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
Where is viagogo headquartered?
- Canada
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
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Switzerland
viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- SeatGeek
- TickPick
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SeatGeek
TickPick was founded in 2011, SeatGeek in 2009.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- SeatGeek
- viagogo
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- SeatGeek
- Dialectica
- Arc.dev
- Bolt Food
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SeatGeek
SeatGeek is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- None
- Specialist
- Some
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None
Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- SeatGeek
- Ticketmaster Resale
- Vivid Seats
- StubHub
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Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009).
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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
Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?
- Japan
- France
- Canada
- United States
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United States
Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- viagogo
- Gametime
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viagogo
viagogo was founded in 2006, Gametime in 2012.