How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • Months
   • Days after the event
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • 1-2 weeks
   Show the answer

   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

2. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • Japan
   • United States
   • France
   • Germany
   Show the answer

   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Talabat
   • Blinkit
   • viagogo
   • YouTube
   Show the answer

   viagogo

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. Estimate

   How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   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

   Source: Fee calculator: StubHub StubHub profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • TCGplayer
   • Gametime
   • TickPick
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → TickPick → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

7. Estimate

   In what year was TickPick founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2011

   TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

9. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Specialist
   • Some
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • South Korea
    • Netherlands
    • United States
    • India
    Show the answer

    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

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