25 replies to this topic

[teepee]

   If you have used leedsfestival.net to get tickets, get in touch with bank or credit card company as it is a dodgy firm from Budapest.

Edited by teepee, 04 April 2008 - 05:48 PM.

[ianpw]

teepee, on Apr 4 2008, 05:57 PM, said:

   If you have used leedsfestival.net to get tickets, get in touch with bank or credit card company as it is a dodgy firm from Budapest.

It is just so so sad that people are getting ripped off BUT "why oh why" (copyright That's Life) would anybody give credit card details to any old dick with a website.

[Splinter]

It really winds me up that so many people are getting scammed and theres so many selfish c**ts out there buying tickets and putting them on eBay half an hour later

[Zomo]

What!!??? Noooo!! Thats where ive bought my tickets from coz i couldnt get them anywhere else!!  
How do you know that is a dodgy site???

[tHomBleached]

Zomo, on Apr 6 2008, 07:44 AM, said:

What!!??? Noooo!! Thats where ive bought my tickets from coz i couldnt get them anywhere else!!  
How do you know that is a dodgy site???

From Main site:

Beware of unauthorised ticket agencies including eBay, buying from them can be a lot of trouble - You are likely to pay over the odds for a ticket that will have never existed or might never materialise.

Most notable of these sites are:
SOS Ticketmaster (not to be confused withTicketmaster who are the real agent)
readingfestivaltickets.co.uk
leedsfestival.net
Westminster Events, Get Me Tickets , Splendid Tickets, Herts Box Office
Click For Tickets, RIP OFF ALERT - london ticket shop - RIP OFF ALERT, anyworldwideevent.com
ticketssoldout.co.uk, TicketSolutions, Tickettout.com, TicketsUK
Double 8 Tickets, RIP OFF ALERT - london ticket shop - RIP OFF ALERT, Ebay,Gumtree, Viagogo, Seatwave, Stubhub,BritishConcerts.com, getmetickets - WILL RIP YOU OFF - WILL RIP YOU OFF - WILL RIP YOU OFF,Tickettout.com, No1soldoutevents.com ,Westminster Events, Splendid Tickets, Sold Out Events, Any Worldwide Events, Tickets Sold Out, Tickets UK, Ticket Solutions, Click for Tickets , Herts Box Office, XclusiveTicket.com, Summer Festival Tickets.com, Corporate Box Office, Ticket 4-you, Euro team,Everysell.com, Anyticket.com, Getmein.com,showtime, Tickco.com

[Zomo]

oh S**it. Looks like i wont be going to Leeds Fest this year then!

[tHomBleached]

Zomo, on Apr 6 2008, 08:00 AM, said:

oh S**it. Looks like i wont be going to Leeds Fest this year then!

cancel your card, then keep checking the boards and the seetickets site for resales. If that doesnt work get over to scarlet mist, and if all else fails, ebay sell at face value in the run up to the fest

Edited by tHomBleached, 06 April 2008 - 07:05 AM.

[Zomo]

Ive spoken to my bank and they've said im covered if the tickets dont actually turn up which is one thing.
Looking back, i cant believe i was that stupid to buy from them but im desperate to go!!

[Bronte]

If you can not get hold of a ticket and really want to come, why not join us and come work it?
Its really not as bad as people think, i love doing it, and have done for the past 4 years.
You get there tues/weds morn, do 3, 8 hour shifts over 6 days, you have a choice of shifts to pick from.
Im working thurs 4pm-12am, sat morning 8am-4pm,and sun night from midnight-8am
Do 3 shifts and have the rest of the time off to do what you want!!
You can go camp with ya mates or camp with us lot.
I manage to get back stage and get a bit of free beer n food, safe camping, hot showers and cleaner loo's.
No way am i not working it!!!

Its just a thought.
xxx
CATs.

P.s. you can see me on the cats webpage linked through leedsfestival news, bit.
Im the one with blue hair. xxx

[Splinter]

I fancied joining CATS this year in fact, but im coming with the missus this year and its her first Leeds so i wouldnt wanna leave her when im on shift. Maybe next year.

[tiffps]

I've been scammed... Oh Sh1t   hope my barclay card will cover it!!

[Jinzo7]

My mate used SOS Ticketmaster....the thieving B4stards.

So that's a friend down pretty much.

Mewonders what the touts will do with any spare ticks....cos if I see any....feet won't touch etcetcetc.

[mike taylor]

Is it just me or are people jumping the gun a bit here?

Its a touting site, yes, but no-one has confirmed that they will not post the tickets - all big banks will probably cough up if you dont get what you ordered, or indeed the payment provider used on the sites.

People who ordered from SOSTM & LF.net IMO should wait until they dont have the tickets they ordered when they should before worrying too much...

The larger more well known tout sites are the exact same, you dont know till basically the day before and it could go either way...

[krislomax]

http://www.leedsfest...conditions.html

basically just saying they're touts but they gaurantee your ticket. if you get a confimation email, but then get no tickets, they say you get a refund.
if they actually do that thouhg is the question. good luck!

[Gre]

mike taylor, on Apr 7 2008, 03:38 PM, said:

People who ordered from SOSTM & LF.net IMO should wait until they dont have the tickets they ordered when they should before worrying too much...

Thing is, going on stories posted on here & seen on Watchdog, the time you officially 'don't have your ticket' is when the bloke you're supposed to be meeting on the day, at the site, doesn't turn up.

Granted you can go to a 'proper' tout then, but you have to have £150+ (or whatever) in cash to give them.

[joey tirbiani]

I bought two tickets from leedsfestival.net. Then saw all this and got worried. Is it a bogus company? Or a tout? Very much 2 different things. Surely if it was bogus they would be shut down?

[Fuller@leedsfest]

I did a lookup on them and found that there business is registered to a PO box address and it does look a bit dodgy

i hope this helps in some way


Administrative Contact :    
   Kaszaly, Kolos  
   ATTN: LEEDSFESTIVAL.NET
   c/o Network Solutions
   P.O. Box 447
   Herndon, VA 20172-0447  
   Phone: 570-708-8780

[joey tirbiani]

Following further investigation on the above site. I have emailed COMODO, who are a secure site server domain, and guarantee websites authenticity. leedsfestival.net have there logo on there site so I contacted them by email. See below, my email, and above that; a response I received. I have removed certain items to contain my privacy:




Tirbiani, Joey Posted on 09 Apr 2008 01:10 PM ================================================================

Hi,

I bought some tickets for the Leeds Festival on the following site:
www.leedsfestival.net. I have since heard this site is a scam setup by a company in Budapest. It has your logo on the bottom, can you give me any information on the company. There are no contact details, I have emailed a query as it advises to do so but not had any response.

Any help you could give me would be appreciated.

Thanks

Joey.

Response received 09 Apr 2008 03:45 PM
================================================================

Dear Joey Tirbiani,

Thank you for contacting Comodo with your question about readingfestivaltickets.com.  We regret to inform you that this site is not a Comodo customer and is displaying our site seal in violation of our intellectual property rights.  Their use of our site seal has not been approved by us and they do not have a valid Comodo certificate.  Please do not rely on the Comodo seal on this site as no validation or checking has been done on the company.  As a result, we cannot guarantee or warrant the services of the site in any way.  The site does appear to have a GeoTrust certificate (rather than Comodo).  You might want to try contacting them for further assistance.  

Thank you,

Mr J Bloggs
Associate Legal Counsel

[Tompe]

i ordered some tickets from leedsfest.net and was gutted to find out it was all a scam, the b*stards took the money out of my account and i will never recive my tickets. i got on to the proper leeds fest and they confimed they have never sold tickets to leedsfest.net and it all the work of a conman. i have put a link to an artical about the man who is behind it.

lookin like im goin to get my money back from the bank but got no tickets!  

http://www.mirror.co...-name_page.html

[tolywoly]

If you type 'leeds festival' in to Google it's the top sponsored link, which makes it appear official. I think a lot of people are going to be caught out.