How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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1. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • TCGplayer
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

2. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
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   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → SeatGeek → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

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

   • None
   • High
   • Low
   • Medium
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
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   Vivid Seats

   viagogo was founded in 2006, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

5. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • United States
   • United Kingdom
   • Australia
   • Switzerland
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

6. 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

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • TextMaster
   • TickPick
   • HackerOne
   • Notion Marketplace
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   TickPick

   TickPick is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TickPick profile

8. Estimate

   How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: Vivid Seats Vivid Seats profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Days after the event
   • Varies
   • Months
   • 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

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • Vivid Seats
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    Vivid Seats

    Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, SeatGeek in 2009.

    Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

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