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 TickPick founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2011

   TickPick was founded in 2011 and is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TickPick profile

2. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • Some
   • None
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

3. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • United States
   • Netherlands
   • India
   • Canada
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   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

4. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • SeatGeek
   • TickPick
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

5. Estimate

   How big a cut does viagogo take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   15%

   viagogo takes 15%. Its fees: ~15% seller commission

   Source: Fee calculator: viagogo viagogo profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • StubHub
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • SeatGeek
   • TickPick
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   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → SeatGeek → TickPick

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • SeatGeek
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   StubHub

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, StubHub in 2000.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • PayPay
   • StubHub
   • Hipcamp
   • Zerocopter
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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

9. Multiple choice

   How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?

   • Months
   • Days after the event
   • 1-2 weeks
   • Days to 2 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

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

    • Canada
    • India
    • United States
    • Netherlands
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    United States

    Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

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