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New Platform Helps You Avoid Dodgy Ticket Sellers

Staff Writer

The site also allows people to call out scammers.

Australian ethical ticket resale platform Tixel has launched a new service to help punters avoid getting ripped off by ticket sellers.

Ticket Sheriff is a search engine that allows buyers to look up sellers by their name or Facebook username to see they have a “history of naughty behaviour”.

The website also allows people to submit potential scammers and will soon include a feature for punters to be able to check their tickets to see if they’re real or not.

Launched last year by Zac Leigh and Jason Webb – who conceived the idea after being scammed themselves back in 2015 at a Tame Impala concert - Tixel has already partnered with more than 70 events, including Beyond The Valley and FOMO, to help more than 70,000 fans buy or sell tickets safely.