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 TCGplayer headquartered?

   • South Korea
   • United States
   • India
   • Switzerland
   Show the answer

   United States

   TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • viagogo
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

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

   • Days after the event
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • Months
   • Varies
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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. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was StubHub founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2000

   StubHub was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • RWS TrainAI
   • Unstop
   • Gojek
   • viagogo
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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

7. Estimate

   How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

   SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • SeatGeek
   • StubHub
   • Gametime
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer → StubHub → SeatGeek → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • Japan
   • United States
   • Canada
   • Germany
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Gametime
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, Gametime in 2012.

    Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

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