Though many student sports fans at the University of Michigan choose to support Wolverine sport teams for a full year by purchasing student season tickets, others choose to buy individual tickets for specific games. However, many have found common ticket resale platforms such as Facebook and GroupMe groups to be sketchy jungles where scammers run wild.
Many other universities across the U.S. have faced similar issues regarding college sport ticket scams for years. According to Aventus surveys from 2018, 21% of U.S. millennial ticket buyers have been scammed when purchasing sports tickets online.
In response to ticket scams, Student Seats, a new ticket exchange platform for all U-M athletic events, announced that as of Jan. 10, U-M students can use their secure server to buy and sell tickets. The site is restricted to U-M undergraduate or graduate students who can make an account with the University email address. The platform protects student payments by temporarily storing their money with a third party until the transaction is complete.
“It’s not unusual for Wolverines supporters to have experienced dubious ticket exchanges and, worst case scenario, ticket scams,” Student Seats wrote in a press release. “To address this dilemma, Student Seats has launched its safe student ticket exchange platform for University of Michigan students.”
Student Seats was originally created by Jared Waller and John Ritondo, University of Alabama alumni, in the…
