How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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1. 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

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

2. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • TCGplayer
   • Framer Marketplace
   • Codementor
   • GameDev Market
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   TCGplayer

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TCGplayer profile

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TickPick
   • viagogo
   • StubHub
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   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → viagogo → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
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   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

6. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • Some
   • None
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

7. Estimate

   In what year was Gametime founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2012

   Gametime was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

8. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • United Kingdom
   • United States
   • South Korea
   • India
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Gametime
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Gametime was founded in 2012, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • 1-2 weeks
    • 1-3 months
    • Varies
    • Days after the event
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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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