How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

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

   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

2. Estimate

   How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

   TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing

   Source: Fee calculator: TCGplayer TCGplayer profile

3. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • None
   • Some
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Trade Me Property
   • viagogo
   • Thinkific
   • Jumia
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   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

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TCGplayer
   • SeatGeek
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   TCGplayer

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

6. Estimate

   In what year was Gametime founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2012

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

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
   • StubHub
   • SeatGeek
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   StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → TickPick

   StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • France
   • Netherlands
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

10. Multiple choice

    How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?

    • Medium
    • Low
    • High
    • None
    Show the answer

    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

    Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

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