How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • 1-3 months
   • Days after the event
   • 1-4 weeks
   • 1-2 weeks
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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

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   TickPick was founded in 2011, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Paddle
   • Vivid Seats
   • Mercor
   • Prolific
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   Vivid Seats

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Vivid Seats profile

4. Estimate

   How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

   TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing

   Source: Fee calculator: TCGplayer TCGplayer profile

5. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • United States
   • Germany
   • India
   • Netherlands
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   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

7. Estimate

   In what year was SeatGeek founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2009

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
   • StubHub
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   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → Vivid Seats → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • High
   • Low
   • Medium
   • None
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • viagogo
    • SeatGeek
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    viagogo

    viagogo was founded in 2006, SeatGeek in 2009.

    Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

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