Review on CTCTickets by Josh Rengo

I read about this ticket store last summer. It's position was that they offer cheap tickets for concerts and sport events, especially those that are not hosted at their own arena. The prices were around 10% of the normal price and there was even a possibility to get 20% off (I don't remember if it was only on some events or on all of them). The website design was bad and everything seemed very shady. My gut feeling said 'No! Just no!'

But as we all know: If something is too good to be true, it usually is. As I looked through other reviews about CTCTickets , things got worse quickly. There were many reports saying that the ordered tickets never arrived or you had to pay extra fees or the tickets were fake. According to this, I stayed away from CTCTickets .

But a few weeks ago I had to go to a concert and no other ticket store was offering any cheap tickets that time. Getting 40€ for a 50€ ticket is already a good price, but getting them for 8€? Wow! You can imagine how quick the order went through after making up my mind.



As all of you probably know, prices on websites 'get lower' more and more as order deadlines approach (if there is still room left). But it's always better than nothing and especially if we are talking about events which don't take place at their own arena. If you want to see your music artist or sports team perform at their own arena, you'd better order quick as the prices are a lot higher.

Anyway, back to my experience with CTCTickets . As I placed my order, it got processed quickly and I was able to pay with PayPal which is very convenient for me. After paying, there was a confirmation email from CTCTickets containing all information about what happened on this side as well as some information about the event itself.

After placing my order I thought 'That's it! No more work needed from your side!' But of course that didn't happen... After hearing nothing from them for 4 days (I ordered 8 days before the event) I started searching online. And yes indeed: There were many negative comments about CTCTickets again. Many people didn't receive the tickets they ordered and there were even a few cases of fake tickets. Really scary!

I contacted CTCTickets instantly to find out what was going on. I had some bad experience with online shops before and my gut feeling told me that it's best not to wait too long as you might be left alone (especially when it comes to money issues). But contrary to my expectations, the reply came very quickly: It was still possible for them to get me real tickets for that event.



A few days later I got new information about how they would deliver the new tickets; either by printing them myself or having them sent via mail (which would cost 4€ extra). Since I preferred getting them sent by mail

-(Too good to be true) according to this, I stayed away from CTCTickets so I could save my money for a better company.