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

   • Low
   • High
   • None
   • Medium
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   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • StubHub
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   StubHub was founded in 2000, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

   Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?

   • Australia
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
   • Germany
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   United States

   Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

4. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • SeatGeek
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; SeatGeek takes ~ 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

5. Estimate

   How big a cut does Vivid Seats take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   Vivid Seats takes 10%. Its fees: 10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: Vivid Seats Vivid Seats profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • SeatGeek
   • Gametime
   • StubHub
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   StubHub → Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → Gametime

   StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

7. Estimate

   In what year was viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2006

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

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Taboola
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • Freelancehunt
   • Shef
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   Ticketmaster Resale is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Days after the event
   • 1-4 weeks
   • 1-2 weeks
   • Months
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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

    Which is older?

    • StubHub
    • Ticketmaster Resale
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    Ticketmaster Resale

    StubHub was founded in 2000, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

    Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

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