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?
- Cobalt
- TickPick
- Surge AI
- Bykea
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TickPick
TickPick is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
Where is TickPick headquartered?
- Switzerland
- Australia
- United States
- Netherlands
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United States
TickPick is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TickPick
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TickPick in 2011.
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- Medium
- High
- None
- Low
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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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- TCGplayer
- Ticketmaster Resale
- viagogo
- Vivid Seats
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Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → viagogo
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006).
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Estimate
In what year was TickPick founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2011
TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TickPick
- TCGplayer
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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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 TCGplayer headquartered?
- India
- South Korea
- United Kingdom
- United States
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United States
TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TickPick
- StubHub
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StubHub
TickPick was founded in 2011, StubHub in 2000.