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 after the event
   • 1-2 weeks
   • Days
   • 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 SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

3. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Talabat
   • JustAnswer
   • StubHub
   • Bunny Studio
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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

5. Multiple choice

   Where is StubHub headquartered?

   • Japan
   • United States
   • United Kingdom
   • Australia
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   United States

   StubHub is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

6. Estimate

   In what year was viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2006

   viagogo was founded in 2006 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • SeatGeek
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
   • TCGplayer
   • StubHub
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   TCGplayer → StubHub → SeatGeek → TickPick

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

9. 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

10. Multiple choice

    Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

    • South Korea
    • United Kingdom
    • India
    • United States
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    United States

    SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

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