That meant there was every likelihood that tickets purchased through Viagogo would simply not work. “We have scanners that will scan the barcode and tell you if the ticket is valid or not,” Eccles said. supplied Music promoter Brent Eccles said Viagogo was “just a scam”. “Chances are you won’t be able to get in. You’ll have to buy another ticket and if it’s sold out, well, look at the situation that you’re in.” Viagogo claims to be “the world’s largest secondary marketplace for tickets to live events”. But in practice, Eccles explained, the tickets are often duplicates.