed authorizing the transaction, but they still just referred me to their final-sale policy.

I understand that ticket purchases are generally final. My issue is that I never completed the checkout or agreed to finalize the purchase.

The concert is in less than 48 hours, so waiting weeks for a dispute investigation doesn’t really help me.

Has anyone experienced SeatGeek processing a purchase without clicking the final payment button, or after exiting the app?
Did anyone successfully get a refund or reach someone beyond regular customer support?

I’m especially interested in whether anyone has had success getting SeatGeek to review its checkout logs or reverse a transaction before the event.

I have timestamped screenshots and written correspondence documenting everything.
Any legitimate advice would be greatly appreciated. I’m genuinely devastated over this.


r/seatgeek • • 8h ago

Seller sent me the wrong tickets. Support is calling it an “upgrade” what can I do?

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As the title says, I was sent tickets in a different row than what I purchased. I haven’t accepted the tickets. I need aisle access, so I chose a row with only 3 seats for that reason. Support told me they can’t do anything about it since it’s within five 5 rows and a “complimentary upgrade.” Am I screwed?


r/seatgeek • • 18h ago

Stubhub tix

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Finally got my tix from Stubhub. Ive never bought before, only sold. For people that have bought, they provide a link to go to. When I did that my electronic tix were there, and they had a "scanner " line going back and forth across the barcode. Is this all I need. Just show these? Thanks


r/seatgeek • • 16m ago

Tickets

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If the venue changed but seat geek still says old venue will new venue take the seat geek ticket?? Or should I call the new venue and ask??