How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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1. Estimate

   How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing

   Source: Fee calculator: TCGplayer TCGplayer profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • 1-2 weeks
   • Varies
   • Days to 2 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

3. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • Netherlands
   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • Japan
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

4. Estimate

   In what year was TickPick founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2011

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

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • Gametime
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   Vivid Seats

   Gametime was founded in 2012, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

6. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • Vivid Seats
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
   • Gametime
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer → SeatGeek → TickPick → Gametime

   TCGplayer (1998), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Just Eat
   • Gametime
   • Grailed
   • GoTranscript
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   Gametime

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Gametime profile

9. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Specialist
   • Some
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

    • India
    • Netherlands
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
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    United States

    Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

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