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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 #146226 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • France
    • South Korea
    • United States
    • India
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    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

  2. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale

    StubHub was founded in 2000, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

  3. Multiple choice

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

    • Days after the event
    • Days
    • Months
    • 1-2 weeks
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    Days after the event

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

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • Pangian
    • Patreon
    • Ticketmaster Resale
    • 99Freelas
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    Ticketmaster Resale

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

  7. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • viagogo
    • SeatGeek
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    viagogo

    viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

  8. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • StubHub
    • Vivid Seats
    • TCGplayer
    • SeatGeek
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    TCGplayer → StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek

    TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009).

  9. Multiple choice

    Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

    • Canada
    • United States
    • France
    • United Kingdom
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    United States

    SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • Gametime
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    SeatGeek

    Gametime was founded in 2012, SeatGeek in 2009.

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