Getmetickets.net

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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 it's owner Michael Rangos were fined several times by government standards agencies for these violations. [3][4][5]

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[6]. The petition to wind up the company was heard by a court on 22 March 2006[7]


References

  1. ^ BBC Watchdog (20051024)
  2. ^ SafeConcerts.com
  3. ^ http://www.sthelens.gov.uk/newsarticle.do?articleid=640&year=2005&month=12 St.Helens Council (2005)]
  4. ^ SafeConcerts.com
  5. ^ Guardian Unlimited
  6. ^ 'Fans triumph over net ticket site', BBC News
  7. ^ Insolvency Service report

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