Analysis | ‘Ticket-touting on steroids’ – UK body surprised Hong Kong Sevens is using Viagogo as online reseller for tickets
FanFair Alliance says Viagogo has a poor reputation in UK and was last year dumped by the Scottish Rugby Union for exploiting fans
Adam Webb, spokesman for FanFair Alliance, said Viagogo had a poor reputation in the UK after authorities raided its London offices last November as part of an investigation into possible breaches of consumer law. Viagogo maintains it has not broken any laws in the UK.
“I'm surprised anyone would want to partner them,” Webb told the Post. “The brand has so much negative publicity because they rip people off and I’m surprised that people would want to partner them. The way they distort prices on the market, it’s ticket-touting on steroids.”
A year earlier, the SFU ditched Viagogo as its official sponsor after it was revealed in the media how they were supposedly exploiting fans.