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Vivid Seats LLC has 3 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforVivid Seats LLC

    Event Ticket Sales
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.53/5stars

    Average of 1,145 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2,485 complaints closed in last 3 years

    636 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 2/1/2003

    Years in Business: 23

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Vivid Seats LLC is a online ticket marketplace. They offer tickets to live events, concerts and sporting events. 

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Vivid Seats LLC has 3 locations, listed below.

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      Headquarters
      24 E Washington Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60602
      BBB File Opened:
      2/13/2003
      Years in Business:
      23
      Business Started:
      6/10/2001
      Business Started Locally:
      6/10/2001
      Business Incorporated:
      8/22/2002
      Accredited Since:
      2/1/2003
      Type of Entity:
      Limited Liability Company (LLC)
      Alternate Business Name
      • Vivid Seats
      • Vivid Seats Ltd.
      Hours of Operation

      Primary

      M:
      8:00 AM - 12:00 AM
      T:
      8:00 AM - 12:00 AM
      W:
      8:00 AM - 12:00 AM
      Th:
      8:00 AM - 12:00 AM
      F:
      8:00 AM - 12:00 AM
      Sa:
      8:00 AM - 12:00 AM
      Su:
      8:00 AM - 12:00 AM
      Business Management
      • Stan Chia, CEO
      • Bill Francione, Business Manager
      • Katy Smith, Director
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Stan Chia, CEO

      Customer Contact

      • Bill Francione, Business Manager

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: Buying tickets to the big game or concert? Don't get scammed

      Customer Complaints

      2,485 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      1,145 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Ann I

      1 star

      11/21/2024

      Vivid Seats is a scam. Do NOT use Vivid Seats to purchase tickets, especially if you are traveling a significant distance, purchasing hotel rooms, paying for parking or otherwise spending money in addition to your ticket purchase to attend an event. Read the fine print. Vivid sells tickets that they do not actually have in hand. Their seller is only required to deliver the tickets to Vivid 2 hours prior to the start of the event. If the seller fails to deliver and Vivid cant replace the tickets, they simply refund the amount you paid them. Airline tickets, hotel rooms, parking, hideous commutes across town, and the disappointment and embarrassment when you tell your guests that you actually wont be attending the once-in-a-lifetime event you had planned on, although you are standing outside the venuethese are all exclusively on you. I purchased tickets to a comedy show 3 weeks in advance, called the morning of the event to inquire about delivery of the tickets, was told that they would be delivered or replacement tickets would be sent 2 hours before the event, called again two hours before the event, both calls being routed through a phone tree and chat bots for 20 minutes before the second call was disconnected. I eventually reached a human, only to be told that no tickets were available and that my money would be refunded. When I expressed my displeasure at the inconvenience and the fact that my guests and I had already paid $60 for parking, I was told that a credit of $50 would be made to my account. Time will tell if the refund and credit will be made, but I highly doubt that I will ever use Vivid again.

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