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?

   • 1-2 weeks
   • Days after the event
   • Varies
   • 1-3 months
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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. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • viagogo
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer

   viagogo was founded in 2006, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

3. 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

4. Estimate

   In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2001

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

5. 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

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • TickPick
   • TCGplayer
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   Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

7. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • Canada
   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • United Kingdom
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • LINE MAN
   • Armut
   • viagogo
   • Pangian
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   viagogo

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms viagogo profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • None
   • High
   • Medium
   • Low
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • viagogo
    Show the answer

    viagogo

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, viagogo in 2006.

    Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

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