How well do you know ticket resale platforms?
Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.
The questions
Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- StubHub
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer
StubHub was founded in 2000, TCGplayer in 1998.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Chazki
- Lemon.io
- StubHub
- Shef
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StubHub
StubHub is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-4 weeks
- Days after the event
- Days
- 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.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Estimate
How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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12.5%
Ticketmaster Resale takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: ~10-15% seller fee, free listing
Source: Fee calculator: Ticketmaster Resale Ticketmaster Resale profile
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Multiple choice
Where is TickPick headquartered?
- United States
- United Kingdom
- India
- Germany
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United States
TickPick is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TickPick
- Vivid Seats
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.
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Estimate
In what year was Vivid Seats founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2001
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Vivid Seats
- TickPick
- viagogo
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale → Vivid Seats → viagogo → TickPick
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- SeatGeek
- TickPick
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SeatGeek
SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TickPick in 2011.
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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