A Birmingham man has a warning about buying tickets for entertainment events online. Todd Wheeles claims he was scammed for Saturday’s screening of “Hamilton” at the BJCC. Wheeles said he, his family and friends spent over $2,000 on tickets. He is a lawyer and says it shows anyone can be scammed. He’s used third-party retailers before, but said he wanted to make sure others didn’t take advantage. “This morning I got a call from an 844 number, and they said I didn’t have tickets,” Wheeles said. .Wheeles bought tickets for Saturday’s production of Broadway hit “Hamilton” at the BJCC in November. He said he used a link from what he thought was credible to score one of the hottest tickets in town. “I tried to do it because you’re worried about the aftermarket,” Wheeles said. “I tried to buy the tickets in the primary market from the people who were selling them.” After purchasing tickets, he said he received a confirmation email telling him that the seller would make his tickets available at least a day before the curtain went up on Saturday. . He spent $2,000 for six tickets only to find himself with nothing. “I asked for an email,” Wheeles said. “”Hey guys, send me an email explaining what happened”, and I haven’t received it yet. I don’t expect to receive it. He said he had also contacted BJCC employees several times on Friday and were told there was nothing they could do because the tickets were not purchased through their ticket provider. BJCC Executive Director and CEO Tad Schneider said in part: “Please note that these third-party companies are unofficial ticket resellers who have no affiliation or business relationship with BJCC or the show and event promoters. events. at the BJCC… We’re sad when even one person has such a disappointing experience. America,” Wheeles said. “I go to a lot of NFL games and stuff. Vivid Seats and Ticketmaster probably two dozen times over the past 10 years.” “When I see something like this, often it only takes one person to gain momentum. Other people have probably experienced the same thing. If this is a pattern in practice in this industry, something has to be done about it.” Wheeles said he has no plans to buy any new tickets for the Saturday night show. He was told he would have to get a refund for the tickets he had bought in three or four days BJCC staff suggest buying tickets for any event at BJCC from their official Ticketmaster reseller.
A Birmingham man has a warning about buying tickets for entertainment events online. Todd Wheeles claims he was financially scammed for the Saturday screening of “Hamilton” at the BJCC.
Wheeles said he, his family and friends spent over $2,000 on tickets. He is a lawyer and says it shows anyone can be scammed. He’s used third-party retailers before, but said he wanted to make sure others didn’t take advantage.
“This morning I got a call from an 844 number, and they said I didn’t have tickets,” Wheeles said.
Wheeles bought tickets for Saturday’s production of Broadway hit “Hamilton” at the BJCC in November. He said he used a link from what he thought was credible to score one of the hottest tickets in town.
“I tried to do it because you’re worried about the aftermarket,” Wheeles said. “I tried to buy the tickets in the primary market from the people who were selling them.”
After purchasing tickets, he said he received a confirmation email telling him that the seller would make his tickets available at least a day before the curtain went up on Saturday. He spent $2,000 for six tickets only to find himself with nothing.
“I asked for an email,” Wheeles said. “‘Hey guys, send me an email explaining what happened’, and I haven’t received it yet. I don’t expect to get it.
Wheeles said the company that called him to tell him he didn’t have tickets was not the same company he bought the tickets from. He said he also contacted BJCC employees several times on Friday and were told there was nothing they could do because the tickets were not purchased through their ticket provider. .
In a statement to WVTM 13, BJCC Executive Director and CEO Tad Schneider said in part, “Please note that these third-party companies are unofficial ticket resellers who have no affiliation or business relationship with BJCC or promoters of shows and events. at the BJCC… We are sad when a single individual has such a disappointing experience.
Wheeles says he’s a live entertainment fanatic, but he said he’s never been scammed.
“I will go to sporting events all over America,” Wheeles said. “I go to a lot of NFL games and stuff. I’ve purchased tickets from Vivid Seats and Ticketmaster probably two dozen times over the past 10 years.
He hopes telling his story will prevent other people from getting scammed.
“I represent people who get hurt and hurt themselves,” Wheeles said. “When I see something like this, a lot of times it only takes one person to get the momentum going. Other people have probably been through the same thing. If this is a practice pattern in this industry, something has to be done about it.
Wheeles said he has no plans to buy any new tickets for Saturday night’s show. He was told that he should be reimbursed for the tickets he had bought in three or four days. BJCC staff suggest purchasing tickets for any event at BJCC from their official Ticketmaster reseller.
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