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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Multiple choice
Where is TCGplayer headquartered?
- Netherlands
- Japan
- United States
- Switzerland
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United States
TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Estimate
In what year was Vivid Seats founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2001
Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- StubHub
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StubHub
StubHub was founded in 2000, Vivid Seats in 2001.
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Estimate
How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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10%
TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Months
- 1-4 weeks
- 1-3 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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- TCGplayer
- Ticketmaster Resale
- viagogo
- SeatGeek
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Ticketmaster Resale → TCGplayer → viagogo → SeatGeek
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), TCGplayer (1998), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009).
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- viagogo
- TCGplayer
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Gametime
- Gopuff
- Getty Contributor
- Textbroker
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Gametime
Gametime is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
Where is TickPick headquartered?
- France
- United States
- Switzerland
- India
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United States
TickPick is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TickPick
- SeatGeek
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SeatGeek
TickPick was founded in 2011, SeatGeek in 2009.