How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
   Show the answer

   viagogo

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

   Source: Platform fees compared viagogo profile

2. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Unstop
   • StubHub
   • Hashnode
   • Fiverr
   Show the answer

   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

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • SeatGeek
   • TCGplayer
   Show the answer

   TCGplayer

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, TCGplayer in 1998.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • Australia
   • United States
   • India
   • Japan
   Show the answer

   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

5. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Some
   • Specialist
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

6. Estimate

   In what year was Vivid Seats founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2001

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

7. 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

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • Ticketmaster Resale
   • StubHub
   • Gametime
   Show the answer

   Ticketmaster Resale → StubHub → TickPick → Gametime

   Ticketmaster Resale (1976), StubHub (2000), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
   Show the answer

   Vivid Seats

   TickPick was founded in 2011, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

10. Multiple choice

    Where is viagogo headquartered?

    • South Korea
    • Australia
    • India
    • Switzerland
    Show the answer

    Switzerland

    viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

    Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

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