How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • Days
   • Days after the event
   • Varies
   • 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

2. Estimate

   How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   12.5%

   StubHub takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: Sell fee around 10-15% of the sale

   Source: Fee calculator: StubHub StubHub profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • TCGplayer
   • Peerspace
   • Notion Marketplace
   • Paytm
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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

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gametime
   • StubHub
   • TickPick
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → TickPick → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

7. Multiple choice

   Where is TickPick headquartered?

   • India
   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • France
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   United States

   TickPick is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

8. 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

9. Multiple choice

   How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?

   • None
   • Medium
   • High
   • Low
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • TickPick
    Show the answer

    SeatGeek

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TickPick in 2011.

    Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

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