How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TCGplayer
   • SeatGeek
   • StubHub
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → StubHub → SeatGeek

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

2. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • TCGplayer
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

3. Multiple choice

   Where is Gametime headquartered?

   • Netherlands
   • France
   • United States
   • Canada
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   United States

   Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • viagogo
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, viagogo in 2006.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

5. Multiple choice

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

   • Varies
   • Days to 2 weeks
   • 1-4 weeks
   • 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

6. 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.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

7. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   15%

   viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Etsy
   • Vivid Seats
   • PlaytestCloud
   • OpenSooq
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   Vivid Seats

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Vivid Seats profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • United States
   • Canada
   • Switzerland
   • India
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • viagogo
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    StubHub

    StubHub was founded in 2000, viagogo in 2006.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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