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 viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2006

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

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • None
   • High
   • Low
   • Medium
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

   • United States
   • Netherlands
   • Australia
   • Germany
   Show the answer

   United States

   TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

6. 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

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Vivid Seats
   • StubHub
   • SeatGeek
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Airtasker
   • TCGplayer
   • Helpling
   • Topcoder
   Show the answer

   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

9. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Some
   • None
   • Specialist
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is TickPick headquartered?

    • South Korea
    • United States
    • Germany
    • France
    Show the answer

    United States

    TickPick is based in New York, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

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