How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Estimate

   In what year was viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2006

   viagogo was founded in 2006 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

2. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • Germany
   • United States
   • Australia
   • South Korea
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Gametime
   • StubHub
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   StubHub

   StubHub was founded in 2000, Gametime in 2012.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub 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.

   • StubHub
   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer → StubHub → Vivid Seats → TickPick

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

7. Multiple choice

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

   • 1-4 weeks
   • 1-3 months
   • Days
   • Days after the event
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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

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Textbroker
   • Gametime
   • Clickworker
   • Google User Experience Research
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   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

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • Canada
   • United States
   • United Kingdom
   • South Korea
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • TickPick
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    SeatGeek

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TickPick in 2011.

    Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

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