How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. 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

2. Multiple choice

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

   • None
   • Medium
   • High
   • Low
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Useme
   • Awign
   • TickPick
   • Dreamstime
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   TickPick

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TickPick profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • France
   • South Korea
   • United Kingdom
   • Switzerland
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

5. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TCGplayer
   • Gametime
   • StubHub
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer → StubHub → viagogo → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • Gametime
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   SeatGeek

   Gametime was founded in 2012, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek 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?

   • TCGplayer
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Days after the event
   • Months
   • Varies
   • Days
   Show the answer

   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

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Gametime headquartered?

    • Japan
    • United States
    • South Korea
    • Switzerland
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    United States

    Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

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