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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Multiple choice
Where is TCGplayer headquartered?
- United States
- South Korea
- Netherlands
- Canada
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United States
TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days after the event
- 1-4 weeks
- Days
- Months
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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
How big a cut does TickPick take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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15%
TickPick takes 15%. Its fees: Free to list - 15% commission only when tickets sell
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- SeatGeek
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer was founded in 1998, SeatGeek in 2009.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- SeatGeek
- viagogo
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- SeatGeek
- Flipkart
- Getty Contributor
- Alamy
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SeatGeek
SeatGeek is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- viagogo
- Ticketmaster Resale
- TCGplayer
- SeatGeek
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Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → viagogo → SeatGeek
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009).
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Estimate
In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?
Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.
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1976
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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Multiple choice
Where is viagogo headquartered?
- South Korea
- Japan
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
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Switzerland
viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- Medium
- High
- None
- Low
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Medium
Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type