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
Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- StubHub
- PayPay
- uTest
- Pangian
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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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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-4 weeks
- Days
- Days after the event
- Varies
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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
Which is older?
- StubHub
- TickPick
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StubHub
StubHub was founded in 2000, TickPick in 2011.
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Multiple choice
Where is SeatGeek headquartered?
- United States
- Japan
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
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United States
SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.
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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%.
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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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Gametime
- StubHub
- SeatGeek
- Vivid Seats
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StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → Gametime
StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).
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Estimate
How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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12.5%
Ticketmaster Resale takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: ~10-15% seller fee, free listing
Source: Fee calculator: Ticketmaster Resale Ticketmaster Resale profile
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- Low
- Medium
- None
- High
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Medium
Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- viagogo
- SeatGeek
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viagogo
viagogo was founded in 2006, SeatGeek in 2009.