How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

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

2. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • TCGplayer
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

3. Estimate

   In what year was TCGplayer founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   1998

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • United States
   • Japan
   • Netherlands
   • Switzerland
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TCGplayer
   • Gametime
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   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, Gametime in 2012.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

6. Estimate

   How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: Vivid Seats Vivid Seats profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • SeatGeek
   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
   • Vivid Seats
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   TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → viagogo → SeatGeek

   TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Glovo
   • Superprof
   • Brainfuse
   • Gametime
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   Gametime

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Gametime profile

9. Multiple choice

   How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?

   • Medium
   • High
   • Low
   • None
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Gametime headquartered?

    • United States
    • India
    • South Korea
    • Switzerland
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    United States

    Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

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