Perth concert tickets sold for double original price, Viagogo investigating

After tickets to Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber concerts and other Perth events were sold for at least double, and in some cases nine times the original price, Western Australia’s consumer watchdog I’m researching a sales website.

Ticket resale website Viagogo is a Swiss-based company that claims to be an online marketplace where people can sell unwanted tickets for concerts and events at any price.

But Consumer Protection Commissioner Gary Nucombe said sites like Viagogo have a duty to identify illegal sales on their sites and remove offending ads promptly.

Washington State’s Ticket Scalping Act went into effect last year, making it illegal to resell tickets to Washington concerts and events for more than 110% of their original price.

“Biagogo needs to do more to prevent these ads from appearing on its website because the law is broken as soon as illegal tickets are released to the public in Washington state,” New said. Com said.

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“While Viagogo has taken down some ads that have been brought to our attention by regulators, we would ideally like to take proactive steps to detect them before they are served or otherwise You don’t have to wait for people to bring up the ad, and then remove it as soon as possible to get their attention.”

The survey also relates to tickets to the Van Gogh Alive exhibition, the Harlem Globetrotters game, the Super Netball Grand Finals game, and the Tyler, The Creator concert.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission filed a lawsuit against Viagogo in August 2017 for making false or misleading statements, and in October 2020 Viagogo was fined $7 million by the Federal Court. rice field.