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How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #103207 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. 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

  2. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • uShip
    • Prolific
    • MercadoLibre
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

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

  3. Multiple choice

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

    • 1-4 weeks
    • 1-2 weeks
    • Days after the event
    • Days to 2 weeks
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    Days after the event

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

  4. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • TCGplayer
    • Vivid Seats
    • TickPick
    • viagogo
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    TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → viagogo → TickPick

    TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).

  5. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • TCGplayer
    • TickPick
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    TickPick

    TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

  6. Estimate

    In what year was SeatGeek founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    2009

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, United States.

  7. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    TickPick was founded in 2011, Vivid Seats in 2001.

  8. Multiple choice

    Where is Gametime headquartered?

    • France
    • Germany
    • Switzerland
    • United States
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    United States

    Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

  9. Multiple choice

    What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

    • Specialist
    • None
    • Some
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    None

    Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • SeatGeek
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    StubHub

    StubHub was founded in 2000, SeatGeek in 2009.

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