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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Multiple choice
Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Australia
- United States
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United States
Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Ticketmaster Resale
- TickPick
- Vivid Seats
- TCGplayer
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Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → TickPick
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- Vivid Seats
- viagogo
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-3 months
- Days after the event
- 1-2 weeks
- 1-4 weeks
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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
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Estimate
In what year was Gametime founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2012
Gametime was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- TCGplayer
- Braintrust
- Etsy
- Dreamstime
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Estimate
How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TCGplayer
- viagogo
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer was founded in 1998, viagogo in 2006.
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Multiple choice
Where is StubHub headquartered?
- Switzerland
- India
- Netherlands
- United States
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United States
StubHub is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- Some
- Specialist
- None
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None
Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type