Getmetickets.net

Getmetickets.net was a British owned company that traded in sold-out tickets. Get Me Tickets charged premium prices for "hard-to-get" tickets at "sold out" events anywhere in the UK & Ireland. While many customers did get the tickets they purchased, others did not. The company was eventually accused of fraud for selling tickets that they did not own ^[1][2], and charging unfair prices for hard-to-get tickets that were not actually in their possession. The company and its owner Michael Rangos were fined several times by government standards agencies for these violations. ^[2][3][4]

On 6 February 2006 Getmetickets.net was wound up in the public interest by the Insolvency Service following an investigation by the Department of Trade and Industry^[5]. The petition to wind up the company was heard by a court on 22 March 2006^[6]

References

1. ^ BBC Watchdog (20051024)
2. ^ ^{a b} SafeConcerts.com
3. ^ St.Helens Council (2005)
4. ^ Guardian Unlimited
5. ^ 'Fans triumph over net ticket site', BBC News
6. ^ Insolvency Service report

External links

• BBC News/Watchdog 16 January 2007
• Festival Forum Complaints
• BBC News/Watchdog (report expired)
• BBC News/Watchdog (report expired)