How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. 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

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Gametime
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   viagogo

   Gametime was founded in 2012, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

3. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • United States
   • United Kingdom
   • Japan
   • Australia
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

4. Estimate

   In what year was TCGplayer founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   1998

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • TextMaster
   • Digistore24
   • TaskRabbit
   • Vivid Seats
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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

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

7. Estimate

   How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   10%

   SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • TCGplayer
   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   TCGplayer → viagogo → SeatGeek → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Medium
   • Low
   • High
   • 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?

    • TCGplayer
    • StubHub
    Show the answer

    TCGplayer

    StubHub was founded in 2000, TCGplayer in 1998.

    Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

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