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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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- High
- None
- Low
- Medium
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Medium
Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- viagogo
- SeatGeek
- TickPick
- Gametime
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viagogo → SeatGeek → TickPick → Gametime
viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Ticketmaster Resale
- StubHub
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, StubHub in 2000.
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Multiple choice
Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?
- India
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
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United States
Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- SeatGeek
- TickPick
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Bykea
- Mostaql
- Vivid Seats
- Uber
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Vivid Seats
Vivid Seats is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Estimate
In what year was viagogo founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2006
viagogo was founded in 2006 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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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
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days after the event
- 1-3 months
- Varies
- Months
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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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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- viagogo
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale
viagogo was founded in 2006, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.