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How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #289882 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Estimate

    In what year was TCGplayer founded?

    Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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    1998

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

  2. Multiple choice

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

    • Medium
    • Low
    • None
    • High
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    Medium

    Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

  3. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • Vivid Seats
    • StubHub
    • TCGplayer
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → StubHub → Vivid Seats

    Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001).

  4. Multiple choice

    Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

    • United States
    • Switzerland
    • Canada
    • South Korea
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    United States

    Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

  5. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TCGplayer
    • StubHub
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    TCGplayer

    TCGplayer was founded in 1998, StubHub in 2000.

  6. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • viagogo
    • Vivid Seats
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    viagogo

    viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

  7. Estimate

    How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

    Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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    15%

    viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

  8. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

    • GrowthMentor
    • SeatGeek
    • Framer Marketplace
    • Grab
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    SeatGeek

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

  9. 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.

  10. Multiple choice

    Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

    • United States
    • Australia
    • Germany
    • Japan
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    United States

    Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

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