How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. 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

2. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • Netherlands
   • Switzerland
   • Japan
   • United Kingdom
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

3. Multiple choice

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

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

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.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • 99Freelas
   • CIH Bank
   • Digistore24
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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.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Ticketmaster Resale profile

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • viagogo
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TCGplayer
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → viagogo → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Estimate

   How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: Vivid Seats Vivid Seats profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
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   TCGplayer

   TickPick was founded in 2011, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

10. Multiple choice

    Where is StubHub headquartered?

    • Japan
    • Netherlands
    • South Korea
    • United States
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    United States

    StubHub is based in New York, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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