A FRUSTRATED Brit has hit out at resale platform Twickets after being quoted an eye-watering £1,115 for two Oasis tickets after the company added on its own fee.
The anonymous fan shared a screenshot of the site to social media yesterday, showing the over-inflated costs.
They were responding to a post from the official Twickets account which ironically warned people against buying tickets for more than face value.
The post has now sparked debate online over who is in the wrong, with some speculating the fan has deliberately tried to make the company look bad.
One social media user claimed the fan had selected premium VIP tickets to make the total cost appear higher, highlighting that Twickets charge on average 12% of the ticket price.
However, others shared similar instances with standard tickets on sale for around the same cost, and slamming the company’s selective fees.
The fan was attempting to buy two tickets, priced at £488.35 each.
Twickets then added on its own hefty charge of £138.74, bringing the grand total to a whopping £1,115.44.
The post was shared to social media yesterday with the caption: “£138.74 Twickets fee.”
It has since received over 7,900 likes and more than 400 comments from Brits with mixed views on the situation.
One wrote: “So essentially both Ticketmaster and Twickets making a fortune. Leaving a real bad taste all this, when we should be buzzing.”
A small band commented: “I know you can obviously tell by our previous tweets, but this has really p****d me off.
“Feel a bit let down, half the reason I picked up a guitar was Oasis… the band of the working class, the band of the people.”
A third quipped: “Do they have to catch a limo to another office sipping champagne to process an Oasis order?”
A fourth said: “Twickets needs to make their money somewhere, they are a business. Rather pay them say 15% than getting scammed hundreds of pounds.
“Only problem I have is I think bots are buying all the Oasis tickets from them, literally as soon as they’re listed, they’re gone. Not even two seconds.”
Another added: “They aren’t a charity, [they] need to make a cut and it’s a bit better than Stubhub or Viagogo selling tickets for £800-£5,000.
“They aren’t responsible for Ticketmaster increasing face value and that’s what they are sold at (plus a percentage), if we think Twickets are the bad guys something gone wrong”
Another said: “Nice of them to give free delivery though.”
