How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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1. 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

2. Estimate

   In what year was Ticketmaster Resale founded?

   Somewhere between 1970 and 2026.

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   1976

   Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976 and is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • viagogo
   • Ticketmaster Resale
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   Ticketmaster Resale

   viagogo was founded in 2006, Ticketmaster Resale in 1976.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

4. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • SeatGeek
   • Catalant
   • Gengo
   • Vecteezy
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   SeatGeek

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms SeatGeek profile

5. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
   • TCGplayer
   • StubHub
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   TCGplayer → StubHub → Vivid Seats → TickPick

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

6. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Some
   • Specialist
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   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

7. Multiple choice

   Where is viagogo headquartered?

   • Japan
   • Switzerland
   • Netherlands
   • Australia
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   Switzerland

   viagogo is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • Vivid Seats
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; Vivid Seats takes 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • StubHub
   • Gametime
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   StubHub

   StubHub was founded in 2000, Gametime in 2012.

   Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

10. Multiple choice

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

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