How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • 1-2 weeks
   • Days
   • Varies
   • 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

2. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TCGplayer
   • StubHub
   • TickPick
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer → StubHub → viagogo → TickPick

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

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • viagogo
   • TickPick
   Show the answer

   viagogo

   TickPick was founded in 2011, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • India
   • United States
   • Netherlands
   • Japan
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. 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

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • GoStudent
   • Vivid Seats
   • Authorize.net
   • FlexJobs
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   Vivid Seats

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Vivid Seats profile

7. Estimate

   In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?

   Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1976

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • High
   • Medium
   • Low
   • None
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • viagogo
    • Ticketmaster Resale
    Show the answer

    Ticketmaster Resale

    viagogo was founded in 2006, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

    Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

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