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
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- StubHub
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StubHub
StubHub was founded in 2000, Vivid Seats in 2001.
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- Low
- None
- Medium
- High
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Medium
Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Where is Gametime headquartered?
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- United States
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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?
- TickPick
- italki
- Preply
- Catalant
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TickPick
TickPick is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Estimate
In what year was TCGplayer founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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1998
TCGplayer was founded in 1998 and is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- TCGplayer
- TickPick
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TickPick
TickPick takes 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- TickPick
- Ticketmaster Resale
- Gametime
- Vivid Seats
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Ticketmaster Resale → Vivid Seats → TickPick → Gametime
Ticketmaster Resale (1976), Vivid Seats (2001), TickPick (2011), Gametime (2012).
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Estimate
How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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10%
TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing
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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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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-2 weeks
- Months
- Days to 2 weeks
- 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