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?

   • 1-3 months
   • 1-4 weeks
   • Months
   • Days after the event
   Show the answer

   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 of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Skooli
   • Topcoder
   • TCGplayer
   • Brainfuse
   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

3. Estimate

   How big a cut does Ticketmaster Resale take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   12.5%

   Ticketmaster Resale takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: ~10-15% seller fee, free listing

   Source: Fee calculator: Ticketmaster Resale Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. 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

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • Gametime
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   SeatGeek

   Gametime was founded in 2012, SeatGeek in 2009.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

6. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • Japan
   • India
   • Australia
   • United States
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

7. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • viagogo
   • Vivid Seats
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   viagogo

   viagogo takes ~ 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Vivid Seats
   • 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

9. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • Some
   • None
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • viagogo
    Show the answer

    StubHub

    StubHub was founded in 2000, viagogo in 2006.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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