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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 #119833 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • TickPick
    • SeatGeek
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    TickPick

    TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

  2. Multiple choice

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

    • Low
    • None
    • High
    • Medium
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

  3. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    TickPick was founded in 2011, Vivid Seats in 2001.

  4. Multiple choice

    Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

    • India
    • France
    • United States
    • United Kingdom
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    United States

    SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

  5. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • Vivid Seats
    • TCGplayer
    • TickPick
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → TickPick

    Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).

  6. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • Grow Therapy
    • GoTranscript
    • Chazki
    • viagogo
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    viagogo

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

  7. 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.

  8. Estimate

    How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    15%

    viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

  9. Multiple choice

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

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

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

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Vivid Seats
    • TickPick
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    Vivid Seats

    TickPick was founded in 2011, Vivid Seats in 2001.

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