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
Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?
- United States
- India
- France
- Germany
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United States
Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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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
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, TCGplayer in 1998.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days after the event
- 1-4 weeks
- Varies
- Months
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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
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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Vivid Seats
- StubHub
- TickPick
- SeatGeek
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StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → TickPick
StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- GrowthMentor
- Coople
- TCGplayer
- Wirestock
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Estimate
In what year was Vivid Seats founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2001
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.
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Multiple choice
Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?
- South Korea
- India
- Germany
- United States
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United States
Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Ticketmaster Resale
- SeatGeek
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Ticketmaster Resale
SeatGeek was founded in 2009, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.