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
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- HackerOne
- Google AdSense
- iStock
- SeatGeek
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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
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- TickPick
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Vivid Seats
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, TickPick in 2011.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- TCGplayer
- Vivid Seats
- TickPick
- viagogo
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TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → viagogo → TickPick
TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).
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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.
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Multiple choice
Where is SeatGeek headquartered?
- India
- United States
- France
- United Kingdom
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United States
SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.
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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
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TCGplayer
- TickPick
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- Low
- High
- None
- Medium
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Medium
Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- viagogo
- SeatGeek
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viagogo
viagogo was founded in 2006, SeatGeek in 2009.
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Multiple choice
Where is Gametime headquartered?
- United States
- South Korea
- Germany
- Australia
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United States
Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.