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.
- Vivid Seats
- TCGplayer
- Gametime
- StubHub
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TCGplayer → StubHub → Vivid Seats → Gametime
TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), Gametime (2012).
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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%.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Fastwork
- Polar
- TickPick
- Framer Marketplace
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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 Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?
- Switzerland
- United States
- Australia
- Canada
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United States
Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- Gametime
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Vivid Seats
Gametime was founded in 2012, Vivid Seats in 2001.
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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
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-4 weeks
- Days after the event
- Days
- 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
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Estimate
In what year was TCGplayer founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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1998
TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
Where is viagogo headquartered?
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- India
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Switzerland
viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TickPick
- Vivid Seats
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Vivid Seats
TickPick was founded in 2011, Vivid Seats in 2001.