Purchased tickets to a concert in November 2025 directly from Ticketmaster. Tickets were $203total each, so $406. October 2026 one week before concert, now the same tickets are $76 each, 154 total. I contact ticket master to Exchange tickets for new tickets. Of course they wont allow you to exchange for cheaper tickets, even if your willing to take the loss. For example I found much better seats for 189, I. Willing to eat the difference and pay the $10 exchange fee per ticket.
I emailed /chat and was told that its too late for a refund, I explained I want exchange and policy says I can exchange up to 24 hours before. Since getting wrong support I call the fan support.
First girl States I can exchange for $279 tickets, I would need to pay the difference and the 10 per ticket fee. Ok, so going to be 96.30 each ticket to upgrade for total of approx 186. I need to think so tell her I will wait at this time.
Later same day I decide I will do the exchange, call same number but get Aris, a different representative. I agree to pay the 10 ticket fees, when he voids my initial tickets and comes back saying my upgrade will now be 216 total. I ask why it went up 40 between calls,he said previous representative must have miscalculated. Ok i ask about a total refund for the 406, he says he will have to void the exchange and then check if he can refund the original tickets. He comes back and says i cannot get a refund. Ok, if i cant get a refund ill suck it up and just pay the 216 tota for upgrade instead of paying 403 for tickets worth 154, get some great seats. He goes back to get me the upgraded tickets and now my original tickets are only worth 154, so now to updrade is going to cost me over 350 dollars because my 203 tickets have been changed in the system to $73. None of this makes sense, in one hour to exchange my tickets went from 186 to 216, to over 350. He says it not his fault and says he can give me the number for the promoter to call them to request my money. He can't explain anything, nor can I speak with a supervisor as it takes 24-48 hours to speak with manager. I ask for my report number or how I can get the transcript of the call. He says he can't give me the info. None of it can be explained, he cant refund the difference, exchange tickets or help me anymore, hangs up on me beacaise i was getting angry. I never once cursed, just asked him to admit that he messed everything up. So now im stuck waiting for a supervisor with no solution and 73 dollar tickets i can no longer exchange, that cost me 203 each in the nose bleeds, but he said I can try to resell them on ticket master for 203.
May be confusing, because im lost and no one will explain how exchanging tickets will now cost more than the original tickets.