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
Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.
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Multiple choice
Where is Gametime headquartered?
- United States
- South Korea
- Germany
- India
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United States
Gametime is based in San Francisco, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- Google User Experience Research
- Yoopies
- TCGplayer
- Swagbucks
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TCGplayer
TCGplayer is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- SeatGeek
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, SeatGeek in 2009.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- viagogo
- Gametime
- Vivid Seats
- SeatGeek
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Vivid Seats → viagogo → SeatGeek → Gametime
Vivid Seats (2001), viagogo (2006), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- Days
- Days to 2 weeks
- Varies
- 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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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TCGplayer
- viagogo
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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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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Estimate
How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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12.5%
StubHub takes 10% to 15% (the middle, 12.5%, counts as the answer). Its fees: Sell fee around 10-15% of the sale
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Multiple choice
Where is Vivid Seats headquartered?
- Germany
- United States
- Australia
- Japan
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United States
Vivid Seats is based in Chicago, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TCGplayer
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, TCGplayer in 1998.