How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • India
   • United States
   • Netherlands
   • France
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

2. Estimate

   In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2001

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • SeatGeek
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   StubHub

   StubHub was founded in 2000, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Appen
   • TickPick
   • Jobbers
   • Lemon.io
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   TickPick

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TickPick profile

5. Multiple choice

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

   • Days after the event
   • 1-3 months
   • 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

6. Estimate

   How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   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.

   • Gametime
   • viagogo
   • Vivid Seats
   • SeatGeek
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   Vivid Seats → viagogo → SeatGeek → Gametime

   Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

8. 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%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • United States
   • France
   • Switzerland
   • South Korea
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • SeatGeek
    Show the answer

    SeatGeek

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, Gametime in 2012.

    Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

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