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How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #403230 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

    Where is TCGplayer headquartered?

    • Netherlands
    • Japan
    • United States
    • Switzerland
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    United States

    TCGplayer is based in Syracuse, United States.

  2. 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.

  3. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Vivid Seats
    • StubHub
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    StubHub

    StubHub was founded in 2000, Vivid Seats in 2001.

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. 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).

  7. Multiple choice

    Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

    • viagogo
    • TCGplayer
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    viagogo

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

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TickPick
    • SeatGeek
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    SeatGeek

    TickPick was founded in 2011, SeatGeek in 2009.

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