Repeat after me: Don’t. Buy. Concert. Tickets. From. Online. Ticket. Touts.

Yet still they do, and despite being dead, Mrs Mangel out of Neighbours has found herself on the sharp end of a shady deal.

Melbourne Herald Sun: Calls to ban online ticket website Viagogo after numerous complaints

She can count herself lucky – at least she got in (even though the seat wasn’t as advertised, and she ended up seeing Keith Urban doing his country warbling from about three miles away).

Because despite the warnings, people still buy tickets from Viagogo, and get cross when they realise they’ve paid half a month’s salary for seats that probably don’t even exist.

South Wales Argus: Man who bears an almost uncanny resemblance to comedian Stephen Merchant isn’t laughing after finding he’s stumped £800 to Viagogo not to see Ed Sheeran

Even though there’s not enough Oh Mate in the world for this guy’s plight, I – for one – would happily pay £800 not to see Ed Sheeran either.

And it’s always Sheeran.

Newcastle Chronicle: Mum and daughter furious after spunking £1,400 through Viagogo for Ed Sheeran tickets

“We thought it was £262 for four tickets, not £262 per ticket. We don’t know what to do.”

Err.. cancel the credit card transaction?

Oh, and Adele fans too.

Sydney Morning Herald: Australian consumer watchdog launches court action against Viagogo after woman was charged $3,000 for Adele tickets, plus about a billion other complaints

So, internet pals. What have we learned?

• Don’t buy tickets from shady secondary ticket sellers, because they are shady and will take all your money, especially if you are stupid and don’t read small print.
• I don’t like Ed Sheeran.

Here endeth the lesson.