How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • viagogo
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   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • Gametime
   • TCGplayer
   • SeatGeek
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   TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

4. Estimate

   How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   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

5. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Some
   • Specialist
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

6. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • France
   • Netherlands
   • Switzerland
   • Canada
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Amazon Associates
   • TCGplayer
   • Adobe Stock
   • Taboola
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   TCGplayer

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TCGplayer profile

8. Estimate

   In what year was TickPick founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2011

   TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • viagogo
   • Gametime
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   viagogo

   Gametime was founded in 2012, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • Months
    • Days after the event
    • Varies
    • 1-4 weeks
    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

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