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
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- StubHub
- Dialectica
- Allegro
- UI8
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StubHub
StubHub 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.
- Ticketmaster Resale
- StubHub
- TCGplayer
- Gametime
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Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → StubHub → Gametime
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TCGplayer
- viagogo
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- Specialist
- None
- Some
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None
Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?
- Japan
- South Korea
- United States
- India
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United States
Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.
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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.
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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
- Gametime
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SeatGeek
Gametime was founded in 2012, SeatGeek in 2009.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days after the event
- Months
- 1-3 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
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Multiple choice
Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?
- South Korea
- United States
- Australia
- India
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United States
Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.