How well do you know ticket resale platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do ticket resale platforms usually ask for?

   • Some
   • Specialist
   • None
   Show the answer

   None

   Skill level needed on ticket resale platforms: none.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Vivid Seats
   • SeatGeek
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   Vivid Seats

   SeatGeek was founded in 2009, Vivid Seats in 2001.

   Source: How we verify our data Vivid Seats profile

3. Estimate

   How big a cut does StubHub take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

   Show the answer

   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

   Source: Fee calculator: StubHub StubHub profile

4. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TickPick
   • StubHub
   • TCGplayer
   • viagogo
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   TCGplayer → StubHub → viagogo → TickPick

   TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), viagogo (2006), TickPick (2011).

   Source: How we verify our data TCGplayer profile

5. Estimate

   In what year was viagogo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2006

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

   Source: How we verify our data viagogo profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?

   • TCGplayer
   • Just Eat
   • Helpling
   • TeacherOn
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   TCGplayer

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

   Source: All ticket resale platforms TCGplayer profile

7. Multiple choice

   Where is Ticketmaster Resale headquartered?

   • United Kingdom
   • United States
   • India
   • Australia
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   United States

   Ticketmaster Resale is based in Beverly Hills, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Ticketmaster Resale profile

8. Multiple choice

   Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?

   • TickPick
   • TCGplayer
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   TickPick

   TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.

   Source: Platform fees compared TickPick profile

9. Multiple choice

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

   • Low
   • High
   • None
   • Medium
   Show the answer

   Medium

   Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.

   Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • SeatGeek
    • StubHub
    Show the answer

    StubHub

    SeatGeek was founded in 2009, StubHub in 2000.

    Source: How we verify our data StubHub profile

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