Is it a scam - Take That Ticket (BLC Event Tickets)

debz65

On the advice of a friend last night, I bought 4 tickets for take that on blcevents. It was SO easy, I started to wonder if it was legit especially after the payment went to euros and was taken that way. I did a search and sadly they didn't come up on the safeticket site.

I'm REALLY scared now, as I stupdily paid 90 for each ticket on my debit card (don't have a credit card) so am out of pocket 370+.....
I did call the bank and they said that I need to call the retailer to try and claim the money back.

Any other tips that I can get the money back....or has anyone bought tickets with this company (based in Malaga!). I'm kicking myself as I normally as a rule research before I buy, but was rushing to buy them last night...

Please help....
Thanks..

SexyBack

Looks very much so hun http://www.safeconcerts.com/forum/threads.asp?forum_urn=124&t_urn=11181&pgt=1

tee777_2

Hey, did you pay with a visa debit card?? If so call the bank and tell then you want to do a charge back. Don't get fobbed off either the monkey you speak to in the call centre may not have heard of it.

ashfordr1

hi all myself and my friend have also been stupid enough not to check out this website before buying,is this a scam i havent tried to ring or anything but from what i have read im not sure what to do,my friend has rung her bank as she paid on her visa debit card so not to worried about money just the fact that it looks like we arent going to get the tickets and being scamed:mad: !!!!!

c_harvey

tee777 wrote: »

Hey, did you pay with a visa debit card?? If so call the bank and tell then you want to do a charge back. Don't get fobbed off either the monkey you speak to in the call centre may not have heard of it.

what is charge back and how does it work

c_harvey

hi i to bought tickets and am now not sure but as i payed by debit card my bank say there is nothng they can do. i have emailed blc and had replies and have also spoken to someone a few times with my concerns they assured me it was legit but im still not convnced

lollylu

Hi just to let you know I have been on the forum mentioned above (safeconcerts.com) and we've been having a long discussion about all this. To cut a long story short, on Friday took out £1600 from my bank account for an order of 6 tickets! I was obviously having a very stressful day after that, but after lots of e-mails and phone calls to my bank and to BLC, I eventually got a phone call from BLC and they have refunded most of my money. I have called them and told them that they are getting bad press and I don't trust them now so want a refund for all of my money and they have said yes. Considering they refunded some of my money this morning :T, I'm feeling hopeful that I will get my money back. If you are having trouble getting through on the phone number given on their website, I was given a direct line number in to their accounts department and have got through straight away everytime I have tried. So try this number: 020 8090 2372.

I don't know why they are agreeing to the refunds because it says in their terms and conditions that once you have bought tickets under no circumstances do you get a refund. Maybe it's all this bad press they are getting. I don't really care - all I want is my money back.

Good luck to anyone having problems with this site. Don't give up!

lollylu

PS: If you do a search on Google for "Chargeback" all the details of it will come up and you can have a read through. Personally I think you should ring BLC first and insist on a refund. They seem to be giving them at the moment with no problems and as I mentioned before, I have already seen some of my money back in my account.

kqz

I contacted BLC yesterday and spoke to a very nervous chap in the accounts department, he says my money will be refunded in next 2/3 days. We'll see!!

kellybell33

I almost brought tickets from blc but didnt go through with the payment when it change from pounds to euro, i returned to blc evens home page 2 find a messages saying that my payment had failed and that some one from the accounts team would call me 2 collect payment, But when checking my hotmail i had a confirmation from blc for my tickets, thinking something was not right i went straight 2 the bank and put a stop on my card has the money had not been taken so got lucky.
2day i got a call from an english speaking lady who said she was from blc and that she was going 2 put me through 2 the accounts department 4 the payment of my tickets, when i told her that i did not want 2 go ahead cause i heard that blc was a fake site her response was Ive heard a lot of this over the last couple of days and hung up on me, when i called the number back the lady was speaking in spanish. I for one am very confused.

papabear3012

hi , my wife got me to buy her 2 tickets from this company , they sent me an email charging me £170 in uk sterling , they took £175.25 from my credit card. i emailed them and told them to cancel my tickets , at the same time i contacted my credit card provider and asked them to help me cancel the transaction .this was mainly due to the bad press and the web site only registered for 1 year. anyway they emailed me today and informed me that they have returned the full amount they took from my card and i should have it within 3 to 5 days , here's hoping .
anyone like me who is not happy should email them , phone them and get them to cancel for a full refund but also contact your card provider and ask them for help
i hope this helps, papabear