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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Gametime
- Vivid Seats
- TCGplayer
- TickPick
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TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → TickPick → Gametime
TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days
- Days to 2 weeks
- Months
- Days after the event
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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
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Hipcamp
- SproutGigs
- StubHub
- LINE MAN
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StubHub
StubHub 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?
- StubHub
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, StubHub in 2000.
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Multiple choice
Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?
- South Korea
- India
- United Kingdom
- United States
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United States
Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- viagogo
- TCGplayer
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Estimate
In what year was Vivid Seats founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2001
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.
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Estimate
How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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12.5%
StubHub takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: Sell fee around 10-15% of the sale
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- Specialist
- None
- Some
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None
Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TCGplayer
- Gametime
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TCGplayer
Gametime was founded in 2012, TCGplayer in 1998.