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
   • Vivid Seats
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • None
   • Low
   • Medium
   • High
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Estimate

   In what year was viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2006

   viagogo was founded in 2006 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Rakuten Ichiba
   • Hashnode
   • Catalant
   • Vivid Seats
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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

5. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • United States
   • Germany
   • United Kingdom
   • India
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • viagogo
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
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   Ticketmaster Resale → Vivid Seats → viagogo → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Estimate

   How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

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

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

9. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Specialist
   • Some
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is StubHub headquartered?

    • United States
    • South Korea
    • United Kingdom
    • France
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    United States

    StubHub is based in New York, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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