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
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Ticketmaster Resale
- SeatGeek
- TickPick
- Gametime
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Ticketmaster Resale → SeatGeek → TickPick → Gametime
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days after the event
- 1-2 weeks
- Varies
- Days
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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 StubHub take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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12.5%
StubHub takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: Sell fee around 10-15% of the sale
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Multiple choice
Where is SeatGeek headquartered?
- United States
- France
- Australia
- India
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United States
SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.
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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.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Gametime
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer
Gametime was founded in 2012, TCGplayer in 1998.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Gopuff
- Catalant
- Clarity.fm
- TickPick
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TickPick
TickPick is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- Vivid Seats
- TickPick
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- Some
- Specialist
- None
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None
Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
- India
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United States
Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.