How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Some
   • Specialist
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. 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

3. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Gametime
   • Snapchat
   • Helpling
   • Hoofdkraan
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   Gametime

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Gametime profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • SeatGeek
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   Vivid Seats

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was StubHub founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2000

   StubHub was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

7. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • Germany
   • United Kingdom
   • Switzerland
   • United States
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TCGplayer
   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
   • StubHub
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   TCGplayer → StubHub → Vivid Seats → TickPick

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Months
   • Varies
   • Days after the event
   • 1-4 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

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Ticketmaster Resale
    • TickPick
    Show the answer

    Ticketmaster Resale

    Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TickPick in 2011.

    Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

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