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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Estimate
In what year was StubHub founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2000
StubHub was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- TickPick
- 99Freelas
- Chowdeck
- Canva Creators
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TickPick
TickPick 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 viagogo take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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15%
viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission
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Multiple choice
What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?
- Some
- None
- Specialist
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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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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- StubHub
- TickPick
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StubHub
StubHub was founded in 2000, TickPick in 2011.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Vivid Seats
- TCGplayer
- Ticketmaster Resale
- viagogo
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Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → Vivid Seats → viagogo
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006).
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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
Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?
- Switzerland
- South Korea
- United States
- France
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United States
Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-2 weeks
- 1-3 months
- Months
- 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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TCGplayer
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TCGplayer in 1998.