How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Multiple choice

   Where is TickPick headquartered?

   • France
   • South Korea
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
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   United States

   TickPick is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

2. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • StubHub
   • TickPick
   • viagogo
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → viagogo → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Some
   • None
   • Specialist
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

4. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Gametime
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   Gametime was founded in 2012, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

6. Estimate

   How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Lionbridge
   • TickPick
   • Lalamove
   • Truelancer
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   TickPick

   TickPick is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TickPick profile

8. Estimate

   In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2001

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • United States
   • France
   • Canada
   • India
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

10. Multiple choice

    How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?

    • Days after the event
    • 1-2 weeks
    • Months
    • 1-3 months
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    Days after the event

    Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.

    Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

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