How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • SeatGeek
   Show the answer

   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • Low
   • None
   • Medium
   • High
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

4. Estimate

   How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   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

5. 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

6. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • United States
   • Netherlands
   • South Korea
   • United Kingdom
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • viagogo
   • TickPick
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   Ticketmaster Resale → viagogo → TickPick → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Borzo
   • HelloTask
   • Smartcat
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • Some
   • None
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • Vivid Seats
    Show the answer

    Vivid Seats

    Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, Gametime in 2012.

    Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

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