How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

2. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Some
   • None
   • Specialist
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • Germany
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
   • Switzerland
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

4. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TCGplayer
   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → viagogo → SeatGeek

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. Estimate

   How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   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

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Vivid Seats
   • LINE MAN
   • Alignerr
   • RWS TrainAI
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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

7. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

8. Estimate

   In what year was TCGplayer founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1998

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • Gametime
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   SeatGeek

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, Gametime in 2012.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • Days after the event
    • Varies
    • 1-2 weeks
    • Months
    Show the answer

    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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