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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- TCGplayer
- viagogo
- Ticketmaster Resale
- TickPick
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Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → viagogo → TickPick
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TCGplayer
- viagogo
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TCGplayer
viagogo was founded in 2006, TCGplayer in 1998.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- SeatGeek
- viagogo
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- Specialist
- Some
- None
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None
Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Ticketmaster Resale
- Cobalt
- Angkas
- Digistore24
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Ticketmaster Resale profile
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Multiple choice
Where is viagogo headquartered?
- United Kingdom
- Switzerland
- South Korea
- Australia
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Switzerland
viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Estimate
In what year was SeatGeek founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2009
SeatGeek was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, United States.
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Estimate
How big a cut does SeatGeek take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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10%
SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Ticketmaster Resale
- TCGplayer
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TCGplayer in 1998.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days to 2 weeks
- Months
- 1-3 months
- Days after the event
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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