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
   • SeatGeek
   Show the answer

   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • Days after the event
   • 1-4 weeks
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • 1-3 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

3. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • United States
   • France
   • Australia
   Show the answer

   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

4. Estimate

   How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   12.5%

   StubHub takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: Sell fee around 10-15% of the sale

   Source: Fee calculator: StubHub StubHub profile

5. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • StubHub
   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer → StubHub → viagogo → TickPick

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

7. Estimate

   In what year was TickPick founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2011

   TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • 99Freelas
   • Roblox
   • Notion Marketplace
   • Gametime
   Show the answer

   Gametime

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Gametime profile

9. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • Some
   • None
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is viagogo headquartered?

    • Switzerland
    • United States
    • South Korea
    • Netherlands
    Show the answer

    Switzerland

    viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

    Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

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