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Platform types quiz

How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #211 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. 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).

  2. 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%.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Vivid Seats
    • Gametime
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    Vivid Seats

    Gametime was founded in 2012, Vivid Seats in 2001.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Multiple choice

    Where is viagogo headquartered?

    • Germany
    • Netherlands
    • Switzerland
    • India
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    Switzerland

    viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    TickPick was founded in 2011, Vivid Seats in 2001.

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