How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
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   Vivid Seats

   Vivid Seats was founded in 2001, TickPick in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

2. Multiple choice

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

   • 1-4 weeks
   • Days
   • Months
   • 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

3. Estimate

   In what year was Gametime founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2012

   Gametime was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Gametime 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 SeatGeek take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   10%

   SeatGeek takes 10%. Its fees: ~10% seller fee

   Source: Fee calculator: SeatGeek SeatGeek profile

6. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • SeatGeek
   • Gametime
   • Vivid Seats
   • TickPick
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   Vivid Seats → SeatGeek → TickPick → Gametime

   Vivid Seats (2001), SeatGeek (2009), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

7. Multiple choice

   Where is SeatGeek headquartered?

   • South Korea
   • Netherlands
   • United States
   • Japan
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   United States

   SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data SeatGeek profile

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • Bugcrowd
   • Tutor.com
   • Gametime
   • Google User Experience Research
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   Gametime

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Gametime profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • TCGplayer
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   TCGplayer

   TCGplayer was founded in 1998, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

10. 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

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