How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Estimate

   In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?

   Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.

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   1976

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

2. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • South Korea
   • France
   • India
   • United States
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

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

   • Days
   • 1-4 weeks
   • 1-2 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

4. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

5. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • TickPick
   • viagogo
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale → viagogo → TickPick → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Rakuten Insight
   • Payoneer
   • StubHub
   • Google User Experience Research
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   StubHub

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms StubHub profile

7. 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%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

8. 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

9. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • Australia
   • United States
   • Canada
   • Japan
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

10. 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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